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It's a basic form of payment

Moonclerk provides a Mailchimp integration specifically to email payment forms and an array of payment alternatives. It's a great option if you're interested in selling subscription plans that are recurring for physical memberships, or even selling physical products but aren't interested in the functionality to control content that is gated and administration.

You're focused on email only

Campaignzee permits users to offer periodic and once-off subscriptions to Mailchimp newsletters. It could be an ideal choice if paying for a Mailchimp newsletter via email is all you're offering to your members. Campaignzee works with Stripe and allows your customers to join via integrated forms, as well as personalize your email list.

You're looking for more features and integrations

If you're in the market for an easy DIY solution

Zapier offers you an array of choices to connect payment systems using Mailchimp. It is important to ensure that you've covered all angles (like removing a member when they do not renew) If you're an experienced developer and you have the resources to develop and manage an individual solution, this could be an alternative for your newsletters that are paid.

Concentrate on the engagement

Whatever method you pick, you must begin with the idea of value: what can you offer through email that your subscribers find worth paying for? Everyone can write an email, but the important part of connecting with your members and subscribers is authentic human-to-human engagement. WordPress and membership plugin expert, Chris Lema, shared "the most effective membership plugins understand that engagement is crucial, and that means that they need to play well with the tools people use to monitor and promote engagement."

If you are creating a paid-for newsletter via email, your primary focus should be choosing a tool that not only makes sharing content easy for your staff, but also makes the subscribers to feel more informed, active, as a part of your network.