Signup New Affiliates To Your MailChimp List shows you how to set up the addon and helps you troubleshoot if the affiliate is not added to your list.
Last Updated: November 25, 2020
Latest News: Updated the documentation.
This tutorial helps you set up an integrate your affiliates with your MailChimp account and assign them to your list when they register. These steps also help you troubleshoot the signup process, just in case something goes wrong.
What You Need:
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- Affiliates Manager plugin.
- You can also purchase the Affiliate Manager premium version. (Optional)
Signup New Affiliates To Your MailChimp List
Step 1 ) The following image MailChimp displays the admin tab for you start entering the credentials.
Step 2 ) The following image displays the following options. For this tutorial the MailChimp list mane created is Affiliate list test.
MailChimp Integration Settings
- Enable MailChimp Signup:
- MailChimp API Key:
- MailChimp List Name: = For this tutorial the list name is Affiliate list test.
- Click on Save button when you finish with the settings.
Step 3 ) When an affiliate registers to your site, they will receive the following e-mail from MailChimp. The affiliate must click on the Yes, subscribe me to this list. If they don’t then they will not be added to your list. This is the first question you must ask your affiliates if they are not subscribed to your mailing list. Sometimes the e-mail lands in the spam box.
Note: The confirmation e-mail for your affiliates might look different the one below.
Step 4 ) When the affiliate clicks on Yes, subscribe me to this list as illustrated above, they will be sent to MailChimp site. They will see a message similar to the one below. MailChimp needs to confirm that the person is human and not a robot “Spam”. Once the affiliates confirms and clicks on Subscribe to list button they will be added to your MailChimp List.
Step 5 ) The following image displays after the affiliate confirms as illustrated in the preview step. From here the affiliate can carry out the following options.
New Affiliate Subscribed To List Options
- Add us to your address book
- continue to our website
- manage your preference
Step 6 ) Once you have received confirmation of your new affiliate signing up to your site. Log into your MailChimp account to confirm if the affiliate has been added to your mailing list. The following image displays the new affiliate added to the MailChimp list Affiliate list test.
Troubleshooting Steps
If the affiliate is not added to your list, you can use the above steps to help you troubleshoot the issue.
- Did the affiliate receive a confirmation e-mail from MailChimp? Note: Sometimes the e-mails land in the spam box.
- Did the affiliate click on Yes, subscribe me to this list link?
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That is how simple it is to allow your affiliates signup to your MailChimp list.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Enjoy.
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