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Mailchimp vs Aweber (2019) - Comparison Review
In this Mailchimp vs Aweber comparison review, we're going to look at two of the best-known e-marketing solutions currently available and see which one is the best fit for your business.
Read on to get a full overview of both Mailchimp and Aweber's feature set and why you might decide to use one of these tools over the other.
Let's start off by taking a look at the main things that Aweber and Mailchimp let you do.
What do Aweber and Mailchimp actually do?
Aweber and Mailchimp are tools that allow you to:
import and host a mailing list and capture data onto it using sign-up forms
create e-newsletters (both HTML and plain text) which can be sent to your subscribers
automate your messaging to subscribers via use of email autoresponders (see below for more information)
review statistics related to your email marketing campaigns – open rate, click through, forwards etc.
What are autoresponders?
Before progressing with this comparison review, it's worth zooming in on something very important offered by both Mailchimp and Aweber: autoresponders. What are they?
Autoresponders are e-newsletters that are sent to your mailing list subscribers at pre-defined intervals – for example, you can set them up so that straight after somebody signs up to your list, they receive a welcome or 'onboarding' message from your business; a week later they could receive a promo code for specific products; two weeks later they could receive an encouragement to follow you on social media. And so on!
The idea behind autoresponders is that much of your email marketing gets automated – it's a sort of 'set and forget' scenario that saves you the bother sending out e-newsletters manually (although you can still of course do this as and when required).
Regardless of whether you plump for Aweber or Mailchimp, it's well worth investing some time in understanding autoresponders and using them effectively.
We'll dig into autoresponder features a bit more comprehensively below. But before we do that, let's take a look at pricing.
Aweber pricing
Pricing options in Aweber are fairly straightforward - there are 5 plans available. All have the same features, with the number of subscribers on your mailing list determining the cost.
The prices of these plans are as follows:
Hosting and emailing a list containing up to 500 subscribers: $19 per month
501 to 2,500 subscribers: $29 per month
2,501 to 5,000 subscribers: $49 per month
5,001 to 10,000 subscribers: $69 per month
10,001 to 25,000 subscribers: $149 per month
If your list contains over 25,000 subscribers, you will need to call Aweber for a quotation.
Mailchimp pricing
With Mailchimp, things are a little bit more complicated - there are three tiers of plan available, each with multiple pricing sub-tiers, which all depend on list size:
Some of the key differences between the Mailchimp tiers involve
subscriber count — the free plan limits the number of subscribers to 2000
send limits — you can only send up to 12,000 emails per month on the free plan
support — you can only avail of this on paid plans
advanced segmentation — this is only available on the 'Pro Marketer' plan
reporting — the most advanced reporting features are only available on the 'Pro Marketer' plan
advanced multivariate testing — this is not available on the "Starting Up" or "Growing Business" but available on "Pro Marketer".
Free plans / trials
The Mailchimp 'Free' plan is arguably the strongest reason why you might want to choose Mailchimp as an email marketing solution.
Although this plan limits the number of subscribers you can send e-newsletters to 2,000 records, and the total number of sendable emails per month to 12,000, many of the other features you'll find in Mailchimp are fully present in this plan — and, as the name suggests, for free.
Accordingly, it's a good option for any business starting their list entirely from scratch, so long as support is not an issue (you won't get any on the free plan).
Aweber doesn't offer a free plan, but does allow you to try out the product for 30 days free of charge - you can sign up for the free Aweber trial here.
On the plus side, the Aweber free trial is fully functional; this will help you get a good sense of the product. On the down side, to access the free trial you have to enter your credit card details first. This contrasts negatively with Mailchimp (and indeed similar free trials offered by competing products such as Getresponse).
I suspect that the Mailchimp plan which is most relevant to readers comparing Aweber to Mailchimp would be the 'Grow' plan — this allows you to make use of most of the main features of Mailchimp, but withou.
Like Aweber, how much a plan costs depends on your list size, but unlike Aweber the pricing bands are much narrower, i.e.,
0 to 500 subscribers: $10 per month
501 to 1000 subscribers: $15 per month
1001 to 1500 subscribers: $20 per month
...and so on, with the pricing bands becoming even narrower for list sizes over 2,500 records (where going up 100 records increases the price by $5 until you hit 2,700 records).
It's all a bit confusing to be honest - but generally speaking, Mailchimp and Aweber are fairly similarly priced (up to 25k records at least), with Mailchimp definitely being cheaper for users with databases containing less than 1,501 records.
Pay as you go
An interesting option for users who mail their databases relatively infrequently is Mailchimp's 'Pay as You Go' plan, where you pay a set fee per email sent.
This varies according to the size of your mailouts - for example, if you send an e-newsletter to 1,000 recipients the price per email is 0.03c; at the other end of the spectrum if you email 50,000 the cost per email drops to 0.01c.
The pay-as-you-go payment model won't be for everyone, but it's potentially useful for users who are not interested in making use of autoresponders and only wish to send ad hoc, one-off blasts.
Finally, there's the Mailchimp 'Pro' plan to consider. This plan is considerably more expensive than anything Aweber (and indeed competing products like Getresponse, Campaign Monitor and Mad Mimi) have to offer: on this plan, on top of the standard 'Grow' costs referred to above, you have to pay $199 per month.
For this, you get better segmentation, more split testing options (more on these below), access to additional API related functionality and other advanced features.
