# How to create a welcome campaign with ConvertKit In this tutorial, you will learn, how to create welcome automation using ConvertKit with our Personal Discount. Navigate to your **Shopify dashboard** > **Apps** > **Personal Discount**. Hit **Add automation**. Select **ConvertKit** as your Email Service Provider and **Welcome new subscribers** as the Campaign Type.

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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](https://docs.personaldiscount.io/personal-discount-for-shopify/configure-discount) for more information. When your automation is set up, save it and copy the code snippet to the clipboard.

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Now switch over to your ConvertKit 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.

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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.

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Now paste the code snippet from Personal Discount 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**.

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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**.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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