* The Automatic Responder is generally referred to as an Autoresponder.
What is an Autoresponder?
Autoresponder - An automated system that sends out a prewritten email to a person who has requested information.
Autoresponders are essential for doing business online!
Here's why:
Instead of having to respond to each individual that requests information about your product or business, the autoresponder automatically sends out the information.
This frees you up to focus on other areas of marketing. Let's face it, if you begin to create a huge "opt-in email" list, you won't have time to respond to each individual person.
Tip! Right, you have an automatic responder. let's get started.
Opt-In Email - An opt-in email list is a list where the users have voluntarily signed up to receive e-mail about topics of interest. In double opt-in email lists the user must re-verify their request to be on a list.
This leads me to the "Autoresponder Sequence"
Autoresponder Sequence - A series of autoresponder messages scheduled to be delivered automatically via e-mail at predetermined intervals to a person who has requested it.
***Note***
You will load your "Autoresponder Sequence" to an autoresponder. Now, post an "Opt-In email" sign up box that corresponds with that autoresponder, requesting first name and email address.
O'kay, pretend for a moment that you are trying to sell cookbooks. You have an Opt-In Email box at your website where people can sign up to receive free desert recipes.
Tip! Now you have set this up your automatic responder will deliver your messages to your subscribers every week or month, depending how you set it up.
You've created an "Autoresponder Sequence" with desert recipes. You're now providing exactly what you promised, plus you're able to promote your cookbook.
You now have a list on Automatic! They are happy about receiving the desert recipes. And if you've played your cards right, you should've inserted some sales messages into the "Autoresponder Sequence"!
Autoresponders help you build trust, establish credibility, and deliver quality...
When I first came online, I signed up for information on investing in IRA's from this guy whose site sounded and looked fantastic. I found myself trusting his information. He was establishing credibility and delivering quality content.
You see, because he was utilizing the power of an autoresponder, he could continuously drip information on me causing me to take advantage on his offers!
Tip! Another very important advantage of email automatic responders is that it saves time with multiple marketing tasks. Certainly, you do not have enough time to personally make and send all correspondence.
This throws me back to the "cookbook" example. Most likely, your viewers aren't going to purchase on the first visit to your site. However, providing an opt-in box with certain offers greatly enhances the possibilities of sales.
That's what is so great about having an "Autoresponder"! You can sit back, collect names, and market to them.
Where can you get "Autoresponders?"
I suggest going to Google or Yahoo and typing in Autoresponders. You should receive several results. There are many different systems which range in price.
Do your homework and find what works best for you. However, I can't stress enough how important "Autoresponders" are to doing business online!
About The Author
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
A Guide To Using an Automatic Responder
It's unbelievable....that many people do not know, that an automatic responder in your first few months of promoting your service, product or opportunity, is the most important tool in your box!
So, you have just joined your new business or taken on a new product that you would like to make you a few dollars or a lot of dollars on the net, first thing you must do is get yourself an automatic responder.
You can get them free from lots of places on the net if cash is tight, but remember if it's free then there will be a down side, like their ads on your mail to your subscribers so think carefully on what you decide,choosing your automatic responder will probably be the single most important decision you will make!
Right, you have an automatic responder. let's get started.
You need to pre-load your automatic responder with informative articles related to your business this will give you credibility with your readership, write some of your own it's not that difficult once you get started.
Try to pre-load your automatic responder with 52 messages/articles, that's one per week for a year. If this sounds a bit daunting, don't worry there are lots of places that you can get stuff to fill your autoresponder with for free try ezinearticles.com, so in a few days your ezine should be ready to go.
Don't bother too much if you only have a few messages at this point you can add them as you go.
Now that's out of the way add your [[sig]] file at the bottom of every article on your automatic responder , this should contain your name and URL of the business you are promoting and a short description of the business,you do this once the automatic responder puts it on every e-mail automatically.
Tip! Another very important advantage of email automatic responders is that it saves time with multiple marketing tasks. Certainly, you do not have enough time to personally make and send all correspondence.
Now you have set this up your automatic responder will deliver your messages to your subscribers every week or month, depending how you set it up.
How to build your subscriber list.
Visit Google and do a search for ezine directories, the last time I did this there was about 88,000 listings.
This is where the work starts and where most fail, you can buy software to help with submitting your ezine but it costs. If you want your ezine to be a success then its time to get busy and I mean busy, you should submit to at least 200!
Tip! Two key elements that you should be looking for in a email automatic responder are..
Another way to promote your ezine is through Announcement Lists
Done correctly Announcement Lists could get you up to 800 new subscribers per week to your automatic responder!
If you visit Google and search for ezine announcement lists and sign up to a few yourself, you will then see how it works.
Start announcing your ezine to as many annoucement lists as you can, spend a whole day to get off to a good start!
Your aim is to have at least 3000 subscribers to your ezine, at this point with your automatic responder you can virtually make money on demand.
Sign up to a few ezines yourself to get an idea of how people run their ezines, this will give you an idea how to run yours.
Tip! Follow up automatic responders are also used by e-zines in responding to people who subscribe or unsubscribe to their online magazines. Companies, who send out their e-newsletter regularly, also use utoresponders.
OK, so you don't have the time for the above, then you can buy leads to fill your automatic responder with a pay-per-subscriber service, try lead factory.com.
The whole idea of having a list is to build a relationship with your subscribers, who then will be more likely to buy from you.
Make no mistake about it, if you are going to sell anything on line in your first year it will almost certainly be by email and not from your website.
I hope the above is enough to get you started with your list and automatic responder, there are a lot of people that make their living on line with only their list and automatic responder , so can you!
Ken Smaile gets big results marketing with an autoresponder, you can to. Drop by my site and get your FREE 7 lesson email marketing course visit: Automatic Responderwebsite.
So, you have just joined your new business or taken on a new product that you would like to make you a few dollars or a lot of dollars on the net, first thing you must do is get yourself an automatic responder.
You can get them free from lots of places on the net if cash is tight, but remember if it's free then there will be a down side, like their ads on your mail to your subscribers so think carefully on what you decide,choosing your automatic responder will probably be the single most important decision you will make!
Right, you have an automatic responder. let's get started.
You need to pre-load your automatic responder with informative articles related to your business this will give you credibility with your readership, write some of your own it's not that difficult once you get started.
Try to pre-load your automatic responder with 52 messages/articles, that's one per week for a year. If this sounds a bit daunting, don't worry there are lots of places that you can get stuff to fill your autoresponder with for free try ezinearticles.com, so in a few days your ezine should be ready to go.
Don't bother too much if you only have a few messages at this point you can add them as you go.
Now that's out of the way add your [[sig]] file at the bottom of every article on your automatic responder , this should contain your name and URL of the business you are promoting and a short description of the business,you do this once the automatic responder puts it on every e-mail automatically.
Tip! Another very important advantage of email automatic responders is that it saves time with multiple marketing tasks. Certainly, you do not have enough time to personally make and send all correspondence.
Now you have set this up your automatic responder will deliver your messages to your subscribers every week or month, depending how you set it up.
How to build your subscriber list.
Visit Google and do a search for ezine directories, the last time I did this there was about 88,000 listings.
This is where the work starts and where most fail, you can buy software to help with submitting your ezine but it costs. If you want your ezine to be a success then its time to get busy and I mean busy, you should submit to at least 200!
Tip! Two key elements that you should be looking for in a email automatic responder are..
Another way to promote your ezine is through Announcement Lists
Done correctly Announcement Lists could get you up to 800 new subscribers per week to your automatic responder!
If you visit Google and search for ezine announcement lists and sign up to a few yourself, you will then see how it works.
Start announcing your ezine to as many annoucement lists as you can, spend a whole day to get off to a good start!
Your aim is to have at least 3000 subscribers to your ezine, at this point with your automatic responder you can virtually make money on demand.
Sign up to a few ezines yourself to get an idea of how people run their ezines, this will give you an idea how to run yours.
Tip! Follow up automatic responders are also used by e-zines in responding to people who subscribe or unsubscribe to their online magazines. Companies, who send out their e-newsletter regularly, also use utoresponders.
OK, so you don't have the time for the above, then you can buy leads to fill your automatic responder with a pay-per-subscriber service, try lead factory.com.
The whole idea of having a list is to build a relationship with your subscribers, who then will be more likely to buy from you.
Make no mistake about it, if you are going to sell anything on line in your first year it will almost certainly be by email and not from your website.
I hope the above is enough to get you started with your list and automatic responder, there are a lot of people that make their living on line with only their list and automatic responder , so can you!
Ken Smaile gets big results marketing with an autoresponder, you can to. Drop by my site and get your FREE 7 lesson email marketing course visit: Automatic Responderwebsite.
Automatic Responder Email Marketing- How to Choose the Right Locally-Hosted Followup Autoresponder?
Review of Locally-Hosted Autoresponders
A locally-hosted autoresponder is one that is hosted on your own web server. It is usually in the form of a script or program that you must install on your web server.
There are thousands of locally-hosted autoresponders in the market. Each with different features and price range.
In this review, five locally-hosted autoresponders are covered. These are either leading brandnames in the market or those showing good potential.
1. Follow-Up Mailing List Processor.
2. SendStudio.
3. Intellisponder Pro.
4. PostMaster.
5. Follow Up Email Autoresponder.
Follow-Up Mailing List Processor (FMLP)
Follow-Up Mailing List Processor is a new comer in the market. The program is easy to use with a lot of practical useful features.
FMLP provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
It has a lot of useful features including automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, click-through link tracking, email sending in text or HTML formats, newsletter broadcast, import and export database, backup and restore function, handle bounced email and adding to black list, personalization, XML import or export tool, and sending via sendmail or SMTP.
Tip! Another great feature most email automatic responders offer are broadcasts. This is very important for a business to utilize.
You need some ftp knowledge in order to install the software. The program is installed onto your server which may not need to run CRON jobs (to activate the script periodically). However, if you need help, free installation is provided.
In terms of features, FMLP do not have the fancy features like spam-checker and list builder in remote host like GetResponse. But its main attraction lies in its lower cost as there is no monthly fee.
The purchase price is $49, $99, $149 and $199 for the 2, 7, 15 and 25 domains, respectively. There is no monthly charges involved, since it is locally hosted.
The script is written in Perl with mySQL backend database. The program supports huge database and was tested with more than 3 million subscribers.
There is a free lite version you can download at the website, and a 90 day refund period if you are unhappy with your purchase.
In terms of features and cost per domain, this is the most attractive of all the locally-hosted autoresponders.
Tip! You need to pre-load your automatic responder with informative articles related to your business this will give you credibility with your readership, write some of your own it's not that difficult once you get started.
SendStudio
SendStudio is one of the leading locally-hosted autoresponders in the market. It provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
It has a lot of useful features including automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, link tracking features and sending emails in text or HTML formats.
Like FMLP, you need some ftp knowledge in order to install the software. The program is installed onto your server which must be able to run CRON jobs. But free installation is provided.
In terms of features, SendStudio do not have the fancy features like GetResponse. But its main attraction lies in its lower cost.
The purchase price is $239 or $749 for the single and 20 domains, respectively. There is no monthly charges involved, since it is locally hosted.
Tip! Now you have set this up your automatic responder will deliver your messages to your subscribers every week or month, depending how you set it up.
The script is written in PHP with mySQL backend database. The program supports huge database and was tested with more than 50,000 subscribers.
They do not provide a free trial version like FMLP. However, there is a 30 day refund period if you are not happy with your purchase.
Intellisponder Pro
Intellisponder Pro is another locally-hosted autoresponders in the market.
It provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
In terms of features, Intellisponder has fewer features than the autoresponders reviewed earlier.
For examples, it does not have double opt-in, sending attachments, HTML message format, black list for bounced emails, XML import/export tool, backup or restore database.
The purchase price is $277.97 for the single domain version. There is no monthly charges involved as it is locally hosted.
Tip! Email automatic responders allow you to followup automatically with any prospect or lead automatically. This is very important if you offer a free discount, information or gift as a subscriber bonus.
The script is written in Perl with mySQL backend database. You need some ftp knowledge in order to install the software.
They do not provide a free trial version. But there is a 30 day refund period if you are not happy with your purchase.
PostMaster
Postmaster is another locally-hosted autoresponders in the market. It provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
It has useful features like the ability to read incoming mail and send responses based on the content of the email. You should consider this program if you need to use such features.
