I seem to be doing alot of work with the Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress at present. I love the flexibility of Gravity Forms and have installed it on several hundred websites for all sorts of uses from basic contact forms to Mailchimp integrated subscribe forms to complex quoting calculators. After my post regarding removing […]
Archives for May 2015
How do I change the button text in Mailchimp?
If you want to change the default button text in your Mailchimp subscribe form then watch the instructions in the video below. In just over two minutes learn how to change the default ‘Subscribe to list’ button text.
Gravity Forms. Automatically scroll to confirmation message.
Something that many of my clients find annoying about using Gravity Forms on their websites is that, once a form has been submitted, a confirmation message appears but often scrolling will be needed to see the message. For example, if a Mailchimp linked subscribe form (using the Gravity Forms Mailchimp addon) is added to the […]
Introduction to Mailchimp for not-for-profit organizations
The free presentation of Introduction to Mailchimp for not-for-profit organizations takes place today, 26th May 2015, from 1200 to 1300 Sydney time. This is a Hangouts on Air presentation, will be presented by me (Gary Eckstein, Mailchimp Expert) and has been arranged by the Australian Council for International Development. Please join on the event page or […]
How to remove cents in Gravity Forms prices
Behavioural economics teaches us that people are more prone to purchase when prices are in a round amount with fewer numbers. For example, showing a price of $190 will result in more sales than displaying $190.00. All good and well but how do we do this when we use Gravity Forms with WordPress. The price […]
How to copy and paste from Word to Mailchimp
I am often contacted with the following question; “How do I create my content in Microsoft Word and then paste into my Mailchimp campaign without the styling looking weird”. Fortunately this is very simple to do. Why does Word text look strange when pasted into Mailchimp? First off, let’s understand why these formatting problems occur; […]
Help. Mailchimp Compliance has shut my account.
Yes, Mailchimp will close your account if they receive complaints that you’re sending unsolicited emails. What this means is that if people mark your campaigns as spam or junk then Mailchimp will ask you to see an alternate email marketing provider. If Mailchimp customer campaign emails are marked as spam then this hurts Mailchimp’s reputation and, […]
Free Mailchimp Subscriptions for everyone
The Mailchimp Expert Discount Program has changed for the better. Until now, by using the services of a Mailchimp listed Expert, you’d get 50% off your Mailchimp subscription for six months. Now you get your subscription for free for three months. Why not use our subscriber list verification service. By using our service you’ll get the three […]
Introduction to Mailchimp for not-for-profit organizations
In association with the Australian Council for International Development, I’ll be presenting the below event on Tuesday 26th May 2015 from 1200 to 1300 AEST. Please register at https://plus.google.com/events/cl6bh1ofkhqin64h8hu3abgoo9k For those without a Google+ login you may watch the event below. Thanks for joining 
Solve WordPress login problem when using CloudFlare
On several WordPress websites, when using CloudFlare Flexible SSL, I’ve been unable to login to view my WordPress dashboard. Some of the websites have had one or all of the following plugins installed (in addition to other plugins): CloudFlare CloudFlare Flexible SSL WordPress HTTPS (SSL) When I try to login to the dashboard using my […]
