Email campaign advice

[Fagin2021]

I’m looking to test an email campaign to about 300 existing customers whose email addresses I have already.

Currently, I use Thunderbird for normal work, but it won’t handle bulk emails.

The email campaign is a ‘one-off’ test to see if it works, so I’d like to use a bulk email provider with a free option. Ideally, it would provide some basic analytics – like how many emails are opened – even with the free version.

It looks like Mailchimp or Sendinblue could do the job but I’d welcome any suggestions/cautions.

Thanks

 

[makeusvisible]

I've tried many, from lists ranging from 50 to 100,000. I'm yet to find a better or more robust solution than Mailchimp.

 

[wayzgoose]

I always used YMLP but I think they may have stopped the free option now.

 

[martech]

You could try out Woodpecker they have a 14 day trial that doesn't need a credit card.

Website is woodpecker.co

 

[Aleksander_Gramm]

Mailchimp is a good solution.

 

[Ryan Vant]

Aprimo is a good mailing tool, which provides decent analytics and insights into your campaigns. Not sure if you can get a free trial though.

 

[Hooble]

I’m looking to test an email campaign to about 300 existing customers whose email addresses I have already.

Currently, I use Thunderbird for normal work, but it won’t handle bulk emails.

The email campaign is a ‘one-off’ test to see if it works, so I’d like to use a bulk email provider with a free option. Ideally, it would provide some basic analytics – like how many emails are opened – even with the free version.

It looks like Mailchimp or Sendinblue could do the job but I’d welcome any suggestions/cautions.

Thanks

I would do a test run of your e-mail through MailTester to check the spam score of the message your sending, Mail Chimp and other providers are all good for bulk sending just ensure you have them setup correctly with SPF, DKIM and other e-mail authentication.

(mail-tester.com)

 

[Paul FilmMaker]

I use Octopus because I can turn off tracking. Turning off tracking means more emails get through.

 

[intheTRADE]

If you use Gmail you could use YAMM (Yet Another Mail Merge) which is free for upto 1500 emails per send - thats what we use when we do a mail merge and it provides the analytics you mention (Opened, Responded, Bounced) etc

 

[Oporteo]

Hi, We have had great success with MailChimp for many years!

Hope this helps your decision.

 

[Fagin2021]

Hi, We have had great success with MailChimp for many years!

Hope this helps your decision.

Yes, I decided to give the free version of Mailchimp a try. It's easy to use and does everything I need.