It’s simple, it’s free, and it’s run by the people who run MailChimp (so it seems trustworthy enough on the outside). However, it’s true that the Terms of Use explain that they could begin charging at any time (even though they haven’t yet. Also, although it looks like you own the content, the Terms of Use do not seems to expressly say that they won’t use your list for future MailChimp ads. So I was wondering, has anyone tried TinyLetter and, if so, has it been working for you? If you aren’t using TinyLetter, if you would be so kind, could you please share what you HAVE been using to distribute your email newsletters and why? Many have just given up and bitten the bullet by going to a paid service like ConstantContact.com or iContact.com, or MailChimp.com itself. Your pick?
I’ve used mailchimp.com happily for some years now. It works well for our somewhat monthly newsletter.
We’ve used VerticalResponse for four years and have been very happy. They provide a free service (up to 10,000 emails a month) for nonprofits. I did try switching to MailChimp a while back because our mission has it linked to our donor database, but gave up and went back to VerticalResponse because I found it more flexible to work with.
I have been writing prayer letters since 1977 on the old Gestetner machines.
I have tried Constant Contact, but found them limiting and constricting.
For the last 8 years or so I have been using the letterhead templates in Mac Mail and some Add-ons that come from equinux and others. Also used the Mail Developer app to create more templates myself. These have been received with much satisfaction and comment by our prayer partners!