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10 Orbit power tips most users never find

These ten Orbit tips are the small moves that separate using a CRM from running on one. From the quick-add c shortcut to custom fields as deal scores to the setting that makes Hiro sound like you, each takes a minute to set up and saves you hours over a month.

The 10 power tips

Numbered so you can jump to the ones you do not already use.

  1. 1Quick-add anything. Press c anywhere in Orbit to drop a contact, task, or note without breaking your flow. Capture in the moment beats remembering later.
  2. 2Bulk-tag in one pass. Select a batch of contacts, apply a tag to all of them at once, and your smart views light up instantly. The fastest way to clean up an imported list.
  3. 3Pin your smart views. Pin the two or three views you live in, like Overdue Follow-up and Tier A, so they sit one click away every time you open Orbit.
  4. 4Batch Hiro's cards. Clear the whole stack in one ten-minute morning pass: approve, edit, dismiss. Reacting to cards all day is the slow way, batching is the pro way.
  5. 5Talk to Hiro with Cmd or Ctrl-J. Open the assistant from anywhere and ask it to draft a follow-up, summarize a contact, or clean up duplicates, then approve the result.
  6. 6Treat notes as a daily log. Drop a quick note on a contact after every interaction. Over time the timeline becomes a searchable record of every relationship, which is most of what clients call great service.
  7. 7Clone a pipeline stage setup. Built a pipeline you like? On any paid plan, clone it for a second deal type instead of rebuilding. Your structure stays consistent across pipelines.
  8. 8Use custom fields as deal scores. Add a custom field like "fit 1-5" or "urgency", then sort or filter your pipeline by it. Now your pipeline tells you what to work next, not just what exists.
  9. 9Ask Hiro for a weekly recap. Instead of hunting through screens, ask it to summarize deals moved, contacts touched, and invoices out. That recap becomes your Friday control panel.
  10. 10Tune the setting that makes Hiro sound like you. Adjust tone and length so its drafts read like your own writing, not a template. The closer its voice is to yours, the more you approve without editing.

Bookmark this page. Most people find tip 5, talking to Hiro with Cmd or Ctrl-J, and tip 8, custom fields as deal scores, months after they could have. Set them up today and skip the wait.

Which tips matter most?

If you only do three: pin your smart views, batch Hiro's cards, and tune its voice. Those three change how Orbit feels day to day. The card batch alone turns the assistant from background noise into a tidy AI sales assistant queue you clear over coffee.

And do not sleep on notes-as-daily-log. It is the most affordable habit with the biggest payoff, because remembering what someone told you last time is the whole game. It pairs perfectly with how to take meeting notes in a CRM.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the fastest way to add a contact in Orbit?+

Press c anywhere to quick-add. It lets you drop a contact, task, or note without leaving what you are doing. Capturing in the moment is the single best CRM habit, because the context you would forget by Friday gets saved while it is fresh.

How do I tag a lot of contacts at once in Orbit?+

Select the contacts you want, then apply a tag to the whole batch in one action. This bulk-tagging move is the fastest way to organize an imported list or a stack of new saves, and it makes your smart views accurate immediately instead of one contact at a time.

How do I talk to Hiro in Orbit?+

Open Hiro with Cmd or Ctrl-J from anywhere in the app. Ask it to draft a follow-up, summarize a contact before a call, clean up duplicates, or recap your week. It drafts the work and you approve, edit, or dismiss it. Nothing sends on its own.

How do I use custom fields as a deal score?+

Add a custom field to your pipeline like "fit 1-5" or "urgency", fill it in as deals come in, then sort or filter by it. Your pipeline now ranks itself, so you work the highest-fit, most-urgent deals first instead of just scrolling through everything that happens to be open.

How do I make Hiro sound more like me?+

Tune Hiro's tone and length settings so its drafts match your real voice. The closer its phrasing is to how you actually write, the more cards you approve without editing. It is a one-time adjustment that pays off every morning when its follow-up drafts land.

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