> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.personaldiscount.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.personaldiscount.io/discounteo-for-shopify/integrate-discounteo-with-your-email-service-provider/kit/how-to-create-a-welcome-campaign-with-kit.md). # How to create a welcome campaign with Kit The newsletter is a powerful tool to stay in touch with your customers and offer them your products. But how do encourage them to join it? In this tutorial, you will learn how to create welcome automation using Kit with our Discounteo. Navigate to your **Shopify dashboard** > **Apps** > **Discounteo**. Hit **Add automation**. Select **Kit** as your Email Service Provider and **Welcome new subscribers** as the Campaign Type.

Add a Discounteo welcome automation with Kit — Add a Kit welcome automation

Next, specify the automation details such as the code pattern, value, number of usages, etc. Take a look at the article on [how to configure discount](/discounteo-for-shopify/configure-discount.md) for more information. When your automation is set up, save it and copy the code snippet to the clipboard.

Copy the Discounteo code snippet for a Kit welcome automation — Copy the Discounteo code snippet to the clipboard

Now switch over to your Kit dashboard. Start by preparing an email template. Click on **Send** > **Email Templates**. Then hit **New email template**. You can choose one of the pre-built ones or create your own using HTML code.

Create a new email template in Kit — Create a new Kit email template

Prepare your template and **Save** it. Now let's create an email sequence. Click on **Send** > **Sequences**. Hit **New sequence** and select your email template.

Create an email sequence in Kit — Create a Kit email sequence

Now paste the code snippet from Discounteo into your email template. Click on the **plus sign** and select **HTML Block** from the dropped-down menu. Hit **Edit** and paste the code snippet. **Save** element and **Publish changes**.

How to insert an HTML code snippet into a Kit email template — Insert an HTML code snippet into a Kit email template

Finally, let's create welcome automation using elements we have prepared in the previous steps. Navigate to **Automate** > **Visual Automations** > **New automation** > **Start from scratch**.

How to create a Kit automation from scratch — Kit: Create an automation from scratch

You can rename your automation. Now set the trigger: when a subscriber is added to the list connected with your Shopify store. Hit **Add event** to confirm.

How to set a welcome automation trigger in Kit — Select a trigger for the Kit welcome automation

Now set the action that will be performed when a subscriber joins the newsletter. Click on the plus sign. Select the **Email sequence** from the **Action** section. Now pick the sequence that you prepared earlier. Hit **Add Action** to confirm.

How to add an action to a Kit welcome email automation — Add an action to the Kit welcome automation

It's high time to activate our automation. Hit **Live** at the right top.

Kit: Activate a visual automation — Activate Kit visual automation

Voilà! From now your new subscribers will receive a message with a discount code when they join your newsletter.

Kit welcome email with a Discounteo discount code for Shopify — Kit welcome email with a Shopify discount code