[Hidden-tech] Mail chimp, etc., question

[Paul Stallman]

I agree with Val, have her talk with Dan Green over at the Green Internet
Group, while he does provide services for email, he also knows a whole lot
about the best choices for businesses based on their needs.  I'm sure he'd
be glad to talk with you or your client and give a helping hand and some
advice.

dan at thegreeninternetgroup.com


Paul Stallman
Managing Director
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On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Jeff Rutherford
<jeffrutherford at gmail.com>wrote:

>    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
>
> Even with an 8,000 name list, why is she considering keeping it in-house?
> In my opinion, she's going to spend more time, hassle, and frustration
> dealing with the technical issues involved in email deliverability (DKIM,
> authentication, making sure she's not sending to spam traps, domain
> reputation, etc.) vs. working with a reputable email service provider -
> Mailchimp, Bronto, Blue Sky Factory, etc. And, if she doesn't stay on top of
> her deliverability stats constantly, if her deliverability goes down the
> ISPs will note that and start blocking her email further.
>
> Personally, I wouldn't consider using my own servers and dealing with the
> minutia of deliverability unless I had a list that grew to 100,000+.
>
>  Jeff
>
> Jeff Rutherford
> jeff at jeffrutherford.com
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>
> On Jan 6, 2010, at 7:46 AM, Lisa Sieverts wrote:
>
>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
>  I should that she's been doing email marketing for a while, her real
> trouble is in the conversion of this 8000 name list to a better database and
> picking the right program to use. Dan Green sounds great, but it also sounds
> like he's a "hosted" solution for email marketing, is that right? She
> definitely wants to keep the work in house and just needs help with the
> technical side.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Lisa
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Val Nelson <val at valnelson.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Lisa,
>> The best expert in the area about email marketing success is Dan Green of
>> The Green Internet Group.
>> http://www.thegreeninternetgroup.com/
>> 866.506.1923 He is a Hidden Tech member.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Val Nelson
>>
>>
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>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Lisa Sieverts <lisa at lisasieverts.com>wrote:
>>
>>>    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's
>>> area.
>>>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A friend is looking for help setting up an 8000 person email list for use
>>> with a monthly newsletter. I recommended MailChimp to her, but I would love
>>> to be able to give her names of Hidden Tech folks with email marketing
>>> expertise who could help her out. Please contact me off list if you'd be
>>> interested in talking to her about consulting work.
>>>
>>> Lisa Sieverts
>>> lisa at lisasieverts.com
>>> Project Management Consulting
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