How to Onboard a Client Through Messaging

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

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

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

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