Use the navigation menu to go to the ‘Manage Subscribers’ page.

Click the large ‘Create a New Subscriber List’ button on the left hand side of the page.

You will be taken to the ‘Setup a new subscriber list’ process which is a four step process that will guide you through.

The first step is the ‘List Setup’ where you have to enter the details for your new subscriber list.

Here are the details you should provide:

  • ‘List Name’ – This will be displayed in the ‘Manage Subscribers’ page.
  • ‘Get notified by email when’ –
    • ‘Someone gets added to this list’ – If checked an email will be sent to your notification email address when someone is added to this list.
    • ‘Someone opts out of this list’ – If checked an email will be sent to your notification email address when someone opts out of this list (unsubscribes).
  • ‘Send notification emails to’ – The notifications above will be sent to this email address.
Once you have completed the above fields you can click ‘Continue to next step’ to create your list and continue.

Define Custom Fields in your List

Every marketer has their own way of segmenting their lists. As a general rule, Texta caters for the most basic fields such as:

  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Mobile number
  • Email Address
  • Age
  • Gender
  • City
  • Country
  • Company Name

In addition to that you can add unlimited number of custom fields to expand the nature of the profile data you collect and store for your subscribers.

Custom fields can either be

  • Plain Text field
  • Drop Down List of pre-defined/set options
  • Date Field
  • Checkbox field
  • Paragraph Field

For each custom field you can set

  • Default values
  • Whether this field is mandatory or not (Yes or No)
  • Field names
  • Field Options (Drop Down list and checkbox only)
Tip: Use the Active and Editable Columns to define which field is active in your list and which field is editable. Fields marked editable are shown to the end user when they click on the “Update Details” link inside the email.