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ActiveCampaign
Email marketing · Software
Used by me
Email marketing and automation platform with strong segmentation and light CRM.
Best forBusinesses whose pipeline depends on email nurture rather than instant phone response.
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Email marketing
Email platforms for nurture, re-engagement and staying in front of people who did not buy yet.
Email is still the cheapest owned channel in a service business, and most owners waste it by only sending when they want something.
The useful pattern is simple: a welcome sequence that explains how you work, an occasional practical email that helps whether or not they hire you, and a re-engagement sequence for old quotes. That is it.
Choose the platform by how conditional your sequences need to be. Simple newsletters are fine in Mailchimp. Behaviour-driven nurture belongs in ActiveCampaign or your CRM.
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Email marketing: the tools I use
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Mailchimp
Email marketing · Software
Best value
Well-known email platform for newsletters, basic automation and simple audience management.
Best forSmall businesses sending regular newsletters with light segmentation.
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GoHighLevel
CRM and follow-up · Software
Top pick
All-in-one CRM, messaging and automation platform used to run lead capture and follow-up.
Best forService businesses that want CRM, messaging and automation in one place rather than five subscriptions.
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