May 28 2026 | By: PhotoBiz Knowledge Base
Overview
Email Automation is included with the studio management tools in the PhotoBiz Website Package. You can use email automation with Scheduler, Quotes & Invoicing, and Client Galleries to send automated messages to clients based on specific actions or timelines.
This guide walks you through how to view the email automation history for a specific contact. You can use this information to confirm which automated emails were sent, review when they were sent, and see whether the contact opened or clicked an automated email.
You can also use email automation history to help troubleshoot why a contact may not have received an automated message.
Log into your PhotoBiz account and click CONTACTS in the left-side menu.
This opens your Contacts control panel, where you can search for and manage the people saved in your account.
Find the contact you want to review.
You can scroll through your contact list or use the search field to look up the client by name or email address. Once you find the correct contact, click their name to open their contact profile.
Click the EMAIL AUTOMATION button under the contact.
This opens the email automation activity connected to that contact. From here, you can review which automated emails have been sent to the client.
Review the email automation details shown for the contact.
By default, the Email Automation area shows all automations for the current year. You can use the Type and Year dropdown menus to narrow down the results. After choosing your filters, click Search to update the list.
The email automation history includes:
This information helps you confirm which automated emails were sent to the contact and how the contact interacted with those messages.
If a contact has previously unsubscribed from emails or their email address rejected a previous email, they may be excluded from future email automations. This helps prevent automated emails from being sent to contacts who opted out or to email addresses that cannot receive messages.
Viewing Client Galleries Email Automation Activity
You can also access a contact’s email automation history from the Client Galleries Dashboard. This is helpful when you are reviewing recent gallery activity and want to quickly check whether gallery-related email automations were sent to a specific contact.
To do this, click Client Galleries in the left-side menu. On the Client Galleries Dashboard, go to the Recent Activity section and click the activity you want to review.
In the activity details, click the client’s email address in the upper-right corner. This opens the client’s contact information. From there, click Email Automations in the contact section to review the automated emails connected to that contact.
Viewing Monthly Email Automation Reports
You can also view monthly tracking reports for your email automations. This is helpful when you want to review overall automation performance instead of checking one contact at a time.
To view your monthly email automation report, go to Marketing and click Tracking. Use the dropdown menu to select Email Automations.
After you select Email Automations, click any active email automation series to view its stats.
The Email Automations tracking report shows monthly stats for each automation email in the selected series, including:
You can use the month and year dropdown menus to review automation activity for a specific month. This report helps you see how many automated emails were sent during that period and how clients interacted with them.
Email Automation is available for several PhotoBiz tools, including:
Automated emails are sent to the email address saved on the contact record. If a client says they did not receive an automated email, confirm that their email address is correct and ask them to check their spam or junk folder.
Why do I not see any email automation activity for a contact?
If no email automation activity appears, the contact may not have triggered an automation series yet. This can happen if they have not completed a Scheduler booking, received an invoice or quote tied to automation, or interacted with a Client Galleries workflow that uses email automation.
Can I use this to confirm if a specific automated email was sent?
Yes. The Email Automation area under the contact lets you review the automated emails connected to that client. You can use the Type and Year filters to narrow down the results.
What does the email automation status mean?
The status shows how the contact interacted with the automated email. Common statuses include Sent, Opened, and Clicked.
Why was a contact excluded from an email automation?
A contact may be excluded from email automations if they previously unsubscribed from emails or if their email address rejected a previous message. When this happens, PhotoBiz prevents future automated emails from being sent to that contact.
Where can I see overall email automation stats?
You can view monthly email automation stats by going to Marketing, clicking Tracking, and selecting Email Automations from the dropdown menu. Then click an active email automation series to view its stats.
What should I check if the client says they did not receive the email?
Confirm that the client’s email address is correct in their contact profile. You can also ask the client to check their spam or junk folder.
If the contact previously unsubscribed or their email address rejected a previous email, they may not receive future email automations. In that case, review the contact’s email history and automation status for more details.
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