Kenny: Community Charges SMS by Subscriber Count Instead of Texts Sent
Case Kenny · I met this guy who is the million dollar content flywheel king · Jun 22, 2023 · at 25:56
Creator Case Kenny explains his choice of SMS tool compared to Attentive and Klaviyo while discussing audience communication channels.
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“Community, which is basically a SMS platform. That's a little bit more approachable than using like an attentive or a Klaviyo for texting, which can get out of hand pricing wise. It's a little bit they group it based on how many subscribers you have rather than texts sent.”
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