So you’ve got a great list of let’s say 1,000 email addresses and you don’t know what to do. Mailchimp! Yes! Email marketing is one of the greatest things ever. Increase your revenue, send out customer newsletters, promotions and whatever you can think of. Just don’t be a spammer, I beg of you..
So what is Mail Chimp?
MailChimp is an Ecommerce Email Marketing System. Simply upload your customer lists, create an email in HTML or plain text (heck I dont know anyone who reads plain text anymore) and blast away. Your email gets sent out who anyone in your customer database (or you can segment even further, prospects, customers, partners..etc). Emails get sent out, you get statistics on who opened what email, your open rate, bounce rates and the best part, customer retention and ROI depending on what you do. In a nutshell, it’s a free service (yea, free trials are good!) in which you can communicate to your prospects and buyers via email.
Here are some screenshot’s of some test emails (I don’t mind sharing, spread the knowledge)
Mail Chimp Dashboard
How do I signup? Is it free?
- Signup here (be sure to select the free plan if you’d like to try, to lift limitations, you’ll have to purchase)
If you’re wondering why the URL has an AIF id, (affiliate ID) its because I added my affiliate ID on the link so you get an extra value added $30 bonus when you signup or become a customer. Its a refferal system. (I wont hide it !)
After you have signed up, you’ll receive your welcome email from Mail Chimp with all the details you need to know to get started. It’s fun, exiciting, and brings you to a whole new level of marketing.
So why Mail Chimp and not another provider?
Truth be told, Mail Chimp is one of the only companies that recently opened up one of their plans for a free offer, for life. Send up to 2,500 emails per month to a maximum list of 500 subscribers. Heck, thats enough for a small company to get started then upgrade their plan.
What are my benefits?
- Manage and grow your mailing list
- Great for start-up companies with limited budget
- Get into the inbox instead of SPAM/JUNK folders
- Design beautiful inline emails
- Track your email campaigns
Mail Chimp is great, if they weren’t, I dont think the companies below would signup
- FireFox
- Fujitsu
- Magneto
- Intel
- Canon
- Staples and much more…
OK enough about Mail Chimp, if you are interested (highly recommended), signup here.
