$59 ConvertKit Killer? Honest Blastable Review for Budget-Conscious

[@blastable7944]

Justin from Blastable here... Thanks so much for such a detailed and thorough review - super appreciate it! Just wanted to really quickly respond to a few things in your video... - We tried to make Blastable really simple to use for inexperienced users which is why we have the Create and Manage menus, though they could essentially be the same thing for an experienced user such as yourself. As far as the colors go, we like to be a little outside the box and not use the same boring blues and greys a lot of companies use lol. - When creating Segments, you CAN create a Segment of say people at your company domain. You’d just choose: Contact Information / Email / Contains / CompanyDomain to do it. - We just implemented the subject limit of 60 characters for email best practices/deliverability, so will get the AI copywriter updated to make sure it does not go over that - good call!

[@blastable7944]

- We also just updated our internal email template last week and will get the responsiveness fixed on phones - thanks for that... seems out test team missed that one. - We’ll take your feedback on the automations and opt-in form builders and make some improvements for sure :) We upgraded our hosting for this launch, so that seems to be the permissions issue with uploading the images, but will be updated asap. Also, to answer your questions, for the Custom Timed Autoresponders on the Pro Plans, that means you can time it down to the minute for when you want them sent out. Plus Plans can only send on a daily basis. Advanced Segment Creation gives you a lot more detailed options when creating Segments as well as allows you to have more conditions vs. the Plus Plans that are little more basic. Thanks again mate for the review!

[@dave-swift]

Thanks Justin. I am happy you found some value in my video. Regarding adding the Manage/Create as an attempt to try and make the tool easy, I would push back on that a bit. There are standard conventions for software UX and any time you go against those you risk making the tool more complex, not less. So you now have 12 menu items, where 6 would do. Thanks for clarifying the segmentation option. I think you could change the name for that option to be something like "Other" or "Custom" which would make it easier for the user to know further customization is available. I have no problems with your brand colors, they just don't need to be so prevalent. Great to hear about your mobile responsive updates that are coming. How about form uploads? Will those be fixed soon? I'm just trying to be helpful, so take what you want from this message (and video) and ignore the rest. 👍

[@blastable7944]

@@dave-swift Yes, always happy to receive educated feedback :) I actually like the Create/Manage and prefer it that way - you’re actually the first person I’ve heard who’s brought it up, but value your opinion nonetheless. We’ll defo take that into consideration. I know the colors are a bit out there - you should see my hoodie collection lol. Our motto used to be More Opens. More Fun. so we always do things a little bit extra. Yes, the form uploads should be done by tomorrow... was an issue upgrading our hosting for the launch. Thanks again mate :)

[@tisha.klemetz]

@@blastable7944 Thanks for taking the time to give feedback here!! Much appreciated. Are you planning on integrating Pabbly or Make, aside from Zapier?

[@blastable7944]

@@tisha.klemetz we don't at the moment, but will always consider integrations based on demand...

[@DarrinRich]

My wife walks by the TV while this video is playing, and is all “Hey! Your name is in there, and your email address”. lol.

[@dave-swift]

😅 very sorry. Will get this blurred.

[@DarrinRich]

@@dave-swift not a biggie for me. I use hey for email 😊 Funny that my wife was asking how we knew each other. 😂

[@michaelolubi-neye3497]

Great walkthrough as always Dave!.. You’ve got me considering buying Blastable now.

[@dave-swift]

Thanks Michael. Are you using another email marketing tool right now?

[@michaelolubi-neye3497]

@@dave-swift none at the moment but I’m on the market for one. I actually had Sendfox in mind but reconsidering after this walkthrough.

[@eghtrading7484]

Thanks Dave! Very comprehensive, cela & concise!❤

[@dave-swift]

Very welcome! Thanks for commenting.

[@stevenmoore4627]

Great walkthrough! Very thorough and helpful. Thanks!

[@dave-swift]

Thanks Steven!

[@BigPodcast1]

Have you used Encharge, Dave? If so, I'd love to know how the two compare.

[@dave-swift]

Hey BPC, I have not used Encharge.

