When you have finished setting up your Deadline Funnel campaign, it's recommended to test the funnel before going live.

Non-fixed campaigns are campaigns where every lead has a unique deadline. For example: Evergreen, Tripwire, Flash sales, and automated webinars.

Fixed campaigns are campaigns with a fixed deadline, where every lead has the same deadline.

Go to the Test Your Campaign tab on the left side of your campaign editor. Then, click on Clear My Tracking:

In the second step, you should add the email address of your test user. This is the email address that you will use when you opt in to your funnel:

You will now see that Deadline Funnel is waiting for your test user to be added to your funnel:

You should now add your test user to your funnel, so that it goes through the webhook/tag.

It's recommended that you enter the funnel like a customer would. For example, if you have connected an opt-in form to your webhook, then you should opt in via that opt-in form.

In some platforms, you can also add your test user manually to the automation where you have the webhook/tag.

Once your test user has gone through the webhook, you should see that the event was received in step 3:

You need to refresh the page in your browser for the new event to show up. It might also take a few minutes before the event shows up.

Lastly, you should click on the Deadline Funnel email link in step 4. When you visit the page, you should be able to see the timer on the page:

In Deadline Funnel, you can set up a redirect page that subscribers get redirected to once their deadline expires.

To make sure that the redirect is correct, you can go to the Analytics page and click on the three dots next to your test user. Edit the deadline to a date in the past, so that your deadline has expired:
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Go back to the testing page, and click on your email link. If you have set up a redirect page, you should now be redirected away from the page when you try to visit the page.

If your test user has been received, and you can see the timer on your page, that means you're all set, and the campaign is ready to go live!

In a fixed campaign, everyone has the same deadline. This means that you won't need a webhook or a tag to trigger the subscriber's deadline.

There are two things you should test in a fixed deadline campaign:

If the deadline in your campaign is active, you should be able to see the timer on your pages when you visit them.

Note that if you have configured the campaign to start 5 days from now, the timer(s) will only show up in 5 days. You can temporarily change the deadline to now, so that you can check if the timer is showing up on your page.
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Once you have made sure that the timer shows up, you can go back to the Deadline tab in your campaign editor and change the deadline to the original date and time.

In Deadline Funnel, you can set up a redirect page that subscribers get redirected to once their deadline expires.

To make sure that the redirect is correct, you can go to the Deadline tab in your campaign editor and set the deadline to a date in the past:
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The deadline in your campaign should now have expired. You can now visit one of your pages. If you have set up a redirect page, you should be redirected away from the sales page.

If everything checks out, that means that you are ready to go live!
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Don't forget to change your campaign deadline, in case you have temporarily changed it during your testing.

If you have any questions please chat with us through the messenger in your account, send an email to help [at] deadlinefunnel [dot] com, or schedule a quick call with our team. We'd love to hear from you and we're happy to help!