Quick answer: If you want one accountable team to own your email and SMS results, choose a dedicated agency like Excelohunt over a marketplace match. A marketplace connects you with an individual expert; an agency covers strategy, copy, design, build, testing and reporting together, and answers for the outcome. Excelohunt’s plans start at $499 a month and its fixed-price projects at $209, all on its pricing page.
Key takeaways
- A marketplace gives you a person; an agency gives you a team that covers every skill email needs.
- Accountability matters: with an agency, one team owns the result and the reporting.
- Published prices and month-to-month terms keep the risk low.
- Results should be measured from day one, with targets agreed up front.
- Proof: six public case studies with real numbers.
Mayple is a marketplace that matches brands with marketing experts. That model suits some brands. But email marketing needs several skills at once (strategy, copywriting, design, platform build, deliverability and analysis), and a single matched expert rarely covers all of them. This page explains the difference and how Excelohunt works.
Marketplace vs dedicated agency
| What you are comparing | Dedicated agency (Excelohunt) | Marketplace match |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | A team: strategist, copywriter, designer, platform specialist | Usually one matched expert |
| Who owns the result | The agency, with monthly revenue reporting | You manage the expert |
| Skills covered | Strategy, copy, design, build, deliverability, testing, reporting | Depends on the individual |
| Pricing | Published: $499 to $2,999 a month, projects from $209 | Ask for the full cost, including fees |
| First month | Dated plan: strategy by day 3, campaigns from week 2 | Depends on the individual |
| Continuity | The team stays with your account | Ask what happens if the expert leaves |
What one Mayple customer reported
Mayple is well reviewed overall on Trustpilot. Still, the clearest lesson comes from a customer who was not happy. A US small business owner gave it 1 star in December 2021, after working with a professional matched through the marketplace on paid social:
“After 3 months of working with them, the results are ZERO ROI and ZERO ROAS” (Trustpilot review, December 16, 2021)
That review was about paid social, not email, but the lesson applies to any channel: agree how results will be measured before work starts, and choose a partner who owns the outcome. That is how Excelohunt works:
- Excelohunt sets short-term targets while the bigger changes roll out, such as deliverability, open rate and click rate over the first weeks.
- It reports revenue every month, flow by flow and campaign by campaign, with the plan for next month.
- For brands its team confirms as eligible, the 3x ROI guarantee means at least a 3x return on investment within six months, or Excelohunt keeps working at no extra cost.
How Excelohunt’s dedicated-team model works
- Free audit first. Read-only access, benchmarks against your category, and a map of your flows. Request a free audit.
- A dated first month. Strategy by day 3, content calendar and first design by day 7, campaigns live from week 2, flow findings in week 3.
- One team, every skill. Strategy, copy, custom design, platform build, segmentation, deliverability and testing.
- Flows reviewed at least every two weeks. Performance, targeting, and trigger and split logic.
- Your account, your data. Read-only access to start, an NDA if you want one, and no exports without written approval.
What it costs
| Plan or project | Price |
|---|---|
| Starter (2 campaigns a month) | $499 a month |
| Growth (4 campaigns, most popular) | $849 a month |
| Scale to Enterprise (8 to 20+ campaigns) | $1,199 to $2,999 a month |
| Fixed-price projects | From $209 in Excelohunt’s shop |
Plans are month to month. If you would still prefer an individual specialist inside your own team, you can hire vetted email marketing talent through Excelohunt.
Proof
- Unique Party Shop: a dormant Klaviyo account turned into 14% of store revenue.
- LoveNspire: attributed email revenue at 3.8 times its baseline and a 70% open rate.
- 8 Other Reasons: email and SMS from about 12% to 81% of store revenue in one season.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Mayple and Excelohunt?
Mayple is a marketplace that matches brands with individual marketing experts. Excelohunt is a dedicated email and SMS agency: one accountable team covers strategy, copy, design, build, testing and reporting, with published prices and a dated first-month plan.
Is a marketplace or an agency better for email marketing?
A marketplace can work when you know exactly what you need and can manage the person yourself. An agency is the better choice when you want one team to own the results, cover every skill email needs and report revenue every month.
What do Mayple’s critics say?
Mayple is well reviewed overall on Trustpilot. One small business owner who gave it 1 star in December 2021 wrote that after three months the results were zero ROI and zero ROAS. That review was about paid social results from an expert matched through the marketplace.
How much does Excelohunt cost?
Managed campaign plans run from $499 to $2,999 a month, and fixed-price projects start from $209. Custom work is quoted after a free audit, and everything is on Excelohunt’s pricing page.
About the author
Ravinderpal Singh is the founder of Excelohunt, an email and SMS marketing agency for ecommerce brands. Over 7+ years the team has worked with 500+ brands in 26+ countries. Get a free audit or see Excelohunt’s pricing.
Mayple is a trademark of its owner. Excelohunt is not affiliated with Mayple. Review quoted as published on Trustpilot on the date shown.
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