Hello all you social media folks....I need a program similar to Constant Contact that is low cost or free and very, very easy to use. The emails will be intermittent at first so paying $15 a month is silly. Any advise or direction is welcome....
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Hello all you social media folks....I need a program similar to Constant Contact that is low cost or free and very, very easy to use. The emails will be intermittent at first so paying $15 a month is silly. Any advise or direction is welcome....
I've used Dada Mail for years ... it's free software, not for total dummies but if you have a server account for your business or group and can follow directions it should be no problem. Also he'll install it for a fee. The developer is also a young artist, hence the name. He has good ethical standards.
Here's the link: dadamailproject.com/
Here's an old review ...
Hope that helps -- Howard
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I've been using Mailchimp and really like it.
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Another vote for MailChimp. Very easy to use, imports your lists from lots of formats, good layout tools and decent templates. Chimp chatter is pretty funny sometimes too ... I like a business with a sense of humor
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I've done a test run with MailChimp. You get quite a lot for FREE.
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If you are using this for a non profit organization, Vertical Response is free and very good. They have lovely templates and the price is right. But it isn't free if you are a private entity.
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Have you taken a look at Mail Chimp? It's less expensive that Constant Contact and has comparable functionality.
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Well, if you aren't willing to pay $15 a month for Constant Contact, you probably don't want to pay $10 a month either, but in case you are willing to invest this nominal amount, I use iContact (https://www.icontact.com/?cobrand=83813).
Its capabilities are similar to the leading service, but at about 50% less, and I love the tools and user-friendly interface they offer.
You get great reports on the percentage of emails that are opened, how many click-throughs it generates, who unsubscribed (if you want to know...), etc. You can also launch web surveys, publish your emails to the web to increase search traffic, etc. For $10 a month, this is a LOT of value.
Good luck!
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Sonic.net offers Mailman mailing lists to customers, no charge. You can use them as discussion lists, or for broadcast mailings (as long as you are not spamming - people signed up.)
-Dane