Loading
Loading
  • Home

  • Productivity

  • App tutorials

App tutorials

2 min read

You Can't Embed a Video in Constant Contact, But You Can Create a Link. Here's How.

How to Embed a Video in Constant Contact

By Justin Pot · June 11, 2019
embed-video-in-constant-contac primary img

It would be nice if you could embed a video in Constant Contact, allowing recipients to watch without opening another browser tab. Unfortunately, as of this writing, that's not possible. The good news: You can create a link to your video, complete with a thumbnail, in just a couple of clicks. Here's how to do that.

How to Add a Constant Contact Video Link For YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia Videos

Constant Contact can automatically pull in thumbnails and create a link for videos hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia. To get started, click the More button in the left-side toolbar.

More build choices in Constant Contact

Next, select Video.

Insert video in Constant Contact

This will add a video box to your email.

Embedded video in Constant Contact

Click the box, and you'll see the Edit option.

Edit button in Constant Contact

From here, you can paste a YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia link in the Video URL box. Next, click Test Link.

Video options in Constand Contact

Constant Contact will pull in a thumbnail. Click Insert, and you'll see the link to the video in your email.

A YouTube thumbnail in Constant Contact

The video will open a new tab, meaning your email will still be there when subscribers are done watching.

How to Add a Constant Contact Video Link For Other Videos

Note that, if your video isn't hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia, you can't use Constant Contact's automatic feature to generate a thumbnail. What you can do is create your own thumbnail, add that to your email, and link to your video.

First, use the Image option in the left sidebar to add an image box to your email.

Insert an image in Constant Contact

Next, click the email and select Edit.

Edit an image in Constant Contact

Upload your desired thumbnail, then select it as your image. Note that, if you want a play button, you'll need to add it yourself with an image editor before uploading.

Choose an image in Constant Contact

Click Insert, and you'll see your image in the email body. Click it again to bring up the toolbar, then click the Link box.

Link button in Constant Contact

Choose Web Page in the dropdown menu.

Add a URL for your image in Constant Contact

Paste the URL to your video, then click Insert.

alt

Readers will now be able to click your thumbnail in order to open your video.

Check out our Constant Contact integrations to learn how to connect Constant Contact with thousands of apps.

Get productivity tips delivered straight to your inbox

We’ll email you 1-3 times per week—and never share your information.

tags
mentioned apps

Related articles

Improve your productivity automatically. Use Zapier to get your apps working together.

Sign up
A Zap with the trigger 'When I get a new lead from Facebook,' and the action 'Notify my team in Slack'