Insert a poll
Ask quick questions in your emails — "Are you planning to come?" or "Which option do you prefer?" — and let recipients reply instantly by clicking a link instead of writing a full response. YAMM Polls makes it easy to insert a mini form directly into your Gmail draft and automatically collects all responses in your contact list spreadsheet.
This is for users who want to insert simple one-question forms in their emails and collect short answers. For multiple questions or multiple-choice options, use Google Forms instead.
Why use a poll?
Recipients can choose their answer directly from your email with a single click. Common use cases:
- Inviting friends or colleagues to an event (wedding, party, corporate gathering) and needing RSVPs.
- Product managers announcing new features and collecting quick feedback.
- Reaching out to prospects to gauge interest in what you're offering.
1. Insert the poll links into your Gmail draft
All your form links must start with the following syntax:
https://app.yamm.com?response=YOUR_RESPONSE
Where YOUR_RESPONSE corresponds to the response you want to collect.
For example, to ask a YAMM customer for feedback with three responses (Yes, No, Maybe):
| Response | Link to insert in your Gmail draft |
|---|---|
| Yes | |
| No | |
| Maybe | |
The answers appear in your contact list spreadsheet exactly as they appear at the end of the links (case-sensitive). If you insert https://app.yamm.com?response=MAYBE, the recorded answer is MAYBE.
In your Gmail draft, insert your links with their corresponding answers like any regular link — on images, buttons, or simple text.
2. Enable tracking and run your mail merge
Once your template is ready, open YAMM, enable tracking, and run your mail merge. In the Start Mail Merge window, select Track emails opened, clicked or bounced before sending.
YAMM Polls don't work with test emails. Responses are only recorded when the email is sent through an actual mail merge.
3. View the answers
When recipients click an answer, they're redirected to a confirmation page.
In your contact list spreadsheet, a new column named YAMM Poll lists each recipient's answer.
Responses are collected in real time — recipients can change their answer by clicking another link. Reopen the tracking report (Extensions > Yet Another Mail Merge: Mail Merge for Gmail > Open tracking report) to get their latest answers.