1 List Or 2 Lists?
Hey friends,
I have my contacts in two lists:
- Members - (joined my academy)
- Main - regular contacts who receive my newsletter
I'm moving from ActiveCampaign to FCRM. Do you suggest keeping 2 lists or 1 list and manage them with tags?
1 list, multiple tags
Bryan William thanks for the suggestion can you tell me why not 2 lists?
Ramsis Kasis for simplicity sake, list is for housing all the contacts, while tags for activity they took.
Well I'm in the same process, I see I'm missing the fact that lists are actually lists, with all related settings like subscribing/unsubscribing options and different opt-in email settings.
Looks more like tags, actually...
If you work with DOI and need individual DOI emails, you need more lists, because there is one global DOI or list-based DOI (each list can have its own DOI with DOI email).
Sebastian could you please be more specific?
I didn't see any other DOI email template other than the one in the settings page...
Marco Mandaliti
You find the settings in the list overview behind the gear icon from each list.
Oh great!
Thank you Sebastian
This is a matter of preference... I'd personally use two separate lists with tags within each list. This offers better organization and segmentation, particularly for large lists. It also provides more flexibility in controlling the double opt-in emails for each list.
JF Thanks for the input ! In my case, I don't use double opt-in at all on my site, and my students subscribe through WooCommerce purchases, not through forms. Everything in my system is managed through tags (access, subscriptions, newsletter, etc.). Given that, do you still see an advantage to using two lists over one?
Ramsis Kasis In your case, the main advantage is clearer management. I would organize contacts into different lists (newsletter, subscription1, subscription2, etc) for better segmentation and easier oversight. But that's my preference.
JF It’s worth knowing that double opt-in isn’t properly working for multiple lists. If someone tries to add an existing contact to a second list, the contact is automatically subscribed without opting in. Hopefully, this gets fixed with FluentCRM 3.0.
Karl Emil Nikka Thanks for the information. I hope it'll be fix with FluentCRM 3.0. I'm currently waiting for the release of 3.0 to migrate from Brevo.
JF Maybe Shahjahan Jewel can answer if it’s addressed in upcoming FluentCRM 3.0? If not, you can always use Fluent Forms’s opt-in feature instead (requires the Pro version).
Karl Emil Nikka Thanks. I appreciate it.