[TriLUG] bulk email - gmail

[ac via TriLUG]

On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:00:53 +0000
Aaron Joyner <aaron at joyner.ws> wrote:

> If people actually want your email, make a Google Group and invite
> them to subscribe to it.  Otherwise, don't email them.
> 
> If you still insist, use one of the spam^W bulk email providers
> recommended above to avoid all the common pitfalls that will land
> your ... valuable communication in your user's Spam folder.
> 

all good points Aaron, I sometimes forget that many people do not
know/worry about the basics...

I wrote this a while ago:
http://ascams.com/email-marketing/

and, many people do not have Google groups (and will never use
(or care to use) google groups either) - you may as well advise
someone to install a wordpress forum or bb or somesuch..

Andre


> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 9:19 AM ac via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:39:10 -0400
> > mver via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:  
> > > I understand that bulk email can get labelled as spam, creating
> > > further problems for the sender.
> > > What I want to do is not a random, cold solicitation. The
> > > addresses have a logical relationship to the sender.
> > > I see all sorts of procedures to minimize spam ranking, including
> > > opt-in and unsubscribe options.
> > > Apart from using a paid service (mail chimp, icontact, ....) what
> > > do I do when sending from a gmail address?
> > >      Limit each batch to ___ addresses?
> > >      Other__________?
> > >  
> > i should do something, sometime, maybe with someone. I have a
> > working bulk email system that is in use at a number of sites, some
> > doe 50 000 mails in 30 minutes trouble is that I need to compile
> > the system into a more
> > portable format so that someone can more easily install it on a
> > server (or at
> > anywhere)
> >
> > anyway, afaik mailchimp allows anyone to send around 12k emails
> > monthly, for free? Even if it is less it should be enough for your
> > requirement?
> >
> > And, sending from reply to at gmail is not an issue with mailchimp,
> > afaik they use a bounce @valid-spf and a reply to @wherever
> >
> > hth
> >
> > Andre
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