Mailchimp

[Sue]

Is anybody on here currently using MailChimp?

Were you aware that it has been taken over and you now have to pay for emailing more than 500 people?

I found this out accidentally. I have just looked at Trust Pilot reviews. One star 😡

Apparently this is from March. Nobody has notified us. I don't know what will happen when I try to send a newsletter this week.

Any ideas, anyone? Any other decent free newsletter providers?

I don't mind paying, but all this seems very underhand.

[KalamityKel]

Interesting, Mailchimp still advertise on their website 1000 free per month ( https://mailchimp.com/en-gb/pricing/marketing/?currency=GBP ) . Although, from experience, that would mean from an existing list not in addition to any other lists you might import.

[Sephiroth]

Hi Sue. I know this is weeks later so you will probably have already found your way around this

But in the intervening period, the newsletters I get from other sources have all migrated from mailchimp (noisily and with much criticism. Correctly) to Substack

I can’t vouch for the substack experience. But given it seems to be where the crowd is headed, I thought it worth sharing

[Sue]

Hi Sue. I know this is weeks later so you will probably have already found your way around this

But in the intervening period, the newsletters I get from other sources have all migrated from mailchimp (noisily and with much criticism. Correctly) to Substack

I can’t vouch for the substack experience. But given it seems to be where the crowd is headed, I thought it worth sharing

 

Thanks Sephiroth.

I am using MailerLite now, which was recommended to me, and I've just sent out our first newsletter from there.

It isn't ideal for various reasons, and it's a bit of a steep learning curve, but I'll wait and see how it goes.

I haven't heard of Substack! I will investigate!