How To Add a CTA Button to Your Email Campaign
Learn how to add custom CTA buttons to your campaigns to drive engagement and boost responses.
💡 What It Is
Adding a Call-to-Action (CTA) button to your email campaign makes your emails more interactive and drives clicks directly to your website, booking page, or special offer.
Instead of just including a plain text link, a styled button helps your message stand out and increases your conversion rates.
🎯 Why You Want to Use It
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Boost engagement: Buttons attract attention and encourage clicks.
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Drive conversions: Perfect for “Get a Quote,” “Book Now,” or “Learn More.”
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Stay on brand: You can customize the button color, shape, and text to match your company’s style.
⚙️ Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Open the Button Generator
Use this online tool to create your button:
🔗 https://buttonoptimizer.com (or any HTML button generator you prefer)
2. Create Your Button Text
Enter the phrase you want to display — for example:
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“Click Here for a Free Quote”
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“Get 10% Off”
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“Schedule Your Estimate”
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3. Choose a Button Color
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- If you want a custom color, use a Color Picker extension in Chrome to grab the exact color code (e.g., your brand’s orange or blue).
- Paste that hex code (like
#FF7A00) into the color field of the button generator.
💡 Pro Tip: Keep the color bright enough to stand out but still on-brand with your other design elements.
4. Customize the Style
Experiment with:
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Rounded or square corners
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Bubble or flat effects
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Font size and padding
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Once it looks the way you want, click Embed.
5. Copy the Embed Code
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- Highlight and copy the first embed code option — this is the Direct HTML link you’ll paste into Instantly.
6. Add the Button
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- Open your campaign.
- Go to Sequences and open the email step where you want to add the button.
- Click the ➕ More Rich → Insert Image option.
- Paste the embed code you copied earlier.
- Click Insert — your button will now appear inside your campaign editor.
7. Link the Button to a Page
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- Hover over your new button.
- Click Insert Link.
- Paste the website or landing page URL you want it to open (e.g., your booking page or quote form).
- Click Insert.
✅ That’s it — your clickable CTA button is now ready to go!
🎥 Watch the Video: How To Add a CTA Button to Your Email Campaign
🙋 FAQs
| Question | Answer |
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| Can I use my own button style? | Yes — most button generators let you use your brand colors, fonts, and effects. |
| Can I add multiple buttons to one campaign? | Yes, but keep it simple. One clear CTA per email performs best. |
| Does Instantly support video or GIF buttons? | You can link an image or GIF to act like a video button, but videos can’t play inside Instantly emails. |
| Will a button affect deliverability? | Not at all — it’s just HTML. Just avoid oversized images or excessive formatting. |
| Can I test my button? | Yes — always send yourself a test email to confirm the link opens correctly. |