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Any disadvantages for using MailChimp?

by InternetBizStartup
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I understand many IM coaches are recommending Aweber or GetResponse for email service provider.

Are there any disadvantages if I use MailChimp? I understand that MailChimp offers free plan for beginners who has less than 2000 subscribers.

I welcome your feedback.
#disadvantages #mailchimp
  • Profile picture of the author AlexisAdv
    hey! here are some of cons of MailChimp to think about before you get started:
    1) Very basic ready-made templates for subscription forms, however forms can be either hosted or integrated into the website;
    2) Although you can import as many contacts as you like, if you get a lot of unsubscriptions or spam complaints after sending a campaign your account can be suspended and/or cancelled;
    3) Autoresponders will only be sent to those who subscribed via the web form;
    4) Less reliable with Paypal or Wordpress integration (if you are planning to have a membership-based website);
    5) Can send to one list or segment at a time, which can be created dynamically by searching on certain parameters
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    The one thing that keeps many here from using MailChimp is the service is not friendly to affiliate marketers. That's a big deal if you work online.

    If you plan to build a valuable list - it's so much easier later on if you start with a reliable autoresponder that will work for your business from the beginning.
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  • Profile picture of the author lordspace
    I'd say just start. You should export your list from time to time so you have a copy of it in a cloud storage folder.

    As Kay said MailChimp is not good (it's in their policy) if you're doing affiliate marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author The Beginner's Friend
    As the other replies have mentioned the one HUGE stumbling block with MailChimp is the lack of ability to send affiliate links.

    If you are looking for a free service, I stumbled across EmailOctopus the other day and I stress that I have not used it, but from the little bit of research I did, it looked as if it COULD be a sensible low cost alternative to the big two.

    I don't want to potentially break any rules by linking to it here, but if you just google Emialoctopus it is the first result.
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  • Profile picture of the author InternetBizStartup
    Looks like MailChimp is only suitable for people running a small blog or a non business site.
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  • Profile picture of the author lordspace
    If your business is affiliate marketing then no.
    If you're notifying customers about your products why not?
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