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 🙂 A brief introduction to email marketing with Mailchimp. Presented by Gary […]
Archives for 2015
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 […]
Why Mailchimp Omnivore is suddenly showing warnings
Over the past week or so I’ve been contacted by many people who have received Omnivore warnings about their subscriber list quality from Mailchimp. Many of these people even know each subscriber to their list so are understandably frustrated as to why their email subscribers are being flagged as low quality. Getting omnivore warnings and […]
Why doesn’t Mailchimp allow role-based email addresses?
Role-based email addresses are those that are generic or address a group rather than an individual person. The following are examples of role-based email addresses; admin@, support@, accounts@, help@, subscribe@, welcome@, billing@, enquiries@ and so on. So why do Mailchimp, AWeber, Constant Contact and every other major email marketing service make it so difficult to add role-based […]
Five critical email marketing mistakes
Working on Mailchimp with all sorts of clients from Government agencies to large ecommerce companies right through to individuals I get to see what works and what doesn’t in regards to EDM. Of course every industry is different; for example what works for a not-for-profit organization may not work for a marketing company in relation to […]
Does list cleaning guarantee acceptance by Mailchimp?
As many of my clients are aware, I provide Mailchimp subscriber email address verification and validation. With this service the subscribers that people want to import into Mailchimp are analysed one by one for errors or quality concerns. In many cases my customers have already received an Omnivore warning or their accounts have been suspended […]
How to fix password link not showing in WordPress emails
If you’ve lost your WordPress password then it’s usually very simple to reset your password. All you need do is: Click Lost your password? on the login screen. Enter your username or password then click Get new password. You’ll see check your e-mail for the confirmation link on your screen. Click on the password reset URL sent […]
Get 10% Mailchimp discount
Want to save 10% off your Mailchimp monthly account? Everyone is entitled to the savings and you just need to know how to activate the discount. Follow the instructions below to pay less (and get more secure Mailchimp account access in the process). Instructions to get 10% off Mailchimp Get the free app Getting 10% […]
Add your own RSS feed to WordPress Dashboard
If you develop WordPress websites for clients you may wish to show posts from your RSS feed in your clients WordPress Dashboard. This is especially useful if you regularly publish articles that will help your clients. Fortunately this is really simple using the WordPress wp_add_dashboard_widget and wp_widget_rss_output functions. How to show your feed in another WordPress […]
How to remove free email accounts from a list using Excel
As a Mailchimp Expert, I help alot of people and companies to clean and verify their newsletter email subscriber lists. Cleaning and verifying subscribers prior to attempting to send a campaign is very important as Mailchimp, Aweber, Constant Contact and all other good EDM (Electronic Direct Mail) services will suspend your account if too many […]