Send your first campaign

This is the shortest route from New campaign to your contacts' inboxes. Each step links to the fuller guide, so start here and go deeper only where you need to.

Before you start

The dashboard checklist needs three things done before a real send:

• A verified sending domain: Add a sending domain.
• At least one list with contacts in it: Create your first list.
• Your company details saved under Settings > Billing: Set up your account.

Build and send the campaign

1. Open Campaigns and click New campaign

   MailGraf creates a draft called Untitled campaign and opens the Setup step.

2. Fill in the sender and subject

   Enter a Campaign name, a From name, your From email on a verified domain, a Subject and a Preview text. Click Continue to audience.

3. Choose your list

   Under Send to, choose Lists, click Add list and pick your list. Estimated recipients on the right shows how many people will get the email. Click Continue to design.

4. Design the email and send yourself a test

   Choose Drag & drop editor, click Edit design and build the email. Back in the wizard, click Send a test email under Content tools, check it in your inbox, then click Continue to review.

5. Check the Review & Send step

   Wait for the green Ready to send banner. If you see Almost ready or Before you can send, fix what they list.

6. Click Send campaign and confirm

   Keep Send now under When should this send?, click Send campaign and confirm in Send this campaign?. MailGraf queues the send and returns you to Campaigns.

The full walkthrough of every field and option is in Create a campaign. To send later instead of now, see Schedule a campaign.

After the send

In Campaigns, the status moves from Queued to Sending to Sent. On the dashboard, Create your first campaign now shows Done. Open the campaign once it is Sent to follow the delivery funnel from delivered to clicked.