Discuss the fun task of marketing a t-shirt shop. Where to advertise, local marketing tips, word of mouth, press releases, search engine marketing, keyword advertising, magazines, etc.
Has anyone had any experience with MailChimp, an email marketing service?
I used to use Constant Contact but canceled when they upped their fee structure earlier this year. Thinking about starting up again with a new service.
I noticed that MailChimp offered a pay-as-you-go fee scale, which is appealing because I have a small but interested list. Plus they have a cute little monkey mascot
I've tried MailChimp for 6 months now. They just upgraded their system to make designing emails and newsletters easier. And expanded their reporting features.
All in all, I've been really happy with their service + cost. Way better than Constant Contact for my purposes. Check them out if you're looking for such a service.
Thanks for reporting back on your experience with mailchimp. Do you design the newsletter layout online with mailchimp, or do you have to import HTML?
I have a newsletter through constantcontact, but I'm not a big fan of their monthly fees.
I have another newsletter through campaignmonitor, and they are a "pay only for what you use" type service. They have some other pretty cool features as well.
I also use mailchimp.com and they are awesome. You pay a certain amount based on the amount of people on your mailing list. You can customize your layouts, graphics, everything! Plus it is super easy and fast to use. I highly recommend.
Do you design the newsletter layout online with mailchimp, or do you have to import HTML?
They let you do it either way. I use their templates because it's easier for me. They only have a few (postcard and 3 or 4 newsletters), but you can customize them easily. And they don't put their logo on your campaign...a big plus.
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Originally Posted by Rodney
I have a newsletter through constantcontact, but I'm not a big fan of their monthly fees. I have another newsletter through campaignmonitor, and they are a "pay only for what you use" type service. They have some other pretty cool features as well.
That's exactly why I left CC last year. Prices kept going up.
Just checked out CM. It looks cool too. Seems more technical, geared toward people who build campaigns for others. Interesting that they let customers rebrand their service to sell to customers. That's a pretty unique feature.
I try to send out something every other month. Sometimes a newsletter. Sometimes just a coupon code.
I have unsubscribed to lists because they send too frequently. Usually more than twice a month starts to get on my nerves. Unless there's always a good coupon included!
I think it depends on the product you're selling and what the emails are saying. Sometimes I send as often as every 5-7 days, but I try to keep it less frequent than that. I would say 2-3 times a month is good. If they don't like them, they can unsubscribe. Only have about 10 unsubscribe so far and my click through rates are rather high.
Hey, Im looking into getresponse.com they like 17.50 a month for up to 10,000 emails per month, unlimited emails and campaigns, reporting and templates.
Has anyone used get response? Any comments on them?
Hello! I am new here and this is my first post, I will make it brief.
I've used Dada Mail (formerly known as Mojo) since the time I started building websites. It's free, frequently updated and it works flawlessly.
I've used dadamail/mojo for years as well, but I got tired of hosting the script on my servers and updating it all the time.
I like the idea of a "managed" email service with features that help get the email delivered and looking good. But dadamail is an awesome newsletter script if you're installing one on your website.
Seems more technical, geared toward people who build campaigns for others. Interesting that they let customers rebrand their service to sell to customers. That's a pretty unique feature.
Yeah, that comes in pretty handy. If I'm building a website for a client, I can put up a "coming soon" page for them with their own newsletter signup and let them manage it and still see all the clients from one account.
Hey, Im looking into getresponse.com they like 17.50 a month for up to 10,000 emails per month, unlimited emails and campaigns, reporting and templates.
Has anyone used get response? Any comments on them?
I would suggest picking a service that doesn't have a monthly fee. Pay for only your usage.
anyone tried mailchimp? 
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