The easiest way to let people signup to your
mailing list is to create a subscription form.
Using the system it's a simple matter of a few
clicks to generate the HTML code for a simple
subscription form that you can add to any page
on your web site. Let's look at how to do that
now.
Creating the subscription form
Note: Before you get started you should have
already created a mailing list. If you are
unsure how to do this please see
this tutorial. You can also accept other
information from your subscribers including
name, age and sex. To do this please see the
custom fields tutorial.
Start by clicking the "Website Forms" link at
the top of the screen. You will be taken to the
"Manage Website Forms" page. Click the "Create
Form" button to create a new form. Start by
entering a name for your form, such as "Email
Subscription Form". Next, choose a look and feel
for your newsletter from the "Form Design" drop
down box. You can click the "Preview" link to
see how the form will look.
You can choose one of many pre-designed
subscription form layouts for your new
subscription form.
Make sure you have the form type set to
"Subscription" and choose the email format you
want your subscribers to be signed up form:
HTML, text only or HTML and text. If you want
your subscribers to receive an email to confirm
their subscription (this is called double
opt-in), then tick the "Require Confirmation"
checkbox.
If you don't have a contact form on your web
site and you'd like the details of each new
subscriber to be emailed to you as well as being
saved to your mailing list, click the "Yes,
emulate a contact form" checkbox.
Finally, choose one or more mailing lists that
you want the subscription form to accept
subscribers for. You can also change the order
in which fields will appear on the subscription
form using the up and down arrows next to the
"Sort Custom Fields" box.
Click the "Next >>" button to continue.
Depending on which options you chose, you will
see different options on the next page. Complete
all fields and if you need help just move your
mouse over the blue help icon to the right of
the field to learn about that field. In most
cases you can simply click "Next >>" and leave
the default options in place for this and the
following steps.
When you've created your subscription form you
will be returned to the "Manage Website Forms"
page. Click the "Get HTML" link next to the form
you just created to see the HTML code which you
can place on your web site.
Getting the HTML code for your new
subscription form to place it on your web
site.
Edit the page on your web site where you'd like
to add the subscription form and paste the HTML
code there. Save the file and upload it to your
web server using FTP. When you visit your web
page you should now be able to accept
subscribers to your mailing list.
