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If an infinite number of monkeys type on an infinite number of keyboards, eventually one of them will write an infinitely scrolling, infinitely minute & obtuse pricing list. Pardon the snark; This week I have to move a client off of MC because their WYSIWYG style editor is practically useless. Anyone with a recommended service?
MailChimp are just spam enablers. The vast majority of e-mail I get from them is to e-mail addresses that definitely never ever signed up for anything. They claim they use double opt in, but that's just a damn dirty lie. Furthermore, they are past masters at helping their spammers craft their spam to defeat SpamAssassin and baysian filters, so the spam that actually makes it to my inbox is disproportionately from the…
One thing that is hugely bothersome is that it's not possible for us to collect email lists at conventions and send to then through mailchimp. Bad handwriting and/or fake email addresses resulted in a warning from mailchimp about a 22% bounce rate from a list we collected by hand.
I'm not impressed with the mailchimp WYSIWYG either. It's buggy with their templates and the plaintext is always absurd.
The A/B testing is nice, though.
- Does the price sound reasonable? - Have you tried our service before, if so what do you think of it? - Does it bother you our infrastructure is hosted in Europe?
MailChimp are just spam enablers. The vast majority of e-mail I get from them is to e-mail addresses that definitely never ever signed up for anything. They claim they use double opt in, but that's just a damn dirty lie. Furthermore, they are past masters at helping their spammers craft their spam to defeat SpamAssassin and baysian filters, so the spam that actually makes it to my inbox is disproportionately from the…
Customers can add emails directly and check a box saying "yes this customer gave me permission".
Aweber uses double opt-in and there is no way around it. But that is a double edged sword when you've got a business to run.
Migration will no doubt be a hassle, but I'm looking to move to another service (soonish).
I really really dislike their pricing scheme. We have 5000 subscribers, but only send 1 email every month or two. This costs $55. Compare this to someone that has 500 subscribers, and sends each of them 10 emails per month - that only costs $10 per month. It just doesn't add up.
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Hey guys since we're in theme, can we get some feedback on our pricing https://www.mailjet.com/pricing - Does the price sound reasonable? - Have you tried our service before, if so what do you think of it? - Does it bother you our infrastructure is hosted in Europe?
I think the real thing here is: 0 - 500 $10 unlimited 501 - 1,000 $15 1,001 - 1,050 $20 // $5 = 50 emails 1,051 - 1,150 $25 //$5 = 100 emails 1,151 - 2,500 $30 //$5 = 1350 emails 2,501 - 2,600 $35 // $5 = 100 emails
Subscribers, not emails.