The short answer is -- yes!
You can use a free Mailchimp Plan with MemberVault. However, as with many free plans there are limitations so we wanted to walk you through a few of the pro's and con's of using Mailchimp's Free Plan.
The Pro's:
Generous subscriber limit (at the time of updating this article you can have up to 2000 subscribers on the Free Plan)
Ability to use landing pages and sign-up forms
Access to the Content Studio + Creative Assistant
Easy integration with MemberVault and many other applications
Audience and engagement analytics
Smart recommendations for marketing action
The Con's:
Limited to no automation capability. (*See note below)
Not a 2-way connection integration with MV if you are using an external sales cart. You will need to use a 3rd party tool such as Zapier to connect buyers with your MV products.
*Mailchimp used to provide Classic Automations, allowing you to send a Welcome email on the free plan when a new user signs up for your product. However, this feature is now only offered to those who have used a Classic Automation in the past and is no longer provided for new accounts. So if you are on a free plan with Mailchimp and have never used a Classic Automation, you will not be able to make use of this email automation strategy, which we highly encourage you to do in your MV products! In order to use Mailchimp's Customer Journey Automation feature you will need to upgrade to one of their paid plans.
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Questions? Reach out to us at hello@membervault.co, via chat support within your Admin account (available to paid users) or within our FB Group, The MV Collaborative.