{"Status":true,"Message":"","Response":{"post":{"postuid":"krml1up8yu","tenantuid":"d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2","projectuid":"239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0","title":"Email Setup in 6 Steps","slug":"article/krml1up8yu-quick-start","html":"\u003Ch2\u003EJust 6 Steps To Be Up and Running!\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDailyStory brings process, consistency, and measurement to your digital marketing campaigns. We\u0027ve put together this Quick Start Guide to help you get your email marketing up and running fast!\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E1. Enter your account details\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are several important account settings you\u0027ll need to setup before you get started. Navigate to your user menu in the top right hand corner to access your Account Settings.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/4b00c97740c3cc4b8f1918aa24db0665.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAccount Settings Tab:\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EVerify Account Name (upload your logo if you like).\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EVerify Account Owner.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESet the time zone for your company. \u003Ci\u003EThis determines the time zone for scheduled content.\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EComplete Company Contact Information and social media links. \u003Ci\u003EThese will auto-populate for icon widgets and footers used in the designers.\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAdd additional users\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPersonal Settings Tab:\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAdd your email and mobile phone information for easy receiving of test messages.\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ul\u003E\u003Ccite class=\u0022recommended\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022title\u0022\u003E\u003Ci class=\u0022fa-duotone fa-circle-exclamation\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003C/i\u003ERecommended\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on all Account Settings and customizations, see our \u003Ca href=\u0022https://docs.dailystory.com/article/wn95tda3bk-account-settings\u0022\u003EAccount Settings Article\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/cite\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E2. Setup email marketing\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo configure your email marketing, you\u0027ll just need to add a few DNS records. These help ensure that when DailyStory sends email on your behalf, email recipients can verify the authenticity of your email -- this helps ensure your email makes it to the inbox.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFollow this step-by-step process in the article, \u003Ca href=\u0022https://docs.dailystory.com/article/oyg4lgy7y0-setting-up-your-email-domain\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESetting up your email domain with DailyStory\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/253e68769e2fbcdf982db5ec249a75eb.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Ccite class=\u0022warning\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022title\u0022\u003E\u003Ci class=\u0022fa-duotone fa-circle-exclamation\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003C/i\u003EWarning\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnless configured, email sent on your behalf by DailyStory will use one of DailyStory\u0027s email domains. This means that people that receive your email will see the message as coming from: \u003Ccode\u003EAnna Jones \u0026lt;anna@example.com\u0026gt; on behalf of DailyStory\u003C/code\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/cite\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E3. Add contacts\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo run an email campaign, you\u0027ll first need to add your contacts.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are several ways to add contacts to your DailyStory account. The most common way is to import a list. See our quick start article \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/9fn1dy88po-quick-start-guide-automations\u0022\u003EBring In Your Contacts\u003C/a\u003E or get a step by step walk through on \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/j4l023kihx-import-contacts\u0022\u003Eimporting\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/b21c6a6280ee266bc2d063343f1cc580.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E4. Create your first campaign\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECampaigns are a cornerstone feature of DailyStory. Everything in DailyStory is associated back to a campaign.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the Campaigns drop-down menu, select \u003Ccode\u003ECreate Campaign\u003C/code\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/b4bb8568865225e6998dc247b767f2f3.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll you need to create a campaign is a \u003Cb\u003EName\u003C/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003ETarget Audience\u003C/b\u003E. See the article \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/x284lgm51p-create-a-campaign\u0022\u003ECreating a Campaign\u003C/a\u003E for more details on all of the campaign settings and adding contacts to a campaign.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EName\u003C/b\u003E\u2014enter the name of the campaign. The name is a required field.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETarget Audience\u003C/b\u003E\u2014select which segments (group of contacts) will be assigned to the campaign. When you created your account, there was a \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/v1v5lti4gf-segments\u0022\u003EDynamic Segment\u003C/a\u003E created for you complimentary called \u003Cb\u003E\u0022\u003C/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAll Contacts\u003C/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0022\u003C/b\u003E. You can choose this segment in \u003Cb\u003EExisting Contacts\u003C/b\u003E if you will be targeting all of the contacts in your system.Choose \u003Cb\u003EInbound leads\u003C/b\u003E if you will be bringing in new contacts from a form, popup or keyword.\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ul\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/2f5897bc7560129161242e23e2c5a9bb.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor a more detailed explanations on campaigns and segments, see our \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/tivfba1hb5-campaigns\u0022\u003EDailyStory Campaigns Guide\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/v1v5lti4gf-segments\u0022\u003EDailyStory Segments Guide\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E5. Create your first email\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo add an email click on the \u003Cb\u003EAssets\u003C/b\u003E tab and then click on \u003Ccode\u003E\u002B Add Asset\u003C/code\u003E and then select \u003Ccode\u003EAdd an Email.\u003C/code\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/ad2f9da2d0b933579d6e81643c8358b8.jpeg\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe mandatory fields to create your email is \u003Cb\u003EName\u003C/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003ESubject\u003C/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EFrom\u003C/b\u003E (sender). The description and inbox preview text are optional (although we highly encourage you to utilize the inbox preview text). See our \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/w474gmcg29-daily-story-email-marketing\u0022\u003EEmails Marketing Guide\u003C/a\u003E for more information.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom here you can start crafting your email in the \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/kw4n3vdfqc-using-the-email-designer\u0022\u003EEmail Designer\u003C/a\u003E and then return to the \u003Cb\u003ESettings\u003C/b\u003E whenever you are ready to schedule it! For more information on scheduling an email see \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/b6crj8sfja-scheduling-an-email\u0022\u003EScheduling an Email\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E6. Track your results\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo see the reporting metrics for your email, navigate to \u003Ccode\u003EReports \u0026gt; Email\u003C/code\u003E. This will take you to an all email reports dashboard and list where you can dive into individual reports and refine by time frame.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0/39f0e4220868448e3be998594e2bdd36.png\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E","publish_status":20,"post_type":"Article","author":{},"featured_image_updating":false,"display_toc":true,"has_workingcopy":false,"allow_indexing":true,"sort_order":8,"total_views":263,"date_updated":"2025-05-16T21:43:44.347","date_created":"2025-04-23T17:16:37.757"}}}