I can't use Aweber. Who do I use?

People talk bad about free autoresponders but I guess it depends on what you are using it for.

I have List Wire - The world's best FREE Autoresponder!

They are free. Unlimited prospects, unlimited broadcasts, unlimited followups. Has a little advertisement at the bottom of your emails and your optin box - But its free. So I dont really see the problem with them.

Doesn't that advertisment kill your lead? seems unprofessional to me, but I don't know if it matters.

I dunno, lol I've never done a list before.. but this is what I got right now

Go for MailChimp, its free and unlike listwire it does not have those annoying ads. If you are serious enough to go for premium I suggest that you look for GetResponse they offer their services at very low prices. I've been using both for quite a while and I think its great.

Get reponse is probably the best alternative. I've notice that when I get email now it's mostly from get response so therefore I would say get response. Hope this helps God bless!

Hey guys,

I have problems accessing Aweber. Even Aweber can't work out why. It looks like it's something to do with my router. I've NEVER heard of this before and I've even worked in an IT department. Anyway..

I'd like to get a campaign set up by the end of the day preferably but am stuck on who to use. I'm not using any affiliate links because I fear I will just be spammed with crap services for people to pocket some cash with.

Ant

I suggest you seriously take a look at autoresponder plus. In November they are launching a brand new product called Arp4. Anyone purchasing the current version will automatically be upgraded to the new one. They have been working on this new version for it seems like years.. They claim it will have new functions never seen in a Autoresponder before. I currently use there old version and love it. One time fee and unlimited autoresponders for life.

Have an email list of over 10,000 subscribers that this program has been handling flawlessly for several years.

I'm really liking constant contact right now. So far my experience has been good. Good customer service and good deliverabilty rates.

Out of all that information I have learnt a lot,I am presently with Awebber but the cost does go up quite substantially when you reach 500 so maybe I will consider one of the above alternatives.The reason you pay for quality is that your list is assured not to be lost with awebber and get response but free autoresponders can wipe you out with no comeback.something to consider
Best wishes
vivi62

Trafficwave.net is pretty decent.

They are only $17.95 per month, no matter how many subscribers you have. They also have a 30 day free trial so that you can try before you buy.

I used ListWire before I got Aweber. They are very good and that small ad never hurt anything for me. I still use it for some of my lists. A great free auto-responder I would highly suggest.

I've tried a lot of them, free and paid and with all the added features and ease of operation, I went back to aweber. But if you have to use free to begin with, use the free service offered at fastpitchnetworking.com.

Of all the services I tried, these two had the least number of bounced or undelivered emails. What good is your list if 30-50% of them get blocked and never delivered which is what I ran into at constant contact and icontact.

@Michelle

Actually, I can see what you are asking and answer is yes.

To clarify: If your client set up a Listwire account with his e-mail address then, yes, he would get Gary's e-mails to that address which will promote affiliate products. Also, as I understand it, if he were to unsubscribe from those mailings, then he would lose his Listwire account so you would have to make your client aware of this. The subscribers to his lists, however, would not get Gary's e-mails, as Gary has pointed out many times in this thread.

Another thing to bear in mind is that each subscriber would be shown an OTO page of a MMO niche product during the subscription process. Now you may be cool with that and accept that it is a small 'inconvenience' to have for a free service. Or you may not. Just that you should be aware of it.

Actually, if Gary hasn't already put you off with his caps lock typing, the Listwire service is not too bad. I have an account which helps keep the costs of my other paid accounts within reasonable price bands. I have been happy with deiverability and it does have some very nice functions - also it is very easy to use.

Back to the OP. I have accounts with ImnicaMail, GetResponse and Listwire. Out of the three I would say that ImnicaMail offers the best for an all-round, value for money service.

Imnicamail just below $6/month. Worth to try. Payment by Paypal is accepted.

Michelle... Here's where the problem lies...

Technically, you can't sign up for any other service on behalf of a client of yours... you, yourself could sign up, using your own contact information, and email address, and then manage the list for them... but you can't sign them up.

You can't sign them up, using their email address, and contact information, as the information of record... you also can't agree to any service provider's terms of service on behalf of someone else...

I'm sure people do it, but in doing so, you're already in violation of the terms of service...

-Gary Ambrose

P.S. I think a lot of people are missing the big picture with List Wire... it's not designed to work in every market under the sun. It's designed primarily for affiliate marketers, and people looking to start building a list, or people who can't afford to pay for an autoresponder service when they're getting started...

If you're an offline business, a $20 a month advertising expense is probably a tiny percentage point of your total monthly expenses... if you're a stay at home mom on a limited budget because you, and your husband are out of work... or someone based out of the Philippines, $20 a month can be a huge expense you just can't afford.

A $1.00 trial doesn't help any of those people... all it does is give them 30 days to either make enough money cover their expenses, or to give up, and start all over again.

And let's be honest... how many people are you seeing who make their first money online in under 30 days? I'm constantly seeing posts from people here who have been at it for over a year without seeing a sale...

Why waste $20 a month over that year, and go $240 in the hole? Why not get started making money first... before adding expenses?

I recommend Aweber which I have had for a long time. Easy to use and you get great support from them. Someone is always available to help you..this to me is priceless. It is used by many top marketers. Also has many great features. I would suggest you give it a try with their $1 intro offer. I hope this helps

Success and Many Blessings!

If your going to do affiliate marketing you don't want to use MailChimp, they don't like affiliate marketers.

Try going with Getresponse or even Imnica

There is another autoresponder that uses the same GUI as Aweber however the price never goes up regardless of how big your list gets.

The name slipped my mind but I remember it being discussed here as I was considering changing over due to the fixed price.

...Does anyone remember what's it's called?

James Scholes

I use aweber, but if I was you I'd use Imnicamail, you can start for free there as well.

Franck