What is it?
The welcome email is is a massage message automatically sent to to all new subscribers, to confirm their subscriptionwho subscribed via a signup form, to greet them.
Why you should use it
The welcome Welcome email it is not only a confirmation email , but can also be also considered as the first first "business card" we provide to those who know little or nothing about us and could be useful to highlight key things they should know.
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Read this article for suggestions and tips on how to optimize your welcome email |
How it works
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By default the Welcome email is disabled. Click on "Off" to enable it.
A message will appear suggesting you to personalize the welcome message or to create a Welcome Series.
If you want to To enable it select Database building > Welcome email.
MailUp platform provides a default Welcome email. To preview the message click on "View preview". You can also modify the Welcome email using the BEE editor. To personalize the message, select "Customize". Once finished the editing, click on "Save & exit" button.
A pop-up message will ask you to confirm your willingness to enable the notification message. Select "Yes" to proceed.
Use the Overview page to check if your message is ready to be sent.
Starting from now your Welcome message is enabled and will be sent to new subscribers.
To change the welcome message you can:
- create a new message using the BEE editor by clicking on "New email" placed in the top right,
- use a message created previously, selecting "Set as defaultSelect an existing one",
- create a new message with the editor HTML.
If you have created a new message and want to use it as Welcome email, select "Enable notification" from the Actions menu on the right. Use the same menu to disable an active message.
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As said, the Welcome email is sent only to those who subscribe via a signup form. If you'd like to send a welcome message also to imported contacts you can use a workflow (onboarding) or a task, setting as the condition "email subscription". |
Now that your Welcome message is enabled, you can also create a Welcome Series to help your subscribers knowing better your product or service.