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  dutchopa · Member · Dec 3, 2014 at 7:47 pm

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  What is the difference between email support and something like MailChimp?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Dec 3, 2014 at 7:54 pm

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  Mailchimp is a mass mailing program that sends your posts to susbcribers. Google it and read what you find on their site. If you want to use MailChimp with your WordPress.com site now you can do so by creating a link to the signup form on MailChimp. Here’s the info from MailChimp Support http://kb.mailchimp.com/article/how-to-add-a-mailchimp-signup-form-to-your-wordpress-blog

  For support options for issues you may experience with your WordPress.COM blog see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/help-support-options/

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  timethief · Member · Dec 3, 2014 at 7:55 pm

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  Your subscribers will control the frequency they receive your posts emailed to them (instantly, daily, weekly, never).

  You can set up email subscriptions here > Appearance > Widgets > Follow Blog Widgets by using this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/

  If you would like a follow button to appear on the bottom right hand corner of your site for those who do not have WordPress.com accounts go to > Settings > Reading and scroll down to Follower Settings:

  These settings change emails sent from your blog to followers.
  Logged out users __ Show follow button to logged out users.

  Checking this will present a follow button to logged out users in the bottom corner of their screen.

  We have a subscription shortcode which you can make use of. The help page on it is right here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/blog-subscription-shortcode/

  You can create a Page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ and place a contact form on it for private communication with your visitors, or for opting into receiving a newsletter for example. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/

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  dutchopa · Member · Dec 3, 2014 at 9:43 pm

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  Thanks for the response. Is this an example of what WordPress calls emails?

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  timethief · Member · Dec 3, 2014 at 9:44 pm

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  I don’t know what you mean by that. You can set up email subscriptions here > Appearance > Widgets > Follow Blog Widgets by using this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/