[Video] How do I send automation emails on weekdays only?

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You can prevent automation emails from being sent on weekends and have them to go out on weekdays instead.

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To get started, follow the steps below:

  1. Click "Automations" from the left side navigation menu to navigate to the Automations overview page.
  2. Click the “Edit” button for the automation you wish to modify.
  3. Add a conditional wait step above your "Send an email" step. To do this, click the node (+) above the email you wish to send on weekdays only.
  4. In the “Add an action” modal, click “Workflow” then click “Wait.”
  5. Click the “Until specific conditions are met” option.
  6. The Segment builder will appear. Click the first dropdown and click “Date & Time.”
  7. Click the “Current day of the week” option.
  8. In the second field, choose your preferred timezone.
  9. In the fourth field, click “Weekdays” in the dropdown.
  10. Click the “Save” button.

Now any contact that encounters this conditional wait, will wait until it is the weekday before moving to your “Send an email” step.

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