Save 2 hours/week on manual email updates and get 20-30% more eyes on every new blog post you publish.
~2 hrs
Saved / wk
Medium
Setup
No AI
AI
Every time you publish a new post on WordPress, Zapier (an automation connector tool) triggers a Mailchimp email to your subscriber list. Your readers find out right away without you writing a separate email. This keeps your audience engaged and drives traffic back to your site.
~2 hrs
Saved / Week
Some setup required
Setup Complexity
No AI involved
AI Status
Step 1: Create a free account on Zapier (the automation connector tool)
Step 2: Set your trigger to 'New Post Published' in WordPress
Step 3: Set your action to 'Create Campaign' in Mailchimp
Step 4: Map your post title, excerpt, and URL into the Mailchimp email template fields
Step 5: Turn on the Zap and publish a test post to confirm the email sends correctly
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