Want complete freedom when you send mass emails? The best way is to host everything on your server.
Don't worry, it's not as hard as it sounds especially since I have a step-by-step guide you can follow. If you’ll follow my guide your system will be able to send mass emails. It will also “do” everything to avoid blacklistings and getting a reputation as a spammer.
What do you need to send a mass email?
- Server
- MTA software
- Email marketing application
- Contacts (doh!)
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Server
Almost any cheap VPS will do. The more you have the better. I use servers for $2 per month for my mass email servers.
MTA software
This is what's installed on your mass email servers and is needed for your SMTPs to work. Almost any MTA software will do, however, I recommend and use PowerMTA for all my mass emailing needs.
Email marketing application
This is where you will have your contact lists, create emails, and do all the sending. You can have this on the same server as your SMTPs. I use Mumara with external SMTPs and have an email application installed on one more powerful VPS.
Contact lists
Yes, you need them too. It doesn't matter if you bought them, scraped them or actually subscribed on their own. You can use my guide in either of those scenarios.
Setting up a server to send mass email
This is a rather long process but everything is described in my step-by-step mass email server guide. You will find everything you need from software to tools so your emails will find their way into inboxes of your contacts.
Start with the guide or look at the full specifications of a mass email server.