The most important ADVANCED features of you autoresponder?

Ralf Skirr · 10-03-2009, 10:27 AM

Hi Warriors,

I'm somewhat unhappy with the outdated AR I'm using. The creator has not added any features for years and the promised update never comes.

In order to find a good alternative I'm comparing the features of several self hosted and hosted auto responders. They all share the same basic features of course, but they are different in the advanced features they offer.

Question to those using ARs successfully for their email marketing:
Besides the standard features that any AR has, what are the most important advanced features you appreciate from your AR (or you wish it had)?

Thanks,
Ralf

winebuddy · 10-03-2009, 10:36 AM

ROI and sales figures. You can set up Aweber so that it provides this for you.

Also the tracking.

Ralf - I'd contact them and see if they will let you import your list.

JayXtreme · 10-03-2009, 10:41 AM

The ability to track who opened and who doesn't.. and send an updated or new message to the ones that did/didn't open separately

Sales tracking

You need AWeber, imho.

I have an AWeber, GetResponse, Constant Contact and iContact account. I build more lists with AWeber when possible.

Peace

Jay

mikestenger · 10-03-2009, 10:57 AM

Segmenting lists with links that have tags attached to them. For example, say you have two links in your email, one for running tips to losing more weight and one for weight-lifting tips to lose more weight. Now, you've got a better idea of them and can target what they want better.

waihon · 10-03-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralf Skirr

Besides the standard features that any AR has, what are the most important advanced features you appreciate from your AR (or you wish it had)?

It's my second month using AWeber. So far I like the ability to split test the email subject and email message.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayXtreme

The ability to track who opened and who doesn't.. and send an updated or new message to the ones that did/didn't open separately

Could I do that in AWeber. If so, how to go about it?

surgematrix · 10-03-2009, 11:21 AM

I agree with Jay. The ability to know who open your email and take action versus who doesn't is very important to me. Our goals of creating email campaign is to hopefully get at least 1 % to take action. We have a ROI software we installed on our server. It creates several unique URLs which points to our website. We use that to track which email campaign was successful and which is not.

Ralf Skirr · 10-03-2009, 12:24 PM

Thanks for your recommendations.
Much appreciated!

Ralf

Ralf Skirr · 10-03-2009, 02:25 PM

lol, this was moved to the product review section, but it is NOT about a review for a product.

I want to discuss what advanced features are important in any autoresponder, I'm not looking for reviews of particular companies or products....

The result for me would be a 'need to have' list.

10-03-2009, 10:27 AM	#1
Ralf Skirr Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany & Thailand Posts: 1,269 Thanks: 78 Thanked 138 Times in 104 Posts Social Networking	The most important ADVANCED features of you autoresponder? Hi Warriors, I'm somewhat unhappy with the outdated AR I'm using. The creator has not added any features for years and the promised update never comes. In order to find a good alternative I'm comparing the features of several self hosted and hosted auto responders. They all share the same basic features of course, but they are different in the advanced features they offer. Question to those using ARs successfully for their email marketing: Besides the standard features that any AR has, what are the most important advanced features you appreciate from your AR (or you wish it had)? Thanks, Ralf

10-03-2009, 10:36 AM	#2
winebuddy I Make it Rain War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,979 Blog Entries: 10 Thanks: 537 Thanked 569 Times in 296 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: The most important ADVANCED features of you autoresponder? ROI and sales figures. You can set up Aweber so that it provides this for you. Also the tracking. Ralf - I'd contact them and see if they will let you import your list.

10-03-2009, 10:41 AM	#3
JayXtreme Lookin at You.... War Room Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Out Of My Mind - Brandy Too Posts: 4,120 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 2,885 Thanked 1,344 Times in 710 Posts Social Networking	Re: The most important ADVANCED features of you autoresponder? The ability to track who opened and who doesn't.. and send an updated or new message to the ones that did/didn't open separately Sales tracking You need AWeber, imho. I have an AWeber, GetResponse, Constant Contact and iContact account. I build more lists with AWeber when possible. Peace Jay

10-03-2009, 10:57 AM	#4
mikestenger Business Connoisseur Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 139 Thanks: 16 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: The most important ADVANCED features of you autoresponder? Segmenting lists with links that have tags attached to them. For example, say you have two links in your email, one for running tips to losing more weight and one for weight-lifting tips to lose more weight. Now, you've got a better idea of them and can target what they want better.

10-03-2009, 11:21 AM	#6
surgematrix Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USA Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Contact Info	Re: The most important ADVANCED features of you autoresponder? I agree with Jay. The ability to know who open your email and take action versus who doesn't is very important to me. Our goals of creating email campaign is to hopefully get at least 1 % to take action. We have a ROI software we installed on our server. It creates several unique URLs which points to our website. We use that to track which email campaign was successful and which is not.

10-03-2009, 12:24 PM	#7
Ralf Skirr Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany & Thailand Posts: 1,269 Thanks: 78 Thanked 138 Times in 104 Posts Social Networking	Re: The most important ADVANCED features of you autoresponder? Thanks for your recommendations. Much appreciated! Ralf

10-03-2009, 02:25 PM	#8
Ralf Skirr Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany & Thailand Posts: 1,269 Thanks: 78 Thanked 138 Times in 104 Posts Social Networking	Re: The most important ADVANCED features of you autoresponder? lol, this was moved to the product review section, but it is NOT about a review for a product. I want to discuss what advanced features are important in any autoresponder, I'm not looking for reviews of particular companies or products.... The result for me would be a 'need to have' list.