I was so excited to “find” Constant Contact through a business associate two years ago. Not only has it taken my business to the next level, it has taken my clients growth along with it. I get so excited talking about this product which is so affordable and so “trackable”. For any one who markets their business, it is so often a “hit or miss” method whether you will actually see results from one ad or have a viable source to track that the method was effective.

This is what I LOVE about Constant Contact

1. Reports! You get to find out who bounced, who opted out, who click thru to the sites and email links, who opened my mail.

2. Easy! If you have any publication knowledge it is pretty easy to manipulate the fields and get communication out within minutes to thousands of recipents. Use their templates or pop in a jpeg file and send it within minutes.

3. Cheap With Results! Only $15/mo for up to 500 emails. So send one email blast, get one new client or old client to buy something and this program is paid for. Plus you can have sales staff follow up with folks who clicked thru to your web site or looked at other information you may have posted.

4. Use it for everything! Not only business, but associations, sports groups, organizations. All my extra curricular activities have their own CC list so we can effectively communicate.

5. $30 credit! Let me send you a link, if you are thinking of joining….you get a $30 credit along with a 60 day FREE trial. kane@marketinsights.us …can’t beat this!

Now that being said there are a few drawbacks…but they still definitely outweigh the results…

1. Templates cannot be altered to custom, what you see is what you can use. I understand they may be working on custom designed templates eventually, but some items within templates right now cannot be manipulated.

2. You can import a picture file, but cannot use links within the file… but you can add links below, which still work well.

3. Spam filters…well…this is a toughie because even though all my emails say 100% spam proof, I use opt outs on every email and permission based lists only….they still have issues with images not coming up in some formats without another click and some issues with no display at all for high firewall protected businesses. Sometimes it is an entire group like Yahoo or AOL won’t go thru on some occassions. But you can always send it again.

I am sure they are working on these pesky problems of the email communication industry and I appreciate what their software has done for my clients and my own business. I have researched many other like providers and they are the BEST, so I am sure they will keep on top of their game.

My Best,

Kathy Kane
Market Insights