Non-Constant Contact Email Listserver

May 21, 2013 5:15 AM

I would like to set up an email group for occasional communications, and would prefer something other than Constant Contact. Any suggestions are much appreciated. Specifications desired detailed inside.

- Simple and automatic subscribe/unsubscribe by recipients
- Some formatting available, but doesn't need to be fancy; header and footer fine
- The template should be set up once and then used by default
- Simple to use (I'm setting it up for a friend whose site I host, and who isn't super savvy)
- Free or cheap

posted by miss tea to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

Best answer: Depending on your list size, check out MailChimp. The 501(c)(3) I volunteer for uses them for 5-6 emails a year and it works beautifully (and is useable by our less-technical volunteers).
posted by toomuchpete at 6:04 AM on May 21, 2013 [1 favorite]

Best answer: I've used MailChimp for simple things and Emma for both simple and really complex stuff (managing dozens of lists, from-scratch HTML templates, etc). I like Emma better personally but I don't know what it costs.
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty at 6:52 AM on May 21, 2013 [1 favorite]

Best answer: MailChimp
posted by humboldt32 at 8:55 AM on May 21, 2013

Response by poster: Thanks all. Done. It was fairly simple to set up the subscribe form consistent with the site and I'm sure it will be the same for the email as well.
posted by miss tea at 4:01 PM on May 21, 2013