MailerLite on a Kotisivukamu site
MailerLite is a newsletter service used especially by small businesses and sole traders. It keeps subscribers in groups and sends newsletters and automated email sequences.
How it works on Kotisivukamu
An embedded form is made in MailerLite and its code is added to the page. The form shows on the page, and the subscription goes straight to MailerLite. No subscriber data is stored in Kotisivukamu, and the confirmation email is handled by MailerLite’s settings.
The subscriber is added to the group you pick for the form. If the site offers, say, a free guide and a course, each can have its own form and group. Contact form messages reach MailerLite by passing them through a relay service such as Zapier or Make. In that case, only people who have separately agreed to it should be added as subscribers.
A typical use is a monthly newsletter for regular customers, for example a beauty salon’s offers or a café’s new items. Before asking, it is worth creating a subscriber group and a form in MailerLite, writing a line on what subscribers get and how often, and telling Kamu which page the form goes on.
Step by step
- Create a new embedded form in MailerLite and pick the group subscribers are added to.
- Turn on double opt-in and keep the form short.
- Copy the form’s embed code and give it to Kamu along with where it goes.
- Make a test subscription in the preview on a phone and check the address appears in the group.
MailerLite: frequently asked questions
What does MailerLite cost?
MailerLite bills you directly, and the price depends on the number of subscribers and the plan. Check the current prices and the limits of the free tier on MailerLite’s own pages.
Can I link to a MailerLite landing page from the site?
Yes. If you make a signup page in MailerLite, a button that opens it is enough on the site. An embedded form is usually better, though, because the visitor stays on the site.
Does the MailerLite form slow the page down?
The embed loads MailerLite’s script, which is small but comes from an outside service. Pop-ups and other extras load more, so it is worth keeping the form as a plain embed inside the page.
Try it yourself
Describe your business and the services you already use, and Kamu builds the site in about half an hour. You pay only when you take the site into use on your own domain.
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