how to use ifttt for beginners
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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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