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Using nurture sequences

Last updated March 30, 2026

Answer

Nurture sequences are automated email series that guide contacts step by step through a story, educational journey or challenge. There are three types: education (knowledge sharing), story (storytelling) and challenge (activation). When creating a sequence, you choose whether to write emails manually or have AI generate them instantly. Sequences can also start automatically when a contact joins an email list, making it easy to build fully automated welcome or onboarding flows.

Steps

  1. Go to Email > Automations and click "New sequence".
  2. Choose the creation mode at the top: "Manual" (add emails yourself) or "Generate with AI" (AI creates emails based on your content).
  3. Enter a name and choose the type: education, story or challenge.
  4. Set the number of emails and days between emails.
  5. For manual: configure the trigger and target list, then add emails on the detail page. Choose "When contact joins a list" as the trigger to enroll contacts automatically as soon as they are added to a specific list.
  6. For AI generation: select a source (content upload or knowledge base item). After creation, AI automatically generates the emails.
  7. Reorder emails if needed by dragging them to the right position (see Tips below).
  8. Activate the sequence when you are satisfied with the content.

Tips

  • Education sequences work well as a lead magnet: offer valuable knowledge in exchange for an email address.
  • Story sequences build trust. Share personal experiences that align with your identity profile.
  • Challenge sequences have the highest engagement. Give participants a concrete task each day.
  • The AI generation option is ideal if you already have content uploads or knowledge base items. You can still edit the generated emails afterwards.
  • Use the "When contact joins a list" trigger together with a Newsletter CTA block on your page. Visitors sign up inline, confirm via email, and are enrolled in the sequence automatically without any manual steps.
  • You can reorder emails in your sequence at any time using drag-and-drop. Simply grab the grip handle on the left side of an email card and drag it to the position you want. The new order is saved automatically.
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