Hiya Joanne here from Puzzle Pink https://www.linkedin.com/in/puzzlepinksa/

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Sharlene Lynch Speaker | Thought leader MINDSHIFT the future of mindset Sharlene Lynch Speaker | Thought leader MINDSHIFT the future of mindset https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharlene-lynch-73a50a72/

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and several others

I have it but don't know how touse it

No

Send out a newsletter once a month.

yep

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Yes

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YES much easier.....

just needs to be the same order

Yes... so many

Your right Sharlene - Ive done it where is wasn’t in the same order and it was hard work correcting it all

Easy to sort the EXCEL sheet before copy paste

Yes i definitely will be doing that next time :)

Yes that is what I do!

into the same sequence

data integrity ... so important

OH YES Its happened to me... I received a warning

I imported and OLD data base ... people were not happy to be contacted

It is always tricky to know when to add someone and not add someone. Do you have any thoughts?

ahhh i must have missed that step

so do you recommend exporting the contacts from Mailchimp, clean it up and then import?>

Hi Trevor, most of my email contact, I ask if they would like to join my email group, I can either set up for them, or I provide the link in the email

Can I use Google Sheets rather than Excel for my list?

ask them to take the action to unsubscribe... most will not take action

Thanks Sharon. Would you please subscribe me to yours. trevorhayley@internode.on.net

Certainly Trevor :-)

how often is often?

are you allowed to send to two different groups (different because of how they came to you) to introduce the other side of your business that they may not be aware of?

I always pop myself on the list so I can see the end result even thou you can test before you send...

I do the same, Sharlene :-)

Me too

I always do the spam and spell check then send test messages to myself and 1 or 2 team members so they can read it before it goes out. Checking it reads well and looks good.

I use the same name as the Subject... easier for me to remember

what if I do not have a general email address

yes trust

Yes I am the brand

I just use my normal email address. I do make a point of thanking people when I receive a newsletter, and sometimes I get a thank you when I send out.

Im the brand as well

Subject line is key...

What can you come up with for a must open email?

Do you use Emoji’s much?

In the subject line

Agreed I’m sick of seeing the same heading in emails

ko

is this how we add a photo?

can youthen save that as a template to be consistant

You can replicate campaigns. Very powerful.

If I have a customer list from a previous role but they are my customers now, how do I articulate that list source in the copyright section?

Whats the best... day.. time

are you allowed to send to two different groups (different because of how they came to you) to introduce the other side of your business that they may not be aware of?

no - I have free and can

nup

yes now

it changed

mine is free and I schedule

Schedule only works on paid or legacy accounts

yes as an image

Sharlene when did u last schedule?

john what is a legacy account?

I don't schedule. Prefer to stay away from automation. It is the way my industry is.

If you have an account from before MailChimp changed then Schedule still works, but if you create a new free account there is no Schedule

weve had 1 from before but now it wont let usscedule

Yes John... that makes scene... I have a vey old account...

Any questions?

does all that have to be manual?

or is that an auto process (tagging the prospects)

Suggestions for low open rate - 20%

Thank you to Ivan for you expertise, and the Wendy for you positivity.

Thanks for all your comments and what sort of open rate do you aim for?

I get around 45%. Not too bad apparently. Emails go out monthly.

John - in some businesses, 20% OR would be a figure to die for.

I've been very fortunate with 50-70% rate :-) I provide monthly emails

where do we go for additional resource?

I have a sign up landing page on my website, in my email signature, and on Facebook page.

yes please

Great point Wendy.

Yes good point

Thanks Ivan and Wendy - very helpful

Thank you

Unfortunately I work on Fridays.

Thank You everyone

thank you wendy and ivan

really informative informative - especially with my "L" plates on - thank you Wendy and Ivan

Thanks Ivan & Wendy! Learnt a few new tips to expand my Mailchimp use!

Thanks guys

Thanks, Ivan. Great info.

Thanks Wendy & Ivan!

Thank you everyone

gratitude

Thanks Ivan and Wendy very worthwhile

What would your email address be Ivan?