Create and send your first email¶

Flashissue runs inside Gmail. You design your email in the Flashissue Editor tab, choose a mailing list, and send. This guide walks through a first send from start to finish.

Before you start¶

Sign in to Flashissue with your Google account and allow the requested permissions.
Have at least one mailing list ready, or create one now: see Create a mailing list.

Step 1: Open the Editor¶

Open Flashissue from Gmail and go to the Editor tab. Start a new email, either blank or from a template.

Step 2: Add your content¶

Add text, images and buttons as content blocks. Give the email a clear subject line that tells readers what's inside.

Step 3: Check who it's from¶

Check the From address and From name, and the Reply-To address if replies should go somewhere else.

To send from another address, see Send as an alias or custom From address.
To send replies to a different inbox, see Set a Reply-To address.

Step 4: Choose recipients¶

Choose the mailing list (or lists) to send to. Lists your teammates have shared with you also appear here, marked Shared · by . See Share a mailing list with teammates.

Step 5: Send a test first¶

Send a test to yourself to check the layout, links and images in a real inbox before you send to the list.

Step 6: Send or schedule¶

Send now, or schedule the email for later. Large sends go out in batches and can take some time to finish.

Reviews

New accounts and new lists are sometimes held for a short automated review before delivery. See Understanding your campaign report.

Step 7: Track results¶

When your email has gone out, open Reports to see opens, clicks, bounces and unsubscribes. See Understanding your campaign report.