[@Opeyemi.sanusi]

Hey Dave! What Appsumo deal would you recommend for Email Marketing?

[@dave-swift]

For most people, the best choice is probably SendFox with the monthly add-on for improved deliverability.

[@dave-swift]

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[@AnilAgrawal]

Hey Dave, thanks for the video. May I ask if you are using Camtasia or Camtasia Rev feature or another tool for your recording?

[@dave-swift]

Hi Anil, no I'm not using Camtasia. I use Cleanshot X.

[@AnilAgrawal]

@@dave-swift oh I see. I do have CleanShot X but never used it for video recording. Thanks for replying 🙏🏼

[@AnilAgrawal]

@@dave-swift how are you getting those Zoom-in/out effects as I cannot find that feature in CleanShot X?

[@dave-swift]

Hi Anil, I only use Cleanshot for the screen recording. I use a real camera for video and record to an SD card. They are combined and edited in Final Cut Pro.

[@AnilAgrawal]

@@dave-swift I see. Thanks again for the detailed reply.

[@Fnatic707]

Thanks Dave! Is this software great for Cold Mail?

[@dave-swift]

Nope. It is not a cold email platform.

[@daveedajane]

How is this different from Send Fox?

[@dave-swift]

I did a SendFox video just a few months ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoHUgpRsfaqgZ9E

[@raysaranya]

Can you please review (or compare) 2 LinkedIn outreach automation tools - LeadFwd and Periodix?

[@dave-swift]

Thanks for the suggestion, Ray. I’ll consider this. The rest of the week is already planned but possibly next week. 👍

[@raysaranya]

@@dave-swift Thank you, appreciated!

[@tbliler1]

Dave is it possible to upload a email created in another platform like Stripo?

[@dave-swift]

Good question -- Yes, there is fully access to the HTML, so you can just copy and paste the code.

[@Achievly]

Actually had dinner in Vegas with the founder two years ago, and at the time, he was pretty cocky about not caring about users, as enterprise clients were the focus. Super weird he'd now bring it to Appsumo. Makes me wonder what happened... Maybe he lost his main enterprise client that kept the lights on? something's off with this one and I'm not just talking about the choice of brand colors haha!! How'd this compare with Tarvent in your opinion Dave?!

[@dave-swift]

I did a Tarvent video recently: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3TVi6B_gdyYrbc

[@Achievly]

@@dave-swift I know lol... Now being through both, if you had to pick one, who'd you put your money on?

[@dave-swift]

I give you a full review, a summary review, and a final score. It's up to you to decide. 🤣

[@justinmichie]

Hey Derek, thanks so much for the comment and speculation, but you've got it all wrong. At the time, I said our main focus was on enterprise clients and there was nothing I said about not caring about our users. We care a lot about all our users which is why we go out of our way to provide over the top support to them. There's a lot of reasons to do a launch on AppSumo (besides keeping the lights on which may be your experience), but for us it's to get more exposure, expand our user base and improve our product. As a business expert, I'm sure you'd agree that most businesses need a good balance of regular clients and enterprise level clients and that feedback from customers in invaluable in inproving the product and user experience for everyone.

[@zpepe]

Yikes!

[@dave-swift]

Haha, what part of the video got that reaction?

[@zpepe]

​@@dave-swifthaha not sure but I was trying to like this because of the Convertkit factor but hearing you using (trying) made me react...and those colors! They're just not ready for main stream

[@dave-swift]

I agree! I like the tool but it needs more improvement.

[@alamiyo]

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[@dave-swift]

Thanks for letting me know @alamiyo. It is working. Can you please check to make sure you don't have an ad blocker or any browser extensions that could prevent the affiliate link from loading?

[@bob-p7x6j]

@@dave-swift I use Brave, and perhaps Brave has some tougher conditions, people might want to try a different browser.... Also, nice to hear what you think of CloudStick if you feel so inclined....

[@dave-swift]

Hey @user-eo1vz9lt8g, yes I have heard that about Brave and my links before. Thanks for chiming in. I haven't tried Cloudstick, so no thoughts on it right now :)