However, it does not have features like double opt-in, sending file attachments, blacklist for bounced emails, click-through link tracking, XML import or export tool and backup or restore database.
Tip! If you run an online business or send a large amount of e-mail periodically you may have found if being a very tedious task. Email automatic responders called 'autoresponders' eliminate this task completely.
The purchase price is $199 and $599 for the single and three domains version. There is no monthly charges involved as it is locally hosted.
The script uses MS Access backend database.
There is a 21 day free trial version and 30 day refund period.
Follow Up Email Autoresponder
Follow Up Email Autoresponder (FUEA) is a simple autoresponder that sends out sequential email messages. It is a popular autoresponder on the internet, judging from the information about the product.
It comes with an unlimited number of autoresponders, unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers. Best of all, you can install unlimited copies or on an unlimited number of domains!
It has the basic useful features including sending sequential email messages, automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, subscribe via web form or email, generate signup form, personalization and sending attachments. But no newsletter broadcast and double opt-in features. (Note: the broadcast feature can always be disguised as a follow-up message.)
You need some ftp knowledge in order to install the software. The program is installed onto your server, but ability to do CRON job is not a necessity.
In terms of features, FUEA has less but its main attraction lies in its lower cost and the ability to install as many copies as you wish. The script is written in Perl.
The purchase price is $47.95 for unlimited copies or domains. There is no monthly charges involved. There is no free trial version but they provide a 90 days warranty.
Tip! Those thousands of people are their precious opt-in lists. Whenever a great product comes up, they just write a review on the product, paste it to their automatic responders broadcast page, make some personalizations and with a single click, the follow up automatic responders would blast those personalized broadcast messages to thousands of loyal subscribers.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted autoresponders. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including prices and features.
Tip! Right, you have an automatic responder. let's get started.
Before you decide, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Autoresponder Archives http://drquek.com/perl/autoresponder/.
A locally-hosted autoresponder is one that is hosted on your own web server. It is usually in the form of a script or program that you must install on your web server.
There are thousands of locally-hosted autoresponders in the market. Each with different features and price range.
In this review, five locally-hosted autoresponders are covered. These are either leading brandnames in the market or those showing good potential.
1. Follow-Up Mailing List Processor.
2. SendStudio.
3. Intellisponder Pro.
4. PostMaster.
5. Follow Up Email Autoresponder.
Follow-Up Mailing List Processor (FMLP)
Follow-Up Mailing List Processor is a new comer in the market. The program is easy to use with a lot of practical useful features.
FMLP provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
It has a lot of useful features including automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, click-through link tracking, email sending in text or HTML formats, newsletter broadcast, import and export database, backup and restore function, handle bounced email and adding to black list, personalization, XML import or export tool, and sending via sendmail or SMTP.
Tip! Another great feature most email automatic responders offer are broadcasts. This is very important for a business to utilize.
You need some ftp knowledge in order to install the software. The program is installed onto your server which may not need to run CRON jobs (to activate the script periodically). However, if you need help, free installation is provided.
In terms of features, FMLP do not have the fancy features like spam-checker and list builder in remote host like GetResponse. But its main attraction lies in its lower cost as there is no monthly fee.
The purchase price is $49, $99, $149 and $199 for the 2, 7, 15 and 25 domains, respectively. There is no monthly charges involved, since it is locally hosted.
The script is written in Perl with mySQL backend database. The program supports huge database and was tested with more than 3 million subscribers.
There is a free lite version you can download at the website, and a 90 day refund period if you are unhappy with your purchase.
In terms of features and cost per domain, this is the most attractive of all the locally-hosted autoresponders.
Tip! You need to pre-load your automatic responder with informative articles related to your business this will give you credibility with your readership, write some of your own it's not that difficult once you get started.
SendStudio
SendStudio is one of the leading locally-hosted autoresponders in the market. It provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
It has a lot of useful features including automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, link tracking features and sending emails in text or HTML formats.
Like FMLP, you need some ftp knowledge in order to install the software. The program is installed onto your server which must be able to run CRON jobs. But free installation is provided.
In terms of features, SendStudio do not have the fancy features like GetResponse. But its main attraction lies in its lower cost.
The purchase price is $239 or $749 for the single and 20 domains, respectively. There is no monthly charges involved, since it is locally hosted.
Tip! Now you have set this up your automatic responder will deliver your messages to your subscribers every week or month, depending how you set it up.
The script is written in PHP with mySQL backend database. The program supports huge database and was tested with more than 50,000 subscribers.
They do not provide a free trial version like FMLP. However, there is a 30 day refund period if you are not happy with your purchase.
Intellisponder Pro
Intellisponder Pro is another locally-hosted autoresponders in the market.
It provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
In terms of features, Intellisponder has fewer features than the autoresponders reviewed earlier.
For examples, it does not have double opt-in, sending attachments, HTML message format, black list for bounced emails, XML import/export tool, backup or restore database.
The purchase price is $277.97 for the single domain version. There is no monthly charges involved as it is locally hosted.
Tip! Email automatic responders allow you to followup automatically with any prospect or lead automatically. This is very important if you offer a free discount, information or gift as a subscriber bonus.
The script is written in Perl with mySQL backend database. You need some ftp knowledge in order to install the software.
They do not provide a free trial version. But there is a 30 day refund period if you are not happy with your purchase.
PostMaster
Postmaster is another locally-hosted autoresponders in the market. It provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
It has useful features like the ability to read incoming mail and send responses based on the content of the email. You should consider this program if you need to use such features.
However, it does not have features like double opt-in, sending file attachments, blacklist for bounced emails, click-through link tracking, XML import or export tool and backup or restore database.
Tip! If you run an online business or send a large amount of e-mail periodically you may have found if being a very tedious task. Email automatic responders called 'autoresponders' eliminate this task completely.
The purchase price is $199 and $599 for the single and three domains version. There is no monthly charges involved as it is locally hosted.
The script uses MS Access backend database.
There is a 21 day free trial version and 30 day refund period.
Follow Up Email Autoresponder
Follow Up Email Autoresponder (FUEA) is a simple autoresponder that sends out sequential email messages. It is a popular autoresponder on the internet, judging from the information about the product.
It comes with an unlimited number of autoresponders, unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers. Best of all, you can install unlimited copies or on an unlimited number of domains!
It has the basic useful features including sending sequential email messages, automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, subscribe via web form or email, generate signup form, personalization and sending attachments. But no newsletter broadcast and double opt-in features. (Note: the broadcast feature can always be disguised as a follow-up message.)
You need some ftp knowledge in order to install the software. The program is installed onto your server, but ability to do CRON job is not a necessity.
In terms of features, FUEA has less but its main attraction lies in its lower cost and the ability to install as many copies as you wish. The script is written in Perl.
The purchase price is $47.95 for unlimited copies or domains. There is no monthly charges involved. There is no free trial version but they provide a 90 days warranty.
Tip! Those thousands of people are their precious opt-in lists. Whenever a great product comes up, they just write a review on the product, paste it to their automatic responders broadcast page, make some personalizations and with a single click, the follow up automatic responders would blast those personalized broadcast messages to thousands of loyal subscribers.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted autoresponders. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including prices and features.
Tip! Right, you have an automatic responder. let's get started.
Before you decide, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Autoresponder Archives http://drquek.com/perl/autoresponder/.
Followup Autoresponder - A Desktop-Hosted Automatic Responder Software for Your Internet Marketing?
Review of Desktop-Hosted Autoresponders
What is a desktop-hosted autoresponder?
A desktop-hosted autoresponder is just a program that is run directly on your own workstation or PC. To use this type of autoresponder, you must purchase the program and install it on your computer.
The most important difference of a desktop autoresponder from other types of autoresponders is that you need to have the program running on a dedicated computer with around-the-clock access to the internet via a high speed broadband connection.
Desktop-hosted autoresponders are more suitable for non-professional marketers with a small subscriber list. They are not recommended for professional marketers who have a large subscriber list.
Currently, there are thousands of desktop autoresponders in the market with different prices and features.
In this review, we will look at two leading desktop autoresponders in the market.
1. Promasoft.
2. Mailloop.
Promasoft
Promasoft is a well known desktop autoresponder in the market. It provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
It has most of the useful features found in other autoresponders including automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, and sending emails in text or HTML formats.
But it does not have features like: click-through link tracking, bounced emails handling and adding to a blacklist.
You need some knowledge in order to install the software. The program is installed onto your desktop computer.
In terms of features, it does not have some of the fancy features like GetResponse. But it is cheaper in the long run as it is hosted on a desktop.
But you must provide 24 hr broadband access to internet with dedicated computer. Anything else would not be adequate.
The purchase price is $176 and $344 for the single and unlimited licenses, respectively. There is no monthly charges involved, since it is locally hosted.
There is a free trial version, but no refund if you are unhappy with your purchase.
Mailloop
Mailloop is recognized as the leading desktop autoresponder in the market today.
It provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
It has a lot of useful features including automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, link tracking features and sending emails in text or HTML formats.
You need some knowledge in order to install the software. The program is installed onto your desktop computer.
In terms of features, it does not have some of the fancy features like GetResponse. But it is cheaper in the long run as it is hosted on a desktop.
But you must provide 24 hr broadband access to internet with dedicated computer.
The purchase price for a single license is $379 or $697 for the basic and PRO versions, respectively. There is no monthly charges involved, since it is locally hosted.
Tip! Those thousands of people are their precious opt-in lists. Whenever a great product comes up, they just write a review on the product, paste it to their automatic responders broadcast page, make some personalizations and with a single click, the follow up automatic responders would blast those personalized broadcast messages to thousands of loyal subscribers.
There is no free trial version, but there is a 90 day refund period if you are not happy with your purchase.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted autoresponders. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including prices and features.
Before you decide, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Autoresponder Archives at http://drquek.com/perl/autoresponder/.
What is a desktop-hosted autoresponder?
A desktop-hosted autoresponder is just a program that is run directly on your own workstation or PC. To use this type of autoresponder, you must purchase the program and install it on your computer.
The most important difference of a desktop autoresponder from other types of autoresponders is that you need to have the program running on a dedicated computer with around-the-clock access to the internet via a high speed broadband connection.
Desktop-hosted autoresponders are more suitable for non-professional marketers with a small subscriber list. They are not recommended for professional marketers who have a large subscriber list.
Currently, there are thousands of desktop autoresponders in the market with different prices and features.
In this review, we will look at two leading desktop autoresponders in the market.
1. Promasoft.
2. Mailloop.
Promasoft
Promasoft is a well known desktop autoresponder in the market. It provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
It has most of the useful features found in other autoresponders including automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, and sending emails in text or HTML formats.
But it does not have features like: click-through link tracking, bounced emails handling and adding to a blacklist.
You need some knowledge in order to install the software. The program is installed onto your desktop computer.
In terms of features, it does not have some of the fancy features like GetResponse. But it is cheaper in the long run as it is hosted on a desktop.
But you must provide 24 hr broadband access to internet with dedicated computer. Anything else would not be adequate.
The purchase price is $176 and $344 for the single and unlimited licenses, respectively. There is no monthly charges involved, since it is locally hosted.
There is a free trial version, but no refund if you are unhappy with your purchase.
Mailloop
Mailloop is recognized as the leading desktop autoresponder in the market today.
It provides unlimited use of its autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
It has a lot of useful features including automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, link tracking features and sending emails in text or HTML formats.
You need some knowledge in order to install the software. The program is installed onto your desktop computer.
In terms of features, it does not have some of the fancy features like GetResponse. But it is cheaper in the long run as it is hosted on a desktop.
But you must provide 24 hr broadband access to internet with dedicated computer.
The purchase price for a single license is $379 or $697 for the basic and PRO versions, respectively. There is no monthly charges involved, since it is locally hosted.
Tip! Those thousands of people are their precious opt-in lists. Whenever a great product comes up, they just write a review on the product, paste it to their automatic responders broadcast page, make some personalizations and with a single click, the follow up automatic responders would blast those personalized broadcast messages to thousands of loyal subscribers.
There is no free trial version, but there is a 90 day refund period if you are not happy with your purchase.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted autoresponders. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including prices and features.
Before you decide, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Autoresponder Archives at http://drquek.com/perl/autoresponder/.
