Marketing
Mailchimp brings email creation, audience management, signup forms and campaign reporting into a hosted marketing workspace. Its small free tier suits a first newsletter or occasional updates to a tightly managed contact list.
A small business testing its first newsletter.
Count contacts and expected sends before importing a list.
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Mailchimp provides Free access on an ongoing basis. 1 user, 1 audience, 250 contacts; 500 emails/month, at most 250/day. Limited templates and basic reporting; paid plans increase capacity and feature access.
Limited templates and basic reporting; paid plans increase capacity and feature access.
Limited templates and basic reporting; paid plans increase capacity and feature access.
Editor and reporting share one workspace
Useful starting point for a small permission-based list
Only 250 contacts on Free
Automation and design choices are restricted
Begin with one audience and a clear signup promise. Import only contacts who expect your messages, then build a short template that keeps the main action visible on mobile screens. Send a test before publishing.
The free allowance is small enough that campaign frequency matters. A newsletter sent to the full 250-contact audience twice uses the monthly 500-send allowance. Review engagement and remove obsolete records before planning another campaign.
Mailchimp provides Free access on an ongoing basis. 1 user, 1 audience, 250 contacts; 500 emails/month, at most 250/day. Limited templates and basic reporting; paid plans increase capacity and feature access.
The free plan includes one audience and one owner seat.
Mailchimp can pause sending until the contact count is reduced or the account is upgraded.
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