Mailchimp: Configure audience settings and double opt-in

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BizatWeb·Nov 2025

Demo summary

How to manage audience settings, rename lists, enable double opt-in for verification, and set default sender details.

Step-by-step

Click on Manage Audience and select Settings
Click on Audience name and defaults
Update the Audience name to your brand name
Enable the Double opt-in checkbox under Form Settings
Enter the Default From name and Default From email address under Campaign defaults
Optional: Enter an email address under New subscriber notifications for One-by-one or Summary alerts
Click Save Audience and Campaign Defaults

Options

Disable double opt-in to add subscribers to your list immediately without verification
Choose between One-by-one notifications for every signup or a daily Summary email

Watch out for

If you leave the Default email subject line the same for every campaign, your emails may be flagged as spam

Tips

Use your actual brand name for the audience name to maintain consistency
Enable double opt-in to ensure subscribers verify their email addresses via a confirmation link
Use a professional business email address rather than a personal one for the 'From' address
Leave the default email subject line blank so you are forced to write unique subjects for each campaign
Only use one-by-one notifications if you want an alert for every single individual signup

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