List building script

Danny Cutts · 10-20-2009, 10:36 PM

Hello warriors,

I have been using Get repsonse for my list building but while I was looking at Fantastico on my Cpanel I saw this!

phplist.com : Homepage : home

Looks pretty good to be honest I might test it out but just thought I would ask to see if anybody else has had experience using it?

All the best

Danny

shaddai · 10-20-2009, 11:04 PM

I set it up on my server for a client...it does what it's supposed to do. However, I'm not 100% sure I'm in love with it. It leaves phplist links in every email it sends & it has them on the signup & thank you pages as well. You can get the 'powered by' image to go away, but it will replace it with a text link. Phplist doesn't have a paid/no back links version either, so if you're setting it up for a client where the extra links aren't gonna fly, you sadly have to start hackin code...or find a different option.

Customizing the signup page layouts is best left to a PHP geek, although you can edit the HTML portions of the footers & headers yourself from the control panel.

What is does that is cool though is that it can be set up to deliver messages through a pop/smtp connection...meaning if you technically could be sending your mailings from a free gmail server that has excellent sender reputation :-) I don't know if google would catch it or not though...but you can always do it till they tell you to quit it!

It's been a while, but I seem to remember there were some issues to get it working right with Lighttpd & Qmail which involved some server tweeking...not sure if your server is Apache/sendmail or lighttd/qmail. Most webservers are Apache..which is why mine are lighttpd..not as many hackers know about lighttpd.

If I were to reccomend a free mailing list script, I think I'd point people at PHPMailer-ML instead. It's quite a bit simpler in it's execution, but is definitely a free single list script that isn't peppered with links everywhere.

Just my $.02
Todd

shaddai · 10-20-2009, 11:07 PM

Was just reading the phpmailer-ml page, and I guess they've modified it to handle multiple lists now...

Danny Cutts · 10-20-2009, 11:18 PM

I tried installing using fantastico and well it crashed so I uninstalled and going to run with aweber!

time is money!

Thanks for the reveiw

Danny

Lance Johnson · 10-20-2009, 11:50 PM

One thing is to remember, is email hosts won't automatically have your server white listed, and count it as SPAM in many more cases than AWeber, GetResponse, or some other large mailing list.

Even though there are some pretty robust, FREE php mailing lists, you get what you pay for.

Just my $.02.

-Lance

shaddai · 10-21-2009, 12:08 AM

That's why they have the SMTP options...you can hook them to Gmail instead of using the sendmail/qmail setup on your own server.

designfuschion · 10-21-2009, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaddai

That's why they have the SMTP options...you can hook them to Gmail instead of using the sendmail/qmail setup on your own server.

could you please explain this further? So technically you can use gmail to mass email using free autoresponder scripts using smtp somehow?

Danny Cutts · 10-21-2009, 04:24 AM

I decided to run with aweber!

My time is very valueable so seemed to be worth the $200

Thanks for the advice

Danny

jamespitt · 10-21-2009, 04:29 AM

phplist is a great tool to start off with & you can certainly remove the text at the end if you know a bit of PHP / pay a little bit. However, once you start getting problems with your domain or gmail (who hates people putting big newsletters though their accounts) you can get in trouble.
But - if you don't think your list is going to be really big or ever annoy people, it's a great system. I used it for an art group with about 4000 members with no problems.

10-20-2009, 10:36 PM	#1
Danny Cutts SEO IS EASY... War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Middleton On Sea, United Kingdom. Posts: 1,699 Thanks: 212 Thanked 116 Times in 82 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	List building script Hello warriors, I have been using Get repsonse for my list building but while I was looking at Fantastico on my Cpanel I saw this! phplist.com : Homepage : home Looks pretty good to be honest I might test it out but just thought I would ask to see if anybody else has had experience using it? All the best Danny
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10-20-2009, 11:04 PM	#2
shaddai HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 196 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	Re: List building script I set it up on my server for a client...it does what it's supposed to do. However, I'm not 100% sure I'm in love with it. It leaves phplist links in every email it sends & it has them on the signup & thank you pages as well. You can get the 'powered by' image to go away, but it will replace it with a text link. Phplist doesn't have a paid/no back links version either, so if you're setting it up for a client where the extra links aren't gonna fly, you sadly have to start hackin code...or find a different option. Customizing the signup page layouts is best left to a PHP geek, although you can edit the HTML portions of the footers & headers yourself from the control panel. What is does that is cool though is that it can be set up to deliver messages through a pop/smtp connection...meaning if you technically could be sending your mailings from a free gmail server that has excellent sender reputation :-) I don't know if google would catch it or not though...but you can always do it till they tell you to quit it! It's been a while, but I seem to remember there were some issues to get it working right with Lighttpd & Qmail which involved some server tweeking...not sure if your server is Apache/sendmail or lighttd/qmail. Most webservers are Apache..which is why mine are lighttpd..not as many hackers know about lighttpd. If I were to reccomend a free mailing list script, I think I'd point people at PHPMailer-ML instead. It's quite a bit simpler in it's execution, but is definitely a free single list script that isn't peppered with links everywhere. Just my $.02 Todd

10-20-2009, 11:07 PM	#3
shaddai HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 196 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	Re: List building script Was just reading the phpmailer-ml page, and I guess they've modified it to handle multiple lists now...

10-20-2009, 11:18 PM	#4
Danny Cutts SEO IS EASY... War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Middleton On Sea, United Kingdom. Posts: 1,699 Thanks: 212 Thanked 116 Times in 82 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: List building script I tried installing using fantastico and well it crashed so I uninstalled and going to run with aweber! time is money! Thanks for the reveiw Danny
	A Real Marketer Danny Cutts... If You Want TO Get More Traffic To Your Sites Then You Need This... :-) PLR TITAN - PLR Special Warriors get a huge 50% discount!!! Use warrior50 when you checkout

10-20-2009, 11:50 PM	#5
Lance Johnson Process Lover War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Richmond, VA, USA. Posts: 247 Thanks: 12 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts Contact Info	Re: List building script One thing is to remember, is email hosts won't automatically have your server white listed, and count it as SPAM in many more cases than AWeber, GetResponse, or some other large mailing list. Even though there are some pretty robust, FREE php mailing lists, you get what you pay for. Just my $.02. -Lance
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10-21-2009, 12:08 AM	#6
shaddai HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 196 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	Re: List building script That's why they have the SMTP options...you can hook them to Gmail instead of using the sendmail/qmail setup on your own server.

10-21-2009, 04:24 AM	#8
Danny Cutts SEO IS EASY... War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Middleton On Sea, United Kingdom. Posts: 1,699 Thanks: 212 Thanked 116 Times in 82 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: List building script I decided to run with aweber! My time is very valueable so seemed to be worth the $200 Thanks for the advice Danny
	A Real Marketer Danny Cutts... If You Want TO Get More Traffic To Your Sites Then You Need This... :-) PLR TITAN - PLR Special Warriors get a huge 50% discount!!! Use warrior50 when you checkout

10-21-2009, 04:29 AM	#9
jamespitt HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London, England Posts: 251 Thanks: 29 Thanked 32 Times in 27 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: List building script phplist is a great tool to start off with & you can certainly remove the text at the end if you know a bit of PHP / pay a little bit. However, once you start getting problems with your domain or gmail (who hates people putting big newsletters though their accounts) you can get in trouble. But - if you don't think your list is going to be really big or ever annoy people, it's a great system. I used it for an art group with about 4000 members with no problems.