HowToAddRocketFuelToYourVisitorFollowUpProgram. ItseemslikeeveryweekIspeakwithapastorwhoissomewhat,ifnotentirely,frustratedwiththeirchurches’visitorfollow-upsystem.Thingsmaybefineforawhile,however,theybegintodropoffandforanynumberofreasons.Ofcourse,usingvolunteerlaborisagreatblessingtothelocalchurch.Atthesametime,itcanbemoredifficulttokeepvolunteersfocusedandfaithful.Somehaveevenpurchasedexpensivesoftware,onlytofindout,whilethecapabilitiesareamazing,theupkeepanddataentryintothenewshinysoftwaresystemisevenmoreintensive.Analysisparalysis,anyone?Afterseeingthishappentimeandtimeagain,IknewIhadtodosomethingtohelpthesituation.Therefore,Idevelopedanautomaticvisitorfollow-upsystemcalledthe“ChurchGrowBot”.TheChurchGrowBotisanautomaticvisitorfollow-upsystemutilizingautomaticemailtechnology.Now,beforeyouthinkwearegoingtogetlostin“techy”jargon,letmejustsay,“it’ssimple”.Howwouldyouliketohaveaneightto12weekeCourse,brandedwithyourchurchlogo,churchservicesschedule,aclosingmessagefromthepastor,andallyourimportantlinks,suchassocialmediaandmapscontactinformation?

IwouldliketointroducetheChurchGrowBotautomaticvisitorfollow-upsystem.So,here’showitworks.Step1:Gotoyourvisitorentryform,whichwillbesetupforyou.EntertheVisitorNameandEmail,andthenhitsubmit.Therestiscompletelyautomatic.Theeightweeksor12weeksofemails,whichisalsosetupforyou,willbesentautomatically.Step2:Actually,thereisnostep2!It’sassimpleasstep1!Wewillprovideyouwithaneightor12-weekeCoursetooffertoyourvisitorsforFREE!TheeCourseisalreadywrittenandreadytogo.Wewillbrandeachlessonintheserieswithyourchurchlogoandotherimportantinformation.• Watchashortexplanationvideo–ClickHere

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IntroductionTheChurchGROWbotAutomaticVisitorFollowupSystemisafully-featuredemailmarketingapplicationtoenhanceandfurtheryouremailengagementanddevelopmoreeffectivecommunicationwithfirsttimevisitorsandwithexistingmembers.

BelowisasummaryofthemainfeaturesoftheChurchGROWBotMailerApplication.Thisdocumentwillshowyouhowtousethesefeatures.

• Lists–Youcancreate/importanytypeoflist–personalcontacts,outsidesalesassociates,clientsandanyothertypeyouhaveorneed.

• Templates–Youcancreate,design,modify,storeandre-useanytemplateyouwant.Further,youmayfindatemplateyoulikeontheweb,saveittoyoursystemanduploadtoyour‘MyTemplates’area.

• Campaigns–AcampaignisanEMAIL.Youcancreateunlimitedcampaigns(EMAILS)toyourlists,sendingmanuallyoryoucanscheduleautomaticemailstoyoursubscriberscalledanautoresponder.

• Tracking/Follow-up–Oneofthemostimportantaspectsofanyonlinesystemisatrackingmethodtoengageinclientfollow-up.TheMailApplicationgivesyoudetailedtrackinglogssoyoumayengagethoseclientswhohaveshowninterestmerelybytheirclickactivity.

• Tools–Multipleformsareavailableforyoutosimplycopyandpasteintoyourwebpages,plusimport/exporttools.

• Terminology–IfyouareunfamiliarwithEmailMarketing,pleaseviewtheTerminologyareaattheendofthismanualbeforereadingsothatyouwillhaveanunderstandingofthetermsthroughout.

• Abuse–PleasenotethatthisEmailMarketingApplicationdoescomewithsomeresponsibilityandaccountabilitybyeachuserwithrespecttolists.Forexample,ifyoupurchaseorhaveanoldlistthatyouareunsureoftheirverification,youmaysubjectyourownemailaddresstobeingblacklisted.

