Scheduling a send allows you to have Poppulo send an email to your chosen audience at a time of your choosing. It gives you the freedom to send at an optimal time for your readers, especially if you're sending to employees based in different time zones. It's important to note that the Subject and recipients of a Send cannot be changed once your send is scheduled, you will need to Cancel a Send and reschedule. Use the instructions below to schedule your send.
To Schedule a Send
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Edit the Email you'd liked to schedule.
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In the Edit Email View, go to the Send drop-down and click 'Approve and Schedule Send'.
Note: You can edit your email at any point before the send and the changes will appear for your readers.
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Click 'Approve and Schedule Email'.
Note: We always recommend Sending a Quick Test or Test Review before a live send.
If you have not completed a test send of your email, you will be asked to click 'Continue without testing', do so at your own peril.
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Select who you want the email to be sent to in the 'To' field (Choose from Tags, Saved Search, Everybody or Email Address). Then, click 'Next''.
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Enter your Subject Line, and click 'Next'.
Note: You can also A-B Split Test your Subject Line or Personalise the Subject Line.
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You can edit your Default Sender Details. Click 'Next' to continue.
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Set the Date, Time and Timezone for when you'd like your email to be sent. Use the checkbox if you'd like a confirmation email when your send finishes. The, click 'Next'.
Note: The date will be added to your calendar (you'll notice the date has a green background to denote that an email is scheduled to be sent that day).
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Review your send details, the click 'Schedule Send'.
Note: You can choose when you'd like the results of the send emailed to you.
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Your Email will be sent on the date schedule. Click 'Edit Schedule' to alter the send date.
Note: You can Edit the Scheduled Send or Cancel the Send at any time before it's sent.
