Using groups in Mailchimp lists makes managing subscribers with varying interests simple. For example your local library may send out different email newsletters containing news of the latest library events and newest books in the library. It’s clumsy and difficult to have a list for each of the interest groups so having a single list […]
How to
Solve ‘Fatal Error’ WordPress message
A client using Uber Global hosting here in Australia needed some help. Upon copying a website to Uber hosting using BackupBuddy they got a white screen. After renaming the plugins (to deactivate the plugins as the WordPress dashboard was inaccessible) and then trying to activate the plugins again, the ‘Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 67108864 bytes […]
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.
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to add a user to Mailchimp
In Mailchimp it’s really simple to add people to perform various activities in your account (also called Multi-user accounts). For example you may need assistance from a Mailchimp Expert or you may have someone that creates your campaigns for you. Rather than give out your username and password for your Mailchimp account it’s far more […]
How to set default Merge Tag in Mailchimp
Merge tags in Mailchimp help to automatically populate various information into an email campaign. Merge tags may be used for inserting your blog post content into a campaign through to personalising an email with the recipients first name. A question I get asked often in Mailchimp training is how to set a default value for […]
Correct images sizes to use in Mailchimp
Questions relating to image sizes are always asked in Mailchimp training. So just how do we make sure that images are the correct size in our Mailchimp Campaigns? Read on if you’re creating a standard Campaign; if you’re creating an RSS Campaign then read about images from Blogs. Update: Please view the new way to […]