How do I...Email to lists but NOT spam

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Hi everyone

As a start-up company with almost no financial resources, we are looking at sending out emails to our potential clients and sponsors. The emails will be sent ONCE-OFF to about 9000 email addresses.

However, none of us have sufficient knowledge about email programs to do this effectively and, more importantly, not to get listed somewhere as spammers...

Can anyone suggest a workable solution please?

Vince
[DELETED]@the-beehive.biz

[edit]Email removed - OriginalGriff[/edit]

Posted 14-Jan-14 1:23am

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Updated 14-Jan-14 1:45am

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OriginalGriff 14-Jan-14 7:45am

Never post your email address in any forum, unless you really like spam! If anyone replies to you, you will receive an email to let you know.

Rob Philpott 14-Jan-14 7:48am

A few questions. Does your start-up have an SMTP mail server? Is the address this email is going out from recognized as a valid email by the SMTP server? Where are the 9000 addresses stored? Is the email the same to everyone or is it personalized?

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2014-01-14T01:47:00

Solution 1

Sorry, but what you are describing is exactly what you are trying to avoid being tagged as: spam.

Sending 9000 unsolicited emails is pretty much the definition of "sending spam emails" so there is no real solution which won't get you (correctly) categorised as spammers.

Posted 14-Jan-14 1:47am

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Rob Philpott 14-Jan-14 7:53am

Fair point - but how many 'spam' emails do Amazon send out each day? I guess there is a distinction between sending email about generic Viagra to everyone you can and something which is pertinent to the recepients..

OriginalGriff 14-Jan-14 7:58am

True - but the amazon emails aren't "unsolicited" - they come because you bought something from them once, were silly enough to give them a "real" email address, and they feel that gives them the right to send rubbish to you (and me, I did the same) every day.
This is a startup - so the recipients have no such initial contact.

Rob Philpott 14-Jan-14 8:19am

Extremely valid. There's a whole moral debate here - does this mean you should never contact someone without their prior consent? I wish someone would tell that to the charity muggers outside...

OriginalGriff 14-Jan-14 9:34am

Chuggers? Only one step above mimes, in my opinion... :laugh:

CBadger · Answer 2 · 2014-01-14T02:23:00

Solution 2

The easiest will be to use a company already doing it!

Once off using a temporary email address to send it from will be mailinator[x]

other service companies etc include:
Your Mailing List Provider[+]
smart email 24[@]
and
I Mail Unlimited[*]

Posted 14-Jan-14 2:23am

CBadger