MostonlineemailmarketingsystemsrequirealluserstohaveaSubscriberswhohave‘opted-in’fromawebsiteform.Ifyouarenotrequiredtodoso,anduseyourownlists,youwouldbewisetohavesometypeof‘verification’processorprogramtodetermineifyourlistsemailsareactiveandwillnotbounce,oryourbouncerateisminimal.Abouncerateoflessthan5%helpstokeepyouunderthe‘blacklist’radar.

Itisstronglyrecommendedtohavethismanualinfrontofyouuponyourfirstloginandbeginsomeofthesetupprocedureslistedherein.

IMPORTANT–Tocreateyourfirstcampaign,yourprofileandaccountmustbesetupfirst,alongwithyourlists,groupsandtemplates.

Requiredorderbeforecreatingyourfirstcampaign:

1. SignupAndSetupAccountrequirements.2. CreateatleastoneList.3. CreateorimportatleastoneTemplate.4. CreateyourfirstCampaign.

SpecialNote:Thesestepsare“DoneForYou”aspartofoursetupfee.

Onceyouhavechosenyourpriceplanpleasesetupyouraccount.

Welcome!!OnceyouareamemberoftheChurchGrowbotcommunityyouwillhavemanyresourcesatyourfingertips.Fornow,let’slookathowtousetheChurchGrowbotAutomticVisitorFollowSystem.

TheQuickAndEasyApproach

Remembereverythinghasbeen“DoneForYou!”Allyouhavetodoisenteryouvisitorsintothesystem.

1. Gotohttp://churchgrowbot.com2. Hoveryourmouseoverthebluemenuitem[Clients]3. HoveroveryourStatethenclickonyourchurchname.

4. Onceyouhaveenteredyourpassword:Simplyfillintheformwithyourvisitorsinformation.

5. ThenClicktheSubmitButton–ItsDone!

Afteraddingyourvisitorclickthe[ClickHereToAddAnotherVisitorButton]Thiswillreloadthepageandtheformtoaddthenextvisitor!

Howaboutthatforsimple!

Eachofthevisitorsyouhaveaddedwillbereceivethefirstemailwithinafewminutesandthenextemailintheserieseachweek.Thisisallprescheduled,youwillnotneedtodoanythingelse.ThisisthereasontheeCourseiscalled“Automatic”visitorfollowup.Theemailsaresettosendautomaticallyeachweek!

Simplycontinueaddingvisitoreachweekoraftereachservice.

StatsandMetricsYoumaylogintoyourdashboardtoviewstatsandmetricsoneachemailaswellasadmorelists,createcampaignsorupdatetemplates.

Thereareseveralwaytoaccessyourdashboard.Theeasiestwayistoclickontheiconintherighthandsidebarontheadvisitorsformpage.

Thiswillbringyoutotheloginscreen.

Enteryouemailaddressandyourpasswordheretoaccessthedashboard.

TheChurchGrowBotDashboard

Thedashboardiseasytonavigate.Pleasetakenoteofthemenuitemsintheleftsidebar.Mostoftheitemsinthecolorboxesatthetopareinformational,howeversomeoftheoptionmaybeaccessedtherealso.TheLeftsidebarmenuincludes:• Dashboard• Lists• Campaigns• Templates• Servers• AGIKeys

TakealookattheVeryTopBluebar…lookveryfarrightyouwillseeYourAccount.

Noticethetab–[Company]thisiswhereyourchurchaddress,email,websiteandphonenumbershouldbecorrect.Note:Whatevernameisenteredinthenamefield,underthecompanytabistheemailssenttoyourvisitorswillsee.Thisisnameandemailaddressyourvisitorsreceiveemailsfrom.TheyneverknowabouttheChurchGrowbot.Youraccounthasbensetupforyousoallthisinformationshouldbecorrect.YoucanclickonTheListTabtoseethelistwehavecreated

Youmayclickoncampaignsalreadycreatedandscheduled.

Clickononeoftheemailsforexample: Lesson1-(YourBible) YouwillseethestatisticsforEmailnumberoneincluding-Deliveryrate,Openrate,Bouncerate,Unsubscriberate,Latestopens,MostOpensUsingtheviewDetailstablewillgiveyoudetailedinformation.

ResourcesUnderthe[Resources]tabontheChurchgrowbot.comwebsiteyouwillfindmanyadditionalresourcestohelpyoualongtheway.

FreeCourses:Thisarefreevideotutorialsyoumaywatchandlearn

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