Hacker News with Generative AI: Email Marketing

Tell HN: Substack Is Spamming (ycombinator.com)
I subscribed to a (reputable) Substack and immediately found myself receiving unsolicited emails and other substacks I didn't subscribe for. I also found a shadow profile was created for me.

Privacy, Substack, Email Marketing, Spam

31 points by gone35 10 days ago | 7 comments

Self-Hostable Form Back End – OSS Alternative to Formspree (github.com/FormBee)
FormBee is an easy way to send form data that is submitted on your website to your email, Telegram, Webhooks, Etc. It is a "Form Backend" which means it allows you to have functional forms that send places without having to write any server side code yourself! We have a hosted option available here: FormBee Website or you can self-host it!

Web Development, Open Source, Forms, Email Marketing

177 points by Oia20 62 days ago | 36 comments

Don't Call It a Substack. (anildash.com)
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.

Substack, Content Creation, Email Marketing, Digital Media

43 points by bookofjoe 108 days ago | 26 comments

Don't Call It a Substack (anildash.com)
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.

Substack, Email Marketing, Content Creation, Digital Media, Ownership

15 points by marban 109 days ago | 3 comments

Don't Call It a Substack (anildash.com)
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.

Substack, Email Marketing, Content Creation, Business, Social Media

16 points by tobr 109 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: A ready-to-adapt email marketing sequences database (sendgoodemails.com)

Email Marketing, Marketing, Open Source, SaaS

15 points by davidbff 110 days ago | 11 comments

I tried every top email marketing tool (sitebuilderreport.com)
I’m in the market for new email marketing software.

Email Marketing, Software, Reviews

245 points by steve-benjamins 114 days ago | 158 comments

I'm Mad as Hell About Square's Shady Automatic Emails (wired.com)
Once you give your email to any Square vendor, you are defaulted into receiving automated receipts and promotions from every participating Square vendor you visit.

Privacy, Email Marketing, Square, Consumer Issues

18 points by gwerbret 118 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: An all in one content editor for email, push and SMS (blocfree.com)
Effortlessly craft email, SMS, and push templates with our intuitive email template builder. Collaborate seamlessly with your team and quickly publish content to your preferred platform

Email Marketing, Push Notifications, SMS Marketing

16 points by akrams 162 days ago | 6 comments

An easier way to get your logo in the inbox: Google's latest BIMI changes (valimail.com)
Google announced today that they will be supporting Common Mark Certificates (CMC), which allow you to use BIMI in Gmail without a trademark.

Email Marketing, Google, Security, Branding

24 points by pydubreucq 165 days ago | 24 comments

Ask HN: Cheap way to run a small newsletter? (ycombinator.com)
For a newsletter of around 1,500 subscribers mailchimp wants £34 a month.

Newsletters, Email Marketing, Startups, Cost Optimization

14 points by tombot 167 days ago | 25 comments

Ask HN: Just learned about AMP (interactive emails). Why aren't people using it? (ycombinator.com)

Email Marketing, User Experience, Web Development

13 points by ayugarg567 185 days ago | 10 comments

Notes on Buttondown.com (jmduke.com)

Newsletters, Email Marketing, Software

126 points by luu 194 days ago | 89 comments

Kill the Newsletter: Convert email newsletters into Atom feeds (kill-the-newsletter.com)