Re: [UG-ADMINS] Mailing lists

Hey Cal,
 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 We have both a MailChimp and a Meetup.com list. We us=
e both for=20
broadcast only. We send out about 2-3 job postings a month as well as an=20
announcement when the monthly meeting topic is announced and a reminder=20
to attend/update your RSVP a day before the meeting occurs. We also send=20
out messages about local-ish conferences or discounts to conferences or=20
products that may be of interest to our members, though we try to=20
combine those with a message that is directly related to our group. We=20
also push open CfP's for local-ish conferences or conferences that will=20
pay travel and housing expenses to our members. We try to keep messages=20
to 1-2 a week. We have about 500 people on our mailing lists.
 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The biggest thing we have done to impact our mailing =
list is our=20
conference and our speaking workshops.
Thanks,
Beth


On 3/13/18 7:18 AM, Cal Evans wrote:
> Hi! :)
>
> I'm curious - and no, I'm not going to ask you to mail something to you=
r
> mailing list for me - how often do you mail to your mailing list?
>
> Is your list  discussion list (meetup.com) or a broadcast list (mailchi=
mp)?
>
> If your list is a discussion list, how many emails per week? (aprox)
>
> Aprox how many do you have on your list?
>
> Last one. What is the one thing you've done in the past year that has h=
ad
> the biggest impact on yuor list? (an email that you sent out that gener=
ated
> discussion, a rule you put in place, whatever)
>
> The reason I'm asking. Mailing lists are interesting to me. I know how
> often I mail to the ones I run, but I'm curious how my lists - broadcas=
t
> and marketing - compare with UG lists. (I assume most are discussion li=
sts
> and purposfully devoid of marketing)
>
> Thanks! And once again, than you to each and every one of you for all t=
hat
> you do for the PHP community.
>
> Cheers! :)
> =3DC=3D

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Beth Tucker Long
Treeline Design, LLC
807 Arbor Vitae Place
Verona, WI 53593
608-770-6677
http://www.TreelineDesign.com