Automatic Responder - The Secret of Super Affiliates' Success
Congratulations, you just made a sale!
Congratulations, you just made a sale!
Congratulations, you just made a sale!
Wondering how those Super Affiliates make so many sales overnight selling someone else's products?
Well, you shouldn't be anymore, because here's how they actually do it...
...they have their own opt-in list...
Yes, a Super Affiliate like Allan Gardyne has more than 15,000 people in his opt-in list, subscribing to his newsletter. More than 14,000 people subscribe to Anne Ahira's newsletter. Jim Daniels sends his gazette regularly to approximately 15,000 people.
Those thousands of people are their precious opt-in lists. Whenever a great product comes up, they just write a review on the product, paste it to their automatic responders broadcast page, make some personalizations and with a single click, the follow up automatic responders would blast those personalized broadcast messages to thousands of loyal subscribers...
Of course it takes months or sometimes even years to build a huge number of opt-in list, but once you have one, your Affiliate earnings will increase rapidly!
So, if you already have a website, start building your own opt-in list! Write to them every week or once every 2 weeks. Send them valuable informations that could solve their problems. The main concern is to maintain a good relationship with them.
A good-maintained opt-in list will result in a huge Affiliate earnings in a long term...
Copyright 2005 Farid Aziz.
Farid Aziz is the author of "How to Make Money Onine with Your Hobby". Visit http://Internet-Marketer.blogspot.com to grab your FREE copy of "Internet-Business-In-A-Box", a kit worth US$ 497.00.
Congratulations, you just made a sale!
Congratulations, you just made a sale!
Wondering how those Super Affiliates make so many sales overnight selling someone else's products?
Well, you shouldn't be anymore, because here's how they actually do it...
...they have their own opt-in list...
Yes, a Super Affiliate like Allan Gardyne has more than 15,000 people in his opt-in list, subscribing to his newsletter. More than 14,000 people subscribe to Anne Ahira's newsletter. Jim Daniels sends his gazette regularly to approximately 15,000 people.
Those thousands of people are their precious opt-in lists. Whenever a great product comes up, they just write a review on the product, paste it to their automatic responders broadcast page, make some personalizations and with a single click, the follow up automatic responders would blast those personalized broadcast messages to thousands of loyal subscribers...
Of course it takes months or sometimes even years to build a huge number of opt-in list, but once you have one, your Affiliate earnings will increase rapidly!
So, if you already have a website, start building your own opt-in list! Write to them every week or once every 2 weeks. Send them valuable informations that could solve their problems. The main concern is to maintain a good relationship with them.
A good-maintained opt-in list will result in a huge Affiliate earnings in a long term...
Copyright 2005 Farid Aziz.
Farid Aziz is the author of "How to Make Money Onine with Your Hobby". Visit http://Internet-Marketer.blogspot.com to grab your FREE copy of "Internet-Business-In-A-Box", a kit worth US$ 497.00.
Email-Automatic-Responder
What is a email automatic responder?
If you run an online business or send a large amount of e-mail periodically you may have found if being a very tedious task. Email automatic responders called "autoresponders" eliminate this task completely. Well almost :)
Email automatic responders allow you to followup automatically with any prospect or lead automatically. This is very important if you offer a free discount, information or gift as a subscriber bonus. From here you are able to capitalize on the potential of your email automatic responder or autoresponder in the form of followup automation.
You can write a pre written e-mail series that automatically mails each customer or lead capture on an automated basis. As you can see this saves tons of time in planning. And more importantly, giving you exta time to plan or research other important strategies for your business.
Another great feature most email automatic responders offer are broadcasts. This is very important for a business to utilize. Broadcasts e-mail your whole database of subscribers with one click. This is very helpful if you run a bi weekly or monthly newsletter so that you can keep all subscribers in one area as opposed to opening another e-mail account elsewhere.
Two key elements that you should be looking for in a email automatic responder are...
1. double optin capability 2. email deliverability
the email automatic responder is use is called "Emailaces" which can be found in my signature...
The great concept of using double optin lead caputer is simple. Won't get in trouble or spamming! If people double optin to your autoresponder they have no right to complain about e-mail and they can quickly and easily unsubscribe anytime the like. Another good feature is that you don't want people who are not excited about your offer. If they were excited when they signed up, they will be excited when wait for the double optin confirmation email. If they never double optin that means they didn't care much for the offer and unlikely would never have purchased anything from you anyway. You want to deal with excited and enthusiastic prospects who are looking for the edge your product or service will give them.
Tip! Your aim is to have at least 3000 subscribers to your ezine, at this point with your automatic responder you can virtually make money on demand.
E-mail deliverability! If your e-mails or more importantly your double optin confirmation e-mail is not getting through you have a serious problem. That is why you don't join just any email automatic responder as they are not equally effective. Make sure that you have a guarantee that a certain percentage of your e-mails are being delivered. If your email automatic responder provider has no clue, its better to look elsewhere.
I hope this article helps you decide on a good email automatic responder to use with your personal or marketing efforts!
Author: Corey Morehouse & Ken Boyer E-mail Aces Freewebbizsolutions.com
If you run an online business or send a large amount of e-mail periodically you may have found if being a very tedious task. Email automatic responders called "autoresponders" eliminate this task completely. Well almost :)
Email automatic responders allow you to followup automatically with any prospect or lead automatically. This is very important if you offer a free discount, information or gift as a subscriber bonus. From here you are able to capitalize on the potential of your email automatic responder or autoresponder in the form of followup automation.
You can write a pre written e-mail series that automatically mails each customer or lead capture on an automated basis. As you can see this saves tons of time in planning. And more importantly, giving you exta time to plan or research other important strategies for your business.
Another great feature most email automatic responders offer are broadcasts. This is very important for a business to utilize. Broadcasts e-mail your whole database of subscribers with one click. This is very helpful if you run a bi weekly or monthly newsletter so that you can keep all subscribers in one area as opposed to opening another e-mail account elsewhere.
Two key elements that you should be looking for in a email automatic responder are...
1. double optin capability 2. email deliverability
the email automatic responder is use is called "Emailaces" which can be found in my signature...
The great concept of using double optin lead caputer is simple. Won't get in trouble or spamming! If people double optin to your autoresponder they have no right to complain about e-mail and they can quickly and easily unsubscribe anytime the like. Another good feature is that you don't want people who are not excited about your offer. If they were excited when they signed up, they will be excited when wait for the double optin confirmation email. If they never double optin that means they didn't care much for the offer and unlikely would never have purchased anything from you anyway. You want to deal with excited and enthusiastic prospects who are looking for the edge your product or service will give them.
Tip! Your aim is to have at least 3000 subscribers to your ezine, at this point with your automatic responder you can virtually make money on demand.
E-mail deliverability! If your e-mails or more importantly your double optin confirmation e-mail is not getting through you have a serious problem. That is why you don't join just any email automatic responder as they are not equally effective. Make sure that you have a guarantee that a certain percentage of your e-mails are being delivered. If your email automatic responder provider has no clue, its better to look elsewhere.
I hope this article helps you decide on a good email automatic responder to use with your personal or marketing efforts!
Author: Corey Morehouse & Ken Boyer E-mail Aces Freewebbizsolutions.com
Autoresponder Software: How To Choose An Automatic Email Responder For Your Internet Marketing?
Finding the Right Autoresponder
Finding the right autoresponder can be a time consuming task as there are many choices available in the market, each with different features and price range.
So it is important that you consider your budget and requirements when deciding on which autoresponder to buy.
The purpose of this article is to give a balanced and objective review of the issues involved in choosing an autoresponder.
Following are the most important issues to consider when choosing an autoresponder:
1. What are your needs and the features you required? 2. What are the types of autoresponders available in the market? 3. Which type of autoresponder is right for you? 4. What are the available brandnames in the market? 5. Comparison of different brandnames including features, price range and licensing restrictions.
What is an Autoresponder?
An autoresponder can be defined as a program that sends out a single automatic reply in response to an email to a specific email address.
Many of us have either received an autoresponder message or used one before. Examples are messages like: "I am on vacation" or "I received your email."
Most web hosts offer this type of single-reply autoresponder free in the email accounts that come with their hosting package.
The problem with this type of autoresponder is that it is designed to send out only a simple one-message reply to whatever emails it receives.
This is often not enough to maintain the continued contact or to deliver the content you want to offer your visitors.
Besides, it also lacks some important features needed to do proper follow-ups.
For example, it cannot add prospects to a subscriber list and then send them a series of personalized, follow-up messages.
This brings us to another program known as a "sequential" autoresponder.
What is a Sequential Autoresponder?
A sequential autoresponder is a program that is designed to collect email addresses and then send out a series of pre-written messages via emails to the list of subscribers on a predefined intervals.
A well-known "fact" that is often quoted by internet marketers states that it takes an average of seven (7) contacts to close a sale.
A sequential autoresponder, if used correctly, can make your site "sticky" by reminding your visitors to come back for more visits.
Since most people often refer to a "sequential autoresponder" as an "autoresponder" (by omitting the term "sequential"), we shall adopt the same naming convention here. So the term "autoresponder" used hereinafter refers to a "sequential autoresponder".
Tip! An excellent email automatic responder lets you provide the information that is specifically targeted for what the potential customers are looking for. Because any email from potential customers essentially represent the customer's intent on getting more information about your product, which can ultimately lead to direct sales, all emails are important.
Types of Autoresponders
There are many different types of autoresponders in the market, from web-based autoresponder services to proprietary programs or scripts that run from your own web server or computer.
Since an autoresponder is likely to be a central part of your online business, it is worth your while to do some research to find the type of autoresponder that meets your major requirements. This will save your a lot of time and money in the long run.
The types of autoresponder in the market can be broadly classified into three types as follows:
1. Remotely-hosted autoresponders i.e., those hosted on and work from someone else's website. 2. Locally-hosted autoresponders i.e., programs that work from your own web server. 3. Desktop-hosted autoresponders i.e., programs that work from your own workstation or computer.
Tip! OK, so you don't have the time for the above, then you can buy leads to fill your automatic responder with a pay-per-subscriber service, try lead factory.com.
It is important that you understand the advantages and disadvantages of different types of autoresponders before deciding on which one to choose for your online business.
Do you want to get more info on how to choose an autoresponder for your online business? Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted types. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including their price range, features and licensing conditions.
Before you decide which of the above types of autoresponders is right for you, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to capture your visitor's email and to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features not found in the other types of autoresponders! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Archives.
Finding the right autoresponder can be a time consuming task as there are many choices available in the market, each with different features and price range.
So it is important that you consider your budget and requirements when deciding on which autoresponder to buy.
The purpose of this article is to give a balanced and objective review of the issues involved in choosing an autoresponder.
Following are the most important issues to consider when choosing an autoresponder:
1. What are your needs and the features you required? 2. What are the types of autoresponders available in the market? 3. Which type of autoresponder is right for you? 4. What are the available brandnames in the market? 5. Comparison of different brandnames including features, price range and licensing restrictions.
What is an Autoresponder?
An autoresponder can be defined as a program that sends out a single automatic reply in response to an email to a specific email address.
Many of us have either received an autoresponder message or used one before. Examples are messages like: "I am on vacation" or "I received your email."
Most web hosts offer this type of single-reply autoresponder free in the email accounts that come with their hosting package.
The problem with this type of autoresponder is that it is designed to send out only a simple one-message reply to whatever emails it receives.
This is often not enough to maintain the continued contact or to deliver the content you want to offer your visitors.
Besides, it also lacks some important features needed to do proper follow-ups.
For example, it cannot add prospects to a subscriber list and then send them a series of personalized, follow-up messages.
This brings us to another program known as a "sequential" autoresponder.
What is a Sequential Autoresponder?
A sequential autoresponder is a program that is designed to collect email addresses and then send out a series of pre-written messages via emails to the list of subscribers on a predefined intervals.
A well-known "fact" that is often quoted by internet marketers states that it takes an average of seven (7) contacts to close a sale.
A sequential autoresponder, if used correctly, can make your site "sticky" by reminding your visitors to come back for more visits.
Since most people often refer to a "sequential autoresponder" as an "autoresponder" (by omitting the term "sequential"), we shall adopt the same naming convention here. So the term "autoresponder" used hereinafter refers to a "sequential autoresponder".
