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Title: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: annew on August 05, 2014, 07:38:07 PM

Can anyone advise me about which email host I could use, preferably (but not necessarily) free, which will allow me to send 500 emails at once? My hotmail account no longer allows this and I want to be able to send my mail order list out to everyone at the same time for fairness.

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: annew on August 05, 2014, 07:38:45 PM

The pigeons are just not up to it.  :-\

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: Yann on August 05, 2014, 07:49:19 PM

Anne you can try http://www.rapidmail.com/, (http://www.rapidmail.com/,) i use their service at work, interface is quiet easy to use and rates are good.

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on August 05, 2014, 08:04:28 PM

How about GMail (Google)? Don't know what they permit but they are pretty good.

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: annew on August 06, 2014, 07:02:27 AM

Thank you both. I will look into those.

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: David Pilling on August 06, 2014, 11:47:40 AM

You could set up a mail list. Some providers offer them for free. Freelists (an example, but limited to technology).

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: Hillview croconut on August 06, 2014, 12:22:40 PM

Hi Anne,

Mailchip provides a free mailout to up to 2000 addresses. Facilitates campaigns, provides logistics and performance statistics and much more! Way to go if you are running a small business.

Cheers,  Marcus

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: Maggi Young on August 06, 2014, 02:23:02 PM

Quote from: Hillview croconut on August 06, 2014, 12:22:40 PM

Hi Anne,

Mailchip provides a free mailout to up to 2000 addresses. Facilitates campaigns, provides logistics and performance statistics and much more! Way to go if you are running a small business.

Cheers,  Marcus

 I think Marcus means MAILCHIMP .........

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: annew on August 06, 2014, 07:42:00 PM

I may need to look into those as well. I created a gmail account today. When I imported my emails they disappeared from my hotmail account so I was unable to search efficiently. Spent the rest of the day figuring out how to copy them back! The pigeons are moving up the leader board again.  ::)

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: Hillview croconut on August 06, 2014, 10:00:15 PM

Yeah, sorry Anne, Maggi is correct, I meant MAÌLCHIMP!

Such are the joys of using swype keys on my tablet.

Seriously Anne this is a great service. You can set up and design interesting, eye catching mailouts. You can track its performance (how many opens and how many clicks). You can track where there is most interest, even down to an individual IP. The service will provide useful statistics,  comparing campaign performance over time, between each other and to the industry. It also has services linked to social media but I don't go that far myself.
Another big plus is that MAILCHIMP provides speedy support despite you not paying a cent for the service.

Cheers,  Marcus

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: David Nicholson on August 07, 2014, 08:28:20 AM

So how do they earn their money? Advertising?

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: Hillview croconut on August 07, 2014, 09:30:51 AM

They charge once you get over 2000. So its in their interest to get you to grow.

Cheers,  M

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: annew on August 11, 2014, 08:25:23 AM

Thanks, Marcus, I'll do some more investigating when I have a bit more time.

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: ArnoldT on August 11, 2014, 10:27:47 AM

I've used Mailchimp for some political mailing here in NJ.  We send out invites and announcements for campaign events.

Title: Re: Which email hosting site will allow 500 emails per hour/day?
Post by: TC on August 12, 2014, 06:19:51 PM

Maybe this will be of some help

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