Step by step instructions on how to create and customize sign up forms / optin boxes with MailChimp.

1. How to Build and Customize a
General Sign Up Form in
Mailchimp

2. Log in to your MailChimp Account

3. Enter your Username and Password

4. Click Log In

5. The Dashboard will open

6. Click on Lists from the Dashboard
menu

7. The Lists page will open

8. Select the List where you want to
create a sign up form

9. The list, “Special Event #1” is chosen

10. Click the “Special Event #1” link

11. This page will open

12. Click “Signup forms”

13. This page will open

14. Click “General forms”

15. This page will open

16. Click the “Build it” tab

17. This default form will open with the
list title shown in red box

18. To add extra fields, choose a field type
from the Add a field tab on the
right side of the page.

20. Let’s add a Birthday field in the form

21. Click the Birthday button

22. A Birthday field is added to the form

23. To customize a field in the sign up form…

24. Click to select a field (highlighted in
yellow) then edit settings on right.

25. Let us customize the Birthday field

26. After customizing the field,
click “Save Field” button

27. To add extra layer security to the form,
check the “Protect your signup form with
reCAPTCHA” box on the Create forms
page.

29. Now it’s your turn to build and customize
your own general sign up form and have
a great start in Email Marketing with
MailChimp!