Create beautiful newsletters in minutes with the email builder
An easy step-by-step guide on creating your first newsletter
You don’t need design experience to create a great-looking newsletter. With the email builder, you can quickly combine images, text, and buttons—and even reuse your own templates to save time.
Create your first newsletter template ⭐
If you send similar emails regularly (e.g. weekly updates or monthly newsletters), you can create your own newsletter template once and reuse it every time.
👉 This saves you a lot of time and keeps your emails consistent.
🚀 Read how you can create a beautiful newsletter in 5 simple steps (by clicking on one of the links, you jump to the according section of the article):
🖼 Upload and style images and logos
Images help your newsletter stand out and feel more professional.
How you can add images:
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side menu Images: Search and select an image from the system image library, or use the AI image generator with a descriptive prompt
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side menu Upload: Upload your own logos and images, and easily reuse them again
- simply add the image via drag and drop from the side menu into your email template
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How you can edit images:
Click on the image you want to edit → click on the pen-icon and you can e.g. ...
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Resize and crop images
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Add rounded corners
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Overlay text on images
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🔗 Add links behind text, buttons, and images
Make it easy for your customers to take action. You can add links behind text, images, and buttons.
👉 Tip: Always include at least one clear button so customers know what to do next.
Use call-to-actions (CTAs) like “Book now” or “View schedule” or "Learn more".
a) Add a URL to a button:
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B) Add a URL to an image:
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c) Add a URL to a label:
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👤 Personalize your emails
You can add placeholders like first name to automatically include your recipient’s name in the email (e.g. “Hi Anna”). Simply insert the placeholder into your text, and it will be filled in dynamically when the email is sent.
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📐 Create structured layouts
You can combine elements to create structured layouts:
- Use columns by draging and dropping a new block into the email template
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- Place images, texts, and labels next to or under each other
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Adjust a column width ratio by clicking the edges moving the column border:
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- Add borders between the columns by clicking on the column and add borders right and left:
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🔁 Save and reuse your newsletter sections (recommended)
You don’t need to start from scratch every time. Once you’ve created a newsletter, you can save and reuse ...
- a) individual sections of your email design as reusable blocks,
- b) the entire layout of the email as reusable block - however, this only works if you created the entire email as one(!) block!
(👉 Easy alternative: You can also reuse an entire email template by simply duplicating a previously created email)
How to save your template:
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Click on the block that you'd like to save
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Click "Save" custom block
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Add it to a new or existing block category folder and add tags so you can easily find it later
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How to reuse it:
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Go to the “Blocks” section in the right menu
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Find your saved block in the corresponding folder
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Drag & drop it into your new email
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👉 You can use custom blocks if you repetitively reuse the same design for:
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Weekly class updates
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Monthly newsletters
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Feedback emails
👍 Add social media links
Add and adjust the "social icons"-block so your customers can stay connected with you. You can pick from a wide selection of options, e.g.
- Spotify
- Youtube
- and many more
👉 This is a simple way to build your community beyond email.
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💡 Final tip
Start your email designs simple and improve over time!
Once you’ve created your first template, you can reuse it again and again—saving time while keeping your communication consistent.