This is a basic overview of Zapier features to quickly manage listeners of your feed. You can find a full list Zapier features with Hello Audio here.
For example, when someone purchase your course, they can be added to the course audio feed by passing their information from the purchase to Hello Audio using Zapier. See the example below.
Or when someone leaves your membership, their unique link in Hello Audio can automatically be disabled.
Here's brief video showing how to create the automations in Zapier:
When adding a listener, Hello Audio can send an email notifying them, or you can send it through your own email platform like ActiveCampaign or Kit. You can add a Zapier step after Hello Audio to pass the link to your email system.
Glossary of terms:
Zap: An automation in Zapier.
Trigger: The start of the zap. This is what causes the automation to run.
Step: An action that follows the trigger in the automation. There can be more than one step in an automation.
You'll add Hello Audio as a step inside your Zap. The first time you do so, it will ask you to sign in to your Hello Audio account to connect it to Zapier. You'll only do that once.
Example Zap Creation
This example takes a sale in Teachable and adds them as a listener to a Hello Audio private podcast. You can work from the template in Zapier here.
To begin, create a new Zap and choose Teachable as your trigger. Then choose the trigger event "New Sale".
Note: Zapier requires test data to complete the Zap. Run through the trigger yourself by purchasing once to provide the test data.
Click the "+" icon to add the Hello Audio step. In the "Search apps..." area type in "Hello Audio" and click the icon when it appears.
Choose "Add Listener" then Continue.
Sign in to your Hello Audio account.
Click "Choose an account" and pick the one you just added. By default, it's called "Hello Audio". Click Continue.
Choose the feed title that you'd like to add the listener to.
Click the email field and select that information from the trigger. Do this by typing / (slash) and then "email". Click the email address from your trigger data.
Select "Send Email" = True. This will send the welcome email to the listener automatically when they purchase the product in Teachable.
Leave the Email Content field blank to send the default text, or enter your own text. Here what is sent when you leave the field blank:
Click Continue. Then click Test & Review.
Note that the Hello Audio step returns the feed title, subscribe page link, and the RSS feed link. These can be used in later steps, e.g. passing their subscribe link to a custom field in an email platform.
Click the "+" icon to add another step if you'd like, or you can turn on the Zap to finish.