Here you will learn how to send a contact blast to all your customers.
Step-by-step guide
Login to your administration panel admin.yourwebsiteaddress.com
Click "Contacts" on the left hand navigation
Click "Contact Blast" in the menu
You'll be taken to the Contact Blast page where you can select to "Send To Internal Contacts" or "Upload a 1-Time List"
If you select "Send To Internal Contacts" you'll be taken to a drop-down menu where you can specify which contacts to email
From Site - The site sending the contact blast
Blast Type - The type of blast. Normal Blast acts like a newsletter client. Product Blast emails customers with jobs in production
The third box allows you to select the product for Product Blast. Otherwise it is unactive
The fourth box allows you to select Active, Inactive or Both for which clients receive the mail.
The fifth box allows you to select Deleted, Non-Deleted or Both for which clients receive the mail.
The sixth box allows your to select 0 order, 1 order, or 1+ order for which clients receive the mail.
Filler Options allow you to further narrow down who gets the mail. This includes specialization by Coating, Reseller, Tax Exempt, High Priority, Pricing Tier and Referral
Campaign Name allows you to give the blast a name
Secheduled Date/Time lets you set the time frame the blast goes out
Send On These Days lets you set the days of the week the blast goes out
Send Between These Time lets you set the time the blast goes out.
Test Send To: can be used to test how the blast looks without sending a full blast
Subject is the subject of the blast
Message is the content of the blast.
Available Merge Field allows you to set specialized flags that draw information from the Contact list, including name.
Temporary Exclusion List excludes specific emails from the blast
Include Unsubscribe Link allows you to decide if the link to unsubscribe from emails is included in the blast.
When done select Send Message to send the blast
Make sure that EVERYTHING is correct before you send the blast. Once a blast goes out it any typos or errors will be locked in!