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

cashtree · 10-06-2011, 09:08 PM

Aweber is pricey, $20 for 500 subscribers. I'm thinking about just letting my pc run 24/7 have it monitor my db for new subscribers and then auto emailing them using my gmail account or whatever, thoughts?

Whos That Guru · 10-06-2011, 09:11 PM

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.

cashtree · 10-06-2011, 09:12 PM

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

Whos That Guru · 10-06-2011, 09:16 PM

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

http://i52.tinypic.com/4ibi1g.png

realtimeprospecting · 10-06-2011, 09:42 PM

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.

olliepa · 10-07-2011, 03:33 PM

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!

Ant Marshall · 10-08-2011, 10:10 AM

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

trevord92 · 10-08-2011, 10:21 AM

GetResponse are one of the main competitors for Aweber.

Not tried it but plenty of people I know have used MailChimp outside the IM field.

Then there are people like Constant Contact and Infusionsoft

At least one of those should be able to get you up and running pretty fast.

Ant Marshall · 10-08-2011, 10:34 AM

Thanks Trevor!

theKnurd · 10-08-2011, 10:47 AM

Also, iContact seems to be used by a lot of marketers that mail me.

Chris Lengley · 10-08-2011, 10:48 AM

"Imnica Mail"... I am not sure right now but I've seen many people using this, and they are satisfied.

I am also going to try it. Imnica mail service and price is rather better. Let's see...

These days aweber is creating problem, as far as I know.

SamirRastogi · 10-08-2011, 10:51 AM

I would go with mailchimp. They have a free plan where you can store up to 2,000 subscribers and send up to 12,000 emails per month.

-Samir

Chris Lengley · 10-08-2011, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamirRastogi

I would go with mailchimp. They have a free plan where you can store up to 2,000 subscribers and send up to 12,000 emails per month.

-Samir

I am not sure but as far as I know we can't use mailchimp for affiliate marketing... Mailchimp not allow affiliate marketing.

apra · 10-08-2011, 01:02 PM

Why not try Listwire (It is entirely FREE and has all the features of the paid ones)

braincandy7 · 10-08-2011, 01:04 PM

I would suggest staying away from Icontact. They are fairly big but i have heard of a few people having problems with them. I did look at them when i first started out and they looked less user friendly than others. That may have been because i was new myself at that point though

LOM · 10-08-2011, 01:05 PM

I'm with aweber. They have worked well for me, but I heard get response is also very good. I would choose get response or constant contact if I couldn't use aweber. Hope you at least find a email provider. Anyone one of those will work.

apra · 10-08-2011, 01:20 PM

Listwire is very easy to use and totally FREE with all the features of the paid ones.

Suthan M · 10-08-2011, 02:27 PM

My choice would be

1. Aweber
2. Getresponse
3. There is not #3.

If you can't get aweber, go for getresponse.

Charles Evans · 10-09-2011, 04:49 PM

Getresponse or Mailchimp........

Augie Johnston · 10-09-2011, 05:01 PM

Listwire is not that great because they send your subscribers to ads and stuff. Mailchimp doesn't allow afiliate marketing. I would recommend Imnica Mail. They start you at 1 dollar a month and then it's only 7 bucks a month after that.

brentb · 10-09-2011, 05:10 PM

I have used many mail services...

MailChimp is good for small business, not for massive campaigns or affiliates - it is free to use under 2k subscribers last time i checked. So great for some, not for others...

Infusionsoft has bomb @$$ software which is awesome to use however they have a steep price with their one time setup fee. Also, willing to work with you on spam rate issues as long as you are taking verifiable steps towards correcting the issue...

iContact is generally just all around average, ehh - they do have a strict spam policy

EasyContact lacks many advanced features but for basic emailing its fine - no merge fields and importing larger than 1.5k contacts is a pain....

I know I have used a few more but I can't remember off the top of my head....

go4wealth · 10-09-2011, 11:26 PM

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.

