# How to create welcome new subscribers automation with Omnisend In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a welcome campaign with a discount code using Omnisend and Personal Discount for Shopify. Start by navigating to your **Shopify dashboard** > **Apps** > **Personal Discount** > **Add automation**. Select **Omnisend** as your Email Service Provider and the Campaign Type is **Welcome new subscribers**.

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Now set your automation details such as the code pattern, the discount value, the expiration date, etc. Take a look at the article on [how to configure discount](https://docs.personaldiscount.io/personal-discount-for-shopify/configure-discount) to modify it to best suit your need. When you have finished this process, **Save** your automation and copy the code snippet to the clipboard.

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Switch over to the Omnisend admin panel. Navigate to the **Automation** section from the top menu. Then hit the link **Explore all workflows** > **Create custom workflow**.

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Set the automation trigger. Click on **Select trigger** and pick **Signup** from the dropped-down menu.

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Add an action that will be performed when a subscriber joins your newsletter. Drag and drop the **Email** element to your automation. Then fill in message fields such as subject, preheader, etc. Hit **Edit content** and **Save** your automation.

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Let's move on to editing the email. Customize your message template and add the Personal Discount code snippet there. To do this, click on **Quick add** and drag an **HTML element** to your template. Then delete the default code snippet and paste the one from Personal Discount. When your email template is ready, hit **Finish editing**.

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Now it's time to **Start workflow**.

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From now on, your customers will receive a message with a discount code, when they sign up for your newsletter.

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