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Sending daily/weekly/monthly newsletters to your website subscribers is a great way to keep them updated about your website. You can capture name/email from subscribers and once they confirm to be on your list you can send them your newsletter.

*Although our platfrom is easy to use if you are looking for more formatting options, multiple subscriber lists, or more campaign statistics we recommend MailChimp.com

Mailchimp:

We HIGHLY recommend using Mailchimp. It integrates easily with our Platform, they have a free service, and it is really easy to use and get used to. Also, Support is here to help you answer any questions and get started using it as we are very familiar with the services.  Check out these links to learn more:

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Step 1
Click MARKETING on the top navigation bar. If MARKETING is not in your main navigation it means that the "NEWSLETTER" Add-On has not been activated. Please contact support@blazonco.com to have this added to your website. or proceed to Step 3 to add it yourself.

Step 2
Click the Newsletter tab listed next to "List Forms- Create Form- Newsletter". If you don't see Newsletter you will need to activate the Add-On first. If you see it skip to Step 4.

Step 3
Click the ADD-ONS tab at the top navigation bar. Click Available Add-Ons and select the "Activate" button next to the Newsletter Add-On. It will prompt you to fill out the following info:
From Address: *the sending from email address
Physical Address: *requires by Federal Law. Please list you business address
Success Message: *The message that subscribers will see upon signing up. Example "Thank you for subscribing".

Step 4
Returning to the MARKETING tab select Newsletter as the tab. You can now create a newsletter-OR- add subscribers. You can view your previous Newsletter Stats by selecting the "Stats" image. The following info:
Delivered: received by email recipient
Soft Bounced: The email recipient's SMTP server is offline and unable to receive the mail. It may try again later. This is a failed delivery- please check the email address.
Hard Bounced: The email recipient's SMTP server denied the email. This is a failed delivery- please check the email address.
Views: Total number of views. The email was opened and viewed.
Click-Throughs: The number of times a viewer takes some action on the newsleter such as buy a product, reads a full article, watches an video, etc.

Step 5
To create a new campaign click "New Campaign". Now you can just fill in the info and send your new newsletter off.
Subject: *Title of Newsletter Example: Love is in the air- Love our Products!
From Name: *Usuaully business name Example: Blazonco
Scheduled For: *You can select the date/ time you want it to be published from the calendar icon
HTML Message: Write your message, including any images or text. For insturctions on how to add images or video check out the tutorials How to Add an Image and How to Embed a Video
Plain Text: This should be a copy of your HTML message, but keeping in mind that most images/videos will not show unless the recipient shows the remote content. Only text comes through here.
Header Image: *Optional- This is usually your logo as a graphic either jpeg or png file format

Step 6
Once you are pleased with the final text of your newsletter click the "Send Blast" in the bottom right! Now you will see the newsletter appear under your current campaigns.

*Although our platfrom is easy to use if you are looking for more formatting options, multiple subscriber lists, or more campaign statistics we recommend MailChimp.com