There are many choices when selecting an email platform. I won’t suggest any one option, but I will provide some overarching questions to ask when considering any email service.

• Do you control your data? Can you move your subscribers, for example, and download a list?
• What sort of CRM does it have on the back end for managing relationships with your community?
• Is it going to stick around? Will it be bought by someone else?
• How is its customer support?
• What analytics and testing support does it have? (How can it help you learn and improve your strategy?)
• How will you be writing for it (automatic/RSS/social feed or handwritten/edited)?
• Does it play well with your current tech stack (CMS, Ad server, CRM, etc.)?
• Who is it primarily trying to serve (marketers, activists, media)?