Autoresponder and Building a List Newbie Questions

13 years ago

An autoresponder like Aweber will work on blogger. This is probably one of the more popular autoresponders around the IM industry and is as user friendly as you will get. They also have a 30 day trial for $1 I believe. I've been using them for a few years now and love them.

The other good thing is a lot of other people on this forum also use Aweber so there will always be lots of people to help you out if you ever get stuck.

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Daniel_James_Warburton

13 years ago

Why not try Email Marketing Solutions from TrafficWave.net | email marketing autoresponders ?

(by the way, this is NOT an affiliate link. Check the url or google it!)

They have a 30 day trial for free, are MUCH cheaper than aweber yet still very user friendly.

The trial costs nothing too.

Give them a go!

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WillR

13 years ago

It's important to consider the typical deliverability rate of the service you choose as well. Don't just go for the cheapest option. There is no point using a cheap service if none of your emails actually get through. I have no idea about the autoresponder recommended by the poster above so I can't comment on that but I do know that Aweber has a great reputation deliverability rate because of their strict rules.

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trafficwave

13 years ago

Originally Posted by WillR

It's important to consider the typical deliverability rate of the service you choose as well. Don't just go for the cheapest option. There is no point using a cheap service if none of your emails actually get through. I have no idea about the autoresponder recommended by the poster above so I can't comment on that but I do know that Aweber has a great reputation deliverability rate because of their strict rules.

You may be surprised at what you find should you decide to independently research and verify deliverability claims made by the various companies.

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Daniel_James_Warburton

13 years ago

/\ /\ well said...

For simplicty, stick with aweber!

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Sarah S

13 years ago

Originally Posted by AmandaT

I'm okay with paying a bit if I need to since I know quality doesn't come free, but I would need one that accepts paypal as well.

The majority of popular autoresponders that internet marketers use tend to be fairly user friendly. A lot of them contain guides, FAQs, and video tutorials to make it really easy to learn how to use them.

However, you mentioned that you need one that accepts Paypal. Unfortunately, most of the autoresponders that I've seen bill you through a credit card, and don't accept Paypal at all. TrafficWave does accept AlertPay though, if you have an AlertPay account. MailChimp allows you to have a completely free account, but you're limited in the amount of emails that you can send per month, so once your list grows, you'd have to upgrade to a paid account, or switch to another system.

I personally use Aweber, which seems to be the most popular choice among internet marketers, but there are other good systems out there. Here are some links to a few different autoresponders if you want to browse around and compare your options (none of them are affiliate links):

Aweber
GetResponse
MailChimp
TrafficWave

Good luck with making your decision!

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PhilipT 13 years ago

I shall be going with AWeber simply because it is the one most people recommend. By reputation they are reliable.

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AmandaT

13 years ago

What are people's experience with MailChimp? They have a free plan for 0 - 2,000 and up to 12,000 emails a month... I doubt I'll be going over that any time soon and they have upgrade options for when I do. Seems good because of that but I'm wondering what people's experiences in reliability and such are?

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Sarah S 13 years ago

I started out with MailChimp, briefly, and overall it seems like a good starter autoresponder. The thing that some people overlook is that when they limit you to 12,000 emails a month, that doesn't mean that you can go send 12,000 emails to your entire list. Each subscriber counts, so it means that you can send up to 12,000 "individual" emails, as it were. (If you had a list of 1,000 people, for example, you'd only be able to send 12 emails to your list per month.) But since most people starting a list don't have that many subscribers yet, it's usually not an issue to begin with.

I think you have nothing to lose by signing up, taking a look around, and seeing what you think, so I'd recommend going for it just so you can get a feel for what it's like. The only hassle is that if you eventually want to change, you'd have to go through a new opt-in and migrate all of your old subscribers to the new system. But of course, it can be done.

I personally do like Aweber better overall... I'm just more impressed with their system, I find it a bit easier to navigate and with more options, and... this might sound trivial, but I like their sign up forms better that you can put on your site. I believe they still have a $1 trial for the first month, so you could always do both MailChimp and Aweber trials at the same time to compare, and then cancel the one you decide not to go with. But either way, they ARE both good for giving you the basics, and like you said, you probably won't have to worry about upgrading for at least a little while anyways.

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Alexa Smith Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by AmandaT

What are people's experience with MailChimp?

There are some views and experiences recounted in this thread, Amanda.
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Coby

13 years ago

Aweber and Mail Chimp are def the most user friendly and both have their issues so Im not even going to mention them here, you can search the forum for threads on these.

I currently use Imnica, but its a little tougher for beginners. I use Mailchimp for my buyers list... (but be careful with mailchimp)

Hope this helps at least a little

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AmandaT

13 years ago

I heard that when you try to switch over your list to another autoresponder you need to have a way to verify you got your list properly otherwise they require everyone to opt-in again. What can I do from the start to make sure I can provide proof that the list is legit if I switch?

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sdbagley

13 years ago

I have been using Aweber for about a year now, and I like it a lot. Worth the price, and very user friendly. A haven't tried mailchimp yet, but have heard some good things about it

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NateRivers

13 years ago

Originally Posted by AmandaT

I I'm okay with paying a bit if I need to since I know quality doesn't come free, but I would need one that accepts paypal as well.

Since you said this, you might as well start with Aweber. It has by far the most in-depth features for split-testing and increasing conversions. IMO

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Shaun OReilly

13 years ago

Originally Posted by NateRivers

Since you said this, you might as well start with Aweber. It has by far the most in-depth features for split-testing and increasing conversions. IMO

Actually, MailChimp has much better split-testing features
than AWeber.

For example with MailChimp, you can split-test autoresponder
follow-up messages - not just broadcast messages.

And with MailChimp they have 'intelligent split-testing' where
you can send a split-test to just 10% of your list and then
MailChimp will automatically send out the winner of the split-test
to the remaining 90% of your list.

However, MailChimp is not for hardcore affiliate marketers.

Dedicated to mutual success,

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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Shaun OReilly

MailChimp is not for hardcore affiliate marketers.

Please don't be offended, Shaun, but in view of Tina Golden's comment in this post I suspect you really deserve the "polite understatement of the year award" here!

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Shaun OReilly

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Please don't be offended, Shaun, but in view of Tina Golden's comment in this post I suspect you really deserve the "polite understatement of the year award" here!

No offence at all Alexa.

Neither do I doubt the accuracy of the experience that
Tina stated in her encounter with MailChimp's support.

As I've stated multiple times on this forum, I have already
contacted the Compliance Department of MailChimp direct
and have been given permission to do affiliate marketing
provided that I remain within narrow a set of restrictions.

If I were a hardcore affiliate marketer, I would not recommend
using MailChimp at all.

If someone is an Internet Marketer who predominantly sells
their own products and does some light affiliate marketing -
then I'd recommend that they contact MailChimp's Compliance
Department direct to get specific advice from them (rather
than just relying on advice on a forum).

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