Gary M. · 10-10-2011, 03:21 AM

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

Gary M. · 10-10-2011, 03:34 AM

I highly recommend constant contact as a good aweber alternative. They have good deliverability rates and their customer service is awesome.

vivi62 · 11-01-2011, 01:30 PM

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

Gary_The_Ace · 11-01-2011, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashtree

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

The overwhelming majority of paid autoresponder services include a small link at the bottom, back to their service... companies like InfusionSoft, iContact, Constant Contact, OfficeAutpilot, Bronto, MyEmma, and the list goes on...

It's also at the bottom... not the top. I'm not sure why it'd kill response rates any more than running your videos on YouTube, or hosting a Fan Page on Facebook... which, by the way, are both free services.

-Gary Ambrose
List Wire

Gary_The_Ace · 11-01-2011, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Augie Johnston

Listwire is not that great because they send your subscribers to ads and stuff. Mailchimp doesn't allow afiliate marketing. I would recommend Imnica Mail. They start you at 1 dollar a month and then it's only 7 bucks a month after that.

Augie... that isn't true, period.

We NEVER send messages to your subscribers. They're YOUR subscribers, not ours...

Gary_The_Ace · 11-01-2011, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by realtimeprospecting

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.

It's free, and the minute you send a single affiliate mailing out through the services... you're done. They'll close your account, and you lose access to the list. This has been discussed, at length, on the forum...

I'm also not sure what "annoying ads" everyone is talking about. I'm beginning to think that people are confusing us with some old, free autoresponder service... or someone else entirely.

-Gary Ambrose
List Wire

Brian Lett · 11-02-2011, 05:13 PM

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.

AmandaT · 11-02-2011, 06:02 PM

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.

Michelle E · 11-02-2011, 07:02 PM

Hi everyone,
I currently use Aweber for my business, but I have been asked to create websites and fan pages for local businesses. They do not have a big budget as you can probably imagine and also do not understand what I am talking about when I am explaining the options to them. So... I am creating wordpress sites with static pages, if they are internet savvy I will add a blog page...
NOW... do I offer lead capture? If so how and what to offer... I could not offer it and just get paid for the site creation, then mention an add on afterwards, or could set up an autoresponder for them and hope they get to grips....
The thing is, as I see it, if you cannot setup a page, you can't really operate an autoresponder... but of course I could be completely wrong, as I'm speaking from my own perspective.

I signed up for listwire, but not looked into at length so please forgive me if I am wrong, but it looks like you can only use it for one user... multiple lists but only for one user. Also I am getting emails promoting other marketers products from Gary Ambrose, this is fine but I did not expect this, so if I create a listwire account for a customer (which I also don't know if I can do) I assume they would get the same.

I wonder if you warriors have any advice for me
Many Thanks...

TopKat22 · 11-02-2011, 07:10 PM

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.

Gary_The_Ace · 11-02-2011, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michelle E

Hi everyone,
I signed up for listwire, but not looked into at length so please forgive me if I am wrong, but it looks like you can only use it for one user... multiple lists but only for one user. Also I am getting emails promoting other marketers products from Gary Ambrose, this is fine but I did not expect this, so if I create a listwire account for a customer (which I also don't know if I can do) I assume they would get the same.

I wonder if you warriors have any advice for me
Many Thanks...

I've said it once, and I'll say it again...

There are NO EMAILS sent to your subscribers. It's YOUR list, not ours...

What we do is send offers to our members. It's the list-building strategy that's older than the internet... offer something of value for free in exchange for the opt-in. That's what List Wire does, and why you, as a member, will get our offers.

-Gary Ambrose

Michelle E · 11-03-2011, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary_The_Ace

I've said it once, and I'll say it again...

There are NO EMAILS sent to your subscribers. It's YOUR list, not ours...

What we do is send offers to our members. It's the list-building strategy that's older than the internet... offer something of value for free in exchange for the opt-in. That's what List Wire does, and why you, as a member, will get our offers.

