ActiveCampaign: Starting a standard email campaign
ActiveCampaign
Demo summary
Walks through selecting a campaign type (Standard) and setting the subject line for a new broadcast.
Step-by-step
- Click on Create your first campaign
- Enter a name for the campaign
- Select Standard as the campaign type
- Click Next
- Enter a subject line
- Add a preheader if desired
Options
- Select Split testing to compare multiple emails
- Select Automated for custom sequences
- Select RSS triggered for feed-based updates
- Select Autoresponder for new subscribers
- Select Date based campaigns
- Add your Shopify store URL to the campaign
Watch out for
- You must verify your domain to proceed with the campaign
Highlights
“this is straightforward campaign where you're going to send a regular onetime email campaign”
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