[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":410},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help-\u002Fhelp\u002Fnewsletter-signup":3,"help-related-\u002Fhelp\u002Fnewsletter-signup":385},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":183,"description":376,"extension":377,"meta":378,"navigation":379,"order":380,"path":381,"seo":382,"stem":383,"__hash__":384},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fnewsletter-signup.md","Add a newsletter signup",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":359},"minimark",[9,18,23,49,53,61,65,107,110,133,136,146,169,173,219,222,226,269,273,276,279,288,292,301,317,326,334,340,344,347],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"The ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"Newsletter signup"," section shows a heading, a short intro, an email box and a button. When a visitor signs up, their address goes straight to your email service, which adds them to your list. A new tab opens with your email service's confirmation page. You don't need any code or API key, just one address copied from your email service.",[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"what-you-need-first","What you need first",[24,25,26,42],"ul",{},[27,28,29,30,33,34,37,38,41],"li",{},"An account with ",[14,31,32],{},"Mailchimp",", ",[14,35,36],{},"Kit"," or ",[14,39,40],{},"Constant Contact",", with a list (or audience) to collect signups.",[27,43,44,45,48],{},"Your list's ",[14,46,47],{},"signup form address",". This is the address your email service's own signup form sends to. The steps below show where to find it.",[19,50,52],{"id":51},"find-your-signup-form-address","Find your signup form address",[10,54,55,56,60],{},"Every email service offers \"embed code\" for a signup form. You don't paste the whole code. You only need the address in it that comes right after ",[57,58,59],"code",{},"action=\"",", up to the next quote mark.",[62,63,32],"h3",{"id":64},"mailchimp",[66,67,68,83,90,96],"ol",{},[27,69,70,71,74,75,78,79,82],{},"In Mailchimp, open ",[14,72,73],{},"Audience",", then ",[14,76,77],{},"Signup forms",", and choose ",[14,80,81],{},"Embedded form",". If you're offered more than one kind, choose the classic HTML embed code.",[27,84,85,86,89],{},"In the code, find ",[57,87,88],{},"\u003Cform action=\"",".",[27,91,92,93,89],{},"Copy the address after it, up to the closing quote. It looks like ",[57,94,95],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fyourname.us21.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=…&id=…",[27,97,98,99,102,103,106],{},"Change every ",[57,100,101],{},"&"," in the address to just ",[57,104,105],{},"&",". This step matters. Signups won't reach your list without it.",[62,108,36],{"id":109},"kit",[66,111,112,115,125],{},[27,113,114],{},"In Kit, open your forms and choose the form you want to use.",[27,116,117,118,121,122,89],{},"Click ",[14,119,120],{},"Publish",", then choose to embed it as ",[14,123,124],{},"HTML",[27,126,85,127,129,130,89],{},[57,128,88],{}," and copy the address after it. It looks like ",[57,131,132],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fapp.kit.com\u002Fforms\u002F1234567\u002Fsubscriptions",[62,134,40],{"id":135},"constant-contact",[66,137,138,141],{},[27,139,140],{},"In Constant Contact, open your sign-up forms and choose an embedded form.",[27,142,143,144,89],{},"Look in its code for ",[57,145,59],{},[10,147,148,149,152,153,156,157,160,161,164,165,168],{},"Constant Contact's current sign-up forms often use a script with no ",[57,150,151],{},"action"," address. If you can't find one, create a sign-up landing page in Constant Contact instead. Then add a ",[14,154,155],{},"Call to action"," section and point its ",[14,158,159],{},"Main button"," at that page's link. Choose ",[14,162,163],{},"Another website…"," under ",[14,166,167],{},"Goes to"," and paste the link there.",[19,170,172],{"id":171},"add-the-section","Add the section",[24,174,175,199],{},[27,176,177,180,181,184,185,187,188,191,192,195,196,89],{},[14,178,179],{},"From Integrations:"," click ",[14,182,183],{},"Integrations"," in the sidebar. On the ",[14,186,16],{}," card, click ",[14,189,190],{},"Add to a page",". Choose the page under ",[14,193,194],{},"Which page?"," and click ",[14,197,198],{},"Add and edit",[27,200,201,204,205,208,209,212,213,216,217,89],{},[14,202,203],{},"From a page:"," open ",[14,206,207],{},"Pages",", choose a page, and on the ",[14,210,211],{},"Content"," tab click ",[14,214,215],{},"Add a section",". Pick ",[14,218,16],{},[10,220,221],{},"The section is added near the bottom of the page. Use the up and down arrows to move it.",[19,223,225],{"id":224},"fill-in-the-fields","Fill in the fields",[66,227,228,238,251,257,263],{},[27,229,230,233,234,237],{},[14,231,232],{},"Heading"," and ",[14,235,236],{},"Intro",": tell people what they'll get and how often. For example, \"Four short emails a year.