Email & Collaboration Software Setup

my words familiar with one you use, need to have mine setup and installed. So tell me what software platform recommend, why and price to set up email and collab software, maybe crm. If have Q per software compatibility, please chat ask. Current software used and must be compatible if required Canva to bid send, 1. software recommended and why, MUST NOT BE HEADOFFICE USA, prefer Canada 2. time take to complete email/collab software install and setup 3. $$. freelancer ai I need both a marketing-email platform and an internal staff collaboration tool fully configured for my site, ad-free.zone. The goal is to have an integrated workflow where visitors can subscribe, receive branded campaigns, and the team can coordinate content creation, approvals, and follow-up in one place. Scope of work • Recommend SaaS or self-hosted solutions that fit a privacy-first brand. • Provision the chosen services on my domain, including DNS, SMTP, and security settings. • Brand the email environment with my logo, colours, and legally compliant footers. • Connect web forms on ad-free.zone so new sign-ups flow straight into the marketing list. • Create one welcome-series template as proof everything fires correctly. • Deploy a staff collaboration space (chat, file share, task boards) with role-based access for 5 users and walk me through the admin console. Acceptance criteria • Emails send fromd-free.zone without landing in spam. • Subscriber data syncs automatically from website to mailing list. • Collaboration tool live under a sub-domain and accessible to the team. • A short hand-off document and recorded screen-share show me how to manage both systems. If you have recent experience setting up combined email marketing and workplace tools, I’m ready to start right away.