Email contact

[Lauren F]

I've read a few posts on here from therapists that keep in touch through e-mail. I haven't done an e-mail newsletter or anything regular, but I would like to start doing that. Possibly monthly newsletters, any specials that I'm having, and just a way to keep in touch with clients and hopefully get some old ones back.

What program do you use? How do you use it? Has it been beneficial for your practice? Any suggestions?

 

[intrigued]

I use Constant Contact after sagetherapist posted here on MassagePlanetL about it. I use it for birthday wishes, special event announcements, coupons, and a monthly e-newsletter. I've found it's helped with return clients and general client education. My suggestion would be to keep the frequency of emails to once or twice a month but no more, anything more often than that will annoy people, at least in my experience that's the case.

 

[hubby]

Dragonflies,

Was this what you were talking about?

http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp

 

[noodlecakes]

Dragonflies,

Was this what you were talking about?

http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp

Yep - Constant Contact.

 

[prince charming]

I've been using Constant Contact since June and I love it!

They offer a 60 day free trial, and if you have less than 50 people you are emailing your newsletters/etc. to, it is free indefinitely. Since I have less than 50 people on my list, I've had it free for 4 months so far. You can't beat that.

You can customize everything with your own fonts and colors, and they have helpful customer service and mini online "webinars" you can take to learn more about how to use the service.

 

[Dan Crop Asker]

Thanks for everyone's responses! I'll have to take a look at it more closely but I think I'll try it! I would like to send out newsletters (the ones you can create through ABMP with their articles, etc) but it's so expensive to have them printed in color, a 4 page newsletter runs me close to $4, I would much rather e-mail it and let people do with it what they will. I'm just trying to cut costs as much as I can right now, my rent is going to double next month because my roommate is leaving.