In this tutorial...

• Learn briefly the different ways subscribers can be added to your lists.
• We'll use the capture subscribers wizard to generate a sign-up form for our web site.
• Then add the form's HTML Code to the web page.
• We'll upload the changes to our web space.
• Then preview and test the form.
• Afterwards, we will send a new broadcast message using the wizard.
• And select subscribers to instantly send the new message to.

To start capturing subscribers to a list, we're going to create an HTML form and then add it to our web page.

1. Begin by clicking Capture Subscribers on the Control Panel.

2. Select HTML Form.
    

   
   
3. Choose which campaign list you would like this form to capture subscribers for.
   
4. Click Start Capturing.

5. We'll leave the Confirmation URL field empty to let Respond4Me manage our confirmations automatically.
    
6. You may choose your own Tracking Code to identify statistical results from this form, plus track and locate subscribers.
   
7. Click Next Step.

8. Click the Select all button to highlight the text.
   
   
   
9. Right-click on the highlighted text and choose Copy.

10. Click Next Step.
     

    
    

Step two of the wizard will help Test the form to be sure it captures e-mails correctly, but first it must be added to the web page.

The following steps will differ for each user depending on the type of web site you have, how it's stored online, and what program you use to make updates.

In the following steps we will use the FREE HTML Editor "Nvu" to make our changes.

1. Begin by opening the HTML page which you would like to add the
   form to.
   
2. Click to move your cursor to where you would like the
   form to appear.

Because our form is HTML "code", we must adjust our editor to accept it as such.  Nvu, like many other editors gives us at least two different ways to insert the code.

3. METHOD ONE:  Click Source to switch from the normal display mode.

4. The HTML source of your page will appear.

AFTER EITHER METHOD: Right-click where the cursor is located and select to Paste the code. Save the file's changes.

3. METHOD TWO:  Click the Insert menu
   and choose HTML

4. A box to Enter the code with will appear.

   
   

Other users will have an FTP type program to upload their changes.  In the following steps, we're using the FREE program FileZilla to login.

1. Log into your web space.  You must have the server address, username and password provided by your web host.

4. Drag and drop to overwrite the original version of the file.
   

Once the updates have been added to your web space, you are ready to preview and test your form.

1. Browse to your web page that contains
   the form.
   
2. Enter personal data such as name and e-mail address.
   
3. Click Get More Info to submit the form.

A window will appear stating that you have been added to the list. You must now confirm you intentions to join by visiting a link.

4. Check your e-mail inbox and locate the new sign-up message.
   
5. Click the link contained within the message to confirm your subscription.

6. Enter the same e-mail address you just submitted.
   
7. Click Check Email.

A message will appear to confirm that the e-mail had been successfully added to the list.

Your web site is now ready to capture new subscribers!

1. Go to Campaigns on the toolbar and choose Send Broadcast.
   
   
   
2. Select which campaign this
   broadcast will be associated with.

3. Click I want to choose a template.
    
4. Use the Previous and Next buttons
   to flip through the available templates.
   
5. Select a template by clicking its preview.
   

The HTML message editor will load and display your selected template.

6. Enter a Subject line for this
   message.
   
7. We can now customize the template and replace the text with our own.

In an earlier step, we added custom information fields to the sign-up form for our web page.  We can now use those fields to personalize messages to subscribers.

8. Click the Add personalization button and click a field to insert.
   
9. Click Next step at the bottom when you are done editing your message.

The next screen will allow you to select which subscribers will receive this broadcast.

1. Select a list by checking the box
   to the left of its title.
   
2. Click Next step at the bottom.

1. Click Deliver this broadcast immediately.
   
2. Click the Publish button at the bottom.
   
   

That's it.  The message is on its way!