-Gary Ambrose

Hi Gary
I never said that you would send emails to my subscribers, I said that if I created an account with yourselves for my offline customers, they would possibly receive emails from you.
I also said that there were some things that I wasn't sure of, but you chose to not greet me, not answer any of my uncertainties and misquote me.
Have a great day anyway
Michelle

rts2271 · 11-03-2011, 06:46 PM

Self hosted
Elite Autoresponder. It's like ARP but with modern ESP features. ARP4 has been coming soon for 2 years now.
Send Studio for heavy duty mailing
3rd Party
Get Response
iContact
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Gary_The_Ace · 11-03-2011, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michelle E

Hi Gary
I never said that you would send emails to my subscribers, I said that if I created an account with yourselves for my offline customers, they would possibly receive emails from you.
I also said that there were some things that I wasn't sure of, but you chose to not greet me, not answer any of my uncertainties and misquote me.
Have a great day anyway
Michelle

OH GOOD GOD... What part of, we don't email your subscribers, isn't clear?

If you created an account, and clients of yours were on that list, we would NOT email those people, ever... for any reason, period!

It's YOUR list, not our list... we would email YOU personally, but would NOT email anyone on your list.

-Gary Ambrose
List Wire

Paleochora · 11-04-2011, 02:24 AM

@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.

RobKonrad · 11-04-2011, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suthan M

My choice would be

1. Aweber
2. Getresponse
3. There is not #3.

If you can't get aweber, go for getresponse.

Well, there are

. THe problem is that the next step are professional mailing proviers such as emailvision / campaigncommander, that are LIGHTYEARS away from Aweber & Co.

Downsite: Setup costs for those start at 10'000 USD and monthly fees are 2500+.

So that only makes sense if you have a huge list, if you want to do REALLY personalised stuff or have high-ticket products....

Cheers,
Rob

Michelle E · 11-04-2011, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paleochora

@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.

Thank you so much Barry, that is exactly what I was asking
Michelle

sirtiman · 11-04-2011, 04:27 AM

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

Gary_The_Ace · 11-04-2011, 09:31 PM

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?

twocolor · 11-05-2011, 10:51 AM

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!

Isaiah Jackson · 11-06-2011, 10:49 AM

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

xxxJamesxxx · 11-06-2011, 11:41 AM

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

Gary_The_Ace · 11-08-2011, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashtree

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

Why would it? The overwhelming majority of paid autoresponder services include a link back to their sites... just like we do.

Who exactly? Well, iContact, Contant Contact, Office AutoPilot, InfusionSoft, Bronto, and the list goes on.

A link back to us isn't going to kill conversions on anything.

-Gary Ambrose
List Wire

aboutalhah · 11-11-2011, 11:12 AM

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

Franck

10-06-2011, 09:08 PM	#1
cashtree Advanced Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 603 Thanks: 74 Thanked 92 Times in 70 Posts Contact Info	Aweber alternatives Aweber is pricey, $20 for 500 subscribers. I'm thinking about just letting my pc run 24/7 have it monitor my db for new subscribers and then auto emailing them using my gmail account or whatever, thoughts?

10-06-2011, 09:11 PM	#2
Whos That Guru Hi, I'm Rob. War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SC Posts: 1,461 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 686 Thanked 480 Times in 352 Posts Contact Info	Re: Aweber alternatives 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.

10-06-2011, 09:16 PM	#4
Whos That Guru Hi, I'm Rob. War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SC Posts: 1,461 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 686 Thanked 480 Times in 352 Posts Contact Info	Re: Aweber alternatives I dunno, lol I've never done a list before.. but this is what I got right now http://i52.tinypic.com/4ibi1g.png

10-06-2011, 09:42 PM	#5
realtimeprospecting World Traveller Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 59 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking	Re: Aweber alternatives 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.

