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@gregoiregilbert @46elks Hi Grégoire! Thanks for hunting us. Basically, when you create a Signup!-account you get a unique code. You then get a Javascript code with that unique code baked in, and you copy paste that snippet to the last page of your product or projects account creation flow. When your users complete your registration process, the Javascript will run and our backend will use the 46elks API for sending fun motivating text messages (SMS) to your phone number. :-)

@johannesl @gregoiregilbert @46elks Do you use Signup Celebration to celebrate signups to Signup Celebration?

@andreaskrohn Best idea today so far 👏 So meta.. how could we not even think about that? @johannesl let's do it? 🤓

@andreaskrohn @gregoiregilbert @46elks Heh, yes we just added it actually! :-)

@gregoiregilbert Well I guess the fact that we all made it to Friday, is already a small victory worth celebrating 🎉😀

@raphc Thanks for the kind words Raphaël! For now, it's a very minimalist approach. You got it right! But funny enough, several people told me that they'd like to be able to reply to the messages, so that might be something we investigate in a future release. (cc: @johannesl) As for a Slack plugin recommendation I'm afraid I can't help as we don't use any for that.

@raphc Hi there! Really happy to read your positive comment! :-) We are actually discussing different ways to improve the service going forward. One is being more clever batching the messages, such as "Good start of the week with a new signup! Way to go!" and "Second Signup! today. Well done! 👍🏻".. but it could also make sense to be able to reply with questions or even "chill" to tell the system you want lower volume of messages. In order to receive replies we would need to send from a phone number instead of the text sender ID "Signup" that we use today. But the good thing with that is if you're using Signup! with multiple projects we can use one number for each project and allow you to add them into your phone book with your own descriptive name + custom ring tone. Adding Slack integration as an option is actually not that bad an idea. We'll sit down next week with all the feedback we've got and look at what we should do next. Thanks again for the feedback!

@raphc Oh, and I forgot - yeah, one way to further improve the service is to show more information about the signups you get. We really like the minimalistic approach to get started, but then adding more options once you've tested the service would be nice - and even doing simple things such as "You got a new signup from Sweden" makes a lot of sense. :-) Would you pay for a service like this and what's a good pricing model you think?

@johannesl I could pay a little fee yearly probably (like 10 or 20€) Thanks for your answers. I actually had a problem with the implementation of the code. I use only one page and found myself getting a text to every new visit on my unbounce landing page and not for every sign up. Is it possible to tweak the script so we receive a text only when people fill out the form ?

@raphc Hi again Raphaël! The trick is to put the Javascript snippet not on your signup page - but instead on the page that your users get to see once they have completed the registration (maybe your confirmation page, dashboard, or Thank you!-page). We'll try to make the instructions more clear!

@orliesaurus The thing with Slack notifications is they don't work without data connectivity or abroad. ;) Plus I really like these "app-less" app concepts. You just add a snippet of code and then you're ready to go - no need to install anything on the receiving device.

@orliesaurus That works as well! :)

@johannesl Personally that's not a problem I have but I can appreciate the use case(s) :)

@gadgick Thanks Nick! :) We agree: SMS is not dead!

@speed_track Thanks Antoine! I appreciate the kind words :)

@jeremysharvit Thanks for the kind words Jeremy! :)

@gregoiregilbert would be cool if you can make this for mobile platforms

@jeremysharvit what do you mean?

@gregoiregilbert like a swift/objective c snippet or API to add to a signup screen for iOS

@jeremysharvit oh. Cool idea! What do you think @johannesl?

@mariannayarosh Hey! No special reason. It's just a different product, that is all :) Also, 46elks' speciality is SMS and phone call through an API, and we are using said API to deliver the service.