Settings › Marketing Settings

Countdown Timers

In Simplero, you can set up timers, which you can then use all across the platform.

In this guide, we go over two of the most common use cases:

  • Limited-time offer-> Allows your customers to sign up for a list for a special offer for a limited time.
  • Webinar replay access->  Allows your customers to opt-in and pick when they’re ready to consume the replay.

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Limited-time offer

Allows your customers to sign up for a list for a special offer for a limited time. In this example, they have the offer available for 1 week before it expires.

Step 1 - Create the ‘Subscribed at’ Countdown timer.

  1. Go to Admin Settings > Marketing > Countdown timers.
  2. Click on ‘Add a Countdown Timer’ on the top right.
  3. Give it an internal name, and pick ‘Subscribed at’ from the dropdown options.
  4. Create the limited-time offer list.

Step 2 - Create the limited-time offer funnel

  1. Go to Marketing -> Funnels
  2. Choose Create a new funnel
  3. First step of the funnel - Create a page that includes an opt-in to unlock the special offer.
    Note: Make sure to choose the list you’ve just created for the special offer.
  4. Create a second step of the funnel - Create a page that includes at least the following elements:
    1. A Countdown timer element

      • Pick the one you just created: Limited-time offer


    2. An Order form pop-up to purchase the product. -
      • In the advanced settings of that section, set it to Only show while the countdown is running.


    3. A Section to display an expired message.
      • In the advanced settings of the section -> Only show when the countdown has completed.

That’s it!

Webinar Replay access

Opt-in and let your audience pick when they’re ready to consume the replay.

Step 1 - Create a ‘Let user choose’ countdown.

  1. Go to Admin Settings > Marketing > Countdown timers.
  2. Click on ‘Add a Countdown Timer’ 
  3. Give it an internal name, and pick 'Let users choose’ from the dropdown options.

  4. Turn on the different options you’ll offer them to pick from: instant, daily, weekly... 

Step 2 - Create your webinar replay funnel.

  1. Go to Marketing -> Funnels
  2. Choose Create a new funnel

  3. Create a page as a first step of the funnel -> It should have at least:

    • An opt-in form to collect their contact details

    • A countdown input field.

  4. Create a second step of the funnel -> Create another page that should include at least:

    1. A section with a countdown timer element: this lets them know how much longer they’ll have to wait before they can watch it.

      • Choose the countdown timer you created in step 1

      • Go to the Advanced settings of the section and choose to only display this section while the countdown is running.

        • Choose "Has running timers of any of" and choose the timer we created in step 1



    2. A Replay section

      • Add the video replay
      • Go to the Advanced settings of the section to only show this section once the timer has completed
        • Choose "By countdown timer"
        • Choose the countdown timer you created in step 1

Ready to go!

[Optional] Set up automations and triggers to start, extend, and cancel countdown timers.

You can also set up automations and triggers that allow you to:

  • Start countdown timer
  • Extend the countdown timer
  • Cancel countdown timer

For your triggers, you can also use:

  • Fire X times before/after after a countdown is completed as your trigger