{"id":670,"date":"2024-10-15T14:47:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lemlist.com\/academy\/?p=670"},"modified":"2024-10-15T14:47:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:47:31","slug":"add-a-manual-task-to-your-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/academy.lemlist.com\/academy\/launch-campaigns\/multichannel-sequence-with-linkedin\/add-a-manual-task-to-your-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Add a manual task to your campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Creating manual tasks helps you track personalized actions, like making calls or leaving LinkedIn comments, ensuring every step of your outreach is organized and completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lemlist-academy-blocks-ordered-list\"><span class=\"number\">1<\/span><div class=\"text\">Open your campaign and go to the <strong>Sequence<\/strong> section.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lemlist-academy-blocks-ordered-list\"><span class=\"number\">2<\/span><div class=\"text\">Click the <strong>+<\/strong> button where you&#8217;d like to add a manual task.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69fdfb23e38db&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69fdfb23e38db\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.academy.lemlist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-36-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academy.lemlist.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-36-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/academy.lemlist.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-36-300x146.png 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However, lemlist will still track them in your campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve created the manual task, it will appear under the <strong>Tasks<\/strong> section for the specific lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing a task, decide how the sequence should proceed by selecting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lemlist-academy-blocks-ordered-list\"><span class=\"number\">1<\/span><div class=\"text\"><strong>Done<\/strong> \u2013 if you\u2019ve finished the task but want the sequence to continue (e.g., you called the lead, but they didn\u2019t answer).<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lemlist-academy-blocks-ordered-list\"><span class=\"number\">2<\/span><div class=\"text\"><strong>Interested<\/strong> or <strong>Not Interested<\/strong> \u2013 if you want to stop the campaign for that lead.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you mark a task as Done, it will disappear from the Tasks section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69fdfb23e3f68&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69fdfb23e3f68\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.academy.lemlist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-38-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academy.lemlist.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-38-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/academy.lemlist.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-38-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/academy.lemlist.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-38-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/academy.lemlist.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-38-1536x816.png 1536w, https:\/\/academy.lemlist.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-38-2048x1088.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details on managing the Tasks section, check out the article <a href=\"https:\/\/help.lemlist.com\/en\/articles\/4519880-the-purpose-of-the-task-section-and-how-to-effectively-manage-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating manual tasks helps you track personalized actions, like making calls or leaving LinkedIn comments, ensuring every step of your outreach is organized and completed. In the Manual tasks section, you can: Manual tasks are actions that lemlist can&#8217;t automate, like commenting on a LinkedIn post. However, lemlist will still track them in your campaign. 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