E-mail capture pages without auto responders.

[Jon Tees]

How wise is it to use e-mail capture pages without auto responders? Many people like to add a personal touch when they e-mail their lists or particular people on their list and auto responders seem unprofessional to some. Every capture page I’ve seen sort of ties into an auto responder in some way.

To many auto responders are a modern convenience that makes life alot easier, but to others they are equal to automated customer service menus and don’t feel as though you are dealing with a real person, but rather some sort of robot trying to sell you something.

[Troy_Phillips]

I would only use an autoresponder . While it may seem robotic , I would rather push a button and send out 10,000 emails than worry about the few that is put off by autoresponders .

[mikeyman120]

Originally Posted by Jon Tees

How wise is it to use e-mail capture pages without auto responders?

Not wise at all! In fact as far I know an email capture page without an autoresponder is a waste of space. How else were you thinking of using it if not with an autoresponder?

Mike

[Troy_Phillips]

Originally Posted by mikeyman120

Not wise at all! In fact as far I know an email capture page without an autoresponder is a waste of space. How else were you thinking of using it if not with an autoresponder?

Mike

Actually there is software out there that will send the info directly to your own address book. Don't understand how anyone could see this as being an option but to each his own

[Networking_now]

Using an Op-tin form on your page, 'without' an autoresponder isnt a great idea, because with an autoresponder series you can make future sales to regular customers.

Including an optin without an autoresponder, you are simply 'leaving' money on the table

[Adil AKKUS]

IMHO, auto-mailing to multiple addresses is OK, but autoresponder is problematic. If I send two messages and recieve the same responses twice, probably I would not send the third one. )

Adil AKKUS

[John A Goodwin]

You will save a lot of time and make way more money by using an autoresponder.

[Troy_Phillips]

Originally Posted by Adil AKKUS

IMHO, auto-mailing to multiple addresses is OK, but autoresponder is problematic. If I send two messages and recieve the same responses twice, probably I would not send the third one. )

Adil AKKUS

What if that response was "here is my credit card numbers "

[Jon Tees]

Would any of these auto responders/e-mail capture pages work in terms of getting people to keep returning and buying products/services from a blog? I don’t really have any products or services that I’ve created myself, although I’m thinking of the income possibilities of writing and selling an e-book or two.

I still have that old school mentality. Build long, lasting personal relationships with your customers. Offer them something of value and they’ll return and buy from you again and again.

[Troy_Phillips]

Originally Posted by Jon Tees

Would any of these auto responders/e-mail capture pages work in terms of getting people to keep returning and buying products/services from a blog? I don’t really have any products or services that I’ve created myself, although I’m thinking of the income possibilities of writing and selling an e-book or two.

If you put the link in the follow ups they would visit a few times .

I would suggest adding some affiliate stuff to the follow ups if you do not have your own products .

I have my list so used to seeing my own stuff that a couple of months ago I sent an affiliate link and several of them didn't like it .

Ever what you get your list used to is what you can expect and what they expect .

[actionplanbiz]

Originally Posted by Troy_Phillips

I would only use an autoresponder . While it may seem robotic , I would rather push a button and send out 10,000 emails than worry about the few that is put off by autoresponders .

I agree, I would Only do 3-5 auto follow up.

[Troy_Phillips]

Originally Posted by actionplanbiz

I agree, I would Only do 3-5 auto follow up.

Just wondering on the reasoning behind 3-5 follow ups . I won't even paste the form code on a site unless it has at least a couple of months of follow ups in it and most of my responders have a year of content already in them before they go live .

Common knowledge is that it takes 7 times for someone to buy . Now I don't buy into that theory myself . I have never saw anything that really backs it up. I do believe that the list member should get a look at something a few times .

The first couple of emails will be excitement builders and may only have a link in the sig file .

Then I will ramp up until the last email in the products series may be almost a blatant sales pitch .

I don't stop here . If they are not interested in the first product , I simply start trying to build interest in something different .

Rinse and repeat .

[LincolnKK]

Having an email squeeze page without a autoresponder is totally fine!

I've done that while I was creating my product.
They were pretty happy to receive updates.

I'll create an autoresponder later after the launch.

So It all depends on the situation. It's never black or white.

[ppcpimp]

if you are doing any volume of leads and plan to f/u with them immediately, I can't imagine not using an autoresponder. I am not sure there is any other real alternative.

[summer07]

Originally Posted by Jon Tees

Would any of these auto responders/e-mail capture pages work in terms of getting people to keep returning and buying products/services from a blog? I don’t really have any products or services that I’ve created myself, although I’m thinking of the income possibilities of writing and selling an e-book or two.

I still have that old school mentality. Build long, lasting personal relationships with your customers. Offer them something of value and they’ll return and buy from you again and again.

I'm not sure if I understand your question accurately, but you can use autoresponders in a friendly and personal way.

• Instead of using a templated, mass-marketed squeeze page (email capture page), just include the autoresponder optin-in code somewhere on your web page, on a page of your wordpress blog or in the sidebar. It's much lower-key that way.
  
• Include an opt-in form on you site, but don't make it mandatory for people to sign up before you give them something. Just set it up and let people know they can join your list if they would like to be notified about new posts, or products, etc. That way sign-ups are voluntary, not "forced".
  
• You can have a series of prepared messages loaded into your autoresponder, but write and send more personal and topical messages in between the scheduled emails.
  
• Think of it (and use it) more as a way to automate your communication rather than shoving unwanted email at people. It's just another way to save you time...like using word processing software versus writing everything with a pencil.

Hope that helps,

Audre