10-07-2011, 03:33 PM	#6
olliepa Active Warrior Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 84 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Aweber alternatives 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!

10-06-2011, 09:12 PM	#3
cashtree Advanced Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 603 Thanks: 74 Thanked 92 Times in 70 Posts Contact Info	Re: Aweber alternatives Doesn't that advertisment kill your lead? seems unprofessional to me, but I don't know if it matters.

10-08-2011, 10:10 AM	#7
Ant Marshall Never set limits. War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 216 Thanks: 57 Thanked 53 Times in 33 Posts Contact Info	I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? 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

10-08-2011, 10:21 AM	#8
trevord92 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 238 Thanks: 5 Thanked 89 Times in 22 Posts Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? GetResponse are one of the main competitors for Aweber. Not tried it but plenty of people I know have used MailChimp outside the IM field. Then there are people like Constant Contact and Infusionsoft At least one of those should be able to get you up and running pretty fast.

10-08-2011, 10:34 AM	#9
Ant Marshall Never set limits. War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 216 Thanks: 57 Thanked 53 Times in 33 Posts Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? Thanks Trevor!

10-08-2011, 10:47 AM	#10
theKnurd Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: TX Posts: 11 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? Also, iContact seems to be used by a lot of marketers that mail me.

10-08-2011, 10:48 AM	#11
Chris Lengley Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 75 Thanks: 80 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? "Imnica Mail"... I am not sure right now but I've seen many people using this, and they are satisfied. I am also going to try it. Imnica mail service and price is rather better. Let's see... These days aweber is creating problem, as far as I know.

10-08-2011, 10:51 AM	#12
SamirRastogi Samir War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA Posts: 123 Thanks: 55 Thanked 39 Times in 18 Posts	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? I would go with mailchimp. They have a free plan where you can store up to 2,000 subscribers and send up to 12,000 emails per month. -Samir

10-08-2011, 01:02 PM	#14
apra Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 6 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? Why not try Listwire (It is entirely FREE and has all the features of the paid ones)

10-08-2011, 01:04 PM	#15
braincandy7 Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 640 Thanks: 81 Thanked 82 Times in 71 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? I would suggest staying away from Icontact. They are fairly big but i have heard of a few people having problems with them. I did look at them when i first started out and they looked less user friendly than others. That may have been because i was new myself at that point though

10-08-2011, 01:05 PM	#16
LOM Ken Davis Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Waldorf Md Posts: 51 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? I'm with aweber. They have worked well for me, but I heard get response is also very good. I would choose get response or constant contact if I couldn't use aweber. Hope you at least find a email provider. Anyone one of those will work.

10-08-2011, 01:20 PM	#17
apra Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 6 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? Listwire is very easy to use and totally FREE with all the features of the paid ones.

10-08-2011, 02:27 PM	#18
Suthan M Yezzar.com War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 3,762 Blog Entries: 13 Thanks: 130 Thanked 222 Times in 156 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? My choice would be 1. Aweber 2. Getresponse 3. There is not #3. If you can't get aweber, go for getresponse.

10-09-2011, 04:49 PM	#19
Charles Evans Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? Getresponse or Mailchimp........

10-09-2011, 05:01 PM	#20
Augie Johnston HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 141 Thanks: 36 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? Listwire is not that great because they send your subscribers to ads and stuff. Mailchimp doesn't allow afiliate marketing. I would recommend Imnica Mail. They start you at 1 dollar a month and then it's only 7 bucks a month after that.

10-09-2011, 05:10 PM	#21
brentb Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 74 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? I have used many mail services... MailChimp is good for small business, not for massive campaigns or affiliates - it is free to use under 2k subscribers last time i checked. So great for some, not for others... Infusionsoft has bomb @$$ software which is awesome to use however they have a steep price with their one time setup fee. Also, willing to work with you on spam rate issues as long as you are taking verifiable steps towards correcting the issue... iContact is generally just all around average, ehh - they do have a strict spam policy EasyContact lacks many advanced features but for basic emailing its fine - no merge fields and importing larger than 1.5k contacts is a pain.... I know I have used a few more but I can't remember off the top of my head....

