How do I set up email marketing with Mailchimp connected to my hosting?
Mailchimp is the most popular email marketing platform for Indian businesses — free up to 500 subscribers and 1,000 emails/month. To integrate with Connect Quest WordPress hosting: 1) Create a Mailchimp account at mailchimp.com. 2) Install Mailchimp for WooCommerce plugin or Mailchimp List Subscribe Form for regular WordPress. 3) Connect your Mailchimp API key: find in Mailchimp > Account > API Keys. 4) Create signup forms embedded in WordPress pages or as popups. 5) Set up automated welcome sequence: Mailchimp Automations > Welcome email sent 5 minutes after signup. For transactional email (order confirmations from WooCommerce): use Mailchimp Transactional (Mandrill) or switch to dedicated transactional service (AWS SES). India-specific: Mailchimp supports INR in templates, but email service itself has no India pricing — costs in USD. For 100,000+ Indian subscriber lists, consider Indian alternatives (Pepipost, Netcore Smartech). Connect WordPress to Mailchimp via Connect Quest hosting at connectquest.co.in.