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Step 2: Using Control Panel

Open the Control Panel application to start broadcasting your messages.

(1) Creating Viewer 

- Click on the Desktop Viewer Tab and then on New Viewer button.





- Select Create New Viewer then click Next button.





- Enter the Name of the viewer you want to create and click the Next button.





- Select which information you want to collect when the user sign up. The username, password and email address will always be collected. Click the Next button to proceed.





- Click the Finish button to create the viewer.





- Once the viewer has been set up, you’ll be able to see it here:





Every viewer you create will be listed here and a brief stats of how many messages to be (or has been) broadcasted and also how many contacts are available to date. 

Click the Refresh button to get update the stats.


- Select the viewer and click the Generate Viewer Link button. The URL provided will be the one used make users signup to download the application. It can be a secure link as well if you entered a secret code in the settings.





Click the copy button to place this link as your redirect page after they make payment or use it to directly send users to register a free account. It’s up completely up to you on how you want to use it.





(2) Adding Messages To Viewer 


- Click on Messages Tab, Select Viewer from the drop down list provided at the right. Click the add message button.





- Select Create New Message, then click Next button to proceed.





- Compose message in this word document. Right click to receive to get options to personalize each message. You can also use the Insert Field button to add personal information. Preview your message before clicking on the Next button.





- Select who will receive the message. Click the Next button to proceed.




- Select the most appropriate time to broadcast the message. 





(a) Send Immediately. This option can act like a welcome message for an autoresponder. This will be the first message of a message series once they signup. You can set up multiple messages to be sent immediately.

You can also use this feature to broadcast a message right now to a selected group of subscribers. 

E.g; say you are running a 48 hours promo to your list. You can use this feature to broadcast your message immediately to all subscribers but then you, since this offer is only valid for 48 hours, you’ll need to choose an expiration date in the next option (read below).

(b) Schedule Message. If you want to send this message to a specific day and time, you can just schedule it. But take note that the time you insert will depend on where your server is based. Meaning, if the server you have installed the script is based in USA, the time you are going to configure will be US time.

You can get this information by asking your webhosting provider or you can sometimes view it inside your cpanel account.

(c) Series. This features acts completely like an autoresponder series message. Just select which message will be sent first, second, etc..



- Select the expiration time of the message.





(a) Never expire. This option will allow the message created to be broadcast everytime until you manually disable it. This option should be select if you selected the Series messages in the previous step. 

(b) Date. This is most suitable when you want the subscribers to receive this message up to the date you specify. This works best when you are running a special offer. 
Note that if the offer is running for, say, 72 hours, every new subscribers who register an account within this time lapse will receive this message as well. 

(c) Duration. This option should be used only when the message is very time sensitive. The message will be autodestroyed after a time lapse (you decide) as from the first time the user view the message. 

Once the time lapse is expired, the message will disappear in their viewer and will never be able to access it. 

This can work great when you are promoting one time offers.


- Activate created message by clicking Finish button.





- Once the message has been set up, you’ll be able to see it here:




(a) Subject displays the subject of the message.

(b) Status shows if the message is active or disable. If active, the message will be broadcasted as schedule. If disable, it will remain pending.

(c) Contacts shows who will receive the messages. The “All” indicated that all the subscribers will receive this message.

(d) Description displays to if the message to be broadcasted as a welcome message, series or for a specific date.

(e) Begin/Hold refers when will the message be sent. Normally a date and time will be displayed there. If “n/a” refers to messages to be broadcasted immediately.

(f) Previous Message shows which previous message will trigger (activate) this message to be sent. The message will be sent on the condition that a previous message was sent before.

(g) Expiration Date refers to how long will the message be kept active until disabled.

(h) Expiration End refers to when the message will be disabled and will no more be broadcasted.

(i) Opened provides statistics about how many times this message was viewed.

(3) Using Partitions & Contacts

- Click the Partitions & Contacts Tab and select the viewer you want to get information. Select All Contacts, then click the Refresh button to view the subscribers details.





If you want to run multiple list and want to collect specific information, click New Partition button to split the subscribers list into more specific groups.

- Name the partition that you want to create.




- Selecting Partition Type:





(a) Filter by contact account creation date. Selecting this option will allow you to Partition your list according to specific dates. Once you select this option and click Next button you’ll have these options:





(b) Filter by contact account field. Use this option if you want to select subscribers according to their contact details. This includes items like username, email address, firstname, last name, by value, etc.

E.g; You can have a Partition for all customers whose name is “John”. Once you select it you’ll get these options:




(c) Manual Selection. If your list is small and you want to do it manually, select this option. The full contact list will be displayed like this upon selection:





- Once the partition has been set up, you’ll be able to view it here:

Notes: 

• You can have detailed stats for each subscriber who read the messages you broadcast. 

• You can export the subscribers list in a CSV file by clicking on the Export button.

• If you use this application to set up something like a membership program, you can disable access to users who didn’t renew their membership and they won’t be able to receive any future messages from you. Once they pay, you can then activate their account by click on the button Active.

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