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Flodesk
Year Founded
2018
HQ Location
San Francisco, California
Twitter
@FloDesk
5 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
68 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

Flodesk makes simple, intuitive software tools to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. You can use it to design and send on-brand marketing emails; sell online with beautiful sales pages, online payments, and instant product delivery—all in one place; publish opt-in forms to grow your list, and build powerful email automations.


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5.0 out of 5
"More user-friendly than Mailchimp"
It's easier to understand and use! I definitely recommend it to people who want a more user alternative to mailchimp.
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"Amazing ALL in ONE Platform!"
I love that I could pay for the whole year and save on spending more each month! It was easy to connect to our Shopify platform. There was an ease ...
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"Love the experience of Flodesk!"
Flodesk beats its competition by miles when it comes to the user experience, beautiful templates and subscription setup. Been an loyal customer for...
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What do you like best about Flodesk?

nice designs, clean sorry not much more that I liked Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flodesk?

terrible support, only offer private FB grp or email which takes min 24hrs to get an answer back. Well you can read all thru their tutorials but fair at best. Also pricey for what you get. not intuitive or experience isnt great. too much focus on the white space or as we call it form over function Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flodesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

its supposed to help me launch a course with a lead magnet but the process and order which to do so is tedious and not clear Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kendra L.
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What do you like best about Flodesk?

I love the design flexibility and high quality of the templates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flodesk?

I can't think of anything. xxxxxxxxxxxxx Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flodesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

Building emails that are up to my high design standards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Monica K.
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What do you like best about Flodesk?

The email layouts are great, it's a good platform for email but I definitely do NOT recommend FloDesk checkout. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flodesk?

I tried using FloDesk checkout but haven't been able to receive payouts in months. FloDesk checkout integrates with Stripe and in spite of following all their directions the payouts from my sales page are not coming through and their team has been slow to respond/hasn't helped me. FloDesk checkout/funnels is also not ideal for social ad campaigns as they are difficult to track. I don't recommend them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flodesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

They are great at providing beautiful email templates and email automations/pop ups and embedded forms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Flodesk?

I really the aesthetic of flodesk templates and the ease of editing them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flodesk?

Flodesk does not integrate with other platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flodesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

I switched from using flodesk to a system that had better integration with my systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Flodesk?

That there are email templates available for use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flodesk?

Terrible customer service. Had just switched over from Mailerlite and regret doing so. It was definitely not worth it to pay and switch over. I'm also having problems with domain verification with Flodesk, which was not an issue at all with Mailerlite. Only a fraction of my subscribers at Flodesk is able to actually receive my emails. It was a huge mistake to use Flodesk. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flodesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

None. Customer service has been dreadful and rude. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Flodesk?

It's easy to use and aesthetically beautiful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flodesk?

Not enough ways to personalize emails or workflows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flodesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

Communicating with my clients and potential clients Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Courtney D.
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What do you like best about Flodesk?

The price for Flodesk is super hard to beat. It is an extremely affordable option for small start-ups. Easy to get started and implement an email marketing plan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flodesk?

The options are Flodesk are pretty limited. It can make email marketing not as efficient as other platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flodesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

Flodesk solves email marketing and reaching customers. It allows you to reach your customers and design engaging emails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Flodesk?

The only good thing about flodesk was its initial beta price point. When I used it, I got it for half the advertised price. For those that use it, it isnt complicated for the most part. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flodesk?

Everything. They do not allow you to add fields to forms. You are limited to first name, last name, and email. You cannot collect texting numbers without rewriting the HTML code and tricking their database. The database has a phone field, it has an address field, you just cant use them. Also, Google scans keep saying they are using old Javascript code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flodesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am solving none. I have used nearly every email platform, and this is the worst I have ever used. The best benefit you can gain is to stay away! The price may be good but your marketing efforts will be hampered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Flodesk?

The layouts are gorgeous. I primarily switched to Flodesk from another mailing list provider because of the layouts and overall smooth look Flodesk offers. The aesthetics also focus on simple but elegant styles you might associate with fashion/beauty IG influencers.

The price also can't be beat. I'm paying a fraction of what I paid with my previous mailing list provider, and the newsletter building features and visuals are top notch and better by far.

I also appreciate that Flodesk doesn't limit you to small image sizes like some other providers. It was such a hassle to have to reduce file sizes on others, and Flodesk doesn't have that problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flodesk?

There are some issues that I wish Flodesk would focus on. First, I wish image sizes were more customizable. The templates only offer you a few image sizes, which means oftentimes parts of them will be cut off because there's no perfect dimensions.

I wish the reports were more robust with a lot more options. Coming from Mailerlite, what you can see in the Flodesk reports is very limited.

Drip campaigns / Onboarding sequences is another area that doesn't quite meet other services I've tried. I'd like to be able to create different onboarding sequences and branches so that I don't need a second mailing list provider for that and can just use Flodesk on its own.

My one other concern is that their FB group can be insensitive to users posting issues. Our industry is kind of a small community in that word of mouth spreads widely and quickly, and that is not the kind of reputation you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flodesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

Flodesk has really simplified newsletter drafting, saving me a lot of time I can spend elsewhere, and it looks really professional and visually appealing even when I just use basic templates. The cost savings have also been significant, and despite the drawbacks above keep me with Flodesk. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Flodesk?

It's super easy to use. Absolutely stunning templates. The price is right. You get unlimited subscribers and the price doesn't increase like with most email marketing platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Flodesk?

It just came out of beta (was in beta for a LONG time). It can be glitchy sometimes. The support isn't the best I've seen with taking too long to respond or giving canned responses.

It's not as intuitive or robust as platforms like Active Campaign and doesn't have all the measuring and analytics I would really like to have.

Also, it can be difficult sometimes to upload your list(s) because they have a verification process to go through. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Flodesk:

Really make sure it meets your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Flodesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's simple. It's quick. It's visually appealing.

Benefits are saving money because of the cost but also not having the price raised as my list grows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.