I've been getting a lot of requests to start a mailing list. On my test blog I've tried out the free Bravenet mailing list service and it seems ok, except for the ugly Bravenet ads of course! Any thoughts about mailing list providers or tips?
Great question Amy. I haven't even looked into this but I would love to have a mailing list facility. Can you describe a little about the ugly Bravenet Ads?
Are they embedded in the mail that goes out to subscribers? If so how? And what kinds of things are the ads for?
+ readers please note - Amy left a hint of a very good idea in her question. Sounds like she has a "test blog", which sounds pretty smart to me.
Yes, just as in Yahoo mail there is a little line of ad text at the bottom of just about every transmission. The sign up form also has a huge Bravenet logo on it. I guess it's a small price to pay for a free mailing list.
On the test blog issue I HIGHLY recommend all bloggers get one. Use it as a place to try stuff out and see how it works before messing with your own blog. It will save you a lot of grief!
Bravenet is sounding better and better--I took the logo out and gave it a whirl. They maintain the mailing list for you, but you can download a back-up of the whole list (names & addresses) anytime you want. I was thinking about just doing a monthly newletter I don't think I can handle anything more!
I've been using Bloglet, which works, but has the problem already mentioned - it doesn't distinguish between draft posts and published posts. So, if I'm going to do a draft, I do it on my test blog. When it's ready, I copy it to my recipe blog and publish.
C&Z uses PHPList, which is a set of PHP scripts that you host on your own server. I don't know how well it is working for Clotilde, but she's had it going for quite a while.
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Great question Amy. I haven't even looked into this but I would love to have a mailing list facility. Can you describe a little about the ugly Bravenet Ads?
Are they embedded in the mail that goes out to subscribers? If so how? And what kinds of things are the ads for?
+ readers please note - Amy left a hint of a very good idea in her question. Sounds like she has a "test blog", which sounds pretty smart to me.
Yes, just as in Yahoo mail there is a little line of ad text at the bottom of just about every transmission. The sign up form also has a huge Bravenet logo on it. I guess it's a small price to pay for a free mailing list.
On the test blog issue I HIGHLY recommend all bloggers get one. Use it as a place to try stuff out and see how it works before messing with your own blog. It will save you a lot of grief!
Bravenet is sounding better and better--I took the logo out and gave it a whirl. They maintain the mailing list for you, but you can download a back-up of the whole list (names & addresses) anytime you want. I was thinking about just doing a monthly newletter I don't think I can handle anything more!
here is a rgeat blgo article about this very subject with heaps more information that is worth reading.
And I am suffering from fingers typing in the wrong direction. I meant great blog not rgeat blgo
I've been using Bloglet, which works, but has the problem already mentioned - it doesn't distinguish between draft posts and published posts. So, if I'm going to do a draft, I do it on my test blog. When it's ready, I copy it to my recipe blog and publish.
C&Z uses PHPList, which is a set of PHP scripts that you host on your own server. I don't know how well it is working for Clotilde, but she's had it going for quite a while.
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