Features explained

Words used in Miaalo

Contact, source, status, opted out, API key and the other terms you will see.

These are the words you'll see on screen, in plain English.

Contacts

Contact	A person who has shown interest in your business: a phone call, a website enquiry, a visitor at your stall. Each contact is identified by their mobile number.
Interested	The starting status of every contact. They haven't bought yet.
Converted	The contact became a customer. You set this yourself when you edit the contact.
Opted out	The person used their personal link to say "don't message me". Miaalo won't send them SMS. Only they can opt back in.
Created	The date and time the contact was first saved in Miaalo.

Source	A named list of contacts, usually showing where they came from. One contact can be in several sources.
Size	How many contacts are in the source.
Private source	Only you can add people to it. This is the default.
Public source	Other Miaalo users can also join it from your public link. See Private and public sources.
Import / Export	Upload contacts from an Excel file / download them to an Excel file.

API	A way for another program, like your website, to talk to Miaalo without a person clicking buttons.
API key	A long code that works like a password for that program.
Source API key	Lets a website add contacts to particular sources. Safe to put on a web page.
User API key	A private key for your whole account. Keep it secret.
Title	A name you give an API key so you remember what it is for.
Origin	A note of where a key is used, usually your website address.

Public link	Your page at `miaalo.com/subscriptions/…` where people can join your public sources.
Subscription	A business whose public sources you have joined.
Success message	The thank-you text shown after someone submits a Miaalo-hosted enquiry form.

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