| Email marketing is definitely the in thing when it comes | | | | choosing email marketing service provider is that you |
| to online brand building. If you want a professional to | | | | should check the pricing and benefits offered by |
| handle this type of marketing then what you need to | | | | multiple services. The provider who offers you the |
| look for ideally is an email marketing service provider. | | | | best rate and the maximum number of benefits is the |
| There are hundreds of companies over the internet | | | | one to choose. This can be possible only if you are |
| who offers different types of internet marketing | | | | able to draw a comparison chart for various providers |
| services but finding the right one is often a difficult job. | | | | on the basis of key features. Some of the key |
| One of the best places to begin your search from is | | | | features include ease of use, feature set, type of |
| the internet itself. There are hundreds of pages of | | | | services, email campaign creation, campaign reporting, |
| reviews of different email marketing service providers. | | | | help & support, and pricing. |
| You can start by reading their reviews as this will | | | | The second most important aspect of e-mail |
| definitely help you in understanding what the top | | | | marketing service is contact management features. |
| service providers are offering and what does their | | | | You need to find out in detail the various features |
| package include. According to TopTenReviews.com, | | | | offered by email marketing service providers as this |
| the top 10 e-mail marketing service providers include: | | | | will help you to make an informed decision. Some of |
| Icontact | | | | the important contact management features that you |
| Benchmark | | | | need to look out for include ability to import mailing list, |
| Constant Contact | | | | automatic removal of unsubscribed contacts, |
| Campaigner | | | | automatic grouping of email contacts, automatic |
| Pinpointe | | | | detection of duplicate emails, adding custom |
| Mad Mimi | | | | demographic fields, option of opt-in. |
| Bronto | | | | The third most important aspect of email marketing |
| Vertical Response | | | | service provider is the various email creation features |
| MailChimp | | | | offered by the providers. These features can be a |
| Steam Send | | | | part of the services offered or they can be integrated |
| All of the above email marketing service providers | | | | into automated software's. Some of the basic and |
| offers monthly pricing options, contact management | | | | fundamental features that you need to look for include |
| features, email creation features, email sending | | | | email set up wizard, Unicode support, feature for |
| features, email reporting features, technical support, | | | | adding images and hyperlinks, enable creation of plain |
| and supported configurations. | | | | text message, HTML message, messages from a |
| The monthly pricing options can vary from $10 for 500 | | | | template, enable overall preview on a WYSIWYG |
| contacts to $150 for 25,000 contacts, each month. The | | | | editor, and enable creation of auto response among |
| monthly pricing will vary from one provider to another | | | | others. |
| and will depend on the number of contacts you want | | | | These are some of the primary features that you |
| to send to. The different slabs available for contacts | | | | need to look for while searching for email marketing |
| are 500, 1000, 2500, 5000, 10000, and 25000. | | | | service providers. |
| One of the important things to remember when | | | | |