How to Send a Bulk Email From the Contacts Section
Sending Emails in Drip Mode
- Prepare Your Clean List:
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Ensure you have a clean deliverability filter or smart list created. If not, refer to the clean best practices video for guidance here: Getting Started With Smart Lists
Select Contacts:
- Navigate to the contact section.
- Use the clean filter or list to filter your contacts.
- Select the contacts on the current page by clicking the checkbox.
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If you wish to select all contacts, click the option to select all.
Initiate Email Sending:
- Click on the email icon to initiate sending a bulk email.
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Confirm your action by clicking "Proceed."
Compose Your Email:
- You can either select a pre-created email from the marketing section or compose a new email from scratch.
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If composing from scratch, pull the content from a prepared document (e.g., Google Doc).
Configure Drip Mode Settings:
- Click on the option to send in drip mode.
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Name the action (e.g., "Drip Email Campaign").
Set the start date and time for the email (e.g., on the 23rd at 8:30 AM).
Specify the sending rate:
- Recommended: Send in batches of 20 emails every 1 minutes.
- If you are using a brand new email sending subdomain, please refer to this article here, and go to step #12: Get Started with LC Email
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Leave Default Settings:
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Do not change any settings in the bottom section as it may restrict the sending window and cause interruptions ( your email will stop and start sending based on the windows you set ).
Send the Email:
- Click "Send Email" to finalize the process.
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A confirmation will appear indicating that the system is processing your request.
Monitor Scheduled Emails:
- Go to the bulk actions section to view the scheduled email.
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Click on the details to review the action name, from name, email subject line, processing date, and batch sending details.
Manage Scheduled Emails:
- If necessary, click on the three dots on the right side of the scheduled email to pause, cancel, or edit the email settings (batch quantity or start date).