Hi all - I'm looking for any general advice on email marketing + how it works with Flynax (I'm a non-technical user on a budget). Here is what I am looking to do:

1. Handle outbound email -- I've read there are issues with mass mailing from a PHP script being blocked as spam and one user recommended services like AuthSTMP, SendGrid, or Amazon Web Services. Anyone have any experience using those? What service do I actually need - SMTP gateway / smart host? or something else?

2. Create landing pages that are integrated with my Flynax site
- so for example, I'll use email marketing software to create an offer
- if user clicks, it will take them to a landing page hosted by Flynax
- from the landing page, they may click a link to take them to register on my main Flynax website

3. Find marketing tools that work well with Flynax
- if anyone is using email / inbound marketing tools with a Flynax site and figured out what works well, I'd be very appreciative
- i've been looking at Unbounce, Contstant Contact, etc

4. Integration
- anyone have any experience having some of the PHP functionality integrated with email marketing ... for example, 2 days before a user account is set to expire, Flynax sends list of users to email marketing program. Those become the target list for an email campaign... advantage of not using Flynax is the added marketing automation from the marketing software.


Any and all advice appreciated. If anyone is floating our there with a technical background and knows how to make this happen, I'm also looking to hire!

Thanks!

Reuben