Full MailerLite Walkthrough
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This article is going to be a full MailerLite autoresponder walkthrough, from integrating to setting up your form with MailerLite in Convertri.
To get started:
1. Go to the Account Dashboard and select Integrations from the left-hand menu. Scroll down until you see the MailerLite option and then click on it.
2. This will open and you’ll see a box you need to fill out. To find the information for this, log into your Mailerlite account in a different web browser tab.
3. Then click on the MailerLite Integration Settings by going to your profile avatar in the top right-hand corner and click the dropdown. Select the option for Integrations.
4. This will take you to your integration settings in MailerLite. The first option is a developer API, which is what we need, so click Use. From here we can copy the API key back into Convertri. When you have done this, click Save.
5. Once you’ve done this, there will be a green tick next to the MailerLite integration option, showing the integration was successful.
6. Go back to your tab where you logged into MailerLite and go back to the main account dashboard. To edit the different forms which you will be able to select as targets within Convertri, select Subscribers from the top toolbar. In here, select Groups. You’ll get a page which looks like the one below:
7. Here you will be able to see the Groups in your account, these are different places where you can categorise your subscribers based on what they signed up for. You could have one group for those interested in dog products, and one group for those interested in cat products, for example. Here you can manage your groups and create new ones using the icon labelled ‘ Create Group’.
8. Once you have made the Group you need, go back to Convertri and open the Funnel and then Page where you wish to add in the form.
9. The minimum two elements you will need to create a form is an Email Input Box and a Submit Button. You can add these to the page by going to the Elements tray and clicking on Form Elements. In here is an Email element and Submit element you can add to the page.
10. Once you have these, select Forms from the top menu bar. Next, select Autoresponders and then MailerLite. You will see the box below:
11. You can see the Fields which you added in on your page, such as Email and First Name. At the top you have the option to select one of the Lists, which is of the Groups you set up earlier, to decide where these email addresses will be stored in MailerLite.
12. Here you need to map the Form Fields which you added on the page. This ensures that your autoresponder service understands the information which the user is giving it. This means using the dropdown next to the Form Fields to select the kind of information they are, such as the respondent's First Name. For more information on this, go here. When you are happy with this, click Next.
13. You will be taken to this box where you can decide if you want the user to be sent to a Thank You page when they have filled in your form. If you don’t want this, toggle on the ‘ Stay On Page’ option. If you do want this, enter the URL of a Thank You page you have made so they can be taken there.
14. Click Done and a red tick will appear on the Forms icon, showing you that your form with MailerLite is set up and ready to be published.