{"id":3167,"date":"2015-12-01T23:25:56","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T23:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/creating-a-newsletter\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:52:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:52:12","slug":"creating-a-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/creating-a-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"introduction\">\n<h2>Introduction:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/l4HUr4YUwN4Hu31IvhNK9w.png\" alt=\"Introduction:\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/l4HUr4YUwN4Hu31IvhNK9w.png\"> <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Weekly newsletters are a fantastic way to communicate to your customers everything they need to know in a single, helpful email. However, unless you have some sort of process in place to regulate the quality of these newsletters, they could end up being fraught with spelling and grammatical errors, or even broken links.<\/p>\n<p>That's why we here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Process Street<\/a> have come up with this template for creating a newsletter. Running this checklist every time you need to create a newsletter (be it weekly or monthly) will ensure consistently high quality in every edition.<\/p>\n<p>Let's get started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"making-the-newsletter\">\n<h2>Making The Newsletter:<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"write-your-content\">\n<h2>Write your content<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Start off by<strong> writing the content<\/strong> for the weekly newsletter. Try to write <strong>2-3 different subjects<\/strong> and test them out on your team. Utilize the<strong> form fields<\/strong> and <strong>sub-checklist<\/strong> below to <strong>ensure<\/strong> that you have <strong>every vital topic covered<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Company updates <\/label><br \/>\n<textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> List of company blog posts <\/label><br \/>\n<textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Special promotions this week\/month <\/label><br \/>\n<textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Copy of content file <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"multi-select-content form-field-content\">\n<ul class=\"items\">\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Consider your audience<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Choose your topic<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Ask questions<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Research your topic<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Make it understandable<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Use interesting headlines<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<h4>How to Start Writing the Content<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Consider your audience<\/strong>.&nbsp;Before deciding on what content you need for your newsletter printing, take a moment to define your audience; gather demographics, and decide what topics will interest them. For instance, an audience of mostly middle-aged women probably won't be interested in a detailed article explaining a product. Instead, choose a topic that will connect with them,&nbsp;specifically on a personal level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose your topic<\/strong>.&nbsp;Include a variety of topics and sections that will make your newsletter more interesting to a variety of audience. Just as a newspaper contains different sections, your newsletter should incorporate similar sections such as a response section, letters to the editor, industry news, and featured articles. Include tips or customer reviews within boxes to break up the layout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask questions<\/strong>.&nbsp;Keep all information accurate. Use the six questions to give your newsletter a versatility: who, what, when, where, why and how. The best articles incorporate all six of these questions and answers, if applicable. This may require some research such as interviewing, but it is worth it if you want to make an effective newsletter with your audience's opinions expressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research your topic<\/strong>.&nbsp;Writing subjectively can severely harm your credibility. Without proper research, you risk presenting incorrect or inaccurate information, which may offend or confuse your audience. Provide information such as statistics, expert opinions, and quotes to prove the validity of your research. Make sure to give the source (e.g., magazine, website, book) credit where credit is due.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make it understandable<\/strong>.&nbsp;Use concise and comprehensible vocabulary to ensure readability. Avoid verbose language. For instance, rather than using an adverb\/verb combo, use a verb that denotes the same meaning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use interesting&nbsp;headlines.<\/strong>&nbsp;Write dynamic headlines by using action verbs that evoke&nbsp;curiosity. Without an interesting headline, readers may skim over your articles, because they find it uninteresting. Headlines are one of the keys to creating loyal readers, since a well-written headline means a well-read article means a well-read newsletter. Also, if any of your articles are more than a few paragraphs long, use subheadings to break up the text.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Write-a-Good-Newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Write-a-Good-Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"run-spell-check-on-content\">\n<h2>Run spell check on content<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/l3a8Sm6Od4sZ1cObOPtL9w.png\" alt=\"Run spell check on content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/l3a8Sm6Od4sZ1cObOPtL9w.png\"> <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect and OpenOffice have the ability to <strong>spell check<\/strong> a document.<\/p>\n<p>There are several online solutions that users can use to spell check their documents online as well as add-ons that enable you to spell check&nbsp;in-browser. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/grammarly-for-chrome\/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Grammarly<\/a> is a fantastic plugin for Google Chrome which checks your spelling and grammar whilst also tracking your weekly word count.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"editing-the-newsletter\">\n<h2>Editing The Newsletter:<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"proof-content-1\">\n<h2>Proof content #1<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Read your work again<\/strong>. <strong>Double check<\/strong> all newsletters. Quality is of the utmost&nbsp;importance as it goes out to thousands of customers.