Email guide

How to add a countdown timer to GetResponse

GetResponse ships its own countdown block with fixed-date and evergreen modes, styled inside GetResponse. A tikio timer is a plain image URL instead: your own design and fonts, timers that repeat on local time, a deadline you can change after sending, and the same countdown on your landing page.

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Design your countdown in tikio

Create a timer in the tikio editor: pick colors, fonts, labels and the languages you need. What you see in the editor is exactly what lands in the inbox — the timer is delivered as a regular animated image.
2
Get the code

Click Get code, choose “In an email”, pick how the countdown works — until a date, a personal timer per subscriber, or repeating on a schedule — and copy the code. The link stores the timer, so you can change the deadline any time, even after sending: emails already sent pick it up within minutes.
URL
```
https://t.tikio.io/e/a1b2.gif
```
3
Insert the timer into your GetResponse message

In the GetResponse message editor, add an HTML block and paste the snippet below. GetResponse merge words use double square brackets and are substituted inside the URL for each contact at send time.
HTML
```
<img src="https://t.tikio.io/e/a1b2.gif" alt="Offer ends soon" width="480" style="border:0;max-width:100%;height:auto;" />
```

Per-recipient evergreen deadlines

Use the subscriber ID tag {{CONTACT `subscriber_id`}} as the recipient key — tikio fills it in when you pick GetResponse. Each contact’s countdown then starts at their first open and stays put across reopens — the behaviour autoresponder cycles need.

HTML

<img src="https://t.tikio.io/e/a1b2.gif?uid={{CONTACT `subscriber_id`}}" alt="Offer ends soon" width="480" style="border:0;max-width:100%;height:auto;" />

GetResponse’s built-in timer vs tikio

GetResponse’s built-in timer is one of the more capable ones: besides a fixed date it has an Evergreen mode that starts when each recipient opens the message. If that covers your campaign, use it. tikio adds what it does not document: repeating timers, deadline changes after sending, a different image and link after zero, and the same countdown on your website.

Feature	Built into GetResponse	tikio
Fixed date for everyone	Yes — end date in a time zone you choose	Yes
Personal deadline per subscriber	Yes — Evergreen mode, from each recipient’s open	Yes — a personal timer per subscriber, from their first open
Recurring on local time (DST)	Not documented	Daily, weekday or weekly reset at a local time, following daylight saving
Change the deadline after sending	Not documented	Yes — emails already sent pick up a new deadline within minutes
At zero	Not documented	Zeros, hide or another image; a smart link sends clicks elsewhere after zero
Same timer on your website	Not documented	The same link as an iframe on any site
Fonts	Font, size and color options	Your own uploaded fonts or Google Fonts, free
Other platforms	GetResponse only	Works in every ESP you send from

Every platform’s built-in block compared: built-in ESP timers vs tikio.

Evergreen countdown timer in GetResponse

In tikio, click Get code, choose In an email and pick Personal timer. Set how long each contact gets, choose GetResponse as your platform — tikio puts its subscriber ID tag, {{CONTACT `subscriber_id`}}, into the code for you. Each contact’s countdown then starts at their first open and stays put across reopens — the behaviour autoresponder cycles need. Send yourself a test: if the tag comes through empty in your editor, use [[email]] instead.

HTML

<img src="https://t.tikio.io/e/a1b2.gif?uid={{CONTACT `subscriber_id`}}" alt="Offer ends soon" width="480" style="border:0;max-width:100%;height:auto;" />

FAQ

Questions, answered

How is this different from GetResponse’s built-in countdown?

The built-in block counts to a fixed date or runs an evergreen window from each open, styled within GetResponse. A tikio timer uses your own design and fonts, adds timers that repeat daily or weekly on local time, lets you change the deadline after sending, and embeds on your website so the page and the email show the same number.

Does it work in autoresponder cycles?

Yes — and evergreen mode is the reason to use it there, since day-3 of the cycle happens on a different date for every contact.

Can I change the deadline without rebuilding the message?

Yes — and for messages already delivered too. The link stores the deadline: change it on the link page and sent messages pick it up within minutes. GetResponse’s built-in block is fixed once the message is sent.

Your first countdown is minutes away

Free during early access — no credit card required. Design once, paste one snippet, and the timer ticks on every open.

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