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Log in

1) Click "account login" at top of web page (A) to access your account.

Use the login panel to insert username and password.

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Create your first campaign

1) If you haven’t yet created a newsletter, you will come to this web page
when you log in (A). Click on “Create a new campaign” to begin your first newsletter.

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Campaign setup page

1) After clicking “Create a new campaign” you’ll come to the "snapshot page" (A). Complete the details and click “Next”.

2) After you’ve developed your first campaign and you’re ready to create another newsletter, click on the “Create/Send” link with the control panel tabs at top of page.

Note: Be concise, descriptive, and accurate information when completing the "subject field," as this information will greatly help your open rates. State clearly who the email is from.

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Select format

1) Choose one of the following:

  • use one of the available templates with your free account.
  • upload your own HTML email newseltter design.
  • or choose to send a text newsletter.

For this guide, we’ll choose one of the newsletter templates (A). Click “Next”.

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Newsletter template

1) Once the newsletter template (A) loads into the web page, you can begin editing the content sections by clicking on the various edit tools, such as the pen tool and the "Replace Picture" button to add or change an image in your newsletter.

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Creating article entries

1) When you click on an edit tool, the WYSIWYG editor will open at the top of the page. Click within the Title field to create a title heading (A).

2) Click within the Content field (B) to add article content.

3) Optional: click the "Upload Image" link to browse to an image to post within your article. And if you'd like, click the "Make this image a link" and insert a URL. Click "Save" when you have completed your article entry (C).

Note: The images you upload will post proportionately according to the allowable width. Additionally, the editor allows you to:

  • bold or italize text.
  • change text color when needed.
  • indent text or make bullets.
  • add “Quick Links" and "Personal" links as needed, more on this aspect a bit later.
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Editing your newsletter

1) Once you begin adding article entries to your newsletter, you can click on these edit tools again to make changes or even move the order of your content articles with the move tool.

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Pasting text from another source

1) If you are pasting text from another source, the editor will ask you to paste it into a popup text field (A) that will remove any proprietary code from word processing programs or other web sites.

This process will keep your newsletter free of any coding bugs that could affect the email layout and delivery.

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Personalize Links and Quick LInks

1) Click on the "Personalize tab" within the editor (A) to automatically add personalization to your newsletter, such as name (full, first or last) and even emails or dates.

This process will pull information from your customer profiles and add it to the corresponding newsletter for each of your subscribers when you send it.

Note: In order to personalize your newsletters, you need to ask your readership for such information when you get their permission to send them a newsletter.

Keep in mind some of the uses of the information your customers submit to you to help you better utilize and organize the personalization process.

2) Click on "Quick Links" (B) to add such links to your newsletter as "Forward to a Friend."

You can also add a "Facebook Like" button to any or all of your newsletter articles, as well as a "Tweet button," to allow your subscribers to share this information on their Facebook or Twitter accounts.

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Newsletter Preview

1) As you're developing your newsletter, click on the "Preview email" button at top right to get a realistic view (without the editing tools) of your newsletter layout.

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Completing development of newsletter layout

1) As you preview your email in the Preview mode, you can then click at top left to go back and make more changes. Or if you're satisfied with the layout of your newsletter, you can click on the "I'm done..." button at top right to continue on with the setup of your newsletter (creating and selecting a subscriber list, testing your newsletter, and then sending it).

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Snapshot Page

1) Once you've inserted the content into your newsletter, you can go back to your "Snapshot page" (A) to preview your newsletter again, to make further edits, or even to change templates.

You can also check the text version of your newsletter to make sure you're satisfied with how it reads.

2) You'll then see a "Define recipients" button at the bottom of your snapshot page if you still need to add a subscriber list to your newsletter.

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