Email marketing platforms are slashing or removing free plans — and it’s not just “greed.

In this episode, Charly breaks down the real reasons behind the shift and offers practical alternatives for small businesses, side hustlers, and local clubs who still need to build and maintain a list.

📌 In this episode, you'll learn:

✅ Why free tiers are vanishing across major email platforms

✅ The economic and technical reasons driving this change

✅ How regulation and spam filtering standards play a role

✅ Low-cost alternatives like list-holding, form tools, and pay-as-you-go credits

✅ Strategies for rare senders who don’t want monthly fees

🔗 Explore email alternatives like Amazon SES or Mailgun for credit-based sending

(Charly receives a commission for purchases made from this link)

🔗Join my locals community and strike up a conversation about the topic

About the Author Charly Leetham

Charly Leetham has been in technology for over 40 years - from earning her amateur radio license at 13 to founding and running Ask Charly Leetham, a digital services business serving small businesses worldwide. After losing $1 million in a franchise failure, she rebuilt from scratch and has kept her business running for nearly two decades through skill, systems, and relentless practicality.

She hosts the podcast Rise and Shine - Your Business Tech Boost with Charly Leetham and speaks about what it actually takes to build businesses that work and last - not just look good on paper.

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