Sign-up forms

Grow your list with a form or popup on your website, with double opt-in and a welcome email.

A sign-up form lets visitors join your lists from your website. Go to Forms and click + New form.

Make a form

Name it - only you see the name.
Choose the lists people join when they sign up.
Choose the fields. Email is always asked. Add first name, last name, company, phone, country or your own custom fields if you need them. Fewer fields bring more sign-ups.
Write the words - the title, the button, and the thank-you message shown after signing up.
Choose how it shows - as a form inside your page, or as a popup.
Click Save.

Put it on your website

Open the form and copy its code. Paste it into your website where the form should show. Most website builders have an "HTML" or "Embed" block for this.

Your Ellibo online store already has a newsletter box, so you don't need a form there.

Double opt-in

With double opt-in on, new sign-ups get an email with a confirm link. They stay Pending and get no mailings until they click it. This keeps fake and mistyped addresses off your list, and shows that the person really agreed.

Turn it on for all new sign-ups under Settings > Preferences, or for each list. See Contacts and lists.

Tip

Double opt-in means a few fewer sign-ups, but a cleaner list with more opens and fewer spam complaints.

Welcome email

If a list has a welcome email, new sign-ups get it as soon as they join - or as soon as they confirm, with double opt-in.

Each sign-up records when and where the person signed up. That is your record that they agreed to your marketing email.

In many places, such as the EU and UK under GDPR, people must clearly agree before you send them marketing email. Don't tick the box for them, and say on the form what you'll send. Check with your adviser for your own business.

Sign-ups from Ellibo apps

People can also join your lists from your other Ellibo apps - for example by ticking "Send me offers" in your online store. See Choose who gets it.