Wix Automations - A COMPLETE Guide

Hey there, fellow designers and entrepreneurs! Welcome to our latest blog post, where we dive deep into the fascinating world of Wix automations. If you haven't heard about it yet, this powerful feature can boost your website's efficiency, effectiveness, and overall user experience. Trust us, you *need* to know about Wix automations – it will save you a ton of time and help streamline your business operations.

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Now, let's dive into the complete guide on Wix Automations.

What Is Wix Automations?

Wix Automations is an essential feature that enables you to automate various tasks and processes on your Wix website. By creating custom automations, you can streamline your business operations, save time and effort, and provide a better overall experience to your website visitors.

Some common use cases of Wix Automations include sending automatic emails, adding users to mailing lists, showing personalized content based on user behavior, and more.

How to Get Started with Wix Automations

To access Wix automations, you'll first need to head over to your Wix dashboard. Once you're there, you'll find the 'Automations' tab on the left-hand side of the page. Click on it to open up the Automations feature.

Creating a New Automation

To create a new automation, simply click on the 'New Automation' button at the top right corner of the Automations page. This will open up the automation creation wizard, where you can choose a trigger, an action, and customize the settings for your new automation.

Choosing a Trigger

A 'trigger' is the event that initiates your automation. For example, when a user submits a form on your website or makes a purchase. Wix offers a variety of built-in triggers to choose from, like:

- New form submission

- New contact

- New member

- New purchase

- Site visitor clicking a button

- and more...

Once you've chosen your trigger, you can move on to the next step – choosing the action.

Choosing an Action

An 'action' is what happens when your trigger event occurs. For example, an email is sent or a user gets added to a specific mailing list. Some popular actions include:

- Send an email

- Send an SMS

- Show a lightbox

- Add a contact to a mailing list

- Create a coupon

- and more...

After selecting your action, you can customize the settings for your automation, like defining the email or SMS content, choosing a mailing list, or setting up a coupon.

Activating Your Automation

Once you've finished customizing your automation, you can save your changes and click on the 'Activate' button. Wix will then start running your automation right away, automating the tasks you've defined.

Now, whenever your chosen trigger event happens, the corresponding action will automatically be triggered.

Real-World Use Cases for Wix Automations

To give you a better idea of what you can achieve with Wix automations, let's explore some real-world use cases:

Send a Welcome Email

Imagine a user signs up for your newsletter or creates an account on your website. You can set up an automation to automatically send a personalized welcome email to the user whenever a new contact is added.

Add Contacts to Mailing Lists

You can use automations to automatically add new contacts to specific mailing lists based on their interests, preferences, or actions. This saves you time from doing it manually and ensures that your mailing lists stay organized.

Reward Loyal Customers

Create an automation that triggers when a user completes a certain number of purchases or spends a specific amount on your website. The action could be to send the loyal customer an exclusive coupon code as a thank you for their continued support.

Show Personalized Content

Based on specific user actions, like clicking a button, you can trigger a lightbox that displays personalized content or offers. This can help you create more engaging, custom-tailored experiences for your website visitors.

Final Thoughts

Wix Automations is a powerful feature that can greatly enhance the overall efficiency, effectiveness, and user experience of your website. If you're not already using it, you should definitely start exploring what it can do for your business.

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