{"id":18090,"date":"2022-05-21T04:22:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T04:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/?p=18090"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:24:33","slug":"how-to-send-thank-you-emails-to-your-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/how-to-send-thank-you-emails-to-your-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Send Thank You Emails to Your Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Cases it may cover:<\/strong> you want to notify customers on the due date, or thank them for their purchase.<br><strong>How it works:<\/strong> you create a smart rule that sends the email automatically.<br><strong>Supported platforms:<\/strong> <strong>QuickBooks Online<\/strong> and <strong>Xero<\/strong>. The steps differ, so follow the section for your platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> when your customers reply to an email sent by a Smart Rule, their reply goes directly to your company email address &#8212; not to Synder support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sending thank you emails in QuickBooks Online<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Go to your Synder company &#8594; click the <strong>Smart rules<\/strong> tab on the left-side menu &#8594; hit <strong>Create rule<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Invoice<\/strong> as a trigger &#8594; choose <strong>Sent<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Action<\/strong> &#8594; select the nearest block.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Under the Create\/Edit section, select <strong>Email<\/strong> &#8594; <strong>Customer<\/strong> &#8594; <strong>Current customer<\/strong> &#8594; enter the <strong>Email subject<\/strong> &#8594; your message &#8594; select <strong>Attach PDF QuickBooks Invoice<\/strong> if needed, then click <strong>Save and close<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-images-slider advgb-images-slider-block\"><div class=\"advgb-images-slider\" data-slick=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;: false}\"><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Low-Stock-Alerts-1-1.png\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:center;align-items:center\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Invoice-sent-1-2.png\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:center;align-items:center\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Invoice-sent-2-2.png\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Slider image\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:center;align-items:center\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From now on, your clients are notified automatically once invoices are sent from Synder&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sending thank you emails in Xero<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Xero supports email actions too, but three things work differently:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Xero has <strong>no Invoice &#8594; Sent trigger<\/strong>. Invoices fire on <strong>Created<\/strong> only.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The action is <strong>Email &#8594; Contact<\/strong>, then you pick the contact. QuickBooks uses Email &#8594; Customer &#8594; Current customer.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>There is <strong>no Attach PDF option<\/strong> for Xero.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the first point, the two emails you can send are not the same. Pick the trigger that matches the message you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&#8220;Your invoice has been generated&#8221; &#8212; Invoice trigger<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The rule:<\/strong> Invoice &#8594; Created &#183; THEN <strong>Email<\/strong> &#8594; <strong>Contact<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This fires the moment Synder creates the invoice in Xero, so use it to tell the customer their invoice is ready. It cannot thank them for paying, because the invoice is not paid yet at that point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-created-email.jpg\" alt=\"Synder Smart Rules Xero rule with an Invoice Created trigger and an Email action addressed to a contact\" class=\"wp-image-31120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-created-email.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-created-email-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-created-email-1024x775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-created-email-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-created-email-1080x818.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-created-email-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-created-email-150x114.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&#8220;Thank you for your payment&#8221; &#8212; Invoice Payment trigger<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The rule:<\/strong> Invoice Payment &#8594; Created &#183; THEN <strong>Email<\/strong> &#8594; <strong>Contact<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Invoice Payment<\/strong> is a separate entity in Xero, and it fires when the payment lands. Use this one for a genuine thank-you after the customer has paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"972\" src=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-payment-created-email.jpg\" alt=\"Synder Smart Rules Xero rule with an Invoice Payment Created trigger and an Email action addressed to a contact\" class=\"wp-image-31121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-payment-created-email.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-payment-created-email-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-payment-created-email-1024x778.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-payment-created-email-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-payment-created-email-1080x820.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-payment-created-email-60x46.jpg 60w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/thank-you-emails-xero-invoice-payment-created-email-150x114.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In both rules, click the message body to open the <strong>Message editor<\/strong>, where you can format the text and use the template helper to add transaction details. Then click <strong>Confirm<\/strong> and save the rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For everything else Xero-specific &#8212; the full entity list, the three action types and the fields you cannot update &#8212; see <a href=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/smart-rules-for-xero-entities-actions-and-limitations\/\"><strong>Smart Rules for Xero: Entities, Actions and Limitations<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/contact\/\"><em>Reach out to the Synder team<\/em><\/a> via online support chat, phone, or email with any questions you have &#8211; we&#8217;re always happy to help you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Learn &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/why-do-i-have-pending-transactions-in-a-daily-summary\/\">Why do I have pending transactions in a Daily Summary?&#8217;<\/a> with Synder.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cases it may cover: you want to notify customers on the due date, or thank them for their purchase.How it works: you create a smart rule that sends the email automatically.Supported platforms: QuickBooks Online and Xero. 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