Setting up a Welcome Flow in Klaviyo

Demo summary
Demonstrates how to create a welcome flow from scratch, selecting a list trigger and adding time delays between initial emails.
Step-by-step
- Select Create Flow and choose to build from scratch
- Select List as the trigger for the flow
- Choose the specific list that subscribers are added to via your form
- Drag and drop an Email component into the flow
- Add a Time Delay component after the first email
- Set the wait duration before adding a second email to the sequence
Options
- Enable or disable Smart Sending to prevent over-emailing profiles who recently received other communications
Watch out for
- You must have a list already created to trigger the flow when someone is added
Tips
- Use a time delay between emails to space out your communication strategy
- Ensure Smart Sending is considered if you are worried about users receiving too many emails at once
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