This document provides step-by-step instructions for setting up and using a Mailchimp account. It explains how to sign up for a free Mailchimp account, create lists and groups to organize subscribers, import contacts, add custom fields, design and send email campaigns, and preview campaigns before sending.

1. HOW TO
USE

2. Go to
http://mailchimp.com/
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4. Sign up, it’s free.
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6. Fill in email, username
& password.
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8. Click
“Create My Account”
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10. Mailchimp will ask you
to check your email.
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12. Go to your email account
and open your mail.
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14. To confirm, click
“activate your account.”
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16. Type the two words
from Captcha.
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18. Click “Confirm Sign up”
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20. Type in your username
& password, then Login.
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22. To set up your account,
fill all fields.
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24. “website URL” is a
required field.
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26. No website?
Use the URL of your
profile or blog
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in any social network site.

27. Go to your social
network.
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(Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, etc.)

29. Login and go to your
profile.
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31. Coy the URL.
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32. Paste it on the field.
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33. Then, click “next”
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34. It’s email time!
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36. First, create a list.
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Go to “Lists”

38. Click “Create List”
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40. Again, click “create list.”
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42. Fill in all fields.
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44. Then click “Save.”
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47. To import subscribers into
your list, go to “Lists.”
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49. Click “Import”
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52. There are several ways
to do this.
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53. One way is to upload a CSV
file from your computer.
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55. Click “Browse” and choose
the file from your computer.
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57. Click “Import list”
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59. Second way is to
Copy/paste from Excel
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61. Open your Excel file and
Copy/paste here.
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63. Click “Import list.”
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65. Another way is to import
from another service.
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67. After importing the list,
match the columns.
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68. Type the name of the
column, then click “Ok.”
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70. Do the same for the
other columns.
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73. Click “all done”
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75. Your list can be viewed
on “subscribers.”
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77. To create a group, go to
“List.”
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79. Point at “group.”
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81. Click on “create groups.”
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83. Fill in all the fields, then
click “+add group.”
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85. Click “save.”
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87. To add new fields to your list,
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go to “Lists” then click
“list data.”

89. Click “+add field.”
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91. Choose a field type.
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93. Type the name of the
new field.
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95. Click “save.”
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98. To create a campaign,
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go to “dashboard.”

100. Point “create campaign.”
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102. Choose a type of campaign.
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104. Choose which list to
send this campaign.
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106. Click “next” or
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“Send to entire list.”

108. Set up your infromation
for the campaign.
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110. Set up you email tracking.
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112. Click “next”
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Note: Do not use the browser’s
back button.

114. Select a template for
your email.
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116. Click “design genius”
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if you want mailchimp to help
you through the styling process.

118. After selecting a template,
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click the pencil under the
template.

120. Edit your template by clicking
the part you want to edit.
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122. After editing is a pre-delivery
checklist.
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124. Red means you missed
something in the campaign.
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126. To preview the campaign,
click “popup preview.”
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128. If everything looks good,
schedule or send your campaign.
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130. You now have a new mailman
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or rather, a MAILCHIMP.