You don’t want your email marketing campaigns being identified as spam. Follow these instructions that will reduce the chance of your Mailchimp email messages going directly to spam folders.
Instructions
How to send an attachment in Mailchimp
You need your subscribers to receive a file with your Mailchimp campaign. You can’t find where to add an attachment to the email campaign. Read below or watch the video to find out how to get the file to your contacts. Can I send a file attachment in Mailchimp? No, you can’t send a file […]
Fix Mailchimp ‘Imports are disabled for this account’
It seems that since GDPR came into effect, many Mailchimp customers are having imports into their lists disabled. The error message when trying to import from Microsoft Excel or CSV filetype is as follows: Imports are disabled for this account Please use our double opt-in forms to add subscribers to this list. For more information […]
How to personalise the Mailchimp subject line
Adding a first name to your email campaign subject line will increase your email marketing open rates. Fortunately in Mailchimp it is incredibly simple to add a first name into your subject line. How to personalise your Mailchimp subject line Follow the instructions below to add the first name for each of your contacts in […]
How to bulk unsubscribe contacts in Mailchimp
It’s been a very busy few weeks for people involved in email marketing with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force. I’ve written about how to mass delete unsubscribed Mailchimp subscribers and how to delete unsubscribed and deleted Mailchimp contacts. Below are instructions on how you may unsubscribe multiple contacts in Mailchimp at […]
Delete multiple Mailchimp unsubscribed contacts
Please be aware that Mailchimp have changed how to removed contacts. Please see the newer article on how to archive and permanently delete contacts in Mailchimp. Yesterday I posted instructions on how to delete unsubscribed and cleaned Mailchimp contacts. I’ve had a few queries since whether it’s possible to bulk delete unsubscribed contacts (General Data […]
How to delete Mailchimp Unsubscribed & Cleaned Contacts
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in force and I’m getting many queries regarding how to delete Mailchimp contacts that have unsubscribed or where email addresses have a status of cleaned. In the past it hasn’t been possible to delete from a list those people that have unsubscribed or where the status of […]
Why you shouldn’t use Mailchimp templates
“Plagiarism saves time”. I laughed when I saw a guy wearing a t-shirt with that phrase. Of course plagiarism is unethical but there is a Mailchimp trick that will absolutely save you masses of time and effort and it isn’t in the least unethical. What’s wrong with Mailchimp templates First, two definitions: Template: this is […]
How to speed up FileZilla
I have used FileZilla for years for my FTP needs. It is one of the first applications that I install when I get a new computer. I was recently using FileZilla to download a few thousand WordPress files from a server. Although my internet connection was very fast, and the server from which I was […]
How to embed any Wistia video into WordPress
With a Wistia hosted video, it’s possible to alternate click on the video and click Copy link and thumbnail. This will give you some HTML similar to the following: If you then paste the provided HTML (as above) and save to the text section of your WordPress page or post editor you’ll get an image […]