But as ever, price is not the only thing to bear in mind. Let's look at some features.
Autoresponders and marketing automation in Mailchimp and Aweber
Both Mailchimp and Aweber allow you to create simple 'time-based' autoresponders - a series of emails based on time intervals (as discussed above).
I'd argue that for this kind of autoresponder, Aweber makes things a bit easier — setting up automation in Mailchimp can a bit fiddly whereas Aweber's 'Campaigns' tool, which is used to create your autoresponder workflow, is very easy to use.
However, to properly compare Mailchimp and Aweber's autoresponder functionality, we need to look beyond traditional 'drip' style autoresponders and look more closely at the idea of marketing automation, something which has been introduced into many email marketing solutions over the past couple of years.
Marketing automation works in a similar way to autoresponders, in that emails are automatically sent to a mailing list according to a predefined sequence. But instead of time intervals, user behaviour is used to determine what should emails should be sent next — opens, clicks, goal completions, purchases, abandoned carts and more can all be used to trigger the next e-newsletter.
As things stand, Mailchimp offers significantly more functionality when it comes to marketing automation: you can choose from a wide range of pre-defined workflows — 'e-commerce', 'education', 'non-profit' amongst others - or create your own using goals you define yourself.
A simple example of a Mailchimp goal completion might be a purchase: you can add a Mailchimp script to a post-purchase page on your site, meaning that if a user arrives on that page after clicking on a link in one of your e-newsletters, Mailchimp is notified and the user is automatically sent a specific follow up communication.
Aweber's marketing automation is currently a bit more on the basic side — you can only use tags and clicks to create automated user journeys. That said, from chatting to Aweber's marketing team I know that they are working hard to add more functionality in this area.
As an aside, both products lag a bit behind their rival Getresponse in the marketing automation stakes (esepcially Aweber). This is because Getresponse now bundles CRM and webinar functionality into its plans, and you can integrate marketing automation with both.
Both Aweber and Mailchimp offer a wide range of e-newsletter templates, which are designed to suit many different applications and organisation types - e-commerce, events, sports, education and so on. Aweber offers far more templates than Mailchimp: around 700 to around 80 respectively.
With both systems you can tweak the templates extensively, and indeed code your own, so users of both platforms should be able to settle on a template which works for their business without too much difficulty.
The other good news about both products is that all the email templates provided are responsive, meaning that they will automatically resize themselves to suit the device your e-newsletter is being viewed on.
Mailchimp makes it easier, however, to preview the mobile version of your e-newsletter - there's a preview option you can use as you build it. By contrast, with Aweber, you'll have to send yourself a test email and open it on a smartphone to see what your e-newsletter looks like on a mobile device.
Mailchimp has a bit of an edge over Aweber when it comes to fonts — you can use web fonts in your templates (albeit a small selection), which can improve the look and feel of them considerably. Aweber, by contrast, limits font usage to 'web safe' ones: the boring but admittedly reliable Arial, Times New Roman, Trebuchet, Georgia etc.
However, the web fonts that you can use in Mailchimp are exceptionally dull — so dull in fact that you might be better off using the web safe ones, because they'll load more reliably and your e-newsletters will appear more consistently across email clients / devices. I love web fonts, but the Mailchimp offering on this front is so boring that there is currently little point to using them.
The Aweber and Mailchimp interfaces
When it comes to interfaces, Aweber and Mailchimp take quite different approaches.
Aweber's interface is quite traditional in nature - when you log in you encounter a horizontal primary navigation containing key options such as 'messages', 'subscribers' and 'reports'; hovering over menu items reveals sub-menus that let you 'get at' important secondary options (for example, email templates, import options and statistics).
Mailchimp on the other hand offers a very minimal interface — there is a smaller primary navigation to contend with, and no drop down menus are involved.
Whilst this makes for an initially 'cleaner' user experience, it also means that you have to click through to a second screen and then locate the option you're looking for from another set of options (which are presented in the main page copy).
So despite the fact that the Mailchimp interface is undoubtedly easier on the eye, I find that actually locating key functionality with it is harder to do.
With Aweber, all the important options are easily located from the moment you log in — but with Mailchimp there is quite a bit more clicking around the place to do.
Editing e-newsletters
Both Aweber and Mailchimp take a 'drag and drop' approach to editing e-newsletters. You can add, move and edit elements such as text, images, logos and so on easily with both products.
One aspect of Aweber's builder which I prefer over Mailchimp's is the way that you can 'type onto' your e-newsletter: you just point at the copy on the e-newsletter you want to tweak and you can edit it there and then, in situ.
By contrast, with Mailchimp, you have to select the component you want to edit, and then make your changes in a separate box. Not a showstopper really, but it can occasionally slow you down a bit.
However, and as discussed above, it's much easier with Mailchimp to see what your email will look like on different devices.
Opt-in processes in Aweber and Mailchimp
There are two ways you can add subscribers to a mailing list: using a 'single opt-in' or a 'double opt-in' process.
When you use a single opt-in process, the person completing your sign-up form is added to your mailing list immediately. With a double opt-in process, the person signing up to your list is sent an email containing a confirmation link that he or she must click before they are subscribed.
The main benefits of a single opt-in process are that
it makes it easy for users to subscribe
it generally improves conversion rates and leads to more people joining your list
A double opt-in process is better for
keeping 'spam' and 'fake' email addresses to a minimum (because everybody on the list effectively has to prove that their email addresses are real)
improving the accuracy of reports (because open rates are based on the actions of subscribers with real email addresses, not a bunch of fake emails).
