I've worked with a multitude of bulk email programs over the past 6 years and they all have their pros and cons. There didn't seem to be one that could do it all for me and some are so convoluted I just never got started or I spent loads of hours setting them up only to find out I needed to buy something before I could send 1000's of emails.
Maian Responder is self-hosted, feature packed yet simple to use and once you have installed and setup the system (which is very easy) you can fire away emails without worrying about escalating costs or email limits. Obviously, managing your own reputation carefully is a prerequisite but any legitimate email sender will understand this and not expect software to compensate for reckless email spamming.
Used in conjunction with Amazon's SES as your SMTP you can happily send 2000 emails a day (for FREE) without worrying about a thing.
If you are sick of hunting for a decent self-hosted option, buy Maian Responder and start marketing instead of cobbling together bad solutions.
Over the past year-and-a-half I've been actively looking for a free or reasonably priced self-hosted autoresponder solution. I came across many... from free to paid, from Wordpress plugins to self-installed scripts. They were either too expensive for my tastes, quite buggy or flat out did not perform in a reliable manner. Eventually, I somehow stumbled across Maian Responder.
This self-hosted autoresponder installs in a straight forward manner and has an easy to use front-end interface. Functionally simple without too many bells and whistles and it works fantastic. In addition, David's support is second to none.
It is complete, easy to use, and is designed for simplicity. It offers features we won't use but it is nice they are there for future needs. The walk through was simple and installation went perfectly. Thanks for a great system that just pretty much dropped in place with our sites needs fulfilled.
Maian Cart is the best cart I've used so far (I've used X-Cart, Interspire 6, and many "free" scripts)
I tried too many Support Systems until I meet with David. I am a programmer too, also a PHP Developer. I wanted a Responsive, Secure, Simple but Powerful system. And I found it with the Maian Support system. It's easy to install and fun to use! Also as a developer I can say that the system is secure and getting updates frequently. If you have a small business or a big company, use it without any hesitation!
I absolutely love your script. The ease of setting up the front-end and installing my own cards could not be easier.
Thank you for your prompt response, makes me feel even better about deciding on this help desk.
Maian Music software is most excellent. Thank you David! As a coder myself, I am totally impressed with the professional quality of the design of this software. I want to express my appreciation for your efforts for putting this Maian Music package out there as a free tool for aspiring digital media sellers.
I am very happy to have purchased this software. Maian Responder is a complete software yet, simple. It is robust and works perfect. To me, what I like is that it is easy to manage campaigns, subscribers and messages. Other software or plugins usually complicate everything to manage. Therefore, Maian Responder has a light appearance and an intuitive environment.
I know that David, gradually, will incorporate new features to improve the Autoresponder, because he listens to users like me, when we suggest new features or logical changes that increase the power.
I have many years buying services and software, but technical support David, is absolutely amazing, fast, and effective
Maian Guardian is a great product and it will definitely work well.
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