Mail chimp vs Aweber

by dotgirish

Posted: 12 years ago 22 replies

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Hello All,
As everyone knows, Mailchimp is a providing a free service (to a certain level) where as Aweber is the most popular Email marketing tool.

I would like to see the comparison between these two, or rather , what is making Aweber superior than mail chimp?

#aweber #chimp #mail

XtremeCash 12 years ago

All I have to say is, Mailchimp has a very large banhammer.
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- JosephTate Banned 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by XtremeCash
  
  All I have to say is, Mailchimp has a very large banhammer.
  
  Exactly..that is why I prefer Aweber..
  
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nickhumph 12 years ago

Aweber has been around for much longer. Mailchimp began not too long ago and only started in recent years. But if mailchimp keep up what they're doing now, they will take over aweber, it's so much easier to use and very simple. Who else has a chimp on their site that will share random links on youtube with you.
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- Alexa Smith Banned 12 years ago
  
  Mailchimp expressly precludes affiliate marketing in their terms of service, and if they find out that you've done any affiliate marketing, even if you don't use their service to do it, they'll still close down your account, and they even admit this openly, as explained here.
  
  Their frightening terms of service also prohibit so many other natural uses of autoresponders that it's by no means trivially easy to envisage who is allowed to use it. (Perhaps just someone promoting their own product, which has absolutely nothing to do with making money, and absolutely nothing to do with any other topic on Mailchimp's very large list of specifically excluded issues???).
  
  Anyway, it certainly seems - unsurprisingly - that large numbers of Warriors have lost their lists there.
  
  This thread illustrates some of the potential long-term hazards of using Mailchimp.
  
  This thread illustrates some more of them.
  
  This thread does, too.
  
  I strongly advise anyone wanting to develop long term income from internet marketing to stay away from "free" autoresponders.
  
  This subject is such a no-brainer. Still, as is often the case, some people "just get it" and others "just don't".
  
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  TBInternetMarketing 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Alexa Smith
  
  Mailchimp expressly precludes affiliate marketing in their terms of service
  
  Alexa is dead right. I've used both and can testify Mailchimp do not allow affiliate marketing of any kind. I'd got with Aweber if I was you.
  I use them and they are pretty good.
  
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- Coby 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by nickhumph
  
  But if mailchimp keep up what they're doing now, they will take over aweber, it's so much easier to use and very simple.
  
  Yes, if they keep shutting down affiliate marketers and pretty much anyone...
  
  nevermind...
  
  Just scroll up and click on all the links Alexa so helpfully provided and come back and tell us what you think...
  
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louie6925 12 years ago

So has anyone successfully marketed products using mail chimp? I guess its free for a reason!!!!!
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- Alexa Smith Banned 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by louie6925
  
  So has anyone successfully marketed products using mail chimp? I guess its free for a reason!!!!!
  
  The ironic/silly thing is that as free autoresponders go, in spite of the validity of all the warnings and links above, it's actually by no means the worst!
  
  I can tell you, as a subscriber (and in some cases former subscriber) to some lists of marketers who use other "free autoresponders", that it's always a good idea to opt in to your own lists from one or two different email addresses and check carefully exactly what's being sent out, not quite "in your name" but "in your association", if you see what I mean. They may be "free" for the marketer to use, but they're monetized ... just not in a way that you might like very much, if you want to keep people opening and reading your emails!
  
  In fact, good advice for people wanting an autoresponder is to try to see what "the customer experience" is like before deciding to which one you want to entrust the security of your business's greatest asset! :p
  
  And then use something decent and respectable like Aweber or GetResponse instead.
  
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Dominis Marketing 12 years ago

mail chimp is no match for aweber IMHO

Aweber is presently the top of the line in AR.
If you need a decent one and are having issues with
aweber you can try iContact. I tested it a few days
ago and it's looking good.

Though they don't have beautiful sign-up forms
unlike aweber.
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- Coby 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dominis Marketing
  
  If you need a decent one and are having issues with
  aweber you can try iContact. I tested it a few days
  ago and it's looking good.
  
  NOOOOOOOO!
  
  iContact doesn't support the IM niche anymore either as per their new TOS!
  
  Don't believe me... Try to upgrade your account and see if you get banned after the next email...
  
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JimDucharme 12 years ago

Hi Dotgiris,

GetResponse offers a free service as well for a list of up to 100 subscribers with a limit of 500 emails per month.

Create free account email marketing - GetResponse

We've also just released a really cool email analytics package integrated into our dashboard and will shortly release an integrated inbox preview tool, which allows you to see how your email will render in the major email clients/services.

Details on the new preview tool here: Inbox Preview is Coming Up! | Email Marketing Tips – Blog GetResponse

Regards,
Jim
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xxxJamesxxx 12 years ago

I think you're not allowed to promote affiliate offers with Mailchimp.

There is another free one that has a thread in the "Review" section... Think it's called List Wire.

James Scholes
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cypherslock 12 years ago

Another option is Imnica Mail - Email Marketing Service - Email Marketing Solved, but stay away from Mail Chimp. They HATE anything to do with marketing.
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frlane 12 years ago

Mail chimp looks pretty, but they are complete d-bags. I had a list and in one of my mailings I mentioned that I would give 20% for any referrals. They shut down my account and refused to give me my list. Fortunately I had most of them already backed up.

On this list, we had never even had one single opt out.

As for aWebber, the great thing is everyone integrates with it. Personally I like Instant Customer better, nobody seems to integrate with it (yet)
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RutledgeGroup 12 years ago

I started out with iConact and then went to Aweber because that's what everyone was training on. iContact is cheaper to start out with for small list, but now I'm paying for 2 autoresponers. Oh well, Autoresponders pay for themselves. You can't run an online business without one.
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golf69 12 years ago

Aweber is a great choice...ive been using it for awhile now.
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Allan Leadbetter 12 years ago

aweber is the only choice for me, I have used it for years and know I can trust them
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Focused Action 12 years ago

I finally started using Aweber and it is extremely easy to use - awesome tutorials and support.
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- philhunter 12 years ago
  
  I've used Aweber, mailchimp, Icontact and Getresponse and have to say in my opinion Aweber is the best for inboxing out of all of them, Getresponse probably has the most flexible features such as allowing single optin for APIs if requested etc.
  
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jrodriguez315 12 years ago

Aweber is the 1000 pound Gorilla compared to Mailchimp.
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Magnus Koenig 12 years ago

I prefer Aweber because it is one of the most well-known service providers for email marketing.
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rezaafriadi 12 years ago

I Vote AWeber

the reason, AWeber is always transparent to your inbox every email we send to customers.
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