For some time, Aweber had a huge edge over Mailchimp in this area, because it allowed users to make use of either a single or a double opt-in approach.
Mailchimp recently changed its tune however, allowing its customers to use a single opt-in approach, because the company found that 61% of users completing double opt in data capture forms were not completing their sign up process.
So a thumbs up to both products in this department.
Data segmentation
A key part of managing a mailing list involves creating segments and sending e-newsletters to them. Both Mailchimp and Aweber allow you to create segments based on your preferred criteria - but what they don't do is let you send to multiple segments at once.
For example, say you're a Volkswagen dealer with a mailing list containing a field called 'car model.' You've used field this to segment your mailing list neatly into the owners of VW Polos, Golfs, Passats, Tiguans etc. You have a special offer which is relevant to Polo and Golf owners, and you want to send this message to those two segments in one go.
But with Mailchimp's entry level plan and Aweber...you can't. You'll have to go and create a brand new segment for people who own Polos OR Golfs.
Now, this might not seem like a serious problem, but if you regularly need to send mailouts to multiple (and varying) segments of subscribers then you will potentially have more work to do than you might like.
If segmentation is a key aspect of how you manage your mailouts, then I'd probably look elsewhere for an email marketing solution. The two products I've come across which cater best for emailing multiple segments (and indeed lists) are Getresponse (note: its segments are called 'custom filters') and Campaign Monitor (which offers extremely good segmentation functionality, but at a pretty high price).
To be fair, you can get some advanced segmentation functionality with Mailchimp - but at a price (you'll need to add $199 to your Mailchimp bill). You can find out more about advanced segmentation in Mailchimp here.
A nice touch in Aweber: stock images
One nice feature in Aweber which isn't currently available in Mailchimp is a free stock images library.
You can use this to insert royalty-free photography into your e-newsletters - this is handy for all those times you need a generic looking picture of a computer keyboard to use as a thumbnail…
Split testing
An important feature of email marketing tools like Aweber and Mailchimp is split (or 'multivariate') testing.
Split testing allows you to try out different subject headers or content on sample data to see which works best. For example, you could send two versions of your e-newsletter to 10% of your subscribers, analyse the results (i.e., open / clickthrough rates) and send out the best-performing version to the remainder of people on your list.
If you have a large mailing list, use of split testing can lead to significant improvements to your open and clickthrough rates, so sany emarketing tools automate the process for you.
On the cheaper 'Grow' Mailchimp plans — the ones that are broadly comparable to Aweber in price — you can test three different versions of your email against each other.
More sophisticated split testing options are available in Mailchimp if you're prepared to pay for them - subscribers to Mailchimp's 'Pro Marketer' plan can test 8 variants of e-newsletters against each other. This is undoubtedly useful, but as this will cost you $199 per month on top of whatever you are paying to host your list, it's probably going to be a feature that only large organisations, with correspondingly large budgets, will avail of.
Up until recently Aweber trumped the standard Mailchimp offering on split testing, by allowing users to split test 4 different emails against each other.
More recently, this limit has been reduced to three — making the offering fairly similar with regard to split testing. I suppose Mailchimp is nonetheless the winner in this department however, simply because it does provide a way increase the variant count.
If you need more extensive split testing options and don't have an extra $199 per month to spend, then Getresponse, with its limit of 5 variants, is worth investigating. Other leading products are not as good as Mailchimp or Aweber on this front (Campaign Monitor, for example, only permits a split test involving 2 variants; Mad Mimi doesn't facilitate A/B tests at all).
RSS to e-newsletter
One thing that is definitely better in Mailchimp than in Aweber is the way that you can use an RSS feed (typically from a blog) to create e-newsletters.
Both platforms allow you to send out e-newsletters automatically based on an updated RSS feed. In Mailchimp, you can use any template to do so, but in Aweber, you're restricted to using a set of very dated, hard-to-edit templates.
This has negative implications for the consistency of your branding across your communications - you might spend some time, for example, creating a slick template in Aweber for your e-newsletters only to find that you can't use it for broadcasting blog posts.
If RSS-to-email is an important feature for you, Mailchimp is definitely preferable to Aweber. In fact, the RSS-to-email functionality in Mailchimp is stronger than other leading email marketing platforms too, including Campaign Monitor and Getresponse (which also insist on you using RSS-specific templates and not the standard range).
Both Aweber and Mailchimp provide you with detailed statistics on the performance of your mailouts, with, in my view, Mailchimp having the better reporting interface and one that is more feature packed.
It's laid out in a way that makes drilling down into particular bits of data very straightforward - you can view e-newsletter results by activity (opens and clicks etc.), URLs clicked, social activity, e-commerce, conversations and Google Analytics.
There are two particularly nifty features in Mailchimp that are worth singling out for attention:
a 'member rating' system - Mailchimp reviews how engaged each member of your mailing list is (based on opens, clicks and purchases) and assigns them a member rating (using a five point scale). This allows you to identify particularly 'good' members of your mailing list easily and craft specific communications for them.
the option to compare your list's performance against industry standards (i.e., you tell Mailchimp what sort of business you're operating and it will compare your stats against campaigns by similar businesses).
