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The new email message page is commonly used to craft all aspects of your email message, from layout & design to more technical email tasks.

The page is virtually identical when creating a new message and editing an existing one.

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For a complete guide on email marketing best practices view the Email Marketing Resources, which includes:

  • How to create a relevant email message
  • How to avoid common mistakes in email marketing
  • Understanding email authentication methods (SenderID, SPF, DKIM, DMARC)

Using the Email Editor

The built-in editor allows you to:

    • Create an email without having to code in HTML with Design view (view screenshot).
    • Build your email in HTML language with Code view.

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In alternative, you can work in another application, such as Adobe Dreamweaver or similar, and then copy & paste the HTML code directly in the Code view of the built-in editor.

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The built-in editor has numerous useful features, including:

 

 

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To build and update recipient's information within your List, you can use the Profile Updates feature. This feature allows you to create a custom form that your recipients can fill out and update or add their info to your List.

To personalize your email message insert dynamic fields. Dynamic fields retrieve any information (personal info, preferences, e-commerce data) stored on your list.

For example, if your recipient list contains the first names of your recipients you can insert the [First Name] dynamic field as "Dear [First Name]" in the salutation of the email and each recipient will view their first name in the email, such as "Dear John".

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Within the Email Editor, click on the dynamic field button (view screenshot).

  • Now, select from the drop down menu which dynamic tag to add in the current section of your email message.
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To add, edit, and view the recipient data fields go to Settings > Account Settings > Recipient fields

In addition to a set of default fields, including e-commerce specific fields, you can add your own custom recipient data fields.

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To edit the default value of the dynamic tags, click on Dyn. fields.

  • For example, if you don't know the first name of your recipients, the [ first name ] dynamic tag will show as blank. To edit this, click on Dyn. fields and under first name type the corresponding value, such as "friend".

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For more information on Profile Updates, view this page.

 

 

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