Create a custom journey

Journeys come with a series of prebuilt journeys from the pros at Attentive to boost conversion rates and engagement. But if you’re already a pro and know exactly what you want your journey to do, then you can build a custom journey from the ground up. 

Don't see the trigger you want? You can build your own custom journey triggers using our Custom Events API.

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Create a custom journey

Custom journeys revolve around triggers and steps. When a customer meets a certain trigger—like signing up for messaging or viewing a product—their journey begins. To create a custom journey:

  1. Sign in to Attentive, and go to Journeys.
  2. Click Create journey.
    Hovering over the +Create journey' button on the Journeys page.
  3. Click the Custom Journey tile ...
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    And then choose an action to trigger the journey, and then click Get Started. For more on which triggers you can use, check out Available triggers in journeys.
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    Your new journey appears.
  4. Add each step you want to include in your journey by clicking the plus icon ( + ) in the journey map and selecting an action or a rule. Don’t forget to add the End journey step at the end!
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    For more on the different types of steps, check out Add steps to a journey.
  5. Once you’re done adding steps, click Turn on or Schedule.
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    When you click Turn on, a popup window opens. Set the frequency for your journey, and click Turn on journey.
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    You can also schedule a journey to activate it at a future date and time. 

    Once activated, you can see your journey from the Journeys tab. For more, see View a journey’s performance.
    An active journey on the Journeys page with arrows pointing to the 'Active' option in the filter dropdown and the 'Active' status of an individual journey in the list.

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