Comments on: E-mail Marketing: 13 Services To Help You Make Contact

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:46:54 +0000

I like Omnistar Mailer http://www.omnistarmailer.com . The features are great and their support has been great.

By: Toni Starks

Toni Starks — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:13:36 +0000

Great list, we recently started using http://www.easymsg.com and I think they deserve a mention. The great thing about their service is that they only charge you for what you send. No monthly fees or hidden charges. Works perfectly for our company as we only send email blasts occasionally. They even helped us with design!

By: Ravedesigns

Ravedesigns — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:31:33 +0000

Love Interspires products too, but I’m guessing Email Marketer was left out of this list of SERVICES because it’s something you install and run on your own server.

Now they do have a hosted version at http://www.bigresponse.com/ that compares favorably to many of the other services listed here, but anyone considering a service should evaluate them carefully to be sure they meet your needs.

I’d say they’re all excellent services, but some do things better than others and pricing models are different so you should take advantage of the free trials offered to see what works best for you.

Steve

By: justbn_me

justbn_me — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:19:14 +0000

MailChimp got the vote for my site. They’ve got a great API that makes it easy to customize your lists and campaigns.

By: valencio

valencio — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:22:38 +0000

I will recommend using ePostMailer for all bulk email marketing needs. Its the best bulk email marketing software I have used so far.

By: Dave Fiore

Dave Fiore — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:07:44 +0000

Alyssa — Thanks for sharing all the options for do-it-yourself, online email marketing services. I just wanted to add an option that offers a significant alternative. davemail (http://www.mydavemail.com) offers writing, editing, custom design, mailing-list management and tracking reports — so busy small-business owners can have a great newsletter — even if they don’t have the time to do it themselves. All we need is some direction on content and then we run with it from there. It kind of levels the playing field so these businesses can strengthen relationships with their customers and still stay focused on what they do best — running their business. That’s why I created davemail, and the idea seems to be catching on. Thanks for the chance to tell you about it.

By: Alyssa Gregory

Alyssa Gregory — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:29:44 +0000

Thanks for all the comments. Omitting Campaign Monitor was just an oversight, but I’m glad they’re represented now.

Since these posts can’t possibly include all options, your comments/additions are always welcome and appreciated in order to provide readers with a well-rounded list of services.

By: JulyBaby

JulyBaby — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:28:59 +0000

As mentioned above, leaving Interspire’s Email Marketer off this list is quite strange. It trumps all of these in terms of features (they also have a hosted version at BigResponse.com):

- Email campaigns
- Autoresponders
- Split testing
- Triggers
- Reports
- Built-in CRM
- Multiple users with permissions
- Addons/modules
- Sends millions of emails easily
- Runs on your own web server
- No monthly fees

.. and it’s only $495!

By: essexboyracer

essexboyracer — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:08:02 +0000

Yesmail?

By: Matthew Magain

Matthew Magain — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:57:45 +0000

The omission of Campaign Monitor from the list was an oversight on our behalf — we’ve updated the post to include them. We actually use Campaign Monitor to send all of our own newsletters: the Tribune, the Tech Times, the Design View and the Community Crier. And we couldn’t be happier with the product and the service that the FreshView team provide (Sorry Dave, Matt, Ben et al!)