Need An Aweber, iContact, Constant Contact, Vertical Response Alternative?

Need An Aweber, iContact, Constant Contact, Vertical Response Alternative?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Sean Vosler in Before Oct 2010

Live Demo

For $14 and the cost of a monthly hosting package on Godaddy, You can set up your own Newsletter & Opt-in system.

Your probably like me, looking for a way to set up an Opt-In email or newsletter system without getting gouged every month, so I found this alternative. The ‘Newsletter Mailer’ is a PHP script driven application that’s easy to set up, and runs on almost any server.  I set mine up on a Godaddy virtual server thats $4.99 a month…

In order to run the Newsletter Mail you need a web server with these specifications:

  • PHP 5.2 or higher, with the SPL extension (standard)
  • Limited network access to connect to remote SMTP servers
  • 8 MB or more memory limit (Swift Mailer uses around 2 MB)

Quick Installation

  1. Create a mysql database for the “Newsletter Mailer” on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
  2. Place the Newsletter Mailer files in the desired location on your web server.
  3. Make the tmp and conf folder writeable.
  4. Visit the Newsletter Mailer in your Browser.

More Information:

  1. Installation
  2. Mailserver Configuration
  3. Manage Subscribers
  4. Import Subscribers from DB
  5. Subscription Form
  6. Create a Newsletter
  7. Newsletter Statistics
  8. Create a Campaign
  9. The Template Concept
  10. Create a Template
  11. Setup Cronjobs
  12. Sources and Credits

If you need any help setting up, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll see if I can help… Or contact the guy who made it via his Code Canyon account :)

 

 

What do you think?