Tip! An excellent email automatic responder lets you provide the information that is specifically targeted for what the potential customers are looking for. Because any email from potential customers essentially represent the customer's intent on getting more information about your product, which can ultimately lead to direct sales, all emails are important.
Types of Autoresponders
There are many different types of autoresponders in the market, from web-based autoresponder services to proprietary programs or scripts that run from your own web server or computer.
Since an autoresponder is likely to be a central part of your online business, it is worth your while to do some research to find the type of autoresponder that meets your major requirements. This will save your a lot of time and money in the long run.
The types of autoresponder in the market can be broadly classified into three types as follows:
1. Remotely-hosted autoresponders i.e., those hosted on and work from someone else's website. 2. Locally-hosted autoresponders i.e., programs that work from your own web server. 3. Desktop-hosted autoresponders i.e., programs that work from your own workstation or computer.
Tip! OK, so you don't have the time for the above, then you can buy leads to fill your automatic responder with a pay-per-subscriber service, try lead factory.com.
It is important that you understand the advantages and disadvantages of different types of autoresponders before deciding on which one to choose for your online business.
Do you want to get more info on how to choose an autoresponder for your online business? Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted types. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including their price range, features and licensing conditions.
Before you decide which of the above types of autoresponders is right for you, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to capture your visitor's email and to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features not found in the other types of autoresponders! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Archives.
Automatic Email Responder: A Remotely-Hosted Followup Autoresponder For Your Internet Marketing
In this article, we will look at the following issues:
1. What is a remotely-hosted autoresponder? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a remotely-hosted autoresponder. 3. Leading brandnames in the market.
A Remotely-Hosted Autoresponder
A remotely hosted autoresponder means that your autoresponder will be hosted on and work from someone else's website rather than your own.
These are web-based subscription services and the provider usually provides you with a HTML form and an email address (usually the provider's) for you to receive emails and to send follow-up messages.
These autoresponders are usually written in Perl, PHP or ASP scripts and are installed on and run from a web server. The programs often require a database backend as well e.g., mySQL, SQL2000 or Postgres.
This option is suitable for you if you do not have your own web space.
This is ideal for beginners who has a fairly small subscriber list and do not require multiple autoresponders.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Remotely-Hosted Autoresponders
The main advantage of this type of service is they are very easy to set up and can be fairly reliable.
There are many good services to choose from, some of them have been around for a number of years.
The user does not need a script, a database or a web server. In other words, the services are host-independent i.e., there is no need to seek the permission of your web host to allow you to run any particular services on your site e.g., cgi access or mySQL.
Tip! Ken Smaile gets big results marketing with an autoresponder, you can to. Drop by my site and get your FREE 7 lesson email marketing course visit: Automatic Responderwebsite.
Users of these autoresponders are charged a monthly subscription fee (currently around $20 each month for each account).
There is usually no initial cost involved. So the initial cost of using such a service may be lower than locally-hosted ones which require the purchase of a script or program up front.
But if you need to run multiple autoresponders, the cost will add up quickly and soon exceed the cost of the locally-hosted ones.
Another drawback is that they can be a bit inflexible with little room for customization. This is because the programs are not hosted on your site and you do not have access to them.
However, remotely-hosted autoresponders usually have more features than the other types of autoresponders e.g., spam checker and list builder. So if you really need these features, you should consider using them.
Tip! Follow up automatic responders are also used by e-zines in responding to people who subscribe or unsubscribe to their online magazines. Companies, who send out their e-newsletter regularly, also use utoresponders.
Leading Remotely-Hosted Autoresponders in the Market
There are many of them currently available in the market. But not all of them have an established track record.
Below are four remotely-hosted autoresponders. The first three are leading brandnames in the market, while the last is showing good potential.
1. Get Response 2. Aweber 3. Royal Responder 4. Email Aces
It is important for you to compare their features and licensing conditions carefully as not all of them provide unlimited use of their autoresponders, or allow you to send unlimited follow-up messages and to have unlimited number of subscribers.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted types. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including their price range, features and licensing conditions.
Tip! You need to pre-load your automatic responder with informative articles related to your business this will give you credibility with your readership, write some of your own it's not that difficult once you get started.
Before you decide which of the above types of autoresponders is right for you, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to capture your visitor's email and to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features not found in the other types of autoresponders! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Archives.
1. What is a remotely-hosted autoresponder? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a remotely-hosted autoresponder. 3. Leading brandnames in the market.
A Remotely-Hosted Autoresponder
A remotely hosted autoresponder means that your autoresponder will be hosted on and work from someone else's website rather than your own.
These are web-based subscription services and the provider usually provides you with a HTML form and an email address (usually the provider's) for you to receive emails and to send follow-up messages.
These autoresponders are usually written in Perl, PHP or ASP scripts and are installed on and run from a web server. The programs often require a database backend as well e.g., mySQL, SQL2000 or Postgres.
This option is suitable for you if you do not have your own web space.
This is ideal for beginners who has a fairly small subscriber list and do not require multiple autoresponders.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Remotely-Hosted Autoresponders
The main advantage of this type of service is they are very easy to set up and can be fairly reliable.
There are many good services to choose from, some of them have been around for a number of years.
The user does not need a script, a database or a web server. In other words, the services are host-independent i.e., there is no need to seek the permission of your web host to allow you to run any particular services on your site e.g., cgi access or mySQL.
Tip! Ken Smaile gets big results marketing with an autoresponder, you can to. Drop by my site and get your FREE 7 lesson email marketing course visit: Automatic Responderwebsite.
Users of these autoresponders are charged a monthly subscription fee (currently around $20 each month for each account).
There is usually no initial cost involved. So the initial cost of using such a service may be lower than locally-hosted ones which require the purchase of a script or program up front.
But if you need to run multiple autoresponders, the cost will add up quickly and soon exceed the cost of the locally-hosted ones.
Another drawback is that they can be a bit inflexible with little room for customization. This is because the programs are not hosted on your site and you do not have access to them.
However, remotely-hosted autoresponders usually have more features than the other types of autoresponders e.g., spam checker and list builder. So if you really need these features, you should consider using them.
Tip! Follow up automatic responders are also used by e-zines in responding to people who subscribe or unsubscribe to their online magazines. Companies, who send out their e-newsletter regularly, also use utoresponders.
Leading Remotely-Hosted Autoresponders in the Market
There are many of them currently available in the market. But not all of them have an established track record.
Below are four remotely-hosted autoresponders. The first three are leading brandnames in the market, while the last is showing good potential.
1. Get Response 2. Aweber 3. Royal Responder 4. Email Aces
It is important for you to compare their features and licensing conditions carefully as not all of them provide unlimited use of their autoresponders, or allow you to send unlimited follow-up messages and to have unlimited number of subscribers.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted types. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including their price range, features and licensing conditions.
Tip! You need to pre-load your automatic responder with informative articles related to your business this will give you credibility with your readership, write some of your own it's not that difficult once you get started.
Before you decide which of the above types of autoresponders is right for you, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to capture your visitor's email and to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features not found in the other types of autoresponders! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Archives.
Email Automatic Responder: A Locally-Hosted Follow Up Autoresponder For Your Internet Marketing
A locally-hosted autoresponder is one that is hosted on your own web server.
There are many locally-hosted autoresponders in the market. Each with different features and price range.
In this article, we will address the following issues:
1. What is a locally-hosted autoresponder?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a locally-hosted autoresponder.
3. Leading brandnames in the market.
A Locally-Hosted Autoresponder
Locally-hosted autoresponders refer to those that are hosted on your own web server.
These are usually scripts or programs that you must install on your web server.
These usually involve the purchase or leasing of a program or script written in Perl, PHP, ASP or some other scripted languages.
These programs often require a database backend as well e.g., mySQL, SQL2000 or Postgres.
After installation, a web browser is used to access these programs e.g., to set up the program, to run it and to backup the subscribers list.
The use of these programs may or may not require some knowledge of the scripting language it is written in.
Installation may be done by the providers of these programs, or you can do it yourself if you have some basic knowledge of tasks like ftp, CHMOD, HTML, CRON and creating databases.
Some of these autoresponders can be quite flexible and have very powerful features.
This option is suitable for you if you are a webmaster who have your own web space.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Locally-Hosted Autoresponders
For professional internet marketers who have a large subscriber list and a growing need for multiple autoresponders, a locally-hosted autoresponder may be the better choice compared to the remotely-hosted ones because:
1. You can buy the program and owned it for life, so there is no monthly charges involved apart from the initial cost in buying the program.
2. You may be able to run multiple copies of the program on multiple websites if the licensing condition allows. Or else you may be able to upgrade for a small fee. It is important that you find out how many copies of the software (and/or websites) you are allowed to install and run the software to determine its real cost.
Tip! E-mail deliverability! If your e-mails or more importantly your double optin confirmation e-mail is not getting through you have a serious problem. That is why you don't join just any email automatic responder as they are not equally effective.
3. You can have better customization features and better control over the database.
4. You may be able to customize the script further to suit your need by paying the developer a small fee or by doing it yourself (if you are familiar with the scripting language).
Leading Locally-Hosted Autoresponders in the Market
Currently, there are a number of well known locally-hosted autoresponders in the market.
Below are five leading brandnames in the market or those showing good potential.
1. Follow-Up Mailing List Processor.
2. SendStudio.
3. Intellisponder Pro.
4. PostMaster.
5. Follow Up Email Autoresponder.
These types of autoresponders differ in their features, price ranges and number of autoresponders.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted autoresponders. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including their price range, features and licensing conditions.
Tip! We are all looking for more efficient and faster ways of doing business online. By using email automatic responders, you will be helping to minimize the daily tasks of running your online business.
Before you decide which of the above types of autoresponders is right for you, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to capture your visitor's email and to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features not found in the other types of autoresponders! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Archives
There are many locally-hosted autoresponders in the market. Each with different features and price range.
In this article, we will address the following issues:
1. What is a locally-hosted autoresponder?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a locally-hosted autoresponder.
3. Leading brandnames in the market.
A Locally-Hosted Autoresponder
Locally-hosted autoresponders refer to those that are hosted on your own web server.
These are usually scripts or programs that you must install on your web server.
These usually involve the purchase or leasing of a program or script written in Perl, PHP, ASP or some other scripted languages.
These programs often require a database backend as well e.g., mySQL, SQL2000 or Postgres.
After installation, a web browser is used to access these programs e.g., to set up the program, to run it and to backup the subscribers list.
The use of these programs may or may not require some knowledge of the scripting language it is written in.
Installation may be done by the providers of these programs, or you can do it yourself if you have some basic knowledge of tasks like ftp, CHMOD, HTML, CRON and creating databases.
Some of these autoresponders can be quite flexible and have very powerful features.
This option is suitable for you if you are a webmaster who have your own web space.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Locally-Hosted Autoresponders
For professional internet marketers who have a large subscriber list and a growing need for multiple autoresponders, a locally-hosted autoresponder may be the better choice compared to the remotely-hosted ones because:
1. You can buy the program and owned it for life, so there is no monthly charges involved apart from the initial cost in buying the program.
2. You may be able to run multiple copies of the program on multiple websites if the licensing condition allows. Or else you may be able to upgrade for a small fee. It is important that you find out how many copies of the software (and/or websites) you are allowed to install and run the software to determine its real cost.
Tip! E-mail deliverability! If your e-mails or more importantly your double optin confirmation e-mail is not getting through you have a serious problem. That is why you don't join just any email automatic responder as they are not equally effective.
3. You can have better customization features and better control over the database.
4. You may be able to customize the script further to suit your need by paying the developer a small fee or by doing it yourself (if you are familiar with the scripting language).
Leading Locally-Hosted Autoresponders in the Market
Currently, there are a number of well known locally-hosted autoresponders in the market.
Below are five leading brandnames in the market or those showing good potential.
1. Follow-Up Mailing List Processor.
2. SendStudio.
3. Intellisponder Pro.
4. PostMaster.
5. Follow Up Email Autoresponder.
These types of autoresponders differ in their features, price ranges and number of autoresponders.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted autoresponders. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including their price range, features and licensing conditions.
Tip! We are all looking for more efficient and faster ways of doing business online. By using email automatic responders, you will be helping to minimize the daily tasks of running your online business.
