The Bill Guard blog

Know the traps before they cost you

Plain-English guides to contact-based billing — how the tier traps work in HubSpot and Mailchimp, and how to stay out of them.

Why HubSpot bills you for contacts you can't even email

Unsubscribed and bounced contacts still count toward your marketing-contact tier. Here's what it's quietly costing you.

You don't have to delete anyone to lower your bill. Here's the safe way to trim your billable count.

Mailchimp charges on your highest contact count in a cycle — including unsubscribes. Here's how the ratchet works.