Become an Email Marketing
Pro in 60 Minutes
All it takes is 60 minutes to jumpstart your email marketing. After you sign up for a free trial of iContact and
enter your basic account settings – get to work because the clock is ticking. Create an email using one of
our easy-to-use templates, add some contacts, and click send. You can even post it to social media while
you’re at it. Try it. You will be on your way to becoming an email marketing pro in one hour.
How It's Done
STEP
1
Create an Email
STEP
Add Some
Contacts
2
Sign up for a free trial and confirm your email. Once
you confirm, your home screen appears. Click on
Send your first email, then click Use MessageBuilder
to create your email.
Choose a template for your email; iContact offers
over 600 different template choices! You can type
your email into a simple template, such as the
Announcing template, in a few minutes. (By law,
Now, let’s set up a quick test list for your first email.
On the dashboard menu, go to Contacts → My Lists
→ Create a List. Give your list a name and add a
short description if you like. Click Save and you will
be taken back to the My Lists menu choices. Click
on Add Subscribers.
you will be asked to enter and confirm your sender
address before you proceed.) Enter a subject on top
and type your message into the template. Change
the format, choose a new font, add photos, include
links and more by using the easy toolbar on top. (If
you need help at any time, click on the Help Portal in
the green box on the right.) When you are finished,
click Save as Draft.
iContact allows you to add contacts in multiple ways;
the recommended format is CSV files. But for the
purposes of this quick challenge, you can simply
click on Copy and Paste Contacts and add one
or two email addresses for your test email. When
you have added your email addresses, click Add
Contact. A message will appear confirming that
your contacts have been added.
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STEP
2
3
Create
Edit Your
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Email
STEP
2
4
Create
Send Your
an Email
Campaign
STEP
2
5
Create an
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Create
Social Post
Let’s get that message sent! On the dashboard,
click on Email. Then, in the My Messages box,
click on Draft Messages. The message you have
created will appear in a box; click the message
Name or manage message (edit) button to open
your message. You can make more edits to your
email if you want. Once you are happy with the
content and appearance of your test message,
click Proceed to Send.
The next step is to choose your contact list. In the
Select Your Target Audience box that appears, select
the test list you just created. (You also have the
option to set up your Social Accounts on this page
to post your message directly to Facebook, Twitter,
and LinkedIn. But you can also do that later.) Click
Proceed to Send.
Enter your initials in the box to guarantee
Spam-Free Certification [required] for your
message. Then click Deliver Immediately (or
schedule your message for later delivery). Your
message will be queued for sending and you’ll
get a confirmation message when it has been
sent. Congratulations – you are officially an
iContact emailer!
If you haven’t done so and want to continue to set
up your social accounts, go to the dashboard and
click on Social → Get Started. You will be taken to
a screen where you can enable your accounts on
Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you get stuck or
need more information at any point in the process,
remember: Use the Help Portal button on the right
to get help from our team.
Welcome to iContact and Happy Emailing!
Need help with your first or 500th email? No worries! The iContact Help Portal will link you to tutorials and
webinars that take you through every step of the email marketing process. Need to talk? Our team of email experts
is standing by ready to help. You can reach them by phone: (877) 820-7837 or online chat. Let’s talk about how
iContact can help you succeed as an email marketing pro!
Put the power of email marketing to work for you. With iContact, creating, sending, and
tracking email messages is simple and intuitive for everyone – from new email marketers to
high volume senders. Sign up for a 30 day FREE trial of iContact. No credit card required.
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