How To

Q: I ran an online event using Eventzilla recently, and want to import the contacts from that event into MailChimp. How do I do this? A: It’s super simple to import your contacts into MailChimp and I’m excited to show you the precise steps it takes to do so. Before we dive in, if you want to take your knowledge of MailChimp to the next level consider learning how to add a countdown timer to your emails and how to paste text into MailChimp without messing up the formatting. How To Import Contacts Into Your MailChimp Account Step 1: Let’s assume you have an Excel spreadsheet with three columns of …

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Q: I have designed a promotion that I’d like to send to my email list. It is going to be a limited time offer. How do I insert a countdown timer into my emails? A: Adding a dynamic countdown timer to your campaign emails introduces a sense of urgency and can be a great way to nudge your audience to act promptly. A tool that has come highly recommended for this sort of thing is called MotionMail. Their timers are delivered as an animated GIF and they display the actual time remaining on your countdown at the moment the user opens their email (not when you sent it). Adding a …

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Q: Why does the text that I copy-paste into MailChimp cause my formatting to go haywire? How do I fix it? A: Firstly, I want to say that MailChimp is great for small businesses! Now, let’s dive into your question. When you do a straight copy-paste from an application like Microsoft Word into MailChimp (MC), you’re also bringing across HTML code that you don’t see. This messes with your formatting and can get quite frustrating to fix in MC. It’s almost always easier to strip your text of all formatting, and then to work within the MailChimp environment. Here’s what I do: Step 1: Select and copy all the text …

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