Aweber Broadcast Message Question!

SeanyG · 09-23-2009, 01:28 AM

Hey guys,

So I just sent a broadcast message out to my list of 4000+ subscribers in Plain Text.

The clicks and opens say 0 despite it being a day later. Is this because its not in html?

My past broadcasts in html and plain have had the tracking working.

I did check link tracking when saving the message in the first place.

Thanks for your help!

~Sean

Traffic-Bug · 09-23-2009, 01:34 AM

I would assume that becoz the links are in plain text, users are copy pasting the links if they are clicking through. and they are leaving out the tracking part of the url somehow (the ?=& parameters)

Frosy · 09-23-2009, 05:02 AM

If you have the tracking option checked in Aweber then standard text links (in plain text emails) will become Aweber tracking links.

I would think that your email was more likely to reach all of it readers as it was plain text. I'm still a big fan a plain text emails.

All the best
Dave

waihon · 09-23-2009, 05:24 AM

I'm a user of AWeber for slightly more than a month now. I learned even before I joined AWeber that one should always broadcast in both HTML and Text format.

Most Internet users are using email clients that support HTML format. If you broadcast only in Text format, these subscribers might not be able to receive your email.

Frosy · 09-23-2009, 05:36 AM

One of Awebers great features is to create a Split Test Broadcast.

This is an excellent way to split test the emails you send out to your list. The split testing allows you to see which type of emails your list reads, what subject lines work, what stories work best etc etc etc...

Test it out, you'll be pleasantly surprise with the results

Best regards
David

09-23-2009, 01:28 AM	#1
SeanyG Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 741 Thanks: 282 Thanked 43 Times in 25 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Aweber Broadcast Message Question! Hey guys, So I just sent a broadcast message out to my list of 4000+ subscribers in Plain Text. The clicks and opens say 0 despite it being a day later. Is this because its not in html? My past broadcasts in html and plain have had the tracking working. I did check link tracking when saving the message in the first place. Thanks for your help! ~Sean
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09-23-2009, 01:34 AM	#2
Traffic-Bug Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,196 Thanks: 3 Thanked 69 Times in 61 Posts Social Networking	Re: Aweber Broadcast Message Question! I would assume that becoz the links are in plain text, users are copy pasting the links if they are clicking through. and they are leaving out the tracking part of the url somehow (the ?=& parameters)
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09-23-2009, 05:02 AM	#3
Frosy Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking	Re: Aweber Broadcast Message Question! If you have the tracking option checked in Aweber then standard text links (in plain text emails) will become Aweber tracking links. I would think that your email was more likely to reach all of it readers as it was plain text. I'm still a big fan a plain text emails. All the best Dave
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09-23-2009, 05:24 AM	#4
waihon HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Posts: 113 Thanks: 10 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts Social Networking	Re: Aweber Broadcast Message Question! I'm a user of AWeber for slightly more than a month now. I learned even before I joined AWeber that one should always broadcast in both HTML and Text format. Most Internet users are using email clients that support HTML format. If you broadcast only in Text format, these subscribers might not be able to receive your email.

09-23-2009, 05:36 AM	#5
Frosy Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking	Re: Aweber Broadcast Message Question! One of Awebers great features is to create a Split Test Broadcast. This is an excellent way to split test the emails you send out to your list. The split testing allows you to see which type of emails your list reads, what subject lines work, what stories work best etc etc etc... Test it out, you'll be pleasantly surprise with the results Best regards David
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