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Hi! In this video I'll take you through Ultra Email from start to finish.

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We'll install it, add a sender, import some contacts, write an email, send it,

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and check how it did.

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First, the download.

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Go to ultraemailer.org and open the download page.

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You'll see Windows, Mac, Linux, and the Android app.

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Run the installer, it only takes a moment.

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And if Windows says it protected your PC, click More info, then Run anyway.

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That's just because the installer is new.

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Now open Ultra Email.

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There's nothing to sign up for.

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The free trial gives you fifty emails a day,

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so you can try everything before you buy.

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I'll click Not now for the moment, and here's the main window.

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Your contact folders are on the left, your contacts are at the top,

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and your messages sit underneath.

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When you buy a plan, your key arrives by email, and it's also on your account page.

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Click Activate up here, and paste it in.

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Press Activate, and that's it, the trial limit is gone.

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Starter, Business and Agency plans differ in how many computers they cover,

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so see pricing for the one that suits you.

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I'll stay on the trial for this video.

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Next, tell the app which email account to send from.

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Open the Senders tab, then click New sender.

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This is the picker.

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There are over a hundred providers here: Gmail, Outlook, business email,

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and services like Brevo and Amazon SES.

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You can just search.

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I'll pick Gmail.

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Look, you get the exact steps for that provider right here,

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including the links you need, so you're never guessing.

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Type your Gmail address and the app password from Google, not your normal password.

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There's a separate video that covers Gmail in detail.

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Then add your name, the way people should see it.

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Send Test Email is a good habit, it checks everything before you rely on it.

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Once that works, click Add sender, and there it is in your list.

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Now your contacts.

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Back on Categories, right-click the list and make a new category.

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I'll call mine Coffee club.

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Click Import data.

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You can use an Excel file, a text or CSV file, or paste from the clipboard.

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I've copied a list from a spreadsheet, so I'll use Clipboard.

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Click Continue. The app matches your columns on its own,

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and it skips duplicates and broken addresses.

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Anything extra, like the city, becomes a field you can use later.

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Time to write.

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Click Compose, and give your email a subject.

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See those double curly brackets?

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That's how you drop in each person's first name.

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You can start from a blank page or from a template.

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Open Select Template, and pick one.

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I'll take Newsletter, then make it my own.

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You get a normal editor up here, with fonts, links and pictures.

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And if you'd rather paste your own HTML, there's a tab for that too.

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Before you send, click Check spam score.

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It reads your message and points out anything that might land you in the junk

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folder.

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Fix whatever it flags, close it, and click Add to pending list.

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Your message now waits here until you're ready.

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Now the fun part.

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Make sure your category is selected, and click Start sending.

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By the way, I'm in simulation mode for this demo,

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so nothing actually leaves my computer.

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It asks you to confirm how many people will get it.

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That's your last chance to change your mind.

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Click Start sending.

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And off it goes.

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You can watch the progress right here, and the totals at the bottom keep counting.

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If you need to, the Stop button is right up there.

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Once it's done, this row is your report.

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Sent tells you how many went out, and Opened tells you how many people read it.

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A little later, those open numbers keep climbing.

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Over in the contact list, anyone who unsubscribes gets marked automatically,

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and they're skipped next time.

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So your list keeps itself clean.

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One more thing.

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The Tools menu has a domain checker, a list cleaner and a spam tester.

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And that little sun icon up top switches to dark mode, if that's more your style.

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And that's the whole loop.

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Add a sender, import your people, write something good, and send.

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That's it for this one.

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If you get stuck, email us at contact@ultraemailer.org.

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The plans and the free trial are all on ultraemailer.org, so see pricing there.

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Thanks for watching!