# One-time Delivery

A One-time Delivery is the standard method for sending a survey to a specific group of people in a single batch. It is ideal for ad-hoc research, marketing campaigns, or annual feedback cycles where you have a fixed list of contacts.

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Before creating a distribution, ensure that a Population (contact list) is linked to your project. You cannot distribute a survey without a source of contacts.
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To configure a One-time Delivery, follow these steps:

1. Under **Distribution Type**, select One-time Delivery.
2. In the **Schedule Delivery** section that appears, choose when you want the invitations to be sent:
   * **Immediate Delivery:** The surveys will be sent out as soon as you activate the distribution process.
   * **Scheduled Delivery:** This allows you to select a precise future date and time for the survey to be sent.

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3. Choose your **Anonymity Level** to determine how much respondent data you wish to track.
4. Click **Next** to proceed to the Samples tab where you will select your contact list.

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## Defining the Sample

The **Samples** tab allows you to refine which contacts from your population will receive the survey and set limits on how often they can be contacted.&#x20;

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These settings are optional. If you make no changes here, the survey will be sent to *all* contacts in your linked population with no frequency restrictions.
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To configure your sample and distribution rules, follow these steps:

1. Under **Sampling Segmentation**, you can filter the specific group of contacts to receive this survey. If no segment is added, all contacts in the population will be included by default.
   * ***Example:** You can add a rule to only include contacts where "City" is equal to "New York" or where "Age" is "Over 25".*
2. In the **Distribution Rules** section, you can set a global "cool-down" period. This prevents the system from sending this questionnaire to anyone who has received *any* survey from your account within the last X days.
3. You can also set a specific cool-down for this process. If a respondent is eligible to receive this survey more than once, define the minimum wait time between sends (e.g., "Wait between sending... at least 30 days").
4. Click **Next** to proceed to the Wording tab.

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If you leave the Distribution Rules at "0", the system will not check for recent activity and will send the survey regardless of when the contact was last messaged.
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## Customizing the Message

The Wording tab is where you design the actual message your respondents will receive. You can choose your delivery channel, draft your content, and use dynamic variables to make each invitation feel personal.

To configure your message settings, follow these steps:

1. Under **Distribution Channel & Type**, select the method you want to use for this specific batch. You can choose between SMS, Email, or WhatsApp.
2. In the **Message content editor**, write the text of your invitation. Keep it clear and concise to encourage a higher response rate.
3. Click on the **Add variable** dropdown to insert dynamic fields. This automatically pulls specific details from your contact list into the message, ensuring each recipient feels personally addressed.
   * {{Name}}: "Hi *{{Name}}*, thanks for visiting..." becomes "Hi *John*, thanks for visiting..."
   * {{Last name}}: "Dear Mr. *{{Last name}}*..." becomes "Dear Mr. *Doe*..."
   * {{Email}}: "We sent a confirmation to *{{Email}}*..."
4. Review the **Preview** section at the bottom to see exactly how the message will look on the user's device. Verify that the automated survey link and unsubscribe link appear correctly.
5. Click **Next** to complete the setup.

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## Activating the Distribution

Once you have finished configuring the settings, samples, and wording, your distribution is created but remains in an Inactive state by default. This safety measure ensures that no surveys are sent until you explicitly confirm the campaign is ready to go.

To activate your distribution, follow these steps:

1. Locate your new distribution in the list. You will see its status marked as Inactive highlighted in red.
2. Click on the three dots (menu icon) located at the far right of the distribution row.
3. Select **Activate** from the dropdown menu.
4. The status will change to Active, and the system will begin processing the queue according to your schedule (either sending immediately or waiting for the scheduled time/trigger).

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Before activating the live campaign, use the Send test option in the same menu. This allows you to send a sample SMS or Email to yourself to verify exactly how it looks on a real device.
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