Before you decide which of the above types of autoresponders is right for you, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to capture your visitor's email and to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features not found in the other types of autoresponders! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Archives
Automatic Responder Software: Using A Desktop Email Auto Responder for Your Internet Marketing
A Desktop-Hosted Autoresponder
A desktop-hosted autoresponder is just a program that is run directly on your own workstation or computer.
Desktop autoresponders may or may not be cheaper or easier to use than other types of autoresponders.
The biggest disadvantage is that you need to have the program running on a dedicated computer with around-the-clock access to the internet via a high speed broadband connection. The use of a dial-up connection simply would not be adequate.
To use this type of autoresponder, you must purchase the program and install it on your computer.
Desktop-hosted autoresponders are more suitable for non-professional marketers who have a small subscriber list.
For professional marketers who have a large subscriber list, these are not recommended.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Desktop-Hosted Autoresponders
If you are a professional internet marketer or has a large subscriber list, you should consider using a locally-hosted autoresponder and not a desktop autoresponder for the following reasons:
1. Technical superiority and reliability of a web server hosted autoresponder.
2. Ease of expansion to meet growing demand as multiple autoresponders can be added later.
3. Ability to handle large subscribe list.
4. Lower overall cost- no need for a dedicated computer with around-the-clock internet access.
However, desktop autoresponder have its advantages too.
For example, if you are a professional internet marketer, you can use it for automating a lot of the tasks involved in answering emails.
In fact, you may consider using a locally-hosted autoresponder to handle tasks like subscription and follow-up, and a desktop autoresponder to handle tasks like sending a certain email-on-demand or for responding to specific enquiries.
Leading Desktop-Hosted Autoresponders in the Market
There are many desktop-hosted autoresponders in the market.
Following are two leading desktop brandnames in the market:
1. Promasoft 2. Mailloop
Almost all desktop autoresponders in the market provide unlimited use of the autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
However, not all of them provide useful features like automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, link tracking features and sending emails in text or HTML formats.
So it is important that you study the features of an autoresponder carefully before deciding to purchase.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted autoresponders. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including their price range, features and licensing conditions.
Before you decide which of the above autoresponders is right for you, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to capture your visitor's email and to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Autoresponder Archives.
A desktop-hosted autoresponder is just a program that is run directly on your own workstation or computer.
Desktop autoresponders may or may not be cheaper or easier to use than other types of autoresponders.
The biggest disadvantage is that you need to have the program running on a dedicated computer with around-the-clock access to the internet via a high speed broadband connection. The use of a dial-up connection simply would not be adequate.
To use this type of autoresponder, you must purchase the program and install it on your computer.
Desktop-hosted autoresponders are more suitable for non-professional marketers who have a small subscriber list.
For professional marketers who have a large subscriber list, these are not recommended.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Desktop-Hosted Autoresponders
If you are a professional internet marketer or has a large subscriber list, you should consider using a locally-hosted autoresponder and not a desktop autoresponder for the following reasons:
1. Technical superiority and reliability of a web server hosted autoresponder.
2. Ease of expansion to meet growing demand as multiple autoresponders can be added later.
3. Ability to handle large subscribe list.
4. Lower overall cost- no need for a dedicated computer with around-the-clock internet access.
However, desktop autoresponder have its advantages too.
For example, if you are a professional internet marketer, you can use it for automating a lot of the tasks involved in answering emails.
In fact, you may consider using a locally-hosted autoresponder to handle tasks like subscription and follow-up, and a desktop autoresponder to handle tasks like sending a certain email-on-demand or for responding to specific enquiries.
Leading Desktop-Hosted Autoresponders in the Market
There are many desktop-hosted autoresponders in the market.
Following are two leading desktop brandnames in the market:
1. Promasoft 2. Mailloop
Almost all desktop autoresponders in the market provide unlimited use of the autoresponders with unlimited follow-up messages and unlimited number of subscribers.
However, not all of them provide useful features like automatic subscribe and unsubscribe, link tracking features and sending emails in text or HTML formats.
So it is important that you study the features of an autoresponder carefully before deciding to purchase.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted autoresponders. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including their price range, features and licensing conditions.
Before you decide which of the above autoresponders is right for you, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to capture your visitor's email and to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Autoresponder Archives.
Email Automatic Responder: 3 Major Types of Autoresponders for Your Internet Marketing
Comparing 3 Major Types of Autoresponders
All autoresponders currently available in the market may be classified into three major types as follows:
1. Remotely-hosted autoresponders 2. Locally-hosted autoresponders, and 3. Desktop-hosted autoresponders.
Locally/desktop hosted autoresponders have several important advantages over remotely-hosted ones.
By hosting the autoresponder on your own website, you have complete control over the program.
You can have unlimited number of autoresponders with your own domain name inside e.g., webmaster@my-domain-name.com, which matches your domain name (my-domain-name.com).
If your autoresponder is remotely hosted, you will not be able to get an autoresponder that matched your domain name.
Instead, you will most likely get one that looks like: ezine@remote-host-name.com.
Notice by having your own domain name in the email address, it makes it much clearer to your potential subscribers that you are sending them messages, and your messages will not be treated as spams.
Another advantage of having your domain name in the email address is you can conceal the fact that you are using an autoresponder to send your prospects messages.
This makes it difficult for people to tell whether or not you are sending them messages using an autoresponder!
Imagine what your subscribers may think if they start receiving emails from the email address ezine@remote-host-name.com trying to promote something on your website with the domain name http://my-domain-name.com (with an email address like webmaster@my-domain-name.com).
They know right away they are receiving messages from an autoresponder.
If you are a subscriber, would you like to receive messages from an autoresponder?
Or do you prefer to receive messages from a real person who gives you individual attention?
Tip! Your aim is to have at least 3000 subscribers to your ezine, at this point with your automatic responder you can virtually make money on demand.
I think you would prefer a real person right?
By having an autoresponder with your own domain name inside, it makes it less obvious that you are using an autoresponder.
Besides, it also projects an image of professionalism in your website.
However, if you are just starting out and have a limited budget on how much you are willing to spend initially, then a remotely hosted autoresponder may be cheaper in the short term.
However, in the medium to long term, it is likely to be more expensive as the monthly charges quickly add up.
So if you are in this situation, I suggest that you start with a remotely hosted autoresponder first.
As soon as you have save up enough capital, invest in a locally-hosted autoresponder.
It is worthwhile for you to do so, as you can enjoy more features and more effective responses in your online marketing campaign.
There are many remotely hosted autoresponders on internet. Examples: Getresponse, Aweber, etc.
You can go to their websites to find out more and to sign up.
Important Features to Look Out for in An Autoresponder
In this section, we list down the important features in an autoresponder. You can use the list to decide on which type of autoresponder is suitable for you.
1. Must use the host's domain name in your autoresponder.
2. Monthly fee.
3. Restriction on number of autoresponder.
4. Restriction on number of follow-up messages.
5. Restriction on number of subscribers.
6. Restriction on number of domains or copies.
7. Restriction on import or export of databases.
8. Require 24 hr dedicated PC and internet access.
Tip! Setting up your fully functional autoresponder system on your own domain is very easy, this is how you avoid paying monthly fees to those big companies that charge high prices for their services. Email automatic responders give you the power to streamline your business and free up more time to concentrate on your marketing efforts instead of spending hours replying to customer responses and follow up emails.
9. Difficulty in setting up.
10. Problem in handling large mailing list.
11. Host dependency.
12. Problem in customization.
13. Other Useful features.
Disadvantages of A Remotely-Hosted Autoresponder
Remotely hosted autoresponders have the following disadvantages:
1. You cannot use your own domain name in the autoresponder.
2. You must pay a monthly fee.
3. Some have restrictions on the number of autoresponders, number of follow-up messages and number of subscribers.
4. You are limited to only one copy of the program.
5. Limit on import or export of database.
6. Little room for customization.
Disadvantages of A Locally-Hosted Autoresponder
Locally hosted autoresponders have the following disadvantages:
1. Some limit you to a certain no. of domains you can install.
2. Some technical knowledge is required for the setting up of the script. This is not a problem if the vendor provides free installation.
Tip! We are all looking for more efficient and faster ways of doing business online. By using email automatic responders, you will be helping to minimize the daily tasks of running your online business.
3. The script is host-dependent in the sense that it needs to use your server's resources.
4. Less features than the remotely-hosted type.
Disadvantages of A Desktop-Hosted Autoresponder
Desktop autoresponders have the following disadvantages:
1. Some limit you to a certain number of copies of the software you can install.
2. Require 24 hr around-the-clock internet access with dedicated PC.
3. Some technical knowledge is required for the setting up of the script. This is not a problem if the vendor provides free installation.
4. The script is host-dependent in the sense that it needs to use your server's resources.
5. It is not suitable for very large mailing list.
6. Less features than the remotely-hosted type.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted autoresponders. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including prices and features.
Before you decide which of the above autoresponders is right for you, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to capture your visitor's email and to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Archives http://drquek.com/perl/autoresponder/
All autoresponders currently available in the market may be classified into three major types as follows:
1. Remotely-hosted autoresponders 2. Locally-hosted autoresponders, and 3. Desktop-hosted autoresponders.
Locally/desktop hosted autoresponders have several important advantages over remotely-hosted ones.
By hosting the autoresponder on your own website, you have complete control over the program.
You can have unlimited number of autoresponders with your own domain name inside e.g., webmaster@my-domain-name.com, which matches your domain name (my-domain-name.com).
If your autoresponder is remotely hosted, you will not be able to get an autoresponder that matched your domain name.
Instead, you will most likely get one that looks like: ezine@remote-host-name.com.
Notice by having your own domain name in the email address, it makes it much clearer to your potential subscribers that you are sending them messages, and your messages will not be treated as spams.
Another advantage of having your domain name in the email address is you can conceal the fact that you are using an autoresponder to send your prospects messages.
This makes it difficult for people to tell whether or not you are sending them messages using an autoresponder!
Imagine what your subscribers may think if they start receiving emails from the email address ezine@remote-host-name.com trying to promote something on your website with the domain name http://my-domain-name.com (with an email address like webmaster@my-domain-name.com).
They know right away they are receiving messages from an autoresponder.
If you are a subscriber, would you like to receive messages from an autoresponder?
Or do you prefer to receive messages from a real person who gives you individual attention?
Tip! Your aim is to have at least 3000 subscribers to your ezine, at this point with your automatic responder you can virtually make money on demand.
I think you would prefer a real person right?
By having an autoresponder with your own domain name inside, it makes it less obvious that you are using an autoresponder.
Besides, it also projects an image of professionalism in your website.
However, if you are just starting out and have a limited budget on how much you are willing to spend initially, then a remotely hosted autoresponder may be cheaper in the short term.
However, in the medium to long term, it is likely to be more expensive as the monthly charges quickly add up.
So if you are in this situation, I suggest that you start with a remotely hosted autoresponder first.
As soon as you have save up enough capital, invest in a locally-hosted autoresponder.
It is worthwhile for you to do so, as you can enjoy more features and more effective responses in your online marketing campaign.
There are many remotely hosted autoresponders on internet. Examples: Getresponse, Aweber, etc.
You can go to their websites to find out more and to sign up.
Important Features to Look Out for in An Autoresponder
In this section, we list down the important features in an autoresponder. You can use the list to decide on which type of autoresponder is suitable for you.
1. Must use the host's domain name in your autoresponder.
2. Monthly fee.
3. Restriction on number of autoresponder.
4. Restriction on number of follow-up messages.
5. Restriction on number of subscribers.
6. Restriction on number of domains or copies.
7. Restriction on import or export of databases.
8. Require 24 hr dedicated PC and internet access.
Tip! Setting up your fully functional autoresponder system on your own domain is very easy, this is how you avoid paying monthly fees to those big companies that charge high prices for their services. Email automatic responders give you the power to streamline your business and free up more time to concentrate on your marketing efforts instead of spending hours replying to customer responses and follow up emails.
9. Difficulty in setting up.
10. Problem in handling large mailing list.
11. Host dependency.
12. Problem in customization.
13. Other Useful features.
Disadvantages of A Remotely-Hosted Autoresponder
Remotely hosted autoresponders have the following disadvantages:
1. You cannot use your own domain name in the autoresponder.
2. You must pay a monthly fee.
3. Some have restrictions on the number of autoresponders, number of follow-up messages and number of subscribers.
4. You are limited to only one copy of the program.
5. Limit on import or export of database.
6. Little room for customization.
Disadvantages of A Locally-Hosted Autoresponder
Locally hosted autoresponders have the following disadvantages:
1. Some limit you to a certain no. of domains you can install.
2. Some technical knowledge is required for the setting up of the script. This is not a problem if the vendor provides free installation.
