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title: "What is a Cadence?"
description: "Understanding the basics of a personalized outreach."
url: https://hckacqqlv.gleap.help/en/articles/2851007-what-is-a-cadence
collection: "Getting Started with Cadences"
updated: 2025-08-07
language: en
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# What is a Cadence?

Understanding the basics of a personalized outreach.

## What is cadence?

A cadence is a sequence of emails and tasks to follow up with prospects. A cadence can be created for all kinds of outreach - cold emails to new prospects, following up with inbound leads, and so on. To begin:

1.  Cadences > Create Cadence
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6863c6c57b99da5e060a1cb6/20250807102513_4325.jpg)
    
2.  Add Cadence Steps { Email / Call / Task }  
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    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6863c6c57b99da5e060a1cb6/20250807102513_7375.jpg)
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6863c6c57b99da5e060a1cb6/20250807102513_1880.jpg)
    
    A cadence has multiple steps. You can choose if a step will be an email, call, or task.
    
3.  Cadence Name & Settings
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6863c6c57b99da5e060a1cb6/20250807102513_3953.jpg)![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6863c6c57b99da5e060a1cb6/20250807102513_1150.jpg)
    
4.  Add Prospects  
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    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6863c6c57b99da5e060a1cb6/20250807102513_4027.jpg)
    
      
    Prospects can be added while creating a cadence and after which a cadence is created as well.
    
5.  Status  
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    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6863c6c57b99da5e060a1cb6/20250807102513_6372.jpg)
    
    You can check the status of cadences on the cadence page.
    
    Prefer a quick tutorial instead of reading? Well, here's the [video](https://klenty.trainn.co/share/0a0d2433-b68d-4594-8d30-1e6cfa35b253).