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Olabimpe Salami

Email and outreach specialist at startbuddi

Olabimpe Salami is the email and outreach specialist at startbuddi. Olabimpe writes about the messages that bring customers in and back: email, WhatsApp and SMS campaigns, follow-ups, and turning enquiries into paying clients.

Runs email and outreach at startbuddi

Email marketingOutreachWhatsApp and SMSLead follow-upSocial media

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Help articleSep 28, 2026

How to set up a sending domain for your emails

Verify your own domain so marketing emails come from your address, reach more inboxes and use your plan's full sending allowance.

Help articleSep 28, 2026

How to set up WhatsApp automation flows

Build a step-by-step reply that runs when someone messages your WhatsApp: greet them, ask a question, branch on the answer, tag them…

Help articleSep 28, 2026

How to set up your first email sequence in startbuddi

Build a series of emails that sends itself: pick what starts it, write each email, add waits between them, test it and…

Help articleSep 28, 2026

How to send a WhatsApp campaign

Get a message template approved by Meta, then send it to your opted-in contacts now or later, and watch who read and…

Help articleSep 28, 2026

How to send an SMS campaign in startbuddi

Write a bulk text, personalise it with first names, pick who gets it, then send it now or schedule it. Opt-outs are…

Help articleSep 28, 2026

How to schedule social media posts

Write a post once, pick the accounts, choose a date and time, and let it publish on its own. Or ask Chip…

Help articleSep 28, 2026

How to segment your email audience

Group your contacts with lists you manage by hand and segments that fill themselves from rules, then email exactly the right people.

Help articleSep 28, 2026

How to connect your social accounts

Connect Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, YouTube and Pinterest so you can schedule posts and see your results in one place.

Help articleSep 28, 2026

How to connect WhatsApp to startbuddi

Connect your WhatsApp Business number through Meta's own sign-up window, register it, and work through the setup checklist so you can send…

Help articleMay 19, 2026

How to use automations in startbuddi: build your first sequence

Build an automation in startbuddi: choose a trigger, add steps, validate and test the flow, check which contacts and subscribers it can…

Help articleMay 11, 2026

How to create a new email campaign in startbuddi

Create a new email campaign in startbuddi: choose the audience, write the email or let Chip draft it, check it, send a…

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