List hosting Services for ezine management and delivery

Ezine Delivery and List Management

Growing your own opt-in list is an essential Internet marketing component. These resources will save you time and money...

Free List Hosting
Companies that will host your list for free. (newbies only please!)

CoolList - This company will host your mailing list for free. In exchange, they put a small, 3-line ad at the end of each message that gets mailed out.

Yahoo!Groups (formerly eGroups) - Looks to be geared more to non-business uses now. Worth checking for personal use.

Note: Before signing up for a free list hosting services, consider the benefits of paying...

Paid List Hosting

Quick report: Why Pay for list hosting?

In nearly every case, you'll save time on management and delivery when paying for list hosting. And you can make subscribing to your list very simple. Free list hosting providers force you to use double opt-in, but I've found that single opt-in is just as safe and will grow your list much faster. (Many people will not go to the trouble to confirm their subscriptions, especially when they have not received a single issue yet and have nothing to base their decision on.)

But perhaps the biggest benefit you get when you pay for list hosting is that you won't have to show ads for the list host. And that goes a long way toward presenting a professional image! The following sites offer paid list hosting...

SparkList - An excellent list host and the one I use for delivering my BizWeb eGazette. This company offers a hybrid web interface for simplifying your list management. Fast servers, competitive pricing and excellent support.

WebBusinessWizard - Low cost opt-in list and e-database builder. Simple interface to build signup forms and do broadcast mailings. Also includes a powerful shopping cart.

Mail-List - A pay-by-size list host that offers an easy to use system for both you and your subscribers. Offers hosting of announcement lists and discussion groups.

Lyris - This is a software program for hosting Internet email mailing lists, such as open discussions, moderated forums, announcement lists and autoresponders. They offer software to do it yourself OR you can hire them to run your list.