Is there a free or even cheaper option comparable to ConstantContact? I've searched till my fingers went numb, but unless I'm looking for the wrong thing...I can't find it. I'd be real interested in knowing what others are using as scripts to allow opt-in newsletters and then the program to manage said subscriptions. Thanks in advance to any input someone may have or links to where I can get started. I don't have a problem with spending the money, but I don't like the idea of a montly fee.
I'm a newbie here, so I can't post any links. But I do use an autoresponder service that has unlimted everything for $ 12.97 a month, compared to the more common $ 18 to $ 20 a month of others. You can run as many different newsletters / ezines / courses / whatevers as you wish, with followups going out on whatever schedule you set up. Of course, everything is double opt-in, so you are spam-free. If you'll email me, I can give you an address, and I can also point you to some free scripts if you want to set up something on your own. I've been told do-it-yourself autoresponders are having an increasingly harder time getting by the filters with AOL, Yahoo, etc. so you might be best with a real service.
Free gossamer style auto-responder with opt-in newsletter functions and up to 200 pre-set messeges. Here ya go: www.freeautobot.com
Thanks for the link, but I will not use them for this very reason, as I suspected: 5. Customer agrees that FreeAutoBot may send e-mail to the Customer regarding information that FreeAutoBot deem of interest. I don't want them sending my list anything. Again, not above paying for a service, just want to make sure I pick out my best option.