I own three email services. You need one.

I have three email services.

Systeme.io. AWeber. Beehiiv.

You need one.

So how did I end up with three?

I got AWeber because a program I was promoting required it.

I got Systeme.io the same way. Another program required it.

Beehiiv is the only one I picked on my own. It's built for newsletters, and that's what I use it for.

👉 Before you join a program, find out what tools it requires. Then ask: do I already have something that does it?

Beehiiv: $517 a year (or $49 a month). That's for my newsletter.
AWeber: $20 a month, billed annually. That's for up to 500 subscribers or 6,000 emails before I have to upgrade.
Systeme.io: $170 a year for 5,000 subscribers and unlimited emails.

Beehiiv runs my newsletter. The other two do the same job: email marketing.

AWeber.

I wouldn't recommend it. I think their rules are skewed against email marketing.

Here's what I mean. My plan lets me have 500 subscribers, but I can only send 6,000 emails a month.

Do the math. At 400 subscribers, that's 15 emails a month. Every other day.

A lot of marketers email every day. Sometimes more.

And if you go over, they upgrade you without notice. At least they used to.

I'll be getting rid of it as soon as I can.

Systeme.io.

It came along because a program required it. I've since decided it's probably the best value out there.

And you don't have to pay anything to start. The free account gives you:

If you outgrow it, the paid plan I'm on is $170 a year.

(I'm an affiliate for Systeme.io, so if you sign up through my link, I earn a commission. The free account costs you nothing either way.)

I don't try to remember which list someone is on.

They signed on for some reason. They may be on multiple lists.

Start with one, and you won't have to think about it at all.

One email service. The free one, until it isn't enough.

— Bob