Tip! We are all looking for more efficient and faster ways of doing business online. By using email automatic responders, you will be helping to minimize the daily tasks of running your online business.
3. The script is host-dependent in the sense that it needs to use your server's resources.
4. Less features than the remotely-hosted type.
Disadvantages of A Desktop-Hosted Autoresponder
Desktop autoresponders have the following disadvantages:
1. Some limit you to a certain number of copies of the software you can install.
2. Require 24 hr around-the-clock internet access with dedicated PC.
3. Some technical knowledge is required for the setting up of the script. This is not a problem if the vendor provides free installation.
4. The script is host-dependent in the sense that it needs to use your server's resources.
5. It is not suitable for very large mailing list.
6. Less features than the remotely-hosted type.
Do you want to know which is the best autoresponder for your online business?
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of three basic types of autoresponders in the market namely, remotely, locally and desktop-hosted autoresponders. Get an objective review of their major features and decide which type of autoresponder is suitable for you. All the leading brandnames are covered including prices and features.
Before you decide which of the above autoresponders is right for you, test drive yourself a free locally-hosted autoresponder which you can install in minutes and use it to capture your visitor's email and to do follow-up automatically. It has no monthly charges, and lots of powerful features! Download it from Dr. Daniel Keng Hong Quek's Special Perl Script Archives http://drquek.com/perl/autoresponder/
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Autoresponders Generate Online Profits
If you ask online marketer how to convert website visitors into buyers, most will give you the same answer: the sales are in the follow-up.
It’s much more than just increasing your traffic volume. After all, most of your visitors won’t decide to purchase your products or your services when they first visit your website. But that’s not to say that they won’t be interested in your offer tomorrow or next week, or that they won’t be interested in future offers.
Therefore, it is necessary to get your visitor's email addresses so that you can inform them of current and upcoming offers. You do this by using an opt-in system that invites them to subscribe to your mailing list. By gathering their names and email addresses, with their permission of course, you are now able to contact them periodically with information, usually by sending them an ezine as well as an occasional freebie.
There are no problems as long as you’re only dealing with ten or twenty subscribers, as you could just email them individually. However, such numbers aren't going to make you many sales. You should aim for a mailing list that could reach into the thousands. That number of subscribers would make it difficult for you to prepare individual emails for each name on your list.
The basis of an ideal mailing list, therefore, is an effective autoresponder system that provides the power and flexibility to email your subscribers in a timely and efficient manner.
A mailing list of considerable size powered by a good autoresponder system consistently provides earnings for many Internet marketers. A lot of online businessmen make significant profits from their mailing lists alone.
Okay, but what is an autoresponder system? An autoresponder system is like a digital secretary. It takes care of your subscribers by providing an opt-in system that allows visitors to subscribe to your mailing list. An autoresponder system also takes care of the sending of emails to your subscriber base.
You can prepare your messages in advance, program them into the autoresponder, and preset the intervals by which the messages are delivered. You can even separate your subscribers into various groups. You could have a group for those who have not yet placed an order, for example. You could have another grouping for those who have already made a purchase. This allows you to use two different marketing approaches in dealing with each of the groups.
A good autoresponder system can help you build trust in your products or services. With a good autoresponder, you can also provide an efficient technical support program. If your subscribers email you a question about one of your products, for example, you could preset the autoresponder to reply with a general FAQ to send them the information.
Not all autoresponders are designed the same and much care should be taken in choosing the right one for your particular needs. Here are some questions you should ask before you decide on a particular autoresponder service:
* How many accounts can you create? Some business plans might
require that you have different accounts for different products.
* How many lists can you build? There are also some business plans where you might need different lists for different groups of subscribers.
* How many follow-up messages can you preset? Do you need a lot of follow-up messages or do you know yet? Quite a few autoresponder services provide for unllimited follow-ups.
* How many subscribers can the system hold? And also, how many subscribers can the system respond to?
* How much customization is allowed? You need to be able to personalize your email messages with each subscriber’s name and other customizable information.
* How does the system gather subscriber information? The process should be simple and convenient; otherwise, the visitor will not subscribe.
* Will you be able to send your messages in html and text formats? Most autoresponder services allow both formats.
* Will you be able to track your subscribers for the purpose of target marketing? This my or may not be important to you.
* Is the scheduling system fully automated and flexible enough for your current and future needs?
* Is the autoresponder easy to use? Do they have a demo area so that you can try it out?
Now, does the autoresponder service you are considering provide answers to all of the above questions? If so and if it is offered at a reasonable price, then you should grab the deal as soon as you can.
Remember, if you’re running an online business, a good autoresponder should be one of your primary investments. It could be the key to an excellent conversion rate, more sales and more profits.
About the author:
Lewis Leake, Jr. is the webmaster of GrowNetProfits.com - http://www.grownetprofits.com. Find out how to skyrocket your sales with unlimited, follow-up autoresponders! http://www.grownetprofits.com/SFAR
It’s much more than just increasing your traffic volume. After all, most of your visitors won’t decide to purchase your products or your services when they first visit your website. But that’s not to say that they won’t be interested in your offer tomorrow or next week, or that they won’t be interested in future offers.
Therefore, it is necessary to get your visitor's email addresses so that you can inform them of current and upcoming offers. You do this by using an opt-in system that invites them to subscribe to your mailing list. By gathering their names and email addresses, with their permission of course, you are now able to contact them periodically with information, usually by sending them an ezine as well as an occasional freebie.
There are no problems as long as you’re only dealing with ten or twenty subscribers, as you could just email them individually. However, such numbers aren't going to make you many sales. You should aim for a mailing list that could reach into the thousands. That number of subscribers would make it difficult for you to prepare individual emails for each name on your list.
The basis of an ideal mailing list, therefore, is an effective autoresponder system that provides the power and flexibility to email your subscribers in a timely and efficient manner.
A mailing list of considerable size powered by a good autoresponder system consistently provides earnings for many Internet marketers. A lot of online businessmen make significant profits from their mailing lists alone.
Okay, but what is an autoresponder system? An autoresponder system is like a digital secretary. It takes care of your subscribers by providing an opt-in system that allows visitors to subscribe to your mailing list. An autoresponder system also takes care of the sending of emails to your subscriber base.
You can prepare your messages in advance, program them into the autoresponder, and preset the intervals by which the messages are delivered. You can even separate your subscribers into various groups. You could have a group for those who have not yet placed an order, for example. You could have another grouping for those who have already made a purchase. This allows you to use two different marketing approaches in dealing with each of the groups.
A good autoresponder system can help you build trust in your products or services. With a good autoresponder, you can also provide an efficient technical support program. If your subscribers email you a question about one of your products, for example, you could preset the autoresponder to reply with a general FAQ to send them the information.
Not all autoresponders are designed the same and much care should be taken in choosing the right one for your particular needs. Here are some questions you should ask before you decide on a particular autoresponder service:
* How many accounts can you create? Some business plans might
require that you have different accounts for different products.
* How many lists can you build? There are also some business plans where you might need different lists for different groups of subscribers.
* How many follow-up messages can you preset? Do you need a lot of follow-up messages or do you know yet? Quite a few autoresponder services provide for unllimited follow-ups.
* How many subscribers can the system hold? And also, how many subscribers can the system respond to?
* How much customization is allowed? You need to be able to personalize your email messages with each subscriber’s name and other customizable information.
* How does the system gather subscriber information? The process should be simple and convenient; otherwise, the visitor will not subscribe.
* Will you be able to send your messages in html and text formats? Most autoresponder services allow both formats.
* Will you be able to track your subscribers for the purpose of target marketing? This my or may not be important to you.
* Is the scheduling system fully automated and flexible enough for your current and future needs?
* Is the autoresponder easy to use? Do they have a demo area so that you can try it out?
Now, does the autoresponder service you are considering provide answers to all of the above questions? If so and if it is offered at a reasonable price, then you should grab the deal as soon as you can.
Remember, if you’re running an online business, a good autoresponder should be one of your primary investments. It could be the key to an excellent conversion rate, more sales and more profits.
About the author:
Lewis Leake, Jr. is the webmaster of GrowNetProfits.com - http://www.grownetprofits.com. Find out how to skyrocket your sales with unlimited, follow-up autoresponders! http://www.grownetprofits.com/SFAR
Free Traffic Course - Day 5
Online statistics shows that about 10rom online visitors make immediate purchase on the web site. Other 90f visitors may leave your web site forever, without making any purchase. Do you want to lose 90f web site visitors that were driven with so many efforts?
No!
Internet marketing has time-proven tool that catches targeted visitors on your web site and transform them into loyal clients. This tool is known as autoresponder.
Autoresponder is very similar to a mailing list. But its aims and functioning differ.
Mailing list is used to send the messages to its subscribers; autoreposnder GATHERS subscribers and then sends them messages.
For example, you got to the web site about University scholarships, and you are not ready to buy anything from this web site right now. But you see a pop-up window or subscription form saying something like, "Sign up here to get free and fresh updates on new scholarship programs". Hm, you start thinking. If you are a targeted visitor and feel motivated to get a scholarship, you will surely subscribe to free updates about new scholarship programs.
So, you submit your name and email to subscription form of the autoresponder. You get free updates, and web site gets your name and email to the base of subscribers. Having your name and email, good marketers will find useful products and services to offer you in future. This is when web site is starting to get lifetime customer value from its visitors.
But be careful: do not terrorize your subscribers with useless offers. Otherwise they will unsubscribe from your list, and you will lose them forever.
Would you like to grow the base of your web site subscribers? Yes! Are these subscribers targeted? Yes! If they did not make a purchase on your web site from the first visit, it does not mean they will not do it in future. You just need to try other approach or other offer. The subscriber is bound to your web site now.
This is only the general idea about how autoresponders work. Look below to see how they can bring money to your web site.
DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE MONEY WITH AUTORESPONDERS
Using autoresponder you can:
1. Sell your own products and services more effectively.
2. Get more re-orders from your clients - if you sell something which needs ordering from time to time (health products, movie tickets), the autoresponder will keep in touch with your clients.
3. Generate more upsells - if your products/services have updates and upgrades, autoresponder will help you to motivate clients for buying the update or upgrade.
4. Create cross-sells - you can sell any complimenting products and services that have any relation to the major offer on your web site. Thus you give a bigger collection of offers, help your joint-venture partners to make more money and get your commission from it. And you have all rights to ask your partners for the same favor: sell something on their web site. In any case, you make more money.
5. Recruit and train affiliates - autoresponder is a perfect tool for educating and motivating your subscribers. They get more info with each new message, and you increase your web site credibility.
6. Ask for feedback from your clients - make it a usual practise to ask your clients once a month what they need from your web site. You do not even imagine how many good ideas they will give you for free.
7. Minimize refunds - when your customer gets more and more info that explains the real benefits and advantages of the offer bought from your web site, this client has less and less desire to ask money back.
WHAT FEATURES SHOULD A GOOD AUTORESPONDER HAVE?
You can use the maximum profits from marketing potential of autoresponder, only when this autoresponder has the following features:
- you can get unlimited number of autoresponders;
- you can add new autoresponders or edit the existing ones;
- you can choose and set up the mailing list to save the subscribers of your autoresponder (the system will save new subscribers to any mailing list you wish);
- you can program autoresponder by days, scheduling to send its messages the way you wish;
- you can make autoresponder messages in TXT and HTML formats, and add attachments to them (audio or even vide files);
- you can use a huge collection of macros elements to highly personalize your autoresponder messages;
- you can get full statistics about sent messages, new subscribers, unsubscribed users of autoresponder;
- you can import and export the subscribers to any base, or save them in a separate file.
When autoresponder has these features, you can easily turn a simple subscription process into a new source of loyal clients on your web site.
The benefits of using autoresponder are evident: you do not visitors from your web site, you grow your base of subscribers and clients, you can motivate your subscribers and client to get more targeted for your offers. Plus, autoresponder automates the whole process of gathering the names and emails from your subscribers, saving them into a database, emailing them under the set delivery schedule, transferring the clients from one base to another, etc.
