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MailerLite has long been a favourite email marketing tool because of its low prices and generous free plan. However, in 2025, this has changed, and many people are already feeling the impact. Previously, MailerLite’s free plan allowed up to 1,000 subscribers and 12,000 emails each month. Now, the free plan only lets you have 500 [...]
Lately, Reddit has seen a significant surge in visitors from search engines. This isn’t just a coincidence – it’s a reflection of changing user behaviour. Now, instead of just searching for “best perfume for men,” most people search for “best perfume for men Reddit.” People have started adding “Reddit” to their searches to find more [...]
If you subscribe to multiple email newsletters from non-profit organisations, you will notice that most of them still use simple text emails, sent either through mail-merge or by adding all recipients to BCC. This is partly because they do not know about email marketing tools, and also because most of these tools are very expensive. [...]
Customers often forget about a brand, or subscribers lose track of a newsletter if they haven’t interacted with them for a while. This happens a lot in today’s busy world full of distractions and many brands trying to catch their eye. There’s a saying, “Out of sight, out of mind.” If a brand isn’t regularly [...]
Whether you are a new or established business, having a set tone of voice is necessary to ensure your business has a consistent way of communicating. No matter if you’re posting a tweet, writing a blog, or answering customer questions, the way you communicate affects how people see and feel about your brand. In this [...]
While most people think that email marketing is mostly meant for internet-based businesses, like SaaS and e-commerce, the fact is that almost every business can benefit from email marketing. Email marketing has a proven track record with one of the highest ROIs. This is why even offline businesses like KFC and Dunkin’ Donuts still use [...]
We’re making a small change that’ll make a big difference to how you manage your subscribers. In July, we’re beginning rolling out a change to EmailOctopus where the Lists screen, within the dashboard, is replaced with a new Contacts page. This change isn’t just about a new name, it’s about making the platform simpler and [...]
All businesses want to have both new and repeat users, but acquiring new users is hard and always has an acquisition cost. On the other hand, marketing and selling to repeat users is much easier as they already have an established relationship with the business, leading to lower costs and higher conversion rates. Retention marketing [...]
Many businesses that want to start with email marketing but aren’t familiar with marketing campaigns or with tools like EmailOctopus often begin by bulk mailing email addresses by placing them in BCC. While this is not the correct way to send bulk emails, it occasionally works. The more mature way to send bulk marketing emails [...]
If you own an Etsy shop, you may have experienced the challenge of limited features for engaging with past customers and encouraging repeat purchases. This is a frequent issue discussed within the Etsy seller community, and the solution here is to build an audience. While there are several ways to achieve this, like having an [...]
As a marketer, it’s your job to analyse all marketing channels and find out what works best for your business in terms of results and ROI. While channels like content marketing, SEO, social media, and performance marketing take the top places, there are also channels like email and SMS marketing that can provide great results [...]
AYSO Region 13 is a volunteer-run recreational soccer league serving the communities of Altadena, Pasadena, and La Cañada in Los Angeles. While its core mission is to develop and deliver quality youth soccer programmes in a fun, family-oriented environment, AYSO’s impact goes far beyond the pitch. In January 2025, devastating wildfires swept through Los Angeles, [...]