Add External Links to HubSpot Newsletters: A Guide

How to Add External Link to Your Newsletter Template in HubSpot

Adding external links, such as calendar invites, to your HubSpot newsletter template can enhance the user experience by providing additional resources directly within your email content. This guide will walk you through the process of inserting various types of calendar invites into your HubSpot newsletter template.

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Insert a Google Calendar Invite

To add a Google Calendar invite:

1. Open Google Calendar and click Create to set up a new event.
2. After filling in the event details, click Save.
3. Open the event, click More actions, and select Publish event.
4. Click Copy next to the 'Link to event' field.
5. In your HubSpot account, navigate to the email you want to edit and insert an image or text you want to link.
6. Select the image or text, then click the link icon in the toolbar and paste the Google Calendar URL in the URL field.
7. Click Add link.

Insert an Outlook Calendar Invite

For Outlook calendar invites:

1. Create an event in your Outlook calendar and save it.
2. Create an .ics file from the event.
3. Upload the .ics file to your HubSpot File Manager and copy its URL.
4. Edit your HubSpot email, insert an image or text, and link it to the .ics file's URL.

Insert an Apple Calendar Invite

To include an Apple Calendar invite:

1. Create an event in Apple Calendar.
2. Drag and drop the event to your desktop to create an .ics file.
3. Upload this file to HubSpot's File Manager and copy the URL.
4. Edit the email in HubSpot, adding an image or text link to the .ics file's URL.

These steps allow you to add calendar links to your HubSpot newsletter, ensuring recipients can easily add your events to their personal calendars. For a more seamless integration, exploring widget or plugin options for creating events directly within HubSpot could offer a more streamlined process, although this may require external solutions or custom development.

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