EMAIL MARKETING

Email marketing service companies provide templates for emailed newsletters, ads and fundraising materials. They also help target your audience, time your campaign, and analyze the results. Finally, they’ll send you a warning if you’re in danger of getting blocked for sending too much email. Here’s an example of costs from one of the leading companies, “MailChimp.” They let you send up to 2,000 emails to 2,000 subscribers for free; beyond that, it’s about $10 a month. There’s a comparison of major services at email-marketing-options.com.

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APP HAPPY: LOCAL EVENTS, MOVIE PASS, MENU MAGNIFIER

— “Localeur” gives you local tips for 14 large U.S. cities. It’s also available without the app at Localeur.com –“MoviePass” lets you see a new movie at a local theater every 24 hours. It’s $42 for a three-month pass. Get it at MoviePass.com. –“EyeReader” for iPhone makes it easy to see a restaurant menu in low light. It uses your phone’s light, and magnifies the text. Android eye reading apps here. “Magnifier” for Android is similar.

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