Recommended Traits
Updated 2 months ago
by
Wesley Faulkenberry
What are Traits?
Previously called Parameters, Traits are characteristics you send to Simpo from your product about your users. They are the “adjectives” that describe your users. Examples include things like Name, Email Address, Company, Role, Created Date, etc.
Why send user Traits to Simpo?
One of the powerful features of Simpo is the ability to specifically target users based on who they are or where they are in their product journey. For example, you may want to target “new developer admins”, for which you would need to know “created date,” “role,” and “team.” All of these are user Traits you can send to Simpo.
Which Traits should I send?
Here’s a set of recommendations to start sending first. You can always add more later as needed, but (as you probably know), engineering time can be hard to come by! You can make a copy of the recommended Traits by clicking here.
Required
Trait | Reasoning |
User ID | Used to identify a user beyond Simpo's default anonymous ID |
Email Address | Can be used for various identification. |
Recommended
Trait | Reasoning |
Created Date (user) | For knowing how long a user has been using your product. |
Company Name | For segmenting content. |
Plan Type | Example: trial, paid. Helpful for converting users. |
Plan Tier | Example: standard, enterprise. Helpful for driving plan upgrades. |
Role | Example: admin, standard. |
Team | Example: marketing, sales. Or any other way you segment your users. |
Location | Example: state, zip, country, etc. (use multiple properties). Target on where your customer lives. |
Version | If users can be on different versions of your application they may need to see different content. |
Beta User | To communicate with users who have access to certain features. |
Language | For multi-language applications. |
Renewal Date | To remind users to renew. |
Account Manager | For segmenting by assigned CSM or Account Manager. |
How can I see what Traits are being passed to Simpo?
You can view what Traits are being passed to Simpo by visiting your platform and navigating to the "Trigger" tab found on Simpo Touch page.
Alternatively, you can launch Developer Tools (when in the Chrome Browser).
- Open Developer Tools by right-clicking anywhere on the page and selecting Inspect.
- Navigate to the Console tab found on the top of the window.
- Type in
simpo.config.paramand hit the "enter" key.
- Finally, the console will list out the current Traits being passed to Simpo.
