{"id":2223,"date":"2017-09-29T10:30:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T09:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firetext.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2023-02-10T15:45:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:45:54","slug":"automate-payment-notifications-and-account-updates-by-sms-with-zapier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firetext.co.uk\/blog\/automate-payment-notifications-and-account-updates-by-sms-with-zapier\/","title":{"rendered":"Automate payment notifications and account updates by SMS with Zapier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keep your finances in order and help customers and staff do the same with handy SMS notifications. Send safe and secure accounting updates to them on-the-go with FireText and Zapier.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Update customers and staff by SMS so they know when payments have been made and accounts updated, or add new leads and customers to your SMS contact group for handy communication about their accounts. 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