This Brevo review 2026 covers one of the most underrated email marketing platforms available — and why it deserves far more attention than it gets and I think I know why. It was called Sendinblue for years, changed its name in 2023, and never quite shook the perception of being a budget alternative rather than […]
Email Marketing Reviews
I didn’t just use email marketing platforms — I built one that sent over 150 million emails per month at 1ShoppingCart.com. When I evaluate deliverability, automation logic, and list management I’m not reading vendor marketing copy. I understand what’s actually happening under the hood. These reviews reflect over two decades of firsthand experience in email marketing — from both sides of the platform.
This Mailchimp review 2026 covers the most recognised name in email marketing — and whether it still deserves that reputation after years of price increases, free plan cuts, and a $12 billion acquisition that changed everything. When I was running 1ShoppingCart.com in the early 2000s, Mailchimp was one of the tools we watched closely. It […]
Choosing the best email marketing tools for your business is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as a small business owner or solopreneur. At 1ShoppingCart.com we sent over 150 million permission-based emails per month on behalf of our clients. I’ve seen email marketing from the inside — what separates platforms that actually deliver […]
AWeber vs GetResponse — two platforms that have been in the email marketing space since 1998, and both have survived long enough to earn genuine credibility. But surviving isn’t the same as winning. Choosing the wrong one means either paying for features you’ll never use or outgrowing your platform the moment your business starts to […]
This Kit ConvertKit review covers everything creators need to know before choosing an email platform in 2026. Kit — formerly ConvertKit — was built specifically for creators, and that focus shows in everything about how it works. When I was building 1ShoppingCart.com, our customers were mostly small businesses and ecommerce sellers. The creator economy as […]
GetResponse has been in my field of vision since my 1ShoppingCart.com days — when we were processing 150 million emails a month, deliverability wasn’t a marketing metric, it was a business survival metric. Every email that hit a spam filter was a paid or organic lead that went straight down the drain. I’ve watched email […]
This AWeber review 2026 starts with a warning every small business owner needs to hear — every week people waste money on email marketing platforms that looked great in a demo and delivered nothing in practice. Wrong tool, wrong features, wrong price point as your list grows — and by the time you figure it […]