Aweber is not without its strong features when it comes to reporting either however, and I particularly like the way that you can create segments directly from reports (i.e., you can look at a report for a particular e-newsletter broadcast, go to a list of people who've opened that email, and target them with a new communication on the spot).
This is not easily doable in Mailchimp: to create a segment of subscribers based on clickthroughs or open rates, you need to open your report, export a list of the relevant subscribers, and then re-import it (making sure that there is a field which flags the fact that these subscribers have engaged with the mailout). Messy!
Aweber and Mailchimp both integrate with important e-commerce and social platforms — key examples include Shopify, Bigcommerce, Paypal and Facebook.
However, Mailchimp offers a much bigger selection of integrations. It's seen, for whatever reason, as more of an industry standard tool than Aweber, so some web applications — key examples being Squarespace and Shopify — will offer Mailchimp as a default 'works out of the box' e-marketing option. That's not to say that you can't use Aweber with these products, but there will be a bit more configuration required.
Additionally, Mailchimp is more tightly integrated with Facebook ads. You can connect a Mailchimp list to Facebook, which will then automatically examine its addresses and show ads to anybody on your list who also has a Facebook account (this is called a 'custom audience').
Importantly, your Mailchimp list is synced with your Facebook account, meaning that Facebook will automatically start showing the ads to any new subscribers (i.e., in addition to the people who were on your list when you connected your accounts).
Now, you can do this with a Aweber list too, but you will have to upload your list manually periodically to ensure that new subscribers continue to see your ads.
On top of this, you can actually run Facebook ad campaigns (and indeed Google ad campaigns) from within your Mailchimp account, so if you're the kind of user who wants to manage everything in one place, you may find this useful.
Send time optimization
A strong feature that is included in Mailchimp which is unfortunately not present in Aweber is 'Send Time Optimization'.
Send time optimization is a sophisticated feature which automatically sends your e-newsletter at the time at which it is most likely to be opened. This time is calculated by Mailchimp based on looking at when the subscribers on your list have previously opened mail — it can work this out based on looking at the campaigns you've previously sent and also by using data from campaigns sent by other Mailchimp users which feature email addresses that are also present on your list.
As Mailchimp explains:
Since MailChimp has 4+ million users, we look globally at each email address' engagement in deciding the best time to send to your list. Chances are the email addresses on your list receive email from other MailChimp users. That means that even if you've never sent to your list or only sent a few times, we can still provide a recommendation.
It'd be great if Aweber could consider adding this functionality, as it has the potential to significantly increase open rates.
Using different languages in Mailchimp and Aweber
For users wishing to provide versions of their confirmation emails and thank-you pages in different langauges, Mailchimp is a better choice than Aweber, as it provides this functionality out of the box.
Setting this up is a bit fiddly however, and involves creating different merge tags for each language.
It's a clear win for Aweber when it comes to support: you can get phone support, live chat and email support whereas Mailchimp only provides email support (and only after you've been forced to search their website for an answer to your query first).
Aweber's phone support is 8am-8pm ET, Monday to Friday, and its live chat / email support is available 24/7. The company has won Stevie awards in 2016, 2017 and 2018 for their customer service too, which speaks well for the quality of their support.
So if you are a complete novice to e-marketing, but don't have the resource to hire somebody in to set your e-newsletter campaigns up, the availability of phone support for Aweber is something bear strongly in mind as an important advantage of using the platform.
Indeed, phone support is something of a USP for the product, given that many of of its leading competitors — Getresponse, Mailchimp and Campaign Monitor — simply don't offer it.
Alternatives to Mailchimp and Aweber
Before deciding conclusively on Mailchimp and Aweber, it's worth taking a quick look at some alternatives:
For me, an obvious alternative to both Mailchimp and Aweber is Getresponse. Depending on your list size, it will usually come in cheaper than both Mailchimp and Aweber (particularly if you pay upfront for a year or two years), and it's feature packed (offering landing pages, webinars and a CRM tool in addition to the features outlined above).
And it is MUCH more flexible than either Mailchimp or Aweber when it comes to emailing segmented data and managing multiple lists.
You can read our full Getresponse review here or try the product free here.
Campaign Monitor
Another option is Campaign Monitor — this is a feature-rich tool which provides some very attractive templates (arguably best-in-class), along with strong functionality in the segmentation and marketing automation departments.
However, it's extremely expensive by comparison to any of the other products under discussion here. Read our Campaign Monitor review for more information.
Mad Mimi
Mad Mimi is one of the cheapest email marketing tools available - but also one of the most basic. It's good for users who just want to send very simple e-newsletters or run basic drip campaigns and don't have much money. But it's not in the same league as the other products under discussion in this comparison, especially Mailchimp and Getresponse. Check out our Mad Mimi review for more details.
Aweber vs Mailchimp: pros and cons summary
So which is better, Aweber or Mailchimp?
Well, overall, both products are solid, well-established tools that you can use to create and send professional e-newsletters with. Either, used correctly, can help you grow your email database and contribute the success of your business.
But there are pros and cons to consider with each, and here are the reasons you might want to use one over the other:
Reasons to use Aweber over Mailchimp
Autoresponders are a bit easier to set up (but are currently more basic in nature) than in Mailchimp.
There are significantly more templates available in Aweber (700+ to Mailchimp's 80).
Although Aweber's user interface is more 'old-school' and not as pretty as Mailchimp's, it's arguably a bit easier to use and key features are more readily accessible.
