Sending out a newsletter in Zen Cart.

We assume that you have already logged into Zen Cart.
Click on the Tools link found on the main menu as shown below.

Then click on Newsletter and Product Notifications Manager link, like the one below.

When customers place an order in your store, during the checkout process, they are asked if they wish to receive newsletters from you.
Let’s go ahead and create one.

In this new page, enter what you wish to display in your subject line.

Enter the message you wish to send.

Click on the save button, found at the right side bottom of page.

Remember, before sending out the newsletter, you must first lock it.

Then press the send button to send the newsletter you created.

Select the audience for the mailing.

Then click on the send mail button to send  the newsletter.

This is the process followed to send out newsletters to subscribers.

Now let us look at another type of newsletter you can send to your customers.

Then click on Tools link found on the main menu, then click on the newsletter and Product Notifications Manager link, like the one below.

Click on the new newsletter button.

Change the module from newsletter to product notification, this is a great way to promote repeat orders.

Follow the rest of the steps as newsletter, type in a subject line then the message of the product notification then click on save button found on the right bottom of page, remember to lock it before sending the newsletters.
With product notification, you are able to add products to a newsletter. In the page found, click on the products you want to send by first highlighting the product in the products column and then click on the right arrow button

You can choose more than one product and then click on the submit button.

That’s it, you now know how to send newsletter and product notification in Zen Cart.