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Re: MailChimp now free up to 2000 subscribers

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Extensive list of e-mail marketing services, free and paid: http://techblog.willshouse.com/?p=522 (Constant Contact, iContact, Vertical Response, StreamSend, and many more)

I've actually found Wufoo + Gmail to be the simplest way to handle e-mails. Use a Wufoo form to collect user info, then export the data to csv and import the file into a Gmail group. I haven't done anything terribly advanced (I just notify a list when a new article is posted) -- but it works for me.

Re: MailChimp now free up to 2000 subscribers

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anyone with experience on Direct Mail( http://ethreesoftware.com/directmail/ )? I'd like to use it with SendGrid and later move to SES.

I'm the developer of Direct Mail, if you have any questions. We have several customers using Direct Mail with SendGrid and they seem to be very happy with the setup.

Thanks for the reply, jhammer. I'll get the Pro version before the 50% off ends and I'll try by myself.

Re: MailChimp now free up to 2000 subscribers

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"No Credit Card Required. No Contracts." Thanks. A lot. - a teenager

I wonder, can't you buy a anonymous credit card from a department store?

That's not terribly common in the US. It's possible to buy VISA or AMEX gift cards in some stores, but the markup tends to be significant (10%+).

Re: MailChimp now free up to 2000 subscribers

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Just curious: when they write "Unlimited", what exactly do they mean? Wouldn't this be a spammer's good investement?

They HATE HATE HATE spam. I got flagged one time because I used the word craigslist in a blog post I sent out automatically through an RSS to Email feed. Luckily customer service threw a banana at the spam team and they got me back up and running.

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I love MailChimp. They're branding is so friendly, their people are so friendly, and overall they just love their customers. I'm a fan of their model. If you have more than 2,000 subscribers, you can most likely afford to pay without issue.

Well said! I'm pretty excited to use these guys again. My last job used them and I instituted the template and stuff but it'll be nice to set everything up from start to finish. Its a great product.

Re: MailChimp now free up to 2000 subscribers

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Just curious: when they write "Unlimited", what exactly do they mean? Wouldn't this be a spammer's good investement?

They HATE HATE HATE spam. I got flagged one time because I used the word craigslist in a blog post I sent out automatically through an RSS to Email feed. Luckily customer service threw a banana at the spam team and they got me back up and running.

You have to avoid using the word "craigslist" when using mailchimp??

Re: MailChimp now free up to 2000 subscribers

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Probably worth relinking their excellent blog post "Going Freemium: One Year Later" http://blog.mailchimp.com/going-freemium-one-year-later/ Their 'reverse freemium' approach is really interesting -- rather than de-emphasising the free and focusing on the [pre]mium side of their biz, they've been slowly expanding their free options and growing rapidly -- in terms of profit -- because of it.

I think the major difference here is that it's easy to have to migrate from free to paid. If your site/newsletter starts doing well, you hit a point where you HAVE to start paying them.

Yeah, and you're usually glad to as well :-) I have 8500 subscribers on my account so far and it's $75/mo well spent.

(But boy, do they ratchet the tiers up fast. Once I tip over 10k subscribers, it leaps up to $150/mo! A few more intermediate tiers please, MailChimp.. otherwise my 10,000th subscriber will cost me $75/mo alone ;-))

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