<\/p>\n<p>Print off the text and proofread on paper \u2013 it is much easier to spot errors on paper than on-screen, and if you attempt to proof the content online after staring at a screen all day, you're going to miss errors.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>On the first read, it is a good idea to focus only on reading rather than on correcting, to get an idea of the overall content and meaning, and to spot anything missed at the editing stage.<\/li>\n<li>Then, on subsequent reads, focus on correcting different types of errors each time.<\/li>\n<li>To spot typographical errors, you may wish to do one read backwards, to disconnect your mind from the content and focus fully on the text word by word. This will not help for grammar, punctuation or some spelling errors, though, which can only be spotted in the context of the sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"style-danger\">Once you've checked your work, the next task - which is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/approvals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">approval task<\/a> - will get a colleague to look over the written content you uploaded in task #3 - \"Write your content\".&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to assign the colleague to the approval task with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/task-assignments\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">task assignments<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"approval-peer-review\">\n<h2>Approval: Peer review<\/h2>\n<div class=\"approval-content\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"list-title\">\n    Will be submitted for approval:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"approval-rule-subject-tasks-list\">\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"approval-rule-subject-tasks-list-item\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n        <span class=\"title\">Write your content<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"body\">\n         Will be submitted<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"proof-content-2\">\n<h2>Proof content #2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Once checked by another team member, <strong>check it again yourself<\/strong>. It is important that there are <strong>no mistakes<\/strong> in the company newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go through the sub-checklist below<\/strong> to fine-comb your newsletter for possible errors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"multi-select-content form-field-content\">\n<ul class=\"items\">\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Tense agreement: mixing past and present tenses throughout a piece of text<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Subject\/verb agreement: using plural verb conjugations with single subjects (e.g. \u2018one in ten people are \u2026\u2019 instead of \u2018one in ten people is \u2026\u2019)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Pronoun\/case agreement: confusing the subject and object of the sentence (e.g. \u2018He sat between Bob and I\u2019 instead of \u2018He sat between Bob and me\u2019, or \u2018Me and John are working on that project\u2019 instead of \u2018John and I are working on that project\u2019)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Confusing similar words, such as the verbs \u2018imply\u2019 and \u2018infer\u2019, which describe different angles (\u2018imply\u2019 is when the speaker\/writer suggests something without explicitly stating it, and \u2018infer\u2019 is when the listener\/reader logically deduces something from the information given by the speaker\/writer) \u2013 another example is \u2018affect\u2019 and \u2018effect\u2019 (\u2018affect\u2019 is normally used as a verb meaning \u2018to make a difference to\u2019, and \u2018effect\u2019 is used as both a noun and a verb \u2013 as a noun, it means \u2018a change that results from an action or cause\u2019, and as a verb it means \u2018to cause or bring about something\u2019)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Misuse of apostrophe before \u2018s\u2019 at the end of a word, which is often incorrectly added before the \u2018s\u2019 in plural words, e.g. \u2018The report\u2019s are finished\u2019 instead of \u2018The reports are finished\u2019 \u2013 an apostrophe should only be used before \u2018s\u2019 to indicate possession (genitive case), e.g. \u2018The minister\u2019s cat is black\u2019 or \u2018My friend\u2019s desk is tidy\u2019. However, in the case of the pronoun \u2018it\u2019, the possessive form is \u2018its\u2019&nbsp;without&nbsp;an apostrophe. Adding an apostrophe and \u2018s\u2019 to \u2018it\u2019 indicates the abbreviated form of \u2018it is\u2019 or \u2018it has\u2019. Look at the difference between \u2018The dog has lost its collar\u2019 (possessive form, i.e. the collar belongs to the dog) and \u2018Look over there \u2013 it\u2019s the dog without the collar\u2019 (it is). Apostrophes follow the added \u2018s\u2019 when indicating possession by more than one person, e.g. Gents\u2019 toilet, the pupils\u2019 classroom.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Incorrect conjugation of modal verbs, such as \u2018should of\u2019 or \u2018would of\u2019 instead of \u2018should have\u2019 or \u2018would have\u2019<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       7<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Words with similar spelling or pronunciation but different meanings, which cannot always be detected by automatic spelling and grammar checks, such as \u2018they\u2019re\/\u2018their\u2019\/\u2018there\u2019, or \u2018where\u2019\/\u2018were\u2019\/\u2018we\u2019re\u2019\/\u2018wear\u2019.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"paste-into-notepad-to-remove-formatting\">\n<h2>Paste into Notepad to remove formatting<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Make sure you <strong>remove the formatting of your text<\/strong>. This is due to the fact that, if you are editing in Microsoft Word or Evernote, they can add extra formatting which can be copied when you move the content to MailChimp.<\/p>\n<p>To remove this formatting,<strong> open Notepad, paste all the text in and then&nbsp;copy it back out again, adding just the raw text to your clipboard<\/strong>. You will need to manually add the images and links into Mailchimp as Notepad will also&nbsp;remove these.