If you don’t already have a subscription option for your posts to get emailed out, you should. I use Mailchimp because it’s free for my number of subscribers and has great features. Speaking of which, if you haven’t already signed up for my newsletter, you should! I have Mailchimp set up with automation so every…
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Login Protect Content
There are many different ways to protect your content. For this client, he simply wanted to capture people’s email address before they could read the content. Seems simple, but there was multiple articles that needed to be protected and what if people came back? We didn’t want people to have to submit their info all…
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Integrating MailChimp and Gravity Forms – Addresses
Just a quick note for those of you who want to integrate your Gravity Form with a MailChimp list. Mailchimp automatically sets the address up as one field. If you are planning to use the MailChimp list to do a mail merge, you have a couple options. 1) Use the Gravity Forms entries as your…
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Make Your Own Graphics with Canva.com
I just discovered this little gem called Canva. Although I LOVE design, I’ve always had a better brain for coding than designing. But Canva makes me look like a pro! Canva has prepared beautiful images with artful text and design and allows you to customize the designs to your needs. Many options are free and…
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Warning: MailChimp-Gravity Forms Update 3.0 Removes Integration
If you’re a good little WordPresser and keep those themes and plugins updated as soon as you see the notification (and if you’re not, that’s a whole other post)- then you’ve probably recently updated to the MailChimp 3.0 add-on for Gravity Forms. Be aware – that update removes the MailChimp connection for each form and…
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How to Add Social Share Icons Easily to your MailChimp Newsletter Email
To make the most of your MailChimp newsletter, you really need a way for your readers to share what you’ve written. By adding social media sharing icons, you make it easier for your information to go viral. MailChimp makes it very easy to do this. While editing your email, add this code where you want…
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MailPoet (Wysija): The Easiest Newsletter Option
Update: Wysija newsletters are now called MailPoet. I’m a busy person like I’m sure you are. I don’t have time to spend all day designing a newsletter and keeping up with Constant Contact or MailChimp accounts for myself. I’m not trying to sell anything here, I’m just trying to spread my message about the easiest…
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