We're looking to start doing bulk email/newsletter marketing in house, not just for ourselves but our clients also. We need someone to consult with us on what types of servers to buy, software, list sources, techniques, the whole nine. Looking for someone with a legitimate background with references or proof to back up they know what their doing.
First of all, get your own VPS or dedicate server, unless you are planning to deliver from you home-based computer server using your ISP as smtp rely. Most shared hosting services prevents people from sending larrge amounts of email as a measure fighthing spam.