This may seem like a dumb question....

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I have an email contact list with about 1300 addresses on it. What is the best autoresponder to use to import contacts. I have it in a CSV and an Excel format. My brother, who is actually in marketing as well, game me this list to help me get started. So, I need some advice from the experts.:confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Birch
    Most autoresponders out there will not allow importing email addresses as there will be a HIGH chance of being reported for spam.

    I have seen one (can't remember the name) that will allow importing of addresses . . . if you can prove double optin data.

    My advice is to build your own list.
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  • Profile picture of the author Barry Unruh
    Originally Posted by stealthmayhem View Post

    My brother, who is actually in marketing as well, game me this list to help me get started.
    That portion of your comment guarantees no professional autoresponder service will touch the list.

    Not a single one of those email addresses opted into your list. They opted in to someone else's list.

    Your brother could send them an email introducing you, and try to drive them to a squeeze page you setup with a great free offer. When they sign up for your list, they are your contacts.

    As far as companies to check out, try Aweber, GetResponse, and Imnica to get an idea of good quality companies.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    Originally Posted by stealthmayhem View Post

    I have an email contact list with about 1300 addresses on it. What is the best autoresponder to use to import contacts. I have it in a CSV and an Excel format. My brother, who is actually in marketing as well, game me this list to help me get started. So, I need some advice from the experts.:confused:
    After reading this thread you are FAR better off building your own list from scratch. This way you are CHOOSING their point of entry, you can choose to use single or double opt-in, and you customize your own autoresponders and broadcasts to build a relationship with them. Sure you can buy some autoresponder script, upload it to a 3rd party server (or your own), and do all this yourself, but I wouldn't even give that advice to my enemies.

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    • Profile picture of the author Paul Myers
      Rod,
      I wouldn't even give that advice to my enemies.
      Any enemy that's smart enough to worry about would know better than to take it.


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  • Profile picture of the author rayx
    Why not have your brother send an email to his list promoting your squeeze page? ...nobody likes to be added to a list they didn't even sign up to (although, it's possible with 3rd party autoresponders)
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  • Profile picture of the author msfunding
    I believe you can import into Aweber but the list with have to opt in to receive any email that is sent through it. The emails on the list that do not respond to the opt in request are permanently deleted I believe.
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    If your brother wants to help you, he should run an ad for your list inside his list, pointing to your optin page. That way, his loyal fans would have a choice in the matter, and you would have a list safe enough to send your own emails.
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    • Profile picture of the author stealthmayhem
      Thank you for the information. I think I will ask my brother if he will "introduce" me to his list. That way, everyone knows what is going on, and they can choose to opt-in to my list if they want to.
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