Using Mail Merge Tags

Mail merge tags allow you to insert information directly into your email messages. You can use the “Mail Merge” option in your ListManager™ editor or hand type the tags into your content.

HTML Editor

In the HTML Editor click on the drop down menu button for “Merge Tag”, and then select the tag you would like to use.

merge tag dropdown

For example if you selected “Member Full Name” the mail merge tag would look like this %%merge members_FullName_%%. Any place this tag is used your members name would be displayed.

merge tag code

Commonly Used Mail Merge tags are called “Short Tags”

%%emailaddr%% – The recipient’s email address
%%email.owner%% – The email address for sending messages to the owner of this mailing list
%%email.unsub%% – Unsubscribe link allows member to unsubscribe
%%firstname%% – Will insert the recipient’s first name
%%list.name%% – Will insert the name of the list.

Using the Insert Field button

Clicking on the “Insert Field” button allows you to insert mail merge tags.

insert field

In the window for “Insert Field” click on the drop down for “Email addresses to choose the mail merge tag you would like to display.

Insert Email Address

The “Recipient field” allows you to select a recipient mail merge tag.

recipient field

The easiest way to personalize your mailing list messages is to use Mail Merge Tags.

 

How Our Message Pricing Works

What Is a Message? A message is one email sent to one subscriber.

For example:

• Send one newsletter to 100 subscribers = 100 messages

• Send one newsletter to 500 subscribers = 500 messages

Included Monthly Messages Each plan includes a number of messages based on a standard email size of up to 40K.

Larger Emails: If an email is larger than 40K, it counts as more than one message.

Examples:

• 40K email = 1 message

• 50K email = 1.25 messages

• 80K email = 2 messages

Additional Charges: After your included messages are used, additional messages cost $0.90 per 1,000 messages. ($1.14 per 1000 messages)

What’s Included in Your Monthly Fee?

• Welcome messages

• Unsubscribe confirmations

• Surveys and polls

• Searchable archives

• Open and click tracking

• Feedback loops

• Refer-a-friend tools

• Subscriber management features