StampReady – Handcrafted Email Campaigns

As interest in direct mail and SMS campaigns wanes, email newsletters have become an increasingly important part of the small business marketer’s toolbox. StampReady is a simplified, streamlined application that businesses can use to create and send e-newsletters online.

Start creating your first email newsletter by selecting one of StampReady’s pre-made templates or importing your own. Drag-and-drop various modules into your newsletter during the editing process, and insert images directly from your desktop into your design. The edits you make to your newsletter are reflected live in the StampReady platform, giving you full control over your campaigns and the promotions you send out. When you’re done creating your newsletter, you can send it to your subscribers through the StampReady platform, as well.

StampReady provides businesses with embeddable forms that they can use to collect email addresses through their websites. These forms only take a few minutes to generate, and they’re easy to customize to fit in with a website’s existing look. For businesses that are looking for a straightforward way to generate and send email newsletters to customers, StampReady is an excellent solution that’s worth checking out.

Practical Uses:

• Design an email newsletter to send to customers
• Encourage people to visit your store by sending out coupons
• Collect email addresses from people who visit your business website
• See how many people are clicking on the links in your emails

Insider Tips:

• Users who register for free accounts can receive 250 free credits each month
• Plans with up to 5,000 subscribers are free for the first week
• StampReady lets users see open rates and click rates
• Analytics are updated in real-time

What we liked:

• StampReady makes it easy to create new email newsletters
• Users have the option to select from pre-made templates or import their own
• Embeddable forms help businesses collect email addresses through their websites
• Businesses can increase their StampReady plans as they acquire more subscribers

What we didn’t like:

• StampReady faces stiff competition from more established email marketing apps

Alternatives:

• AWeber – http://www.aweber.com
• ConstantContact – http://www.constantcontact.com
• MailChimp – http://mailchimp.com

Company Info:

• Launched: August 2014
• Privately Held
• Headquarters: The Netherlands
• Founded by: Kevin Groenendaal
• Web site: http://www.stampready.net

Costs:

• Credits and plans based on number of subscribers