So, if you do not have autoresponder on your web site, you are losing your profits. Think it over...
About the author:
Nickolay Bokhonok - CEO And Owner Of DesktopMoney LTD. Inventor of Internet marketing software and scripts. Successful Internet entrepreneur. You can learn more about these traffic building strategies, schemes and tips in "Free Traffic Course" at http://www.FreeTrafficSystem.comFreeTrafficSystem - Your Web Site Traffic Doctor.
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Internet marketing has time-proven tool that catches targeted visitors on your web site and transform them into loyal clients. This tool is known as autoresponder.
Autoresponder is very similar to a mailing list. But its aims and functioning differ.
Mailing list is used to send the messages to its subscribers; autoreposnder GATHERS subscribers and then sends them messages.
For example, you got to the web site about University scholarships, and you are not ready to buy anything from this web site right now. But you see a pop-up window or subscription form saying something like, "Sign up here to get free and fresh updates on new scholarship programs". Hm, you start thinking. If you are a targeted visitor and feel motivated to get a scholarship, you will surely subscribe to free updates about new scholarship programs.
So, you submit your name and email to subscription form of the autoresponder. You get free updates, and web site gets your name and email to the base of subscribers. Having your name and email, good marketers will find useful products and services to offer you in future. This is when web site is starting to get lifetime customer value from its visitors.
But be careful: do not terrorize your subscribers with useless offers. Otherwise they will unsubscribe from your list, and you will lose them forever.
Would you like to grow the base of your web site subscribers? Yes! Are these subscribers targeted? Yes! If they did not make a purchase on your web site from the first visit, it does not mean they will not do it in future. You just need to try other approach or other offer. The subscriber is bound to your web site now.
This is only the general idea about how autoresponders work. Look below to see how they can bring money to your web site.
DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE MONEY WITH AUTORESPONDERS
Using autoresponder you can:
1. Sell your own products and services more effectively.
2. Get more re-orders from your clients - if you sell something which needs ordering from time to time (health products, movie tickets), the autoresponder will keep in touch with your clients.
3. Generate more upsells - if your products/services have updates and upgrades, autoresponder will help you to motivate clients for buying the update or upgrade.
4. Create cross-sells - you can sell any complimenting products and services that have any relation to the major offer on your web site. Thus you give a bigger collection of offers, help your joint-venture partners to make more money and get your commission from it. And you have all rights to ask your partners for the same favor: sell something on their web site. In any case, you make more money.
5. Recruit and train affiliates - autoresponder is a perfect tool for educating and motivating your subscribers. They get more info with each new message, and you increase your web site credibility.
6. Ask for feedback from your clients - make it a usual practise to ask your clients once a month what they need from your web site. You do not even imagine how many good ideas they will give you for free.
7. Minimize refunds - when your customer gets more and more info that explains the real benefits and advantages of the offer bought from your web site, this client has less and less desire to ask money back.
WHAT FEATURES SHOULD A GOOD AUTORESPONDER HAVE?
You can use the maximum profits from marketing potential of autoresponder, only when this autoresponder has the following features:
- you can get unlimited number of autoresponders;
- you can add new autoresponders or edit the existing ones;
- you can choose and set up the mailing list to save the subscribers of your autoresponder (the system will save new subscribers to any mailing list you wish);
- you can program autoresponder by days, scheduling to send its messages the way you wish;
- you can make autoresponder messages in TXT and HTML formats, and add attachments to them (audio or even vide files);
- you can use a huge collection of macros elements to highly personalize your autoresponder messages;
- you can get full statistics about sent messages, new subscribers, unsubscribed users of autoresponder;
- you can import and export the subscribers to any base, or save them in a separate file.
When autoresponder has these features, you can easily turn a simple subscription process into a new source of loyal clients on your web site.
The benefits of using autoresponder are evident: you do not visitors from your web site, you grow your base of subscribers and clients, you can motivate your subscribers and client to get more targeted for your offers. Plus, autoresponder automates the whole process of gathering the names and emails from your subscribers, saving them into a database, emailing them under the set delivery schedule, transferring the clients from one base to another, etc.
So, if you do not have autoresponder on your web site, you are losing your profits. Think it over...
About the author:
Nickolay Bokhonok - CEO And Owner Of DesktopMoney LTD. Inventor of Internet marketing software and scripts. Successful Internet entrepreneur. You can learn more about these traffic building strategies, schemes and tips in "Free Traffic Course" at http://www.FreeTrafficSystem.comFreeTrafficSystem - Your Web Site Traffic Doctor.
Creative Ideas To Profit With Autoresponders
An interested visitor who has been strolling through your
site has finally come to just what she is looking for and
is about to make a purchase. It's a sunny afternoon, and
her cat, who happens to be sitting on the moss under the
visitor's large fifty-year-old snow-rose bonsai tree,
suddenly jumps down, and the priceless tree topples over.
In the blink of an eye, your visitor exits your site, and
your sale is dust - unless you have had the foresight to
utilize an autoresponder that has captured her email
address. If you have installed an autoresponder, you can
then follow-up with her, and in all probability, make the
sale when the poor woman has finished repotting her
precious bonsai.
Autoresponders are remarkable, versatile programs that do
so much more than just automatically answer your email.
Here are a few ideas that will help you to creatively and
productively use your autoresponder to transform the casual
visitor into a profitable customer. Use your autoresponder
to:
1. Publish a newsletter. Certain quality autoresponders
will manage subscriptions and follow-up with interested
prospects. Your newsletter can keep your visitors informed
about your services or products, while building your
reputation as a credible expert in your particular
business.
2. Publish a newsletter only for your affiliates. Inform
them of current sales you are running and of promotional
material that your affiliates can use themselves to
increase their commissions. Include tips, advice, and
techniques that your affiliates can use to successfully go
out and promote your business.
3. Write reviews. Cover books, software, music, e-books,
movies, etc., and put each review in an autoresponder.
Review your affiliate programs, using a link to your
affiliate's page in your autoresponder.
4. Distribute your articles. Writing and distributing
targeted articles is a powerful tool to build your business
credibility, bring traffic to your site, and increase your
sales potential. If your articles contain valuable
information, many editors will print what is known as a
resource box for you. A resource box contains your bio and
a brief description of your service or product. It can also
contain your autoresponder address. Let's say you've
written fifty articles. Put them on separate autoresponder
accounts and create a master list that contains the titles
of each article, the autoresponder address, and a brief
abstract. Then promote your master list. Additionally,
include your publishing guidelines so your affiliates can
add their articles to your list, increasing the number of
writers who are represented in your article list.
5. Create mailing lists. Inform subscribers to your
articles when you've written new ones that they may want to
publish in their own newsletter or website.
6. Automate your sales process. Use an ad to insure
repeated exposure of your message, which has been proven to
effectively increase sales. In your ad, put your
autoresponder address where a visitor will be exposed to
numerous marketing materials. This multiplies the chances
of converting visitors into customers. For example, if
you're selling a particular product, put testimonials about
how spectacular it is on your autoresponder, and add a
detailed, enticing description of your product.
7. Distribute advertising. Let's say you sell advertising
on your website or in your newsletter or e-zine. Set your
autoresponder to send the information about rates and how
to place an ad automatically to all prospects' email
addresses. Then have your autoresponder follow-up. It can
also send notification of any special deals you are
currently offering.
8. Distribute an email course. Each day, have your
autoresponder send out another lesson. Just be sure that
each lesson has quality content - not a sales pitch. Your
content will do the selling for you, and will do it much
more effectively. You can include tips centered on a
different topic for each lesson, illustrating how your
product will benefit the reader. Include the tangible
benefits the visitor will reap by purchasing your product.
Make sure to include a paragraph or two at the end of each
lesson enticing your prospect to consider making a
purchase.
9. Automate a reminder about your service or product after
a visitor has completed your course. This will increase the
possibility of sales from visitors who have taken your
course but are dragging their feet about actually making a
purchase. You can also use these reminders to promote new
products or services, and the products and services of your
affiliate programs.
10. Distribute free reports. This gives your visitor an
idea of the type of information you can provide and the
quality of your product or service. Make sure these reports
are not sales letters or you will more than likely lose a
potential customer than gain a sale.
11. Create trivia quizzes on your site and place the
answers in an autoresponder. Your visitor will then be
motivated to request your autoresponder, and you will have
a record of the visitors' email addresses who took your
quiz. Or create a contest and have any visitors that enter
send their responses to your autoresponder. Your
autoresponder can be set-up to send them a confirmation of
their entry.
12. Offer a trial version of your product. Give your
prospects a sample of your ebook, course, software,
membership, etc. People who are exposed to a little taste
often end up wanting the whole pie. You can also capture
their email addresses when you offer them a free trial from
your website. Set up your autoresponder to give
instructions on how to obtain their free trial, and then
make sure to follow-up to try and close the sale.
13. Link to hidden pages on your autoresponder. For
example, a hidden page could be your affiliate page that
contains graphics, promotional articles, and text links
that interested affiliates can make use of. Inform visitors
that they may have free access to your affiliate page by
simply requesting your autoresponder. You will then gather
a list of visitors who may be interested in becoming your
affiliates.
14. Use an autoresponder on your order page. Post a request
form for visitors to be notified of special offers or
discounts in the future. This creates a very effective
mailing list that contains the names of people who are
already your customers.
15. Put your links page on your autoresponder. It should
contain up to fifty links that would be of particular
interest to your visitors. Make sure to add your own
promotional copy at the top or bottom of this page.
Now that you have proof that autoresponders can be used
creatively, see if you can come up with some brilliant
ideas of your own!
About the author:
Zamri Nanyan models a low-cost, high-profit concept
to build successful internet businesses, as mentioned
at www.LowCost-HighProfit.com. He now owns and
operates several money-making websites from the
comfort of his own home. Read more about Zamri Nanyan
at www.ZamriNanyan.com
site has finally come to just what she is looking for and
is about to make a purchase. It's a sunny afternoon, and
her cat, who happens to be sitting on the moss under the
visitor's large fifty-year-old snow-rose bonsai tree,
suddenly jumps down, and the priceless tree topples over.
In the blink of an eye, your visitor exits your site, and
your sale is dust - unless you have had the foresight to
utilize an autoresponder that has captured her email
address. If you have installed an autoresponder, you can
then follow-up with her, and in all probability, make the
sale when the poor woman has finished repotting her
precious bonsai.
Autoresponders are remarkable, versatile programs that do
so much more than just automatically answer your email.
Here are a few ideas that will help you to creatively and
productively use your autoresponder to transform the casual
visitor into a profitable customer. Use your autoresponder
to:
1. Publish a newsletter. Certain quality autoresponders
will manage subscriptions and follow-up with interested
prospects. Your newsletter can keep your visitors informed
about your services or products, while building your
reputation as a credible expert in your particular
business.
2. Publish a newsletter only for your affiliates. Inform
them of current sales you are running and of promotional
material that your affiliates can use themselves to
increase their commissions. Include tips, advice, and
techniques that your affiliates can use to successfully go
out and promote your business.
3. Write reviews. Cover books, software, music, e-books,
movies, etc., and put each review in an autoresponder.
Review your affiliate programs, using a link to your
affiliate's page in your autoresponder.
4. Distribute your articles. Writing and distributing
targeted articles is a powerful tool to build your business
credibility, bring traffic to your site, and increase your
sales potential. If your articles contain valuable
information, many editors will print what is known as a
resource box for you. A resource box contains your bio and
a brief description of your service or product. It can also
contain your autoresponder address. Let's say you've
written fifty articles. Put them on separate autoresponder
accounts and create a master list that contains the titles
of each article, the autoresponder address, and a brief
abstract. Then promote your master list. Additionally,
include your publishing guidelines so your affiliates can
add their articles to your list, increasing the number of
writers who are represented in your article list.
5. Create mailing lists. Inform subscribers to your
articles when you've written new ones that they may want to
publish in their own newsletter or website.
6. Automate your sales process. Use an ad to insure
repeated exposure of your message, which has been proven to
effectively increase sales. In your ad, put your
autoresponder address where a visitor will be exposed to
numerous marketing materials. This multiplies the chances
of converting visitors into customers. For example, if
you're selling a particular product, put testimonials about
how spectacular it is on your autoresponder, and add a
detailed, enticing description of your product.