The e-newsletter builder makes editing text slightly easier than in Mailchimp.
You get access to a library of stock images with Aweber that you can use in your mailouts for free.
The Aweber support options are more extensive - phone support, email support and live chat are available; Mailchimp doesn't provide phone support.
A free trial of Aweber is available here
Reasons to use Mailchimp over Aweber
A functional — and rather generous — free plan is available with Mailchimp.
If you have a small list (less than 1,500 records), you can host it more cheaply with Mailchimp.
Autoresponder and marketing automation functionality is more comprehensive.
You can use web fonts in your emails (albeit a small selection).
It's easier to preview what your email will look like on a mobile device with Mailchimp.
RSS to email functionality is significantly better than Aweber's.
A much wider range of integrations with third party apps is available.
Send time optimisation functionality is available.
Using different languages for thank-you and confirmation pages is more doable out-of-the-box.
Got any thoughts or questions on Mailchimp and Aweber?
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You may also be interested in reading our full Aweber review.
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Each and every month, the Comic Vine community picks a new character to receive some extra focus and love. This month, the most iconic female superhero, Wonder Woman, has earned the spot. This means we'll eventually praise some of her coolest covers, talk about some of her great stories, and much, much more, but it also means we're also going to put her abilities as a combatant to the test each and every week! Diana's first opponent: Beta Ray Bill!
Will Wonder Woman's reflexes, skill, and weaponry allow her to drop her enemy? Or will Beta Ray Bill and his weapon, Stormbreaker, defeat the heroine from DC? Who will be left standing when these two powerhouses clash? In the end, the verdict will be determined by the voters, so go ahead and read the votes and give it some proper thought before picking a winner!
Match Rules
- Combatants are in character.
- This is a random encounter (no prep for either side) and both characters have standard gear.
- This is pre-New 52 Wonder Woman.
- They're fighting in a generic city setting. They're in a 5x5 block area which is unpopulated, but everything around that section is full of civilians and they're both aware of this. It takes place during the day and they start roughly 100 feet apart and visible. Everything in the city (let's say the city is the size of Manhattan and surrounded by ocean) is on limits.
- Incapacitation, knockout, BFR (battlefield removal, which means knocking someone so far away that the fight cannot continue in the very near future) or death all count as elimination. Making a tactical retreat counts as a loss, too. "What's a tactical retreat?" It's leaving the fight with the intention of not returning to the battle in the immediate future. Going to another spot in the environment to catch your breath for a moment or two or for a tactical advantage is not a tactical retreat.
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- If you think the poll isn't going how it should, making an informative post about why a character is being underestimated and spreading the word is far more useful than complaining. Just saying.
- One more thing: you don't need to write an essay to have your post highlighted in Friday's article. Sometimes concise posts can be way more effective than a flood of paragraphs.
Check the homepage this Friday for an updated article with the following:
- Thoughts from the staff.
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- If we're lucky, blurbs from industry talent.
Poll: Battle of the Week: Wonder Woman or Beta Ray Bill?
Poll: Battle of the Week: Wonder Woman or Beta Ray Bill?
Here are the results
Check back on Friday for the results and more. Want to suggest a future Battle of the Week for Wonder Woman? Tell us below or share it via twitter.


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- Portal with news, entertainment, matrimonials, and business. Provide free email.
123 Khoj
- Has a directory, search facility and top 100 websites, all specific to India.
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Ad Media
- a directory of advertising businesses broken down by city and region.
- Provides Indian advertising, media, and marketing information.
Altavista India
- An India specific version of this major search engine; allows searching in full directory or restrict the search to India.
Apparel Resource Guide
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Apparel Trade Promotion Network
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Bazaar Guide
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Best Indian Sites
- Ranking and listing of guides, portals, and search engines in various categories.
- A collection of internet and news links, also covering neigbouring countries.
- offers insurance information regarding policies, consultants, and agents.
Business Online India
- Business directory containing information on exporters, manufacturers and suppliers of products and services.
Busy India
- Business database, free listing with instant updates. Also offer trading forum and other internet related services.
C&I India
- Commercial and industrial guide to India, searchable business database (dominated by Delhi listings).
Chandni Chowk
- An information guide to one of IndiaĆs most prominent wholesale and retail markets.
- facilitates buying and selling of chemicals.
- A directory of exporters, importers, manufacturers and service providers.
Delhi - Times City
- City portal, offering a guide, directory, news.
Delhi City Online
- City guide offering information on events, entertainments, news and eating out. Also have sections on Delhi's heritage.
Delhi Market
- Guide for Delhi's markets, tourist places and shopping.
- City guide featuring dining and entertainment directories and tips for women tourists.
- Portal dedicated to the Indian and Pakistani community located in the Chicago area. Features a news and events calendar, as well as an entertainment guide. Provides tourist information and offers visitors the chance to send virtual postcards.
- provides searchable database of manufactureres and exporters.
- includes information on new and used cars, finance, insurance, news, reviews, and more.
Entire India Business Pages
- Business directory with online search by city, product, categary, postal area, business name.
- covers real estate, investments, government, export-import, tourism, companies, and products.
Exporters India
- offers business listings for exporters in India.
- Classified listings of businesses across the country, including contact information and websites if present.
- features Indian models, designers, boutiques, institutes, professionals, and coordinators.
