No. In the decade plus I've been doing e-mail marketing this has never been an issue. Also, this on the sales page is a huge turn off: "Pick the most expensive plan you can."
Use Gmail to import everything into one account. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/21289?hl=en It's a good idea to keep accounts separate though if they are for different purposes. You can setup filters in Gmail for important emails. I also find it very helpful to use Google Chrome's User A...
You need to think about these auto-responders in terms of events. If you can put data up on MailChimp when an event takes place, you can manage auto-responders off of that data. Here is some additional information from their website. http://kb.mailchimp.com/article/how-do-i-create-an-autoresponder
Periodically I do Realtor Marketing. I never buy lists, because these lists are dirtier than voter roles. Better to just go download a free copy of any active Realtor Licensee database for a given city. These lists are rock solid, because Realtors on this list have renewed their licenses, so a...
10,000 email address is a good number. You can target them through multiple ways. You can upload the entire list along with first name, last name, location, contact number(if available), email id etc. on Facebook and can target them through Facebook and Instagram. The same can be implemented thro...
The easiest pitch would be to have a base retainer (say 1000$ a month) and then % of revenue increase since the baseline. It makes it easy for them and is far compelling cause you are now a revenue cost rather than a recurring sunk cost. The typical ecomm transaction has 10-12% margins? And th...
The best thing to do is to do physical, on-the-ground outreach. Part of the success of Tinder as well as many other apps before it were that they threw great parties and events on or near college campuses. The promise of free booze, free food, or really free anything will draw a crowd. Start i...
I haven't come across something that does exactly that. If it's a relatively small number of companies you refer, signing up to an affiliate program for each of them is probably easiest. If the number of brands/companies is bigger, this sounds like something that should be built. Would love to ha...
I use an awesome young internet marketer. I would be happy to connect you with him. He has had access to all of my personal info for over 4 years and I trust him completely. Any reputable person on Odesk, or in the real world should be able to provide multiple strong references.