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"publishing-the-newsletter\">\n<h2>Publishing The Newsletter:<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"login-to-mailchimp\">\n<h2>Login to Mailchimp<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/rUAGEEgNT4XB_fBT5x1KSQ.png\" alt=\"Login to Mailchimp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/rUAGEEgNT4XB_fBT5x1KSQ.png\"> <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Now you need to<strong> log into <a href=\"http:\/\/mailchimp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MailChimp<\/a><\/strong>. <strong>Record<\/strong> the company <strong>username<\/strong> and <strong>password<\/strong> using the <strong>form fields<\/strong> below, or <strong>automatically ship the information<\/strong> into these form fields by <strong>integrating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Process Street<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;with another app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Company Login <\/label><br \/>\n<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"\" class=\"form-control\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Company Password <\/label><br \/>\n<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"\" class=\"form-control\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"select-new-campaign\">\n<h2>Select new campaign<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>At the top right, you'll see a menu that says <strong>\"Create Campaign\"<\/strong>.&nbsp;Once you click on it, it will display a<strong>&nbsp;menu<\/strong> with a list of different types of campaigns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the one that best fits<\/strong> the type of campaign you're creating. If you're not sure on which would be best, just go with a \"Regular\" campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"select-list-subscribers\">\n<h2>Select list 'Subscribers'<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Next, you need to<strong> select who you are going to send the newsletter to<\/strong>. Unless you have a specific setup, select<strong> \"Send to entire list\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"name-your-campaign\">\n<h2>Name your campaign<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>This is pretty self-explanatory; you need to <strong>name your campaign<\/strong>. We'd advise adopting a naming policy which makes it easy to see for future reference, such as <strong>\"Newsletter MMDDYYY\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what naming policy you use,<strong> record the name<\/strong> of your campaign using the <strong>form field<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Campaign Name <\/label><br \/>\n<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"\" class=\"form-control\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"paste-email-subject-line\">\n<h2>Paste email subject line<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jGZrDKm44nrsQMabIvFDjg.png\" alt=\"Paste email subject line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jGZrDKm44nrsQMabIvFDjg.png\"> <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Enter the subject line<\/strong> you created when writing the newsletter. Take the opportunity to<strong> record<\/strong> this in the<strong> form field<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Subject Line <\/label><br \/>\n<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"\" class=\"form-control\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"leave-rest-of-settings-as-default-click-next\">\n<h2>Leave rest of settings as default, click next<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>There's really not much to say here; just<strong> leave the settings as default and click \"Next\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"select-saved-templates\">\n<h2>Select \"Saved Templates\"<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>As per the task title, <strong>select \"Saved Templates\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"select-weekly-newsletter-template\">\n<h2>Select \"Weekly Newsletter Template\"<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Once again, go right ahead and <strong>select \"Weekly Newsletter Template\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you don't have a weekly newsletter template, go ahead and set one up now so that your weekly emails will have a consistent style.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"add-content-to-template\">\n<h2>Add content to template<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/oYFn30Pfy26YyC9S9R5AGg.png\" alt=\"Add content to template\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/oYFn30Pfy26YyC9S9R5AGg.png\"> <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Copy the content from Notepad to Mailchimp<\/strong>. Remember to<strong> add images and links<\/strong> again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"add-content-to-plain-text-email\">\n<h2>Add content to plain text email<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Add text content and raw links<\/strong> to the plain text email template.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"check-your-email-in-preview-mode\">\n<h2>Check your email in preview mode<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Now you need to <strong>check<\/strong> the <strong>content<\/strong> of your email in <strong>preview mode.<\/strong> To do this, click the \"Preview and Test\" dropdown at the top of the page, then&nbsp;click on \"Enter preview mode\".<\/p>\n<p>Make sure that you check how the email will appear in Desktop, Mobile&nbsp;<em>and<\/em> Inbox views; this means checking your formatting, along with all of your links and images.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"send-a-test-email\">\n<h2>Send a test email<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vIAgfQaz98JuINyM5OBCHg.png\" alt=\"Send a test email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vIAgfQaz98JuINyM5OBCHg.png\"> <\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Send a test email to yourself<\/strong> so that you can check that everything is in order. This can be done by going into the <strong>\"Preview and Test\"<\/strong> menu again and clicking <strong>\"Send<\/strong> <strong>a test email\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note the status<\/strong> of the newsletter<strong> using the dropdown<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"select-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Personal Newsletter Check Result <\/label><br \/>\n<select disabled=\"\" class=\"form-control\"><option value=\"An option will be selected here\">An option will be selected here<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Remember to <strong>check<\/strong> that all of your <strong>links<\/strong> work and lead to the&nbsp;right place, none of your <strong>images<\/strong> (which don't require them) are links and that the <strong>formatting<\/strong> is as desired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"forward-test-email-to-team-member-to-check\">\n<h2>Forward test email to team member to check<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Once you have checked the newsletter yourself, go ahead and<strong> forward the test email to a team member<\/strong> to have them <strong>give a second opinion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"click-next\">\n<h2>Click Next<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Who would've guessed? 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