- Comprehensive listing of all Indian information in the US.
Geographica Indica
- History, geography, maps, sights,and stories. Includes portraits, monuments,and timelines. From Kamat's Potpourri.
Getit Yellow Pages
- publishers of the official telephone directories for major South Indian cities.
Google India
- Google search, images, groups, and more in English.
Google India
- Google search, images, groups, and more in Hindi.
Google India
- Google search, images, groups, and more in Bengali.
Google India
- Google search, images, groups, and more in Telugu.
Google India
- Google search, images, groups, and more in Marathi.
Google India
- Google search, images, groups, and more in Tamil.
Great Indian Bazaar
- catalog of Indian products from manufacturers and exporters.
Heritage Hotels India
- contains a complete list of Heritage Hotels in India.
- offers a directory of hotel listings by city.
- Categorised and annotated lists of websites relevant to India.
Hotels in India
- directory with online reservations.
Hunt India
- News, hotel reservations, placement, and business directory.
- provides online resource for buyers and Indian suppliers, listings of products, events, and associations.
India 2 America
- News and information portal dedicated to bridging the gap between India and the United States. Offers online shopping, travel, immigration information, financial advice, and career tips.
India Catalog
- Provides directory listings of Indian businesses.
India Cement and Construction industry
- Cement suppliers database.
India Engine
- Directory of Indian web resources.
India Enterprise
- Online business resource directory.
India Exports Yellow Pages
- directory of manufacturers and exporters.
India Grid Local Listings and India News
- connects Indians in local areas globally with news, classifieds, jobs, forums, events calendar, personals, and more.
India Info
- Useful information related to India, Internet, immigration, and World cup cricket.
India Information
- Offers information on travel, culture, education, city guides, and news.
India Internet Yellow Pages
- A listing of professionals, businesses, corporates and institutions for some cities in India.
India Internet Yellow Pages
- lists businesses from all over India.
India Reference
- Business listings covering major cities. Listings are categorised and a keyword search facility is available.
India Sites Info
- Annotated directory of Indian sites. Also offers news.
India Trade Portal
- offers platform for buyers and sellers.
India Trends
- News and information on culture, travel, sports, and jewellery.
India Yellow Pages
- A business directory for Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Bangalore and Bombay.
India Yellow Pages
- Collections of business listings classified by type. Also includes some informational and non-business listings.
India Yellow Pages Net
- features directory of local businesses, hospitals, tourist centres, and more. Also hosts the advertisements of business web sites.
- web directory with classifieds, communities, news, and more.
- contains database of Indian chemical manufacturers and distributors.
- provides lively, solid and focussed information on India covering Current Affairs, News, Business, Economy, Investment, Travel, Sports, Real Estate and more.
- lists manufacturers of cotton, silk, knitted, non-woven, velvet, and synthetic fabrics.
- A wide-ranging web guide to India.
- Directory for India, features news, shopping, classifieds, chat, travel and business information.
- includes exporters, importers, manufacturers, hotels, and tourism information.
Indian Business
- source for information on India's import/export policy, trade, finance, entertainment news, stock market, and tourism.
Indian Business Catalogs
- features Indian businesses from a variety of industrial sectors.
Indian Buyers
- Directories and yellow pages of importers, exporters, manufacturers, and dealers.
Indian Chemical Portal
- features industry resources including manufacturers, catalogs, associations, and events.
Indian Directory
- Guide to India, including directories of items of interest, portal features.
Indian Exporters
- provides the business and professional communities of the world with information about Indian exporters and their products.
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RSC HoldingsAcquired by United Rentals
RSC HoldingsAcquired by United Rentals
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A very positive environment for all employees. There are opportunities for advancement with in the company. I would encourage others to seek employment there.
The salary was not competitive to comparable industries or job classifications. There is a very high amount of turnover as well as long hours. 70 to 80 hours is not uncommon.
Advice to Management
Senior management needs to be more competitive with the pricing structure of the company in order to effectively compete. The strategy of differentiation will not work in this industry as long as the product is exactly the same as its competitors.
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You can make good money if you have the right territory and store manager. We have the best lead geration system and computer software in the industry. Provide nice company trucks and expense accounts.
Micro managed to death. Unable to match competitive prices even for customers with 1 mil. in yearly spending. Red Tape= way to much reporting and not enough gray areas to help the customer. I.E. Training for customers takes 8 hours and 250.00 dollars where as other companies can do it in 30 minutes for free.
Advice to Management
Way to much management. We could be twice as profitable if we would just cut management by half. The truth is we need to cut management by 2/3rds. Way to many agendas proposed as the "Flavor of the month" We should have a yearly or quarterly agenda and stick to it. Match prices for large customers. We have continually lost market share and turned loyal customers away based on managements preconcieved notion that they will continue to use us because we are RSC. Quit hiring people without industry knowledge. They do not do an adequate job. Promote from within and don't always base your descion on wether or not someone has a degree. Some people did not have an oppurtunity to go to college but the 15-20 years of industry knowledge can be way more useful than some 22 year old kid fresh out of college without any experience.
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Salary is good. Benefits are good. Can be fun at times. Great experienece in managining larger businesses. Sales reps are paid very well!
If you get into an accident w/in your first year of employment, you're gone! Senior management is insane and cutting jobs left and right. You work with nothing!
