Subscription Module

High level Process

1. User subscribes in mailchimp via email
   • User inserts her/his email address in the subscribe form found at the footer.
   • After the user submits the form, a confirmation email is sent to her/his provided email address.
2. User confirms
   • User receives a confirmation email to activate her/his subscription.
   • After activation, the user is eligible to receive newsletter from the web-portal.
3. Admin runs the script
   • Newsletter can have a pre-defined or a custom template(described below).
   • A newsletter contains details about tenders, contracts, contractors and goods and services.
   • Running the command php artisan newsletter:send in terminal/command prompt will start sending newsletter to all its subscriber.
4. Email is sent to all the users
   • Users will receive newsletter every month or when any new updates in the data are available.

How the newsletter gets created?

PreDefined newsletter

• The format for newsletter is saved in moldova views.The template can be found in 'resources/views/newsletter/content.blade.php'.
• When user runs the command php artisan newsletter:send the newsletter is send to subscriber.

Custom newsletter

• Log into mailchimp site
• Click create campaign
• Select regular camapign
• Select entire list and click next
• Fill campaign details
• Select predefined template or code your own and click next
• click send

References https://mailchimp.com/resources/guides/getting-started-with-mailchimp/html/ http://kb.mailchimp.com/lists/managing-subscribers/view-or-export-a-list