Newsletter/mailing list hosts?

[The Literary Thug]

Hello all,

I want to start sending out a weekly newsletter to go along with my site. Can anybody recommend a host or program that will let me do this cheaply without advertising stuck in the footer (i.e. Yahoo!). I don't mind paying, but most of the list companies I found were charging per thousand emails. I only want to send fifty a year;)

Any help appreciated. Thank you.

[Imaster]

On a similar line, I would like to know a few really superb newletters management programs capable of handling around a million users :) Paid & Free programs...

[roitracker]

UK: iMailer
US: Constant Contact

Imaster, for such large volumes you'll need something like Lyris.

[Bigbill123]

A excellent business named www.Steadfast.bz has a type of product your looking toward. They allow you to send a powerful message on any level. It runs only 399 a yr and they have a strong infrstructure allowing you to see who is actually reading thru or clicking on your email sent.
Hope to be of help :)..

[Mardi_Gras]

That's pretty much a shameless plug - we try to stick to impartial recommendations here :(

[Jenstar]

If your subscriber list could build quickly, Bravenet is usually a less expensive choice over Constant Contact, which is free in the beginning, and quickly gets pricey the larger your subscriber base grows.

Bravenet is good up to 9000 subs. It is double opt-in (you will find few services these days, if any, that allow single opt-in).

I've used it for a couple years now, but will be switching soon, because I am just about at that 9000 mark.

[The Literary Thug]

Thanks for the responses, all ;) I'm off to do some looking around!

[Imaster]

ANy sourceforge type products like phpadsnews

[aspdaddy]

Does anyone know if constant contact or any other mentioned above supports mail merges? I want to customise each email.

Anyone here used infacta group mail?

Looking for something to do html email campaigns, dont need lists just nice user friendly s/ware - that can build an html email and merge with a list of names - any more reccomendations?

[Mardi_Gras]

Does anyone know if constant contact or any other mentioned above supports mail merges?

Almost any quality web-based service will support e-mail merges. You might also want to look at Vertical Response and JangoMail.

Anyone here used infacta group mail?

I use it all the time and highly recommend it. A new version (4.0) is due out shortly, but the current version is fast, easy to use, supports conditional merging, multi-part e-mails, has great previewing capabilities - it should do everything you want. I know several members here use it and recommend it as well.

[lorenbaker]

The company I host with KCDWorks.com offers a massmailing feature similar to yahoo groups or what adentive uses. You can have discussions and moderate all messages sent, so it can be used as a newsletter or group.

Subscribing and unsubscribe features are included.

[aspdaddy]

Thanks Mardi_Gras,

group mail was highly reccomended to me by a colleague - was about to purchase - just thought i'd check here first :)