Advice to Management
Get some real experience and stop hiring everyone from the car rental business. The two have nothing to do with eachother! Eric needs to get a life. He's the reason I lost my job.
You get to learn about all different types of heavy machinery and get sales experience with huge industrial companies. Also there are great benefit packages and employees are very team oriented.
There is alot of time spent sitting at a desk answering the telephone. Some times is seems to more like a secretary position than a sales position.
Advice to Management
From what I've seen promotion seems to come from outside the company. It kind of seems as though there is little potential for growth for new employees.
Working in the outdoors, education reimbursement, free use of most rental equipment, get to drive bulldozers, excavators, forklifts, manlifts, scissor lifts and backhoes. Outside sales get Ford 4x4 pickup trucks to drive around in all day. Managment is very transparent with the books, every employee knows exactly how the company is doing and what their contribution is.
extremely long hours during the summer, calls in the middle of the night on weekends during bad weather, upper management's annual winter "freakout" when rentals slow down, when I was there it was very difficult to calculate your monthly commissions, supposedly fixed now under the current compensation plan.
Advice to Management
recognized that this business is cyclical. Share equipment between neighboring regions.
The senior management seems to know where the company needs to go to achieve continued growth; both organically and via acquisitions... the company will be there for the long haul.
The hours required for keeping the customers needs satisfied are grueling. IF you are salaried, expect to put in 60- to 70-hours per week. IF you are hourly, expect to have a heavy work load and constant hounding regarding keeping OT to a minimum.
Advice to Management
Treat people with dignity and respect. Allow for adequate staffing to meet the business needs without draining your personnel resource... turnover is more costly than pinching these pennies.
Decent pay and benefits. You can transfer and work anywhere in the country. After one year you can receive educational assistance towards your degree.
The hours are way to long. When it comes to promotions the good ol boy system is firmly entrenched. The District Managers will shield everything fro HR.
Advice to Management
Trust your Managers and ask them for their advice before putting policy into place. Raise the pay for the hourly people.
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The benefits are decent..Thats about it.
Uneven pay and pay is not based on experience.No chance for promotion.Aging equipment and not near enough mechanics to do the work...Impossible numbers to meet.Micro managed and a waste of money having too many chiefs looking over your shoulder.Poor to NO training for newer mechanics.5S is a joke..Most stores have 1-3 mechanics and they can't possibly try to run and set the shop up like a toyota car shop.Management is out of touch and seems to have no clue ..company stresses preventative maintenance yet they have no PM mechanics,no service managers, etc etc.The only way to meet the numbers is to pencil whip the info as it's otherwise impossible.Most shops are old and small.Maintenance and down equipment seems to be the number 1 priority with the company,yet they only hire inside and outside sales,,no mechanics,,Why in the world does an inside sales rep need a college degree?? LOL..I just hope the economy turns soon so I can find a better place to work..And NO,,I'd never recommend working at RSC if your a mechanic..
Advice to Management
Tired of writing,,but theres so much more..See above..
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Your Views
The Ladies would be nothing without you fans having your say. Over the years, so many of you have written in to the BBC demanding another series, which accounts for the Ladies longevity, and for which we cannot thank you enough.
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Perth—home to some of the most attractive sights known to man. From the people and the beaches, to the jacaranda-lined streets and restaurants with stunning interiors.
Here's a selection of the most beautiful restaurants in town because, let's be real, we all judge a book by its cover!
Island Market
If you've seen even just one picture of the interiors at Island Market you'll understand what we're talking about here. The bright white and pastel pink with neon signs and lofty white ceilings may sound kitsch but they work a treat. The restaurant is modern and stylish but its beachside location means it still feels fun and relaxing. It is everything beachside dining in Perth should be.
Henry Summer
With a name like Henry Summer, it's not surprising that this Northbridge bar is one of the most beautiful spots to sit and enjoy a bite and a drink in the sun. From the jungle vibes to the cutesy green chairs and pastel pink bar stools, there aren't many places this freaking gorgeous around.
Market Grounds
Every single area of Market Grounds has been styled perfectly, including the dining area. Think natural light, beautiful booths, loads of greenery and cute blue stools. The bombe Alaska is also pretty beautiful, just saying.
New Normal
We love New Normal's open kitchen and the painted brick walls, but what we're really lusting over is the handmade ceramic plates from local company Winterwares. Don't forget to check out the rooftop bar above the restaurant.
The Shorehouse
A beautiful view and a beautiful interior, The Shorehouse really does have it all. Wooden floorboards, comfy booths in soothing tones and pretty greenery. We could spend all day here.
City Beach
Odyssea, we dig you big time, especially your caramel-toned pendant lights. Everything from your chairs and tables to your wooden rafters and metallic walls is a picture of perfection. The views are just the icing on the cake.
Perth CBD
Breakfast and lunch at Post in the State Buildings is a glorious experience—with a beautiful tree smack bang in the middle, white and black accents and a comfy grey couch wrapping around one side, you will never want to leave. Top that with delicious, good-for-you food—it's no wonder we can't get enough of this place.
Gordon St Garage
West Perth
One of the first warehouse-style restaurants in Perth, Gordon St Garage still holds a special place in our hearts with their unfinished concrete floors, high ceilings, exposed beams and some of the prettiest booths you'll ever lay eyes on.
