Customizing Your Newsletter

Kayla M.

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Learn to customize and design the look and feel of your Newsletter for your Newsletter subscribers and visitors.


In this article:


Designing your member experience

Kajabi keeps your branding colors aligned and consistent by using your Website Theme Settings to determine the primary colors of your newsletter. 

Learn to update your website theme settings.

Customize your member experience with your Newsletter Product(s) by editing your Website Theme and designing a look and feel for your site that is consistent with your brand and voice. 

Note:
If you have multiple Newsletter Products, any changes you make in the builder to Newsletter pages in your Website Theme will apply to all of your Newsletter Products. 

To edit your website theme:

  • Open the Website tab from your Dashboard.
  • Click Design.
  • Then, click Customize in the corner of your Design page:

  • Use the left sidebar to customize the look and feel of your Newsletter page:

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Once you have accessed your Website Theme, you can design your page with the Kajabi Page Builder. Learn more.

  • Use the page selector at the top of the builder to navigate between different page views:

Note:
Your Website Theme gives you the best preview of your member experience with your Newsletter. As you create your Newsletter and Newsletter Posts, the text will appear plain and standard in the Newsletter Builder, but you can customize the appearance of your Newsletter within the Website Theme and tailor your look and feel to match your brand and voice for your site visitors.

Newsletter text editing

Customize your text with the newsletter rich text editing tool. As you develop your content, you can quickly integrate custom text editing with the forward slash (/) to create blockquotes, highlights, lists, and more. 

Tip:
Add and edit images with Adobe Express for free with the rich text editing tool! Learn more.

To use the rich text editing tool:

  • Open the Products tab from your Dashboard.
  • Then, open the Newsletters tab.
  • Click New post or select a drafted post.
  • Click Enter to place your cursor in a new line.
  • Click the command key (⌘) + forward slash (/) on your keyboard.
  • Then, select your desired stylization from the pop-up:

Note:
The Newsletter Title is controlled by the H1 setting in your Website Theme under your Style Guide settings and the body size settings control the body of the post.

Post settings

Customize your Post thumbnail, Tags, Authors, Post URL, and Email Settings to improve your Newsletter SEO and brand visibility. 

Post Thumbnail

Upload a thumbnail for your newsletter post to capture potential readers and encourage them to click into the post. Your thumbnail will be displayed in your Newsletter Dashboard:

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Tags

Help your Newsletter audience sort through your topics with tags. By applying tags to your post, your readers can filter their view of your web newsletter posts.

Add a tag by typing the name and hitting the ENTER/TAB key.

Authors

Publicize your authors and build brand visibility and credibility with your authors.

Add an author by typing the name and hitting the ENTER/TAB key.

Hide from web

Enable or disable your post from your publicly visible newsletter feed on the web. This is a great tool for giving exclusive access to your Newsletter email recipients. Navigate to Audience in your Newsletter Post Settings to choose which subscribers will receive your Newsletter email.

Toggle off to make your post publicly visible on your Newsletter feed:

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Toggle on to remove the post from your publicly visible Newsletter feed:

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SEO and sharing

URL slug

Update your Newsletter Post URL ID and customize your URL language and improve your SEO and sharing capabilities. By entering text into the Post URL field will add your copy to the end of your link.

Preview your URL directly below the Post URL text field:

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Page title

Give your Newsletter Page a clear and accurate title for your SEO and Sharing in 60 characters or less.

Page description

Describe your Newsletter Page content in 160 characters or less.

Email settings

Email Subject - Capture your email recipient's attention with a strong Email Subject Line. Learn Email Subject Best Practices.

Preview Text - A snippet of copy commonly displayed beneath the sender name and subject line in your subscriber's email inbox. Depending on your recipient's email client, the Preview Text may appear next to the subject line:

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Learn tips to optimize your preview text.

Audience - Choose which subscribers will receive your Newsletter email:

  • All subscribers
  • A segment of your subscribers
    • Create and manage your segments in your Contacts tab. Learn more.
  • Only free subscribers
  • Only paid subscribers
  • None
Note:
Looking to delete a post? Open your Newsletter Post Settings and navigate to “Delete Post” to permanently delete a post from your Newsletter.

And that’s how you can customize your Newsletter! Please vote below and let us know if you found this article helpful. We value your feedback. Thanks for being the best part of Kajabi!

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