\"",[27,239,240,243,244,33,246,37,248,250],{},[14,241,242],{},"Email service",": choose ",[14,245,32],{},[14,247,36],{},[14,249,40],{},". This matters. Each service expects the email address in a slightly different way.",[27,252,253,256],{},[14,254,255],{},"Signup form address",": paste the address you copied.",[27,258,259,262],{},[14,260,261],{},"Button text",": for example, \"Sign up\" or \"Send me tips.\"",[27,264,265,268],{},[14,266,267],{},"Small print",": a short line under the form, like \"Unsubscribe any time.\"",[19,270,272],{"id":271},"check-it-in-the-preview","Check it in the preview",[10,274,275],{},"The preview shows your form as visitors will see it. The form doesn't send anything from the preview, so test it on your live site after you publish.",[19,277,120],{"id":278},"publish",[10,280,117,281,283,284,287],{},[14,282,120],{}," at the top right. Your changes go live in about a minute. Then click ",[14,285,286],{},"View live site",", sign up with your own email address, and check that it appears in your list. Some services first ask you to confirm by email or prove you're not a robot. That's normal.",[19,289,291],{"id":290},"troubleshooting","Troubleshooting",[10,293,294,297,298,300],{},[14,295,296],{},"The form says \"Thanks for signing up!\" but nobody shows up in my list."," The ",[14,299,255],{}," is empty, so the form is only a demo. Paste your address and publish again.",[10,302,303,306,307,309,310,312,313,316],{},[14,304,305],{},"Mailchimp shows an error, or signups never arrive."," Check that you changed every ",[57,308,101],{}," to ",[57,311,105],{},", and that you copied the whole address, from ",[57,314,315],{},"https:\u002F\u002F"," to the end of the quote.",[10,318,319,322,323,325],{},[14,320,321],{},"The email service says the email address is missing."," ",[14,324,242],{}," is set to the wrong service. Choose the one your address comes from.",[10,327,328,331,332,89],{},[14,329,330],{},"I pasted the whole embed code."," Delete it and paste only the address after ",[57,333,59],{},[10,335,336,339],{},[14,337,338],{},"I pasted the link to my form's web page."," A link to a hosted form page, or a share link, isn't the same as the signup form address. Use the address from the embed code.",[19,341,343],{"id":342},"what-it-costs","What it costs",[10,345,346],{},"The Newsletter signup section is included in your plan. Your email service charges its own plan prices, and some have free plans for small lists. We add nothing on top.",[10,348,349,350,33,355,89],{},"Related: ",[351,352,354],"a",{"href":353},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fbusiness-info-and-hours","Business info and hours",[351,356,358],{"href":357},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fsearch-and-sharing","Search and sharing",{"title":360,"searchDepth":361,"depth":361,"links":362},"",2,[363,364,370,371,372,373,374,375],{"id":21,"depth":361,"text":22},{"id":51,"depth":361,"text":52,"children":365},[366,368,369],{"id":64,"depth":367,"text":32},3,{"id":109,"depth":367,"text":36},{"id":135,"depth":367,"text":40},{"id":171,"depth":361,"text":172},{"id":224,"depth":361,"text":225},{"id":271,"depth":361,"text":272},{"id":278,"depth":361,"text":120},{"id":290,"depth":361,"text":291},{"id":342,"depth":361,"text":343},"Collect email addresses for your Mailchimp, Kit or Constant Contact list with a simple signup form.","md",{},true,140,"\u002Fhelp\u002Fnewsletter-signup",{"title":5,"description":376},"help\u002Fnewsletter-signup","P5qhCs-_XinQZxoyFnOJQabReuOeM4zOQCOt5lyP1ZA",[386,389,392,395,398,401,404,407],{"path":387,"title":388},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fadd-a-video","Add a video",{"path":390,"title":391},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fadd-audio","Add a podcast or audio",{"path":393,"title":394},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-booking","Connect a booking calendar",{"path":396,"title":397},"\u002Fhelp\u002Ftake-payments","Take payments with payment links",{"path":399,"title":400},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fonline-store","Sell products with the online store",{"path":402,"title":403},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-stripe","Turn on the online store and connect Stripe",{"path":405,"title":406},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fstore-orders","Store orders",{"path":408,"title":409},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fonline-ordering","Add online ordering buttons",1792992212300]