10-09-2011, 11:26 PM	#22
go4wealth HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lynwood, CA , . Posts: 114 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 8 Thanked 32 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Aweber alternatives 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.

10-10-2011, 03:21 AM	#23
Gary M. HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 123 Thanks: 83 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Aweber alternatives I'm really liking constant contact right now. So far my experience has been good. Good customer service and good deliverabilty rates.

10-10-2011, 03:34 AM	#24
Gary M. HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 123 Thanks: 83 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? I highly recommend constant contact as a good aweber alternative. They have good deliverability rates and their customer service is awesome.

11-01-2011, 01:30 PM	#25
vivi62 Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 512 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 14 Thanked 48 Times in 40 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? 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

11-02-2011, 05:13 PM	#29
Brian Lett SEMwhiz has released! War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 168 Thanks: 27 Thanked 41 Times in 33 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? 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.

11-02-2011, 06:02 PM	#30
AmandaT Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: WA, USA Posts: 1,374 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 735 Thanked 668 Times in 360 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? 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.

11-02-2011, 07:02 PM	#31
Michelle E Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 24 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? Hi everyone, I currently use Aweber for my business, but I have been asked to create websites and fan pages for local businesses. They do not have a big budget as you can probably imagine and also do not understand what I am talking about when I am explaining the options to them. So... I am creating wordpress sites with static pages, if they are internet savvy I will add a blog page... NOW... do I offer lead capture? If so how and what to offer... I could not offer it and just get paid for the site creation, then mention an add on afterwards, or could set up an autoresponder for them and hope they get to grips.... The thing is, as I see it, if you cannot setup a page, you can't really operate an autoresponder... but of course I could be completely wrong, as I'm speaking from my own perspective. I signed up for listwire, but not looked into at length so please forgive me if I am wrong, but it looks like you can only use it for one user... multiple lists but only for one user. Also I am getting emails promoting other marketers products from Gary Ambrose, this is fine but I did not expect this, so if I create a listwire account for a customer (which I also don't know if I can do) I assume they would get the same. I wonder if you warriors have any advice for me Many Thanks...

11-02-2011, 07:10 PM	#32
TopKat22 Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,871 Thanks: 403 Thanked 391 Times in 325 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? 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.

11-03-2011, 06:46 PM	#35
rts2271 Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lawrenceville GA Posts: 615 Thanks: 54 Thanked 141 Times in 102 Posts Social Networking	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? Self hosted Elite Autoresponder. It's like ARP but with modern ESP features. ARP4 has been coming soon for 2 years now. Send Studio for heavy duty mailing 3rd Party Get Response iContact Listrak

11-04-2011, 02:24 AM	#37
Paleochora Barry Rodgers War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Big, wet ball with billions of others Posts: 874 Thanks: 108 Thanked 230 Times in 158 Posts Social Networking	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? @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.

11-04-2011, 04:27 AM	#40
sirtiman Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 646 Thanks: 77 Thanked 63 Times in 60 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? Imnicamail just below $6/month. Worth to try. Payment by Paypal is accepted.

11-04-2011, 09:31 PM	#41
Gary_The_Ace Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: , , USA. Posts: 1,179 Thanks: 41 Thanked 176 Times in 82 Posts	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? 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?

11-05-2011, 10:51 AM	#42
twocolor HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: , , USA. Posts: 334 Thanks: 40 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts	Re: Aweber alternatives 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!

11-06-2011, 10:49 AM	#43
Isaiah Jackson Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 336 Thanks: 65 Thanked 54 Times in 48 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Aweber alternatives 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

11-06-2011, 11:41 AM	#44
xxxJamesxxx Lurking since 2006 War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 1,620 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 23 Thanked 329 Times in 199 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: I can't use Aweber. Who do I use? 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