Constant Contact Handling

1. Handling Mailing Lists

• Login to your Constant Contact account.
• Go to "Contacts" from the top menu.
• Create a List:
• Click "Create List" on the right.
• Name your list (e.g., “Newsletter Subscribers”).
• Add contacts manually by clicking "Add Contacts," or import from a file (Excel/CSV) by selecting "Upload File."
• Edit Lists:
• Find your list under “Contacts.”
• Click on the list name to add/remove contacts or update details.

2. Using Tags for Organizing Contacts

• Create Tags:
• In the “Contacts” tab, click on “Manage Tags.”
• Type in a name for the tag (e.g., “VIP” or “Event Attendees”) and save.
• Tag Contacts:
• Go to your contacts list and select the contacts you want to tag.
• Click "Add Tags" at the top, select the tag(s), and click "Apply."
• Filter by Tags:
• You can filter your contacts by tags when sending emails by clicking "Tags" in the "Contacts" page or when creating a new email.

3. Creating and Scheduling a Campaign

• Create a Campaign:
• Click "Campaigns" from the top menu.
• Click “Create” and choose the type of campaign (e.g., Email).
• Choose a template for your email.
• Design the Email:
• Edit text, add images, and customize the email using the drag-and-drop editor.
• Choose Recipients:
• When done, click “Continue” and select the list(s) or tag(s) of contacts you want to send the campaign to.
• Schedule the Email:
• After selecting recipients, click "Schedule".
• Choose the date and time for when you want the email to be sent.
• Click “Schedule” to confirm, and your campaign will be sent at the chosen time.

4. Generating a Subscribe Embed Link

• Go to "Sign-up Forms" from the main menu.
• Click “Create Sign-up Form” and choose “Inline Form” or other form types.
• Customize the form fields (e.g., name, email) as needed.
• Click "Publish" when done.
• To get the embed code:
• After publishing, you'll see an option to "Embed Code". Click on it.
• Copy the provided HTML code and paste it into your website where you want the form to appear.

5. Checking Click Rates (Email Performance)

• Go to "Campaigns" and find the campaign you want to check.
• Click on the name of the campaign.
• On the campaign overview page, scroll down to see your performance stats (opens, clicks, bounces).
• To see the click rate, look for the "Click-through Rate (CTR)" section. It shows how many people clicked on links in your email.
• Click on the "View Report" to get more detailed information about what links were clicked and by whom.