Head over to Mailchimp and sign in

  1. Click edit design.
  2. The perfect place for a first name.
  3. Put your cursor at the beginning of the sentence.
  4. The merge tag is added to the email.
  5. Voila!
  6. Screenshot of where to add a first name to the subject line of your Mailchimp campaign.

How do I verify a first name merge tag in Mailchimp?

Fix > in Mailchimp Email Campaigns

  1. Design your email campaign. Create your email campaign in Mailchimp as you usually would.
  2. Enter “Preview Mode” Click “Preview and Test” then “Enter preview mode”.
  3. Test that merge tags are working as expected. Click the slider next to “Enable live merge tag info”.

What does Mailchimp do if no first name?

In plain English, this will look and see if a recipient has an “FNAME” in the database. If so, MailChimp will insert the first name, and capitalize the first letter of the name (for example, “Hi Bob,”). If it can’t find the first name, it just places a “Hello,” instead.

How do I add a first name to a subject line in Mailchimp?

Adding First Name to Mailchimp Subject Line

  1. In Mailchimp, start creating your campaign.
  2. In the Setup section of the Campaign Builder look for the Email Subject field.
  3. In the Email Subject field, enter *|FNAME|* where you want the first name to appear.

How do I test my email in MailChimp?

Send a test email

  1. In the email designer, click the Preview drop-down menu, and choose Send a test email.
  2. Type the email address you want to send the test to.
  3. When you’re ready, click Send Test.

How do I test a merge tag in MailChimp?

To run a test of the merge tags in your signup forms or response emails, sign up through your form and review how the merge tags appear in each step of the process. As you fill out forms and receive emails, you should see your audience field merge values appear where you added merge tags in the Form Builder.

How do I test a form on MailChimp?

What does *| fname |* mean?

Merge tags you should get used to using are: *|FNAME|* This shows your recipient’s first name.

How do you put the first name in a subject line?

While creating your campaign add a subject line as you usually would (e.g. Want to add your recipients first name?). Now add *|FNAME|* where you want the recipients first name to show (e.g. Want to add your recipients first name *|FNAME|*?)

How do you use the first name in a subject line?

Do incorporate personalization by using the person’s first name as the first word in the subject line or the company the person works for in the subject line. You will quickly gain their attention with this method and stop them from scrolling past.

Why does Mailchimp not show the first name in a test email?

In a test email Mailchimp doesn’t show the first name because it’s a test. Remember to set a default value for first names where you don’t have the first name for a contact: Hi, I am working for a non-profit and they have the free plan for.

How do I add my first name to Mailchimp merge tags?

Press anywhere you want your first name to display in the right corner of the window, tap “Merge Tags” in the menu, and then click “First Name.” Your recipients can see their first name exactly where the merge tag was applied. MailChimp merge tags help you add your first name to the campaign you want.

Why can’t I see the first name in my test email?

If you create an email campaign in Mailchimp and send a test email to yourself you may see << Test First Name >> where the first name should appear. This issue is to be expected as there is no first name available for a test email.

How to create email campaigns in Mailchimp?

The steps are as follows: Start planning your email strategy for MailChimp . Login to MailChimp and tap on the option “Create Campaign.” After that, start designing an email campaign. Consider adding your audience as the “Design” screen. Tap on an active text block or bring a new text block to the campaign and tap on it to modify the text block.