how to use ifttt for beginners

IFTTT ( “if this, then that” statement )

( TUTORIAL )

Open your browser

Type IFTTT.com in your browser

Click ENTER in your keyboard

Look for the SIGN UP button on the upper right corner

Click the SIGN UP button

Fill up the empty boxes with appropriate information

Enter your email address

Provide also your password

Then Click CREATE ACCOUNT

Click the word THIS to learn the basic format of IFTTT

This is a sample statement to get you started with IFTTT

Click the word “that” to complete the statement

This is a sample statement using IFTTT called recipe

Now click CONTINUE to learn more about the basic set up

This is an example of a recipe after connecting two channels

Click continue to discover more

Here are some of the channels that you can connect using IFTTT

Click the icons that interest you -example FB, GMAIL, TWITTER

Then click CONTINUE after choosing 3 channels

You are now presented the different recommended recipes

Let’s choose recipes for SBO by clicking on it

These are some of the recommended recipes

Click my recipes to create your own

Click Create a Recipe to make an “IF Recipe”

Click the highlighted word “this” in the IFTTT statement

Search for the channel that you would like to trigger

Scroll down your mouse to look for the Facebook icon

Click the Facebook icon

Click connect button

Click Not Now when IFTTT would like to post to facebook for you.

Click DONE to proceed to the next step

Click continue to the next step button

Click one among the triggers

Click “create trigger” button

Now click the word “that” in the IFTTT statement

Again, choose an action channel to connect

Scroll down and look for the twitter icon

Click the twitter icon

Click connect button to connect with twitter

Click “authorize app” for IFTTT to use your account

Click done button to proceed to the next step

Click “Create Action” to complete action fields

Click post a tweet with image

Write the caption that you want to be posted on twitter

Example: hey, take a look at this new image I have found

Click “create action” button

Just wait while your recipe is being processed

Here is the 2 channels linked together using IFTTT

Click “create recipe” to create and connect

Your RECIPE is already created with an ID No. 40415883

This recipe will connect your facebook and twitter accounts

Review the action to be done then click UPDATE button

So here is the recipe title that you have created

Click Turn Off if you no longer want IFTTT to post for you

Now let’s check if the new recipe works

Go to your facebook account then upload a new photo

Right Click on your profile picture to upload

Click on your chosen photo

So here is the new profile picture that you just uploaded

Now sign in to your twitter account to find out

Click “View File” to see your automatic post

Here it is posted automatically in your twitter account

Time to create a new RECIPE with IFTTTT

Go to IFTTT.com again then Click My Recipes

Click Create a Recipe button

Click the highlighted word “this” in the IFTTT statement

Look at the channels and choose a trigger

Scroll down and look for the facebook icon

Click on the Facebook icon

Choose a trigger among the choices

Look for a trigger if you are tagged in a photo on facebook

Click on the trigger

Click Create Trigger button

CLICK the highlighted word “that”

This time look for dropbox as an action channel

Scroll down until you find the dropbox icon

Click on the dropbox icon

Click connect button

Click allow button for IFTTT to use your dropbox

Click Done Button

Click continue to the next step button

Now you have to choose an action again

Click one among the choices

So you are done with the 6th step -scroll down

Look for the Create Action button then click

Click Create Recipe button

So here is the recipe that you just created

Scroll down again then click Update button

Click the edit symbol if you want to change the action

Click the stop symbol if you no longer like IFTTT to do the task

And there are lots of other recipes that you may create based on your personal or

business needs

That is the awesome IFTTT

To name a few, check out the following sample recipes

It’s easy as long as you have accounts in these channels

Just go back to the tutorial and follow the same procedure

Whether you want to connect the social media

Or any internet platform i.e. google apps

You can automate saving or posting

Or sync all your devices

Automatically download attachments or back up any materials as needed

Most of all you may use IFTTT to thrive in your business

So, that’s IFTTT! Thank you for your time.

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