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# Build a Journey to thank customers post-purchase

A post-purchase journey is a great way to thank your customers after they’ve completed an order and encourage repeat purchases with a follow-up offer.

### What you will learn

* Connect your Shopify store to trigger messages after purchase
* Set up channel conditions for SMS and WhatsApp subscribers
* Create and customize message templates for each channel
* Configure and publish your automated customer journey

### Before you start

Make sure:

* You’ve already created the SMS and WhatsApp message templates you want to send.
* Your Shopify connector is installed.
* Both WhatsApp and SMS channels are installed and ready.

### Step by step guide

#### 1. Create a new journey

* Go to **Marketing** > **Journeys** in the left navigation.
* Click **Create journey** in the top right corner.
* In the Journey gallery, select the Post-purchase Thank You template for multi-channel (SMS and WhatsApp).

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#### 2. Review requirements

* A checklist will confirm if all necessary integrations (e.g., Shopify, WhatsApp, SMS) are installed.
* If everything is set up correctly, proceed to **Use journey**.

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#### 3. Set up the trigger (Shopify connector)

* In the trigger step, select the event that will start the journey: choose **Order Confirmed** from the Shopify event dropdown.
* Select your connector instance (useful if you manage multiple stores).
* Click **Save**.

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#### 4. Configure the condition step

* This step checks whether the contact is subscribed to WhatsApp or SMS.
* The condition includes:
  * Verifying the contact has a phone number.
  * Confirming they’ve opted in to either WhatsApp or SMS.
* There are two branches:
  * One for WhatsApp-subscribed users.
  * One for SMS-subscribed users.
* Click **Save**.

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#### 5. Add a WhatsApp message

* In the WhatsApp branch:
  * Click on the **Send a message** step.
  * Select your WhatsApp channel.
  * Choose your thank you template from the template library.
  * For example: a message thanking them for their order and offering a shipping discount on their next one.
  * Click Select Template, review it, and click **Save**.

#### 6. Add an SMS message

* In the SMS branch:
  * Click on the **Send a message** step.
  * Select your SMS channel.
  * Choose your SMS thank you message from the library (with similar content as the WhatsApp version).
  * Review, customize if needed, and click **Save**.

#### 7. End the journey

* Click the **End Journey** step at the end of both branches.
* Optionally, you can name this step (e.g., “Success”).
* Click **Save**.

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#### 8. Publish the journey

* Click **Publish** in the top right corner.
* Enter a version name and an optional description to track this version of the journey.
* Click **Save** to confirm and go live.

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Your post-purchase thank you journey is now live and ready to engage customers with timely messages on the right channels.


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