A common question from my Mailchimp clients is how they may avoid any of their email campaign landing in their subscribers spam or junk folders. Unfortunately there is no means of totally removing the chance that the EDMs will land up in a spam folder but the chance can be minimized. The issue at hand […]
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How to add an attachment to a Mailchimp campaign
I am often asked by clients if they can send an attachment with a Mailchimp campaign. For example, a client asked this morning “can you tell us if we can attach a PDF to the EDM schedule that we are currently sending out through Mailchimp? We are trying and cannot do it”. My response to […]
Mailchimp Class in Sydney
Our Mailchimp training is providing both popular and effective. In April we have a class in Parramatta and we’ve scheduled training in North Ryde, Sydney for May. This training is perfect for those new to Mailchimp in addition to those that already use Mailchimp and would like to use it more effective for their EDM. […]
Help. Mailchimp Segments not showing.
I’ve been contacted by a few clients this morning with a Mailchimp problem; the person goes into Mailchimp to create a campaign (the email that is to be sent) and they select to send to a specific list segment but the usual segment drop-down doesn’t display. This means that there is no way that the […]
The Easy Way to Boost Revenue using Mailchimp
So you’re a Mailchimp guru. I assume you already use segmentation and personalization in your Campaigns? If not then you’re missing on a massive increase in open rates, click throughs and revenue. The ROI for EDM is widely known to be very positive. There are two two really simple to use features, segmentation and personalization, […]
Fix Background in Genesis Parallax Pro theme
I’ve built a few WordPress websites using the Genesis Parallax Pro theme by StudioPress. It’s a beautiful and very well coded theme. The themes home page is comprised of various widget areas and three background images. If you have a fair amount of content in the widget areas that have background images then you may have […]
How do I know if I have 3 months Mailchimp free?
I’m listed by Mailchimp as an Expert. This means that my Mailchimp clients get three months free subscription from Mailchimp (as part of the Mailchimp Expert Discount Program). Who can get 3 months Mailchimp free? This awesome incentive is maintained by Mailchimp and the free three months is available to paying clients of Experts listed by […]
Easy setup CloudFlare SSL with WordPress
I’ve used CloudFlare for years and highly recommend it for improved webpage load speed (great for SEO), reduced host server load and, best of all, the awesome security it provides. The free CloudFlare plan is adequate for most small websites and this plan offers outstanding speed optimization and security. WordPress, CloudFlare and Flexible SSL With the […]
How to delete a Mailchimp Segment and Subscribers
An attendee to one of my Mailchimp classes asked the question is there a way we can permanently delete a “segment” and its subscribers from the list? NOTE: It’s now possible in Mailchimp, since GDPR, to delete unsubscribed and cleaned contacts. Read more. It’s simple enough to perform these actions. The steps involve first deleting […]
Fix Google Calendar showing wrong times
If you view multiple calendars in your Google Calendar (also called Gmail Calendar), you may have a problem whereby the time of events from a shared calendar are wrong. This is really frustrating but fortunately really simple to resolve. The reason that this problem occurs is that your calendar timezone setting may be incorrect. Follow […]