Why Deadline Funnel + ManyChat?
With Deadline Funnel + ManyChat, you can add authentic deadlines to your automated sequences in ManyChat, so that after someone opt in to your sequence, they will receive a unique deadline for your special offer.
A few notes before we get started...
In order to follow along, you will need the following:
An active Deadline Funnel account
A ManyChat Pro account (yes, you do need to be on a paid ManyChat plan in order for this to work!)
Introduction
There are three different ways to integrate ManyChat with Deadline Funnel. In this article, we will guide you through all three integration options.
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Method 1: Start the deadline at a specific point in your ManyChat automation (when you're collecting user's email address in ManyChat)
The first method is when you have a DM funnel set up in Manychat, as in this automation:
The trigger is when a user sends us a message with a specific keyword. We are sending them a message as the action, and we're using data collection in ManyChat to collect their email address.
In this example, the user sends us the keyword LEARN. We respond with "Hey! What's your email so we can send over your free guide?"
Once the user sends us their email address, we're following up with a link to our free guide.
1. To integrate this automation with Deadline Funnel, you should add an Action on reply:
2. Select Actions ➜ Automation ➜ Make External Request:
3. Add your request:
4. You should now see this screen, where we will paste our Deadline Funnel webhook:
5. Open your Deadline Funnel campaign editor, go to the Emails tab, and copy the webhook:
6. Paste the webhook here:
7. Click on Body and then Add Full Contact Data, and Save:
Whenever a lead goes through this automation and provides their email address, they will now be added to Deadline Funnel and receive a unique deadline.
You should also set up the follow-up message, where you will link to your offer page.
8. First, click on the follow-up message:
9. Click on Download:
10. Open the Emails tab in Deadline Funnel and copy the Email link:
11. Paste the Email link in the Website URL field:
12. You should now remove the parameters at the end of the email link.
In our example, this is the email link: https://dfl0.us/s/ba4299bd?em=[email]
After we've removed the ending parameters, it should look like this: https://dfl0.us/s/ba4299bd?em=
When you are done, it should look like this:
13. Then, click on this icon and select Email:
Click Done when you are finished.
As soon as a user sends their email address and goes through the webhook, their deadline will start in Deadline Funnel.
Method 2: Start the deadline at a specific point in your ManyChat automation (when you're not collecting user's email address in ManyChat)
In the second method, we control when the deadline starts, but we are not collecting the user's email addresses.
Here's what our automation in ManyChat looks like:
1. First, we have set up a trigger, which is when a user sends us a message containing the word LEARN.
2. Then, create the Action, which is where we will add the Deadline Funnel webhook.
3. Select Actions ➜ Automation ➜ Make External Request:
4. Add your request:
5. You should now see this screen, where we will paste our Deadline Funnel webhook:
6. Open your Deadline Funnel campaign editor, go to the Emails tab, and copy the webhook:
7. Paste the webhook here:
8. Click on Body and then Add Full Contact Data, and Save:
You should also set up the follow-up message, where you will link to your offer page.
9. First, click on the follow-up message:
10. Click on Download:
11. Open the Emails tab in Deadline Funnel and copy the Email link:
12. Paste the Email link in the Website URL field:
13. You should now remove the parameters at the end of the email link.
In our example, this is the email link: https://dfl0.us/s/ba4299bd?em=[email]
After we've removed the ending parameters, it should look like this: https://dfl0.us/s/ba4299bd?em=
When you are done, it should look like this:
14. Then, click on this icon and select Contact ID:
15. You should then write @mc.deadlinefunnel.com. It should look like this:
This allows Deadline Funnel to generate a unique deadline for the user based on their ManyChat contact ID, instead of their email address.
Click Done when you are finished.
You have now integrated Deadline Funnel and ManyChat successfully!
Method 3: Start the deadline when a user clicks on a link you send through ManyChat
The third method is for when you want the user's deadline to start when they click on a link, instead of going through a webhook.
In this example, we have the automation triggered when the user contacts us with the word LEARN. We will then send them a message with a link that will trigger the deadline.
1. First, go to your Deadline Funnel campaign and copy the email link:
2. In ManyChat, open your message ➜ Download ➜ Paste your email link here:
3. You should now remove the parameters at the end of the email link.
In our example, this is the email link: https://dfl0.us/s/ba4299bd?em=[email]
After we've removed the ending parameters, it should look like this: https://dfl0.us/s/ba4299bd?em=
When you are done, it should look like this:
4. Then, click on this icon and select Contact ID:
5. You should then write @mc.deadlinefunnel.com at the end. It should look like this:
Click Done when you are finished.
When a user clicks on that link, they will receive a unique deadline based on their ManyChat contact ID, instead of their email address.
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