Email List Software and Services

Email List Software and Services

 

Mass email softwareand email list hosting are the two main ways to connect to large numbers of people via email.

 1.) Email Newsletter Software is software that is designed to email hundreds to hundreds of thousands of people. Features of this software would include a database of email address, the ability to let people remove themselves automatically, and keep track of emails that did not reach their destination.

 2.) Email List Hosting is a service provided by a company. You would log in to their website and upload email address and to manage your list server.

  • Yahoo Groups Free (http://groups.yahoo.com)
    • Pros: Free, most widely used
    • Cons: Advertisements in postings, limited in some features
  • MSN Groups Free (http://groups.msn.com)
    • Pros: Free
    • Cons: Advertisements in postings, limited in some features, questionable material at times
  • Google Groups Free (http://groups.google.com)
    • Pros: Free
    • Cons: Limited in some features, questionable material at times
  • Bronto $100 per month and up(http://bronto.com)
    • Pros: Lot's of features, support, easy to use
    • Cons: Reoccurring fees, expensive
  • Listserve.com $30-$100 Per month(www.listserve.com)
    • Pros: Easy to use Lots of features (Pay); Lots of support
    • Cons: Recurring fee's (Pay); Advertisements (Free);Limited features (Free);Limited control
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