How to Create a MailChimp Account

If you are creating your MailChimp account for the first time and need a bit of help, follow the tutorial below:

Getting Started with MailChimp

  1. Go to mailchimp.com and click on the “Sign Up Free” button on the upper right side.
  2. Type your Email, choose a Username and insert a Password.
  3. Check the email you provided and click “Activate Account“.
  4. On the MailChimp page, click on the “I’m Not a Robot” button.
  5. Select your plan and click “Next”, then enter your name and site name on the next page. You will also need to add an address – this will be listed below each email you send as the anti-spam protection.
  6. If you previously used another mailing service, you can import your contacts, otherwise select “No“. Click “Continue“.
  7. When the account is all set up, you can create your widget.

Create a MailChimp Widget

  1. Go to your MailChimp dashboard > click on the “Create” icon located on the left side.
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  2. Click on “Signup Form” and select “Embedded form”. Click the “Begin“ button on the right side.
  3. Click on the Continue button.
  4. Scroll down the code area and locate the line that starts with <form action="
  5. Then follow the tutorial on How to Set up the Email Subscribe Widget.