If you’ve ever sent a Mailchimp campaign that landed in spam or barely got opened, you know how frustrating it is to watch your work go nowhere. Most of the time, the culprit is a messy email list—old addresses, typos, or spam traps can tank your deliverability. That’s where Emaillistverify comes in. If you want your Mailchimp campaigns to actually reach real people, cleaning your list is step one.
This guide is for anyone who wants to actually get results from Mailchimp, not just pat themselves on the back for sending a campaign. I’ll show you how to connect Emaillistverify and Mailchimp, clean your list, and avoid the common traps that get people flagged as spammers (even if their emails are legit).
Why Bother Connecting Emaillistverify and Mailchimp?
Let’s get something out of the way: Mailchimp does a decent job of weeding out obviously bad emails. But it’s not magic. If you’re importing lists, collecting emails from all over, or just haven’t cleaned your contacts in a while, you’re probably sitting on a pile of undeliverable addresses.
What happens if you don’t clean your list? - Your open rates drop (because emails aren’t getting delivered). - You risk being blacklisted by email providers. - Mailchimp might even suspend your account if your bounce rate is high enough.
Emaillistverify is a tool that does one thing well—it checks your email list for invalid, risky, or fake addresses. Pairing it with Mailchimp helps you send to real people, not bots or dead inboxes.
What You’ll Need
- A Mailchimp account (any paid plan or free tier with import/export access)
- An Emaillistverify account (free trial available; you’ll need credits for larger lists)
- Your email list, either already in Mailchimp or as a CSV file
Don’t worry—this doesn’t require any coding or fancy integrations. We’re sticking to the basics, because honestly, they work.
Step 1: Export Your Mailchimp List
First, you need to get your contacts out of Mailchimp so you can clean them. Yes, it’s a little clunky, but it works.
- Log in to Mailchimp and go to the “Audience” section.
- Pick the audience (list) you want to clean.
- Click “All contacts.”
- Look for the “Export Audience” button (sometimes under “Manage contacts”).
- Download the CSV file Mailchimp gives you.
Pro tip: If you have tags, segments, or groups you want to keep, make a note. Cleaning your list won’t keep Mailchimp’s custom fields, so you might have to re-tag later.
Step 2: Clean Your List with Emaillistverify
Now we’ll run your exported CSV through Emaillistverify. This is the part that actually gets rid of bad emails.
- Sign in to Emaillistverify.
- Go to the “Email Verifier” or “Bulk Email Verifier” section.
- Upload your Mailchimp CSV file.
- Start the verification process. (Depending on your list size, this can take a few minutes to an hour.)
- Download the “Clean” or “Valid” results once it’s done.
What Emaillistverify checks for: - Invalid or unresponsive addresses - Spam traps or honey pots - Temporary/disposable emails - Syntax errors
Ignore the hype: No tool catches 100% of bad emails, but this gets you close. Don’t sweat a handful of false positives; you’re after fewer bounces, not perfection.
Step 3: Prepare Your Clean List for Mailchimp
You can’t just upload the file you get from Emaillistverify and expect everything to match up. Here’s what to do:
- Open the clean list in Excel or Google Sheets.
- Make sure the emails are in a column labeled “Email Address” (Mailchimp’s default).
- Remove any columns you don’t need.
- Save as a CSV file.
If you want to keep names, tags, or other info, you’ll have to do a little spreadsheet work—use VLOOKUP, or just copy-paste matching columns from your original Mailchimp export.
Pro tip: Don’t add back anyone Emaillistverify marked as risky or invalid just because you “think you know them.” That’s how bounce rates creep up and accounts get flagged.
Step 4: Import Back Into Mailchimp
Now you have a clean list, it’s time to put it back into Mailchimp.
- In Mailchimp, go to “Audience” → “All contacts.”
- Click “Import contacts.”
- Choose “Upload a file” and select your cleaned CSV.
- Map your columns—make sure “Email Address” matches up.
- Review and complete the import.
Mailchimp will warn you if you’re importing duplicates. That’s fine—it won’t add the same contact twice.
What NOT to do: - Don’t delete your whole audience and start over unless you know what you’re doing. You’ll lose all your tags, segments, and history. - Don’t ignore Mailchimp’s import warnings. If it says something is off, fix it before sending campaigns.
Step 5: Test Before You Send
All the cleaning in the world won’t save you if you blast your whole list without checking things first. Here’s how to play it safe:
- Send a test campaign to a small segment (maybe 50-100 contacts) and watch the bounce rate.
- Check your Mailchimp “Reports” for bounces, unsubscribes, and spam complaints.
- If you see more than 1-2% bounces, stop and re-check your list.
Remember, no tool is perfect. Some bounces are normal, especially if you haven’t emailed your list in a while.
What About Automating This?
Here’s the reality: There’s no official, direct integration between Emaillistverify and Mailchimp as of mid-2024. Yes, there are third-party tools and Zapier-style connectors, but most are either expensive, unreliable, or make things more complicated than they need to be.
If you’re managing a huge or constantly-changing list: - Look into custom workflows or API hooks, but be ready for some technical headaches. - For 99% of people, the manual export-clean-import process is faster, cheaper, and just as good.
Common Pitfalls (and How to Avoid Them)
- Relying only on Mailchimp’s built-in cleaning: It’s basic. Use a dedicated tool for real cleaning.
- Skipping regular cleanings: Lists go stale quickly. Clean every few months, not just once.
- Panicking about lost subscribers: If Emaillistverify cuts your list by 10-20%, that’s normal. Those addresses weren’t helping you anyway.
- Not keeping backups: Always save your original exported list somewhere safe, just in case.
Keeping It Simple (and Effective)
Here’s the bottom line: Clean lists get delivered more, opened more, and annoy fewer people. Connecting Emaillistverify and Mailchimp isn’t rocket science, but it does take a little extra work—and it’s absolutely worth it.
Don’t chase every shiny tool or process promising “seamless” automation. Stick to the basics: export, clean, re-import, and test. Do it regularly, and you’ll spend less time worrying about spam folders and more time actually reaching your audience.
Keep it simple, iterate when you need to, and remember—no one ever got in trouble for sending to a smaller, cleaner list.