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# How to Onboard a Client Through Messaging
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/onboard-a-client-through-messaging/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:39:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:39:30.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **onboard a client through messaging**, use the channel for prompting and a link for collecting. Asking for six documents in a conversation produces a conversation about six documents.

## Where message-based onboarding stalls

The channel is good at prompting and poor at structured collection.

- Documents sent one at a time over days
- No checklist, so nobody knows what is outstanding
- Files left in the thread rather than on the record
- The same item requested twice

## A better division of labour

| Task                             | Where                                     |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Welcome and set expectations** | A message, sent automatically             |
| **Collect documents**            | A form or update link                     |
| **Chase what is missing**        | A message with an update link             |
| **Track progress**               | A checklist on the record                 |
| **Confirm completion**           | A message, triggered by the status change |

## How to set it up in Jestor

1. Trigger the welcome message from the deal's status change to closed in **Jestor**.
2. Send a form link for the initial document collection.
3. Use a checklist field so nothing is marked complete until every item is confirmed.
4. Chase missing items with an update link, which edits the existing record.
5. Confirm completion with a message triggered by the final status change.

## Why choose Jestor for onboarding by message?

Because update links edit the existing record rather than creating a new one, chasing a missing document by message does not produce a duplicate client to reconcile.

The checklist gives both sides the same view of what is outstanding, which removes most of the back-and-forth that message-based onboarding usually generates.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Should documents be collected in the chat?

No — use a form or update link. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Does chasing create duplicates?

No, update links edit the existing record.

### Can onboarding start automatically?

Yes, from the deal's status change.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

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