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I may earn a commission when you click certain links on this site and purchase or subscribe to a product or service. This does not cost you extra. Commissions help pay for my research time and the site’s hosting.

Material connection

In accordance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides, I disclose when I have a financial relationship with a company whose products I mention.

How links are labeled

• A sitewide notice appears near the top of content pages.
• Posts or tool pages that contain affiliate links include an in-content disclosure near the top.
• This page is always linked from the footer.

Editorial independence

An affiliate relationship does not guarantee a positive recommendation. I prioritize fit for solo creators, and I do not publish fake reviews or invented ratings.

Affiliate programs (status)

• Beehiiv: Approved and live. Outbound Beehiiv links on this site use my Dub partner referral URL (?via=ethan-butler).
• Buttondown: Approved and live. Outbound Buttondown links on this site use my Buttondown referral URL (buttondown.com/refer/creatormailstack). I may earn a commission if you sign up through one of these links.
• Systeme.io: Approved and live. Outbound Systeme.io tool links on this site use my Systeme.io affiliate URL (systeme.io/?sa=…). I may earn a commission if you sign up through one of these links.
• EmailOctopus: Approved and live. Outbound EmailOctopus tool links on this site use my EmailOctopus referral URL (emailoctopus.com/?ref=ethan). I may earn a commission if you sign up through one of these links.
• Kit (formerly ConvertKit): Not an affiliate. Kit links go to the official Kit site without referral parameters, and I earn nothing from them.
• MailerLite: Not an affiliate. MailerLite links go to the official MailerLite site without referral parameters, and I earn nothing from them.

All other tools link to their official sites without tracking parameters, and I earn nothing from those links. That includes Ghost, Flodesk, GetResponse and Mailchimp, plus Sender (sender.net), AWeber, Podia, ActiveCampaign, Constant Contact and Moosend. I'm not an affiliate of any of these, and I link to their plain official pages. If a relationship changes, I update this list and the date at the top of the page.

No endorsement

I run Creator Mail Stack independently. The site is not owned by, affiliated with, or endorsed by any vendor I cover, beyond the referral relationships listed above. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Questions

Questions about a link or relationship? Ask me through the contact page.