Marketing Island Shows How to Send Your First Newsletter in Mailchimp
A 25-minute walkthrough from your first contact list to a landing page, an automated email and a sent newsletter.
Who it is for
For owners starting an email list from scratch who feel lost in Mailchimp's menus. The description includes an affiliate disclaimer.
What you'll learn
- Set up your audience, Mailchimp's contact list
- Collect subscribers with a landing page
- Create an automated email
- Send a newsletter
Marketing Island walks through how Mailchimp's core tools fit together. According to the video description, it starts with adding your first contacts and building a list, then covers a landing page for signups, an automated email and your first newsletter.
Set up the automated welcome email before you send your first newsletter, so everyone who joins hears from you right away.
Original video and sources
- Watch on YouTube: MailChimp Tutorial For Beginners 2026 (Feeling Lost? Start Here) (Marketing Island)
- MailChimp Tutorial For Beginners 2026 (Feeling Lost? Start Here) (video) (Marketing Island (YouTube))
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