Custom Email Settings

Modified on Fri, 22 Dec 2023 at 10:08 AM

Here is a summary of the options on the Custom Email Settings screen. Each option below has a link to a more detailed explanation and set of instructions on how to enable or disable the function.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Email Options
- Use Staff's Email Address
- BCC All Direct Emails To Company
Email Configuration Type

Email Options

Use Staff's Email Address

When Clients reply to your emails, you can set it so these email replies are sent to different email addresses. It is designed for larger businesses that operate departments run by different staff members.

Example: If your business has a billing department that is run independent of your scheduling department, or if your business has a walking department that is run independent of your boarding department, when you switch "Use Staff's Email Address" to ON, replies to emails come back to the specific staff member who sent the email (instead of to the company reply-to email address).
When "Use Staff's Email Address" is switched ON, it applies to pet care staff as well. So the Staff member that sends a Service Report will receive the response if a client replies to the email.

Set to Use Staff's Email Address:

Navigate to: Admin > Settings > Email Settings > Email Options.
Slide the option to ON.
Click "Update."

Detailed instructions....

BCC All Direct Emails To Company

This setting sends a copy of all emails sent from PSP to the company email address.

Enables you to keep an exact copy of emails sent to your clients – a useful tool if you need to have proof at a later date that a communication was sent to a client.
Allows emails to be routed and stored in an email directory also providing useful evidence that emails were delivered to your email provider's SMTP gateway.

Set to BCC All Direct Emails To Company:

Navigate to: Admin > Settings > Email Settings > Email Options.
Slide the option to ON.
Click "Update."

Detailed instructions....

Email Configuration Type

Send Email From Your Own Account

This function enables you to connect your business or personal email account to Pet Sitter Plus, via Google or SMTP. If switched OFF, your emails will be sent via the Pet Sitter Plus server from our mailer address, "mailer@petsoftware.net".

Set to connect your email address:

Navigate to: Connect > Email Settings > Connect Your Email
Slide the option to ON.
Click "Update."

Detailed instructions....

SMTP

This setting will connect your email account to Pet Sitter Plus via SMTP. Once you have configured SMTP, you will have more email options available to you, for example you will be able to send emails for the purpose of marketing or general communication via your business or personal email.

Set to Configure SMTP Email:

Navigate to: Connect > Email Settings > Connect Your Email
Select "SMTP."
Click "Update."

Detailed instructions....

Google

This setting will connect your Gmail or Gsuite email address to Pet Sitter Plus. Once you have configured Google,you will have more email options available to you, for example you will be able to send emails for the purpose of marketing or general communication via your business or personal email.

Set to Configure Google Email:

Navigate to: Connect > Email Settings > Connect Your Email
Select "Google."
Click "Update."

Detailed instructions....

Only Use For Direct Emails

This setting helps to ensure that emails containing quotes and invoices stand a much higher chance of being received by your clients than if they had been sent via SMTP or Google.
The emails you DO send via SMTP or Google stand a higher chance of being received by your clients.

It is recommended that you switch ON "Only Use for Direct Emails". This means that Pet Sitter Plus will automatically route emails through the most appropriate channel depending on the nature of the email.

Set to Only Use For Direct Emails:

Navigate to: Connect > Email Settings > Connect Your Email
Slide the option to ON.
Click "Update."

Detailed instructions....