7. Distribute advertising. Let's say you sell advertising
on your website or in your newsletter or e-zine. Set your
autoresponder to send the information about rates and how
to place an ad automatically to all prospects' email
addresses. Then have your autoresponder follow-up. It can
also send notification of any special deals you are
currently offering.
8. Distribute an email course. Each day, have your
autoresponder send out another lesson. Just be sure that
each lesson has quality content - not a sales pitch. Your
content will do the selling for you, and will do it much
more effectively. You can include tips centered on a
different topic for each lesson, illustrating how your
product will benefit the reader. Include the tangible
benefits the visitor will reap by purchasing your product.
Make sure to include a paragraph or two at the end of each
lesson enticing your prospect to consider making a
purchase.
9. Automate a reminder about your service or product after
a visitor has completed your course. This will increase the
possibility of sales from visitors who have taken your
course but are dragging their feet about actually making a
purchase. You can also use these reminders to promote new
products or services, and the products and services of your
affiliate programs.
10. Distribute free reports. This gives your visitor an
idea of the type of information you can provide and the
quality of your product or service. Make sure these reports
are not sales letters or you will more than likely lose a
potential customer than gain a sale.
11. Create trivia quizzes on your site and place the
answers in an autoresponder. Your visitor will then be
motivated to request your autoresponder, and you will have
a record of the visitors' email addresses who took your
quiz. Or create a contest and have any visitors that enter
send their responses to your autoresponder. Your
autoresponder can be set-up to send them a confirmation of
their entry.
12. Offer a trial version of your product. Give your
prospects a sample of your ebook, course, software,
membership, etc. People who are exposed to a little taste
often end up wanting the whole pie. You can also capture
their email addresses when you offer them a free trial from
your website. Set up your autoresponder to give
instructions on how to obtain their free trial, and then
make sure to follow-up to try and close the sale.
13. Link to hidden pages on your autoresponder. For
example, a hidden page could be your affiliate page that
contains graphics, promotional articles, and text links
that interested affiliates can make use of. Inform visitors
that they may have free access to your affiliate page by
simply requesting your autoresponder. You will then gather
a list of visitors who may be interested in becoming your
affiliates.
14. Use an autoresponder on your order page. Post a request
form for visitors to be notified of special offers or
discounts in the future. This creates a very effective
mailing list that contains the names of people who are
already your customers.
15. Put your links page on your autoresponder. It should
contain up to fifty links that would be of particular
interest to your visitors. Make sure to add your own
promotional copy at the top or bottom of this page.
Now that you have proof that autoresponders can be used
creatively, see if you can come up with some brilliant
ideas of your own!
About the author:
Zamri Nanyan models a low-cost, high-profit concept
to build successful internet businesses, as mentioned
at www.LowCost-HighProfit.com. He now owns and
operates several money-making websites from the
comfort of his own home. Read more about Zamri Nanyan
at www.ZamriNanyan.com
Autoresponder marketing strategy. Confirmation email.
There are a number of different ways you can use autoresponders
to market to your visitors
One of them - confirmation emails
Using autoresponders to send instant confirmation emails to your
Customers and subscribes after they have made a purchase or signed
up for your newsletter is a great way to provide people with an
additional level to customers service
Autoresponders also free you from having to manually send out
confirmations – giving your time to focus on more profitable areas
of your business. But you also know that these confirmation
autoresponders ar a great marketing opportunity
Because instant confirmation do a lot to boost the credibility of
your company, they are the perfect place for a marketing message.
You`ve responded immediately to your customer`s request , letting
them now that yours is a reliable , professional company. Why not
take advantage of that by offering them a specia price on one of
your best-selling products ?
Suppose you own a web site that sells cycling equipment. Of course ,
you offer a free weekly newsletter packed with tons of great
cycling tips. Every time someone signs up for your newsletter , they
receive an instant autoresponder thanking them and confirming
their subscription.
Once you`ve seen for yourself how autoresponders can boost your
profits , you`ll be working them into just about every aspect of your business.
Here`s one example of how can use a network of autoresponders to
capture sales like wound`t believe.
Step 1 A visitor come sto your site and decides to sing up
to your free newsletter or free report.
Step 2 That visitors is instantly sent a confirmation e-mail
via autoresponder thanking them for their subscription .
This e-mail also includes a discount offer on one of
your best-selling product.
Step 3 The subscribes orders your product. This purchase triggers
another autoresponder , which
contains an offer for an add-on o the product their just bought.
Step 4 They decided to purchase the add-on , which triggers another autoresponder.
Step 5 And so on …….
Can you believe that this process is 100% automatic? Once you`ve
written to autoresponders,you can literally forget about them and just
start watching the sales roll on. With almost no effort on your part,
you`ve turned a casual visitors to your site into a repeat customers.
And you barely had to lift a finger.
And don`t limit yourself to just placing marketing messages in
your confirmation messages.You can ( and should) advertise your product
and services just about every time you send a message to yourcustomers
and subscribes.Remember , once you`ve put an advertising message into
your autoresponders , your sales will be generaye automatically.
About the author:
Eugenijus Sakalauskas is an established ezine publisher
and direct marketer who specializes in developing new
ideas and methods on
E-Ezine - Free marketing recourses,articles,website promotion tips.
Get FREE info mailto:pluginnetproefit@getresponse.com
http://ezine.pluginnetproefit.com/
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to market to your visitors
One of them - confirmation emails
Using autoresponders to send instant confirmation emails to your
Customers and subscribes after they have made a purchase or signed
up for your newsletter is a great way to provide people with an
additional level to customers service
Autoresponders also free you from having to manually send out
confirmations – giving your time to focus on more profitable areas
of your business. But you also know that these confirmation
autoresponders ar a great marketing opportunity
Because instant confirmation do a lot to boost the credibility of
your company, they are the perfect place for a marketing message.
You`ve responded immediately to your customer`s request , letting
them now that yours is a reliable , professional company. Why not
take advantage of that by offering them a specia price on one of
your best-selling products ?
Suppose you own a web site that sells cycling equipment. Of course ,
you offer a free weekly newsletter packed with tons of great
cycling tips. Every time someone signs up for your newsletter , they
receive an instant autoresponder thanking them and confirming
their subscription.
Once you`ve seen for yourself how autoresponders can boost your
profits , you`ll be working them into just about every aspect of your business.
Here`s one example of how can use a network of autoresponders to
capture sales like wound`t believe.
Step 1 A visitor come sto your site and decides to sing up
to your free newsletter or free report.
Step 2 That visitors is instantly sent a confirmation e-mail
via autoresponder thanking them for their subscription .
This e-mail also includes a discount offer on one of
your best-selling product.
Step 3 The subscribes orders your product. This purchase triggers
another autoresponder , which
contains an offer for an add-on o the product their just bought.
Step 4 They decided to purchase the add-on , which triggers another autoresponder.
Step 5 And so on …….
Can you believe that this process is 100% automatic? Once you`ve
written to autoresponders,you can literally forget about them and just
start watching the sales roll on. With almost no effort on your part,
you`ve turned a casual visitors to your site into a repeat customers.
And you barely had to lift a finger.
And don`t limit yourself to just placing marketing messages in
your confirmation messages.You can ( and should) advertise your product
and services just about every time you send a message to yourcustomers
and subscribes.Remember , once you`ve put an advertising message into
your autoresponders , your sales will be generaye automatically.
About the author:
Eugenijus Sakalauskas is an established ezine publisher
and direct marketer who specializes in developing new
ideas and methods on
E-Ezine - Free marketing recourses,articles,website promotion tips.
Get FREE info mailto:pluginnetproefit@getresponse.com
http://ezine.pluginnetproefit.com/
http://www.PlugInNetProefit.com/pips.html
11 Creative Ways You Can Use Autoresponders
1. Pick 4 or more articles you've written that have a common theme and put them in an autoresponder series. Announce it on your site as an e-mail course on the go.
2. If you have a page for related links, create a related links file and put it on autoresponder. This can be a one-page e-mail containing 15-50 links that are of interest to your visitors. Put your own promotional texts or blurbs at the top, middle and bottom of the e-mail.
3. Create a fun or trivia quiz, put it up on your site and put the answers in an autoresponder that your visitors can request. This way, you'll know the people who took your quiz.
4. Write reviews of books, music, e-books, sites, software or anything you can think of and put each review (or related reviews) in an autoresponder. If what you are reviewing have affiliate programs, use your affiliate links in the autoresponder.
5. Run a contest on your site or e-zine, then have your visitors or subscribers send their responses to your autoresponder. This way, you won't have to worry about manually sending them a confirmation receipt.
6. Create a frequently updated autoresponder and let your visitors and/or subscribers know about it. You can put in weekly tips or links to useful resources in the autoresponder and a reminder to the people who request it that you update it every week or on a regular basis (e.g. tell them to request for the same autoresponder again a week from now). You can use this method instead of using autoresponders with limited follow up messages.
7. If you've written 20 or more articles and you have them on separate autoresponder accounts, create a master list for your articles. In this master list, list the titles of your articles, their autoresponder addresses and their short descriptions. You can then just promote this master list.
8. Put excerpts or free chapters of your e-book, book or paid e-mail courses in an autoresponder series, then include your follow up sales letters at the end.
9. If you're selling your own products, put your testimonials on autoresponder, along with the description of your products, an excerpt or a free chapter. This will increase your credibility.
10. Keep track of people who download your free e-book, e-report, or free software by putting their download links in an autoresponder. When you promote your free product, you can just promote the autoresponder address.
11. Put links to your hidden pages on autoresponder. A hidden page could be the affiliate page where you have all the graphics, text links, promotional articles that interested affiliates can use. Let people know they can have free access to your affiliate page by requesting the autoresponder. This way, you can have a list of people who are interested in becoming your affiliates.
About the author:
Copyright (c) Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ
Shery is the developer of creative, motivating and fun e-mail courses for writers. Sign up and take an e-mail course today -- free! -- at http://WritingBliss.comShe also authored the e-book that lets you create your own original and profitable E-mail Workshops, eCourses and Tutorials in only 3 days! Visit http://EmailWorkshopsHowTo.comfor more info.
2. If you have a page for related links, create a related links file and put it on autoresponder. This can be a one-page e-mail containing 15-50 links that are of interest to your visitors. Put your own promotional texts or blurbs at the top, middle and bottom of the e-mail.
3. Create a fun or trivia quiz, put it up on your site and put the answers in an autoresponder that your visitors can request. This way, you'll know the people who took your quiz.
4. Write reviews of books, music, e-books, sites, software or anything you can think of and put each review (or related reviews) in an autoresponder. If what you are reviewing have affiliate programs, use your affiliate links in the autoresponder.
5. Run a contest on your site or e-zine, then have your visitors or subscribers send their responses to your autoresponder. This way, you won't have to worry about manually sending them a confirmation receipt.
6. Create a frequently updated autoresponder and let your visitors and/or subscribers know about it. You can put in weekly tips or links to useful resources in the autoresponder and a reminder to the people who request it that you update it every week or on a regular basis (e.g. tell them to request for the same autoresponder again a week from now). You can use this method instead of using autoresponders with limited follow up messages.
7. If you've written 20 or more articles and you have them on separate autoresponder accounts, create a master list for your articles. In this master list, list the titles of your articles, their autoresponder addresses and their short descriptions. You can then just promote this master list.
8. Put excerpts or free chapters of your e-book, book or paid e-mail courses in an autoresponder series, then include your follow up sales letters at the end.
9. If you're selling your own products, put your testimonials on autoresponder, along with the description of your products, an excerpt or a free chapter. This will increase your credibility.
10. Keep track of people who download your free e-book, e-report, or free software by putting their download links in an autoresponder. When you promote your free product, you can just promote the autoresponder address.
11. Put links to your hidden pages on autoresponder. A hidden page could be the affiliate page where you have all the graphics, text links, promotional articles that interested affiliates can use. Let people know they can have free access to your affiliate page by requesting the autoresponder. This way, you can have a list of people who are interested in becoming your affiliates.
About the author:
Copyright (c) Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ
Shery is the developer of creative, motivating and fun e-mail courses for writers. Sign up and take an e-mail course today -- free! -- at http://WritingBliss.comShe also authored the e-book that lets you create your own original and profitable E-mail Workshops, eCourses and Tutorials in only 3 days! Visit http://EmailWorkshopsHowTo.comfor more info.
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