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Managing lists in AWeber?

by Nightengale
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Hi all,

Ok, I'm in the middle of gearing up for some MAJOR list-building and have a question about managing lists in AWeber. I want to set this up right in the beginning so that it doesn't get out of control later.

1. My main list's opt-in form is on my home page. I can tweak the follow up messages (autoresponders) depending on what freebie I'm offering.

2. The second list is for a contest I created. Because I'm running the contest at the same time as my "normal" list-building efforts (with the main freebie offer), and I intend to run ongoing different contests/giveaways, I decided to create a separate list.

3. I want to do ongoing live calls for promotional purposes and am creating a THIRD list.

Now, I can have different calls at different times and then segment the list and specify which message goes to which segment and when. Ditto for #1 and #2 above.

I don't want to create an unmanageable number of lists and I want to avoid sending out duplicate messages as much as possible.

But since each of these will be ongoing, I don't really see how I can combine these lists.

How do you manage your lists? How do I manage this so it doesn't get out of control in the future and I don't end up sending multiple messages to the same people? I know duplication happens occasionally, but I want to avoid it as much as possible.

Thanks,
Michelle
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    Originally Posted by Nightengale View Post

    How do I manage this so it doesn't get out of control in the future and I don't end up sending multiple messages to the same people? I know duplication happens occasionally, but I want to avoid it as much as possible.

    Thanks,
    Michelle
    Simple. When you go to send a broadcast message you simply check the box that says remove duplicates. That way if someone is on more than one list they will only get that broadcast message once.
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    • Profile picture of the author Nightengale
      Will,

      Thanks. However, I already knew that. It's not JUST about duplicates.

      It's about not sending messages to the wrong people -- like messages about a contest (to people who signed up through a contest) to those who signed up for a freebie (no contest involved).

      The "remove duplicates" feature and the ability to segment the lists DOES help quite a bit. But if my autoresponder in my main list talks about a contest (and someone signed up for a freebie on another page), it's going to be very confusing.

      So I've separated everything into three lists (so far). Actually, it's 6 lists since I have two sites aimed at different niches.

      That's manageable. I'm just trying to think ahead and not create a huge mess later -- now.

      Michelle
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