These days, there is a nearly endless sea of providers who can help you send push notifications to your website visitors, but there are a few that really stand out from the crowd.
PushCrew
http://www.PushCrew.com
PushCrew is one of the most well-known and respected services in the push notifications marketplace.
PushCrew is extremely reasonable with their pricing. You can have up to 500 subscribers for free, and after that it scales based on how many subscribers you have, starting at just $25 per month. It’s quite affordable for such an effective platform, and even costs less than some popular email marketing systems!
As an added bonus, if you go beyond your 500 free subscribers, their system will still let you keep adding new subscribers without any additional charges, but you’ll have to pay when you’re ready to send notifications to your subscribers. This is great if you can’t afford to pay the fee one month but don’t want to miss out on all those potential new subscribers!
Best of all, they have a 14-day trial so you can test out the system to see how well it works for you!
OneSignal
https://onesignal.com/webpush
OneSignal helps you push notifications through all three major browsers, including Safari, Firefox, and Chrome. Their service is “free and unlimited” and “trusted by thousands of leading developers”.
They have a lot of advanced features, including A/B split testing, real-time tracking of your conversions, and segmentation targeting.
If you’re looking for a free option, this is definitely one to check out.
AimTell
http://www.aimtell.com
AimTell is one of the more popular push notification providers, and they offer a slew of advanced features at a very reasonable price (as low as $9 per month.) They also offer a 14-day trial so you can see if the service is right for you.
You can even run AimTell on an unlimited number of sites with the same account, which is very handy if you’re running a lot of websites.
Other Providers
There are other providers out there, but many focus specifically on mobile app push notifications rather than websites. The ones listed previously all offer website push notifications specifically. Some services charge you per notification, and others charge monthly fees that are quite high. It’s best to really shop around before deciding on the provider you want to use.
If you’re interested in push notifications for apps, or you just haven’t found what you’re looking for in the ones we listed, here are some more you can look at:
http://www.batch.com
http://www.foxpush.com
http://www.vizury.com
Push notifications are a remarkable way to increase your website visits, conversions, and sales. These notifications make it easy to stay in contact with your website visitors and customers no matter where they are or what they are doing. As long as they are using their web browser, they can receive notifications.
They don’t even need to check their email or be on your website! This makes it much more effective than traditional marketing methods such as popups and email marketing.