Newsletter advise

[warrenerjm]

Hi all

 

I don't really know what I'm looking for, or what I see is about!! :blink: So I thought I'd ask for your advice.

 

I can see that the default newsletter is a text type & what I want to do is send a newsletter that I can type html into for links to products via IMG command. ie have pictures appear at the other end with a link back to the relevant page on my site. Out of all the contributions, which does this & works? A lot of them go into details that I'm not sure about. That's the problem! :blush:

 

I have seen a free html newsletter externally but is only free for less than 50 subscribers. Does anyone know of a free software that would do this for me please? Is it better to do newsletters externally?

 

Also...when you send a newsletter to all subscribers, do all the email addresses appear at the top of each newsletter, for all to see? This is obviously not good for privacy.

 

ANY advise on newsletters would be very gratefully received please. :D

 

Thanks

Julie

[jpweber]

http://www.oscommerce.info/kb/osCommerce/A..._Tool/Tools/150

[jpweber]

Also, here's a contribution that allows you to be able to change the return / reply to address in the newsletter e-mails that you send out.

 

http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,3985

[linnecards]

That's really not helpful.

 

You can get your newsletter done if you know enough code or have something like Dreamweaver. I find it to be too much work and then it really depends on the receiver's email program for how well they can see it.

[warrenerjm]

That's really not helpful.

 

You can get your newsletter done if you know enough code or have something like Dreamweaver. I find it to be too much work and then it really depends on the receiver's email program for how well they can see it.

Thanks jason for your help

 

I did have a look but got a bit confused, :huh: so as Sharon says I don't think this has resolved anything for me.

 

I do not have Dreamweaver & have not learnt how to use it either. Are there any more suggestions please. What do you all use? Are any for free? I am growing, so need to be able to send an html newsletter that shows pictures & links/unsuscribe etc

 

Thanks for your time. :thumbsup:

 

Julie

[pyramids]

Thanks jason for your help

 

I did have a look but got a bit confused, :huh: so as Sharon says I don't think this has resolved anything for me.

 

I do not have Dreamweaver & have not learnt how to use it either. Are there any more suggestions please. What do you all use? Are any for free? I am growing, so need to be able to send an html newsletter that shows pictures & links/unsuscribe etc

 

Thanks for your time. :thumbsup:

 

Julie

 

For professional newsletter management I suggest

 

http://www.phplist.com/

It's free and open source

Check out the demo

[warrenerjm]

For professional newsletter management I suggest

 

http://www.phplist.com/

It's free and open source

Check out the demo

Thanks Jeff

 

Sorry it took so long to reply. Have downloaded now & will have to spend a while reading it all. Can't even figure the demo yet! :blush:

 

Julie

[IndiaStarker]

Hi, phplist.com looks wonderful.

I was quickly able to make a message with pictures (love the source button) at demo.phplist.com

but would we have to export clients to its own database?

-i.