Email List of around 15K users

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Hi
I've an email database of around 15K users, it is not a scrapped one nor did i bought it from anywhere.

I had a hosting company from 2003 till 2014 which was taken over by another company in 2014. Now I'm free from all no-competition and other legal agreements and commitments of not contacting any of my previous clients.

This DB is of my previous clients.

I've their email, name with full address but since this list even has a lot of emails like 13 years old so a lot of them even does not exist anymore.

So what is the best way to approach all these clients with my new service, i want to make sure they get INBOX delivery.

I'll be contacting just once and once they unsubscribe i won't be contacting them again

Moreover it's not a scrapped email list so it has no spamtraps email either

Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author tcstix
    It seems you got a list that large by being yourself and providing good service. I'd suggest contacting them and explaining those exact points. They should remember you, so tell them you have something new that they might be interested in. Make them a really good offer and funnel them into a new list.
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    • Profile picture of the author funtoosh
      Hi
      I get that, but I want to know how can I deliver emails to their INBOX, as it's a large list of email and I am sure at least 20% of it wont be valid anymore so there will be lots of bounces, so which email service can I use to send emails. I just want to send it once

      Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author dawoodkhan97
    Most of these emails wont be valid anymore
    but since these are old client of yours, you
    might have a open rate and CTR.
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  • Profile picture of the author jdickson20
    Interesting in this topic. In somewhat of the same situation. Have a message board of over 25k registered users that I have never used in email marketing. I know MANY will be inactive but need to know how to proceed with a mail service like MailChimp,etc. Do I need to clean the list or just send out and let them bounce? All have opted in from the user agreement on message boards sign up.
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  • Profile picture of the author PatrickTaylor1
    Are you planning to put these into an e-mail management system like GetResponse or Aweber?

    Why don't you just import, say, 250 to start.

    See how it goes.

    What are you importing from?

    I wouldn't try to send out to all 15,000 at once. Break it up into chunks.

    However, I'm guessing that if you've got a list of people you haven't written to in over 10 years that you're not going to get good results.

    If you don't write to your list regularly, you're generally toast.

    I've found that after about 2 months your open rate goes way down.

    Have great headlines, killer content, and give the ones left a good reason to open.

    Check this out: I've found that one of the best open rates is with an apology of some sort.

    Perhaps a subject line like: "Please accept my sincerest apologies..."

    In the body you can say sorry for not writing, BUT now you have a reason to write...

    Good luck!

    Pat
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  • Profile picture of the author funtoosh
    Hi
    Thanks everybody, i managed to send email to all these users.

    I've setup a new server with 64 IP, Rotating IP and sending email using it, so far from the mail logs delivery rate seems good, not a single deferred mail message that yahoo and other usually starts giving after more than certain number of emails goes out from same.

    Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Sophiewriter
    I would suggest you mail them first and see if you get response before proceeding to pitch your product or service to them.
    I can help in writing quality emails for your campaign
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