ForwardThis

Created by potrace 1.11, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2013 MailerLite

Email to MailerLite,
the easy way

ForwardThis is the simple tool that connects your email to Created by potrace 1.11, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2013 MailerLite. Forward any email along with some simple instructions, and it’s handled. Nothing to download, nothing to set up. Works with dozens of your other apps too.

Get started

Setup in 30 seconds.

How it works

  1. Connect MailerLite

    Create a free account and connect MailerLite. It takes about 30 seconds, and you only do it once.

  2. Forward an email

    Forward any email to your ForwardThis address along with your instructions. One email can ask for several things at once.

  3. Done.

    ForwardThis replies when it's done, with a short summary and links to what it made - and an undo button if something doesn't look right.

Just forward it

You forward
Owen Fairhurstowen@stonebridgepottery.co.uk

to do@forwardthis.io

Fwd: Sign me up for the studio newsletter

Add Owen as a subscriber in MailerLite.

---------- Forwarded message ----------

Lovely to meet you at the fair on Saturday. Please add me to whatever you send out about the studio, I'd like to hear about the next open weekend.

It gets done
Created by potrace 1.11, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2013

Added subscriber Owen Fairhurst

owen@stonebridgepottery.co.uk

Undo available for 24 hours if something does not look right.

Some other examples

  • Are we already sending to owen@stonebridgepottery.co.uk?
  • Fix this subscriber's name, it's spelled Fairhurst not Fairhirst.
  • Add the person in this thread as a subscriber.

Everything ForwardThis can do in MailerLite

  • Look up a contact

    Look up a subscriber

  • Create contact

    Add a subscriber, optionally to a group

  • Update contact

    Update, group or unsubscribe a subscriber

  • Read a record

    Read a subscriber's full record

  • Look up records

    List subscribers or groups

Try it with a real email.

Forward any work email to the address below and see what ForwardThis can do. No signup required.

Occasional product emails may follow.

Why you need ForwardThis

Email is messy, every message asking for something different. It means constantly leaving your inbox and juggling tabs. ForwardThis skips all of that: forward an email along with some simple instructions, and it’s handled. Compatible with every email provider, and it works across the apps you’re already using.

Questions

How do I send an email to MailerLite?
Forward the email to your ForwardThis address with a line saying what you want, like "add them as a subscriber". ForwardThis takes the email address out of the message, adds the person in MailerLite, and replies to confirm with their status and signup date. The first time, you'll need a free account with MailerLite connected, which takes about 30 seconds, and that's the entire MailerLite email integration.
Can I add a subscriber to MailerLite from an email?
Yes. The email address is all it needs and the name comes along when it's in the message. They're added to your account only, never to a group, because in MailerLite a group is what automations and campaigns key on. Choosing which group someone belongs in stays a decision you make inside MailerLite.
Does this send newsletters or campaigns?
No. Nothing here mails anybody. There are three things it does: look a subscriber up, add one, and correct a subscriber's name. Campaigns and automations are left out entirely, so connecting MailerLite to ForwardThis can never result in an email going to your list.
What if I add the wrong person?
The confirmation email includes an undo that works for 24 hours, which removes the subscriber it just added. You can also just check first: ask whether an address is already on the account and it comes back with their status and when they signed up, without changing anything.
How is this different from a MailerLite signup form or Zapier?
A form is the right thing when people are signing themselves up on your site. Zapier suits a steady stream of signups arriving the same way each time. ForwardThis is for the person who asked you in an email, or in person and then followed up, where the only record is a message in your inbox. Forward it, write one line, done.

Forward an email. Sh*t gets done.

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