Users can now sign up for the service via SMS. The basic sequence goes something like this:
- Send "#betterspender" to our Twilio number
- We send a SMS message containing a URL + "confirmation code"
- User clicks the link and submits the confirmation code
- User then completes a basic profile (first name, email, password)
- Account is ready to use.
- User gets directed to a "getting started" page which shows them how to record input. The
sms:// links are pretty cool because I can then allow them to try different SMS inputs to the system with 1 click.
By building this first (and the subscription later) I can start to let friends and family use the product.