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Top HTML Email Coding Mistakes
Top HTML Email Coding Mistakes New to email marketing? Watch for these common mistakes Over the years, we've noticed some common mistakes that people make with HTML email (ahem, okay we admit---we've made a few of them ourselves). So, we thought it would be good to share them with you...…
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How can I add a Facebook “like” button for my page to my campaigns?
With the *|FACEBOOK:LIKE:URL|* merge tag, you can allow your subscribers to like your Facebook page directly from your campaigns. Here's how you set up the Like merge tag: In the Design step of the Campaign Builder, edit the region where you want your Like button. Add some text such as…
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The “like us on Facebook” link on your template doesn’t work. What should I do?
In some of our templates, we include a Facebook icon with a "Friend on Facebook" link. The link might be in the sidebar, or in the footer region, depending on the template you're using. The link automatically gets the URL for your integrated Facebook Profile. Just head to Account >…
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How can I add an archive or view in browser link?
You can use the *|ARCHIVE|* merge tag to automatically link to the MailChimp archive of a particular campaign. If you're custom coding a campaign or template, your link would look something like this: Email not displaying correctly? <a href="*|ARCHIVE|*">View it in your browser.</a> If you're editing a template or campaign…
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How do I create a link in my campaign?
On the Design step of the Campaign Builder, click inside any red dotted area to bring up the Edit Your Content box. Create the text you want to link (for example "Read More" or "Follow this link") and then highlight that text. Click on the link button in the toolbar…
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Why doesn’t the “Follow us on Twitter” link in your template work?
In some of our templates, we include a Twitter icon with a "Follow on Twitter" link. The link might be in the sidebar, or in the footer region, depending on the template you're using. This link automatically points to the URL for your integrated Twitter account. If you have a…
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How do I create a read more link in my campaign?
If you want a read more link in your email to take your readers to additional content that isn't contained in the email they receive, there are two options: you can link to the full content on your own site or you can use MailChimp archive conditional merge tags and…
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Tracking clicks in plain-text emails
In order to track clicks in plain text emails, we have to replace your URL with one that points to our server first. You can't "hide" the URL tracking link, like you can with HTML emails. Instead, we have to redirect your recipients to a page we can monitor before…
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How accurate is open tracking?
We track "opens" in your email by placing a tiny, transparent graphic at the bottom of your message. Whenever that graphic is downloaded from our server, we know that the email was "opened." There are obvious drawbacks to this method. For one, it only works in HTML email (we obviously…
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Can I create a different link for each recipient using the Merge tags?
You can create a unique link for each of your recipients, by using merge tags. In order to create this link, you'll need to create a field in your database and a matching field in your MailChimp account that contains a unique identifier for each of your recipients. If you…