How to set-up your first website message
Website messages are really easy for anyone to set-up. They're a powerful way to greet, inform and influence customers
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Create a new message
Click on the left hand menu "Website Messages"
Click on the "+ New Message" button
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You'll be given several options, we'll discuss how to choose an appropriate message for your desired objective in another article. The process to set them up is similar.
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Select a message
Add in the text you want to display.
Choose how long to display the message for - either a date (up until midnight in your timezone) or unlimited. This is a great feature in case you're communicating temporary information, such as something weather related or a deal. That means the website message will automatically stop displaying after this date.
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Click 'next step'
Add in the URL where you want the message displayed. This URL needs to be exact, so copy and paste from your website.
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Publish live! When you refresh your webpage the message will now load. The message will display to new website visitors as long as the "display for" you set.
View a summary of all messages
You can see on the Website Messages page a list of all active and in-active website messages.
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- Easily turn a website message off or on with the blue slider, in column "status".
- Delete a message by hovering on the row and a delete icon appears on the right hand side.
- See a summary of the message, number of website visitors who have viewed it, and in case of the 'Call to Action' message the number of people who have clicked the button.
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