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Intro

Among the first things you'll want to do when getting started with Ongage is import (aka migrate) your active contacts into Ongage. Here you'll find the basics of how to do that.

With Ongage you can create and manage multiple lists (aka data bases of contacts / subscribers).
Typically different list are used for managing subscribers of different brands, web properties or different business operations.
- For example, one list might be for job seekers, another list for subscribers interested in the latest top news, and another list for subscribers of a daily deal site.

How to Import Contacts (List Members/Email Addresses) into Your List

From the main menu click on List → Import
From the the List → Import screen you can then upload a CSV file, containing the email addresses you want to import, along with their accompanying data fields (e.g., First Name, Last Name, Tel, Address, etc.).
Click on the "Choose a file to import" button to select the file, from your computer that you want to import.
Click on the Import button – to initiate the import.

Warning

It is highly recommended to download the sample CSV file, by clicking on "download a sample CSV file".
In order to input data into your list, the first row of each column in the CSV file, must contain the name of the field.
At minimum, the "email" field (column) is mandatory for any import. In each of the subsequent rows (under the header row), will appear the emails addresses of the contacts you're importing in this file, along with any additional optional corresponding data fields.

Sample CSV File

Here's an example of a sample CSV, you'd use for importing your contacts into Ongage, where the first row contains the names of your List fields:

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email	first_name	last_name	gender
myemail@myemail.com	Jane	Doe	f
youremail@youremail.com	Jon	Doe	m

How to Add a New List to an Account

Before creating a new list, see the intro note at the top of this section. Also see our Segment Your Contacts page in this Getting Started guide, to determine if you need to create a new list, or will our robust segmenting features suffice. Still not sure – contact your account manager or ask Ongage support.

Click the account settings icon (see top-right arrow-menu) and select the 'Lists Management' option.
And click on the New List button to start creating a new list.
Enter List Name and Description, make sure 'Sending List' option is selected and click 'Save'