Bread In Common
There are high ceilings, exposed brick walls lined with wine (wine always makes things more beautiful), long tables and some seriously beautiful lighting going on in this giant warehouse-style building. Bread In Common's food is also pretty dang tasty so you'll never be disappointed!
La Vida Urbana
Think loads of natural light, polished concrete floors and a beautiful bar covered in black and white tiles (not to mention all the tequila on show) and you're on the right track. The team at La Vida Urbana designed the space themselves and we think they've done a mighty fine job!
Long Chim
Perth CBD
Long Chim. Where do we even start? Tucked under the State Buildings, David Thompson's delish Thai street food restaurant is b-e-a-utiful. Exposed brick, street-art-style artwork, concrete and rustic wooden chairs—their interior designer should be very pleased with themselves!
Isle Of Voyage
Perth CBD
Isle Of Voyage's interiors game is strong. It's not just the views that are spectacular, but also their high ceilings with big arched windows, white walls, wooden floorboards and tropical green furnishings. Can we move in please?
Il Lido
Dark and moody with art-deco features, Il Lido's wall filled with wine bottles is a beautiful sight. That, paired with delish pasta, lovely long communal tables and the view of the beach, means dining here is always a wonderful experience.
Bib & Tucker
North Fremantle
The banoffee bombe Alaska isn't the only incredible thing to look at Bib & Tucker, their interior, exterior and view are pretty darn special too. It's enough to convince you to move to North Freo.
North Fremantle
Once an old bus garage, North Fremantle cafe Propeller has been transformed into one of the most colourful and vibrant eateries going around. Cool vibes and friendly staff make this a super fun place to hang out.
Little Way
Little Way has some of the yummiest food going around, but it's also one of Perth's most beautiful restaurants. Located in a lovely heritage building in Nedlands, they've got some serious #doorporn going on, an amazing courtyard and loads of leafy green goodness.
Kitsch Bar Asia
Home to possibly the tallest frangipani tree in all of Perth (how the heck did it get so big?), a visit to Kitsch always feels like you're on holiday. With loads of lanterns hanging overhead, Kitsch is best enjoyed on balmy nights.
Looking for more pretty things? Here are some of the most stunning places in WA that you probably don't know about!
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Who's that man behind the curtain?
It's Mayor Kownick! - The "small businessman" that appears to never have really owned the business he claimed to own, This business was never registered with the State of Illinois to Mark Kownick!
In the meeting held the evening of March 21, 2017 the real owner of this business demanded that Mark Kownick cease using their business name!
How did Kownick pay taxes under a fictitious name?
The audacity to lie in December of 2013 when confronted about this unethical behavior and again 4 years later in a public meeting the evening of March 21, 2017 when told to cease the illegal use of the name by the rightful owner.
See Kownick openly lie to a Cary resident 4 years ago. . .Link to watch YouTube of the meeting here.
Kownick needs to step down immediately! He is a disgrace to Cary!. . . Read more details below
Now he's complaining of negativity when anyone questions his motives and deeds.
Does anyone really want a Mayor that does extremely questionable acts in his personal life in control of millions of dollars of our money? He wants to beautify a few blocks of downtown Cary at outrageous costs! Maybe having our own little yellow brick road is a bit more than we need!
. . . See beautification details below!
Is Cary preparing to become a Sanctuary City? - read more here!
We're not in Kansas anymore Toto!! - This Wizard's not making Rainbows. . . . Looks a lot more like Kow pie fertilizer!!
We need to hold our officials accountable for unethical actions in a hearing from a board of ethics committee
Cary Illinois


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With millions of Americans saddled with seemingly insurmountable levels of student debt, some are calling into question the practicality of obtaining a four-year college degree. Still, the share of Americans who have earned a bachelor's degree rose last year. As of 2016, 31.3% of Americans age 25 and older had a bachelor's degree or higher — up from 30.6% the previous year and 29.1% in 2012.
Better educated populations tend to benefit from a range of positive socioeconomic outcomes. American adults with a bachelor's degree generally earn higher incomes, are less susceptible to serious financial hardship, and are more desirable candidates for employers.
> Pct. of adults with at least a bachelor's degree: 26.1%
> Median earnings for bachelor's degree holders: $46,065 (13th lowest)
> Median household income: $48,547 (8th lowest)
> 2016 unemployment: 4.8% (25th highest)
While the share of adults with a college education climbed 0.7 percentage points nationwide in 2016, it remained effectively unchanged in Tennessee. Today, only 26.1% of state residents 25 and older have at least a bachelor's degree, compared to 31.3% of adults nationwide.
Median incomes tend to be higher in states where more adults have gone to college. In Tennessee, the typical household earns only $48,547 a year, well below the median income nationwide of $57,617.
24/7 Wall St. ranked each state by the share of adults 25 and older with at least a bachelor's degree. In the most educated state, 42.7% of adults have a four-year college degree, more than double the share of 20.8% in the least educated state.
Click here to see the most and least educated states.
Click here to see our detailed findings and methodology.
Editor's note: Due to a fact-checking error, Idaho was incorrectly referred to as Iowa in a previous version of this article. This error has been corrected.


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New Eyeglasses
Are you looking for new eyeglasses? Have you tried to look around at zennioptical.com?. They have large collection of good quality frames. And the prices are also not too expensive.
Too bad I just bought new eyeglasses when I was in Jakarta 4 months ago. Maybe later if I need new glasses again, i would like change my eyeglasses with this one :D