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5 email marketing services to use in 2020

Email marketing tools are simple and easy to use. They are designed to help you grow subscribers and build stronger relationships. If you don’t have any design skills, don’t worry, there are hundreds of templates you …

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Email marketing tools are simple and easy to use. They are designed to help you grow subscribers and build stronger relationships. If you don’t have any design skills, don’t worry, there are hundreds of templates you can choose to get started with an easy drag and drop editor and automation features.

Here are my recommendations:

  1. MailChimp- Free for 2,000 subscribers, Plans start at $10 monthly

  2. Mailerlite- Free for 2,000 subscribers, Plans start at $10 monthly

  3. CampaignMonitor- Free for 2,500 subscribers, Plans start at $9 monthly

  4. SendInBlue- Free, limits to 300 emails/day, Plans start at $25 monthly

  5. Convertkit- offers a 14-day free trial. Plans start at $29 monthly for 1000 subscribers, unlimited of # emails per day, direct integration with several sites like Wordpress, Wix, Shopify, Squarespace.

  6. Bonus Squarespace Email Campaign that costs $14 monthly, unlimited subscribers and can send up to 5,000 emails monthly. It’s fairly new and perfect if you have a website through them.

What are you currently using to grow your email list?

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Creative Tips, RESOURCES Melissa Frazier Creative Tips, RESOURCES Melissa Frazier

Where to find high quality stock photos

Want PHOTOS in your business that speaks to what your brand represents? Sure, you can hire a photographer but WHAT IF you're on a budget, you can always use stock photos that many companies use today.⁠

Want PHOTOS in your business that speaks to what your brand represents? Sure, you can hire a photographer but WHAT IF you're on a budget, you can always use stock photos that many companies use today.⁠

Just between us, the company I design for uses stock photography that works really well with representing the brand...that's our little secret, OK! 😊 There's a limitation set so all images have the same consistent tone. If it works for a Fortune 500 company, it can work for your small business too! ⁠
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Here are 3 of my top websites to find affordable candid and authentic photos:⁠

1. Pexels.com - You can get access to free stock photos and awesome video footage.⁠

3. Adobestock.com - You can find the perfect access for your creative project for a monthly fee and purchase rights to use photos commercially for advertising campaigns, publications and more. ⁠

3. Rawpixel.com - You can find the best image for any situation. You can get limited access to download 5 images daily or for a small fee, you can get unlimited access to use images for campaigns, publications, design work and more.⁠


As a bonus Burst.com, nappy.co and unsplash.com are other great sites for great imagery.

Check out my collection of FREE stock photos you can download and subscribe to my newsletter for updates.

Remember to review the licenses before using any photos. ⁠

Let me know in the comments if you tried any of these sites.

Melissa

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