I need an email autoresponder service...

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Please don't recommend AWeber, GetResponse, iContact, or MailChimp.

I'm looking to signup for a new autoresponder service for a new business, and I can't find one with suitable pricing.

I plan on having 100,000 optins or more, and the top 4 services I see here all have HORRIBLE pricing for large lists.

Does anyone know of an email autoresponder service that does not charge an arm and a leg to store and mail large list?

I'd love to find a service that has a pricing scale like AWeber and GetResponse USED TO HAVE... $20/mo for the first 10,000 subscribers, plus $10/mo for each additional 10,000. (That would be $120/mo for 100k vs. $700+/mo for the ones listed above.)
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  • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
    I understand wanting to watch your expenses but you need to consider deliverability rates, as well. And if your list is monetized properly, the cost of the autoresponder service should be a tiny percentage of your income when you get to the 100,000 subscribers you think you'll get.

    I'm just saying be careful of being penny wise and pound foolish.

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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Huynh
    Aweber has a many private label providers of their service that have the old pricing. For example, check out Profollow.com

    Here is the pricing shown on their order page:

    12 month(s) recurring - $179.40 - Save $60.00!
    6 month(s) recurring - $101.70 - Save $18.00!
    3 month(s) recurring - $53.85 - Save $6.00!
    1 month(s) recurring - $19.95
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  • Profile picture of the author Tom1985
    I was reading a blog the other day that recommende a company called Imnica Mail.

    They seem to have really good pricing, but I cannot vouch for them as I have never used them.

    Here is their pricing plan:

    (www).imnicamail.com/plans-pricing/ <can't link cause I don't have enough posts up yet.
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  • Profile picture of the author Adam Sussman
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave Stewart
    Thanks Tina. Delivery rates are very important. On the flip-side, I'm kinda lazy and don't have a stable of products to promote. So, won't be emailing every day... so spending $1000 a month for a service that I'll only use a few times a month is hard to fathom.

    Thanks, Tom and Adam. I know one of the owners of ImicaMail... I had forgotten that they have an email service.

    Thanks Gary!! That's freakin' spectacular!

    Is there any truth to the rumors that the "grandfathered" plans use servers with 'dity' IP's and have much lower deliverability?
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  • Profile picture of the author ikontent
    Traffic wave has a "one price fits all sizes" pricing; no idea how good or bad they are, don't take this as a "recommended"...

    Or if you don't mind the ad crap that comes with free responders, check out freeautobot.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave Stewart
    Hey precious_ngwu, Is that the "Autopilot System Pro 2.0" that you mention in your sig?

    How does your system compare to AutoResponsePlus? (You can PM me a link, if it;s against the TOS to do so here.)
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  • Profile picture of the author Jesus Perez
    ProFollow is Aweber's private label system. It also uses their old features and pricing as well.

    Personally, I'm looking at ImnicaMail a bit more every day.
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  • Profile picture of the author Matthew Shane Roe
    Their is a company called ATS that has one. They also provide hosting and webinar rooms as well. All for $20 a month. Their auto responder tells you when a message is forwarded as well as opened and their is no upsell for larger lists. It's all a flat fee. I can give you the link for anyone interested, just pm me.
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  • Profile picture of the author ozduc
    Originally Posted by Dave Stewart View Post

    I'd love to find a service that has a pricing scale like AWeber and GetResponse USED TO HAVE... $20/mo for the first 10,000 subscribers, plus $10/mo for each additional 10,000. (That would be $120/mo for 100k vs. $700+/mo for the ones listed above.)
    Bingo! Here's the jackpot. The best part is it is an aweber private license so the engine and support is aweber.
    listping.com
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  • Profile picture of the author iYingHang
    Hey mate, there's always Imnica Mail for you.

    Cheers,
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  • Profile picture of the author Damz
    It's better to buy a email marketing software and a Dedicated server($175/mo at Host gator) and run your own hosted Autoresponder service from your own servers...
    just my 2 cents
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave Stewart
    Hey DamZ, I have also been looking around at hosts that will allow large volumes of email. HostGator is NOT one of them.

    That's right, for $175/mo you can only send a maximum of 600 emails per hour.

    There are some hosts that allow it, but they are not easy to find.

    This may be the route I go eventually, but I'd prefer to have all the whitelisting and IP management and DomainKeys and SafeSenders etc etc taken care of by people who are paid to do nothing but that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Richard Tunnah
    Originally Posted by Dave Stewart View Post

    Please don't recommend AWeber, GetResponse, iContact, or MailChimp.

    I'm looking to signup for a new autoresponder service for a new business, and I can't find one with suitable pricing.

    I plan on having 100,000 optins or more, and the top 4 services I see here all have HORRIBLE pricing for large lists.

    Does anyone know of an email autoresponder service that does not charge an arm and a leg to store and mail large list?

    I'd love to find a service that has a pricing scale like AWeber and GetResponse USED TO HAVE... $20/mo for the first 10,000 subscribers, plus $10/mo for each additional 10,000. (That would be $120/mo for 100k vs. $700+/mo for the ones listed above.)
    Dave,
    With respect you got this backwards. IF you get a opt-in list of 100,000 regardless of how many times you contact them you should be making way more from your list than the cost of the autoresponder! If not then IM isn't for you.

    Rich
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    • Profile picture of the author DogScout
      Originally Posted by Richard Tunnah View Post

      Dave,
      With respect you got this backwards. IF you get a opt-in list of 100,000 regardless of how many times you contact them you should be making way more from your list than the cost of the autoresponder! If not then IM isn't for you.

      Rich
      That is true,
      However I have a TrafficWave account that has better in-box delivery rate at a single low price than many of the better known services. Sometimes I think they just raise the price with number of contacts because as is said, with that many contacts, the client should be able to pay for the over priced junk.
      (Can I say PM me?)
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  • Profile picture of the author Baselstm
    There are good self hosting scripts which you can search for in Clickbank so just type in autoresponder scripts
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  • Profile picture of the author iw433
    ProFollow is Aweber's private label system. It also uses their old features and pricing as well. Profollow.com is the best way to go for my money.
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