My new favorite Email Blast company

I’m really enjoying MailPoet. I’ve used both Constant Contact and MailChimp, and while I don’t strongly dislike either one, my workflow is so much easier with MailPoet, since I can quickly and easily go between communication to my list and my website – I especially love that media items are shared with my website. The integration within WordPress feels pretty seamless to me. It was also pretty easy to set up and do my DNS edits with SiteGround (where I have my hosting). I had a really fun time setting up the custom web pages and automated subscription emails. This part was particularly enjoyable since it is all hosted on my website – and I really appreciated how easy it was to customize the automated process so that people who subscribe will receive a process that feels “on brand” for me. It was easy to create forms and add them to my website and I love that I only need one login and I don’t have to share out passwords with other people who are using it, since they access it with their WordPress login. That’s a whole lot better than having a single login that everybody in the organization has to share and then dealing with “did you get the 6 digit code in your text?” And “Who is getting the verification code?” The design process is pretty straight forward and easy to learn and feels a bit less glitchy than some of the other providers I have used. Lastly, I had an account issue and reached out for support and heard back from the AI within seconds and I got a thorough and easily actionable response that was worded in every day English, and easy to understand and completely solved my issue. I realize that not every tool is good for every person, but as long as MailPoet keeps their pricing in a range that is within reach for normal people, this will be my new favorite plugin. On that particular note, I appreciate that they have a free version for up to 500 subscribers. That feels very realistic for me – that it gives me breathing room while I build my business, and then when my business hits a level that is sustainable, I will be happy to pay for an annual plan that doesn’t blow my budget (glaring pointedly at MailChimp and Constant Contact).