Kit (formerly ConvertKit) is the go-to email platform for creators — course sellers, authors, podcasters, and membership operators. With 640,000+ users, it’s built around simplicity and powerful automation sequences.
If you’re running launches, enrollment deadlines, or limited-time offers through Kit, a countdown timer transforms passive "the offer ends soon" copy into a visual, ticking urgency driver. This guide shows you how to add a Tickvio timer to Kit emails.
Creator businesses run on deadlines: course enrollment windows, membership pricing changes, early-bird offers, and launch bonuses. An evergreen timer in a Kit automation sequence means every subscriber who enters your funnel sees a personal countdown — regardless of when they signed up. No manual timer creation, no stale deadlines.
Log in to Tickvio and click Create Timer. For Kit sequences:
Evergreen — the star for creators. Each subscriber gets a personal deadline from when they enter the sequence. Perfect for launch funnels where people subscribe on different days.
Fixed date — for live launches with a real deadline everyone shares. Course enrollment closing, live event registration, seasonal offers.
Customise the design (28+ styles), set your expiry state (what subscribers see after their deadline passes), and copy the HTML embed code.
In Kit, create a new broadcast or open an existing sequence email. Kit’s email editor is intentionally minimal — which is a strength for most content, but means you need the HTML block for rich elements like timers.
In the email editor, click the + button to add a new content block. Select HTML from the block types.
Paste the Tickvio embed code into the HTML block. The timer will render when the email is sent — Kit’s editor may show the raw HTML rather than a preview, but the timer displays correctly in the actual email.
Click Preview or send a test email to see the live countdown. Check our inbox support guide for rendering across email clients.
Kit’s core strength is automated sequences. Here’s where timers fit:
Course launch funnel: Subscriber joins your waitlist → enters a 5-day launch sequence → Email 1: introduction. Email 3: offer with evergreen timer ("Enrollment closes in 48 hours"). Email 5: last chance with timer nearing zero. The evergreen timer ensures the 48-hour window is personal to each subscriber.
Membership enrollment: "Join at the founding member price — this rate expires in:" with an evergreen countdown. Creates genuine scarcity without fake deadlines.
Webinar/workshop registration: Fixed-date timer in your registration emails counting down to the live event. "The workshop starts in:" drives last-minute signups.
Bonus stacking: "Order in the next 24 hours and get these bonuses" with an evergreen timer. Common in creator launches where bonuses expire before the main offer.
Simple editor, powerful sequences: Kit’s editor is deliberately simple. The HTML block is your gateway to richer content like timers without leaving the Kit ecosystem.
Tag-based triggers: Kit uses tags to trigger automations. Design your timer strategy around tag events — when a subscriber gets tagged "launch-interest," they enter the sequence and the evergreen timer starts.
Landing pages: Kit has a landing page builder. Use the same Tickvio timer on your landing page and in your emails for consistent urgency. When the email says 24 hours and the landing page confirms 24 hours, trust stays intact.
Create your free Tickvio timer — 20,000 views/month, evergreen timers included, 28+ styles, no branding. Paste into Kit’s HTML block and start running launch funnels with real countdown urgency.
For more, see our complete guide and ESP integrations page.
