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The 5-step CRM onboarding playbook

·6 min read·NamasteSuite team

You signed up. You imported your contacts. Now what? Here's the path from “leads sitting in a table” to “leads moving through a real pipeline” — typically 45 minutes of focused work.

1. Customize your pipeline (5 min)

Go to CRM → Settings → Pipeline stages. Rename to match how you actually sell. Add stage colors. Mark “Converted” and “Lost” as closed stages.

2. Import your leads (10 min)

CRM → Import. Drag your CSV. Map columns. We dedup on email — re-importing won't create duplicates. Pay attention to the source column; you'll thank yourself later.

3. Tag aggressively (10 min)

Bulk-select leads. Apply tags by source, interest, temperature. Tags drive everything downstream — segments, sequences, ad audiences.

4. Build your first segment (10 min)

Segments are saved filters. Start with “Warm leads in pipeline, last activity > 14 days”. This is the segment you'll feed to a re-engagement sequence next.

5. Wire up the first sequence (10 min)

Trigger: tag warm added. Step 1: email. Step 2: wait 3 days. Step 3: condition (opened?). Two-branch outcome. Done.