Aweber, Get Response, iContact, Constant Contact etc... Alternative!!

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Hello! everyone just came across "TrafficWave.net AutoResponders" service:
Email Marketing Solutions from TrafficWave.net | email marketing autoresponders

Price: $17.95 per month (Unlimited Subscribers/Unlimited Broadcast and Followup/Unlimited List)

It has a flat rate pricing system with everything unlimited. Looks like a great deal. What do you guys think? Have anyone used it? Is the delivery rate good?
#alternative #autoresponder #aweber #constant #contact #icontact #response
  • Profile picture of the author humbledmarket
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    WOW that's really cheap. I'd also like to know if anyone else has had any experience with it.

    I mean personally I wouldn't want to risk it since it would be more of a trouble trying to transfer your list.

    But if this is a proven service it would be highly beneficial but I've never heard of it prior to this post which makes me a skeptic.

    Originally Posted by tribros View Post

    Hello! everyone just came across "TrafficWave.net AutoResponders" service:
    Email Marketing Solutions from TrafficWave.net | email marketing autoresponders

    Price: $17.95 per month (Unlimited Subscribers/Unlimited Broadcast and Followup)

    It has a flat rate pricing system with everything unlimited. Looks like a great deal. What do you guys think? Have anyone used it? Is the delivery rate good?
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    • Profile picture of the author tribros
      Originally Posted by humbledmarket View Post

      WOW that's really cheap. I'd also like to know if anyone else has had any experience with it.

      I mean personally I wouldn't want to risk it since it would be more of a trouble trying to transfer your list.

      But if this is a proven service it would be highly beneficial but I've never heard of it prior to this post which makes me a skeptic.
      Yes, It looks very very cheap but I too am skeptic. So look forward for someone to shade some light here.

      Originally Posted by The Storm View Post

      Hmmm...it looks like its worth getting into. However, I too am already all set up with Aweber so I dont know that it would be worth the hastle of switching everything over.
      I've been with aweber for some years now and with their old pricing structure too but there's a saying "Don't put all of your eggs in one basket" So, I think I'm gonna try this one for my new project. Just looking forward to read some positive comments here.
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  • Profile picture of the author KhirRahman
    I'm afraid if one day something happen to your list, the company says "you get what you pay for". Just my thought.
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  • Profile picture of the author add2it
    @The Storm: Regarding using Aweber... please read this post: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...to-paypal.html

    @tribos: I looked up their SenderScore at https://senderscore.org/ ...

    75 is good... https://senderscore.org/lookup.php?l...216.166.34.234
    95 if very good... https://senderscore.org/lookup.php?l...216.166.34.217

    216.166.34.238 afs2.trafficwave.net Yes - SPF, A Record, Reverse DNS Match 2 95
    216.166.34.218 afs4.trafficwave.net No 23 60
    216.166.34.216 afs9.trafficwave.net No 6 95
    216.166.34.217 afs1.trafficwave.net No 5 95
    216.166.34.213 afs6.trafficwave.net No 4 80
    216.166.34.214 afs7.trafficwave.net No 4 80
    216.166.34.215 afs8.trafficwave.net No 3 80
    216.166.34.219 afs5.trafficwave.net No 3 70

    So between 60 and 95.

    Aweber is between 60 and 100.

    GetResponse is between 25 and 96.

    ImnicaMail is 75 (just one IP!)

    I also looked at their Alexa to see how long they are around... Trafficwave.net - Site Info from Alexa

    Looks like a while, but they started becoming popular early 2009. So, they should have a fair amount of users.
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    • Profile picture of the author humbledmarket
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      Originally Posted by add2it View Post

      @The Storm: Regarding using Aweber... please read this post: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...to-paypal.html

      @tribos: I looked up their SenderScore at https://senderscore.org/ ...

      75 is good... https://senderscore.org/lookup.php?l...216.166.34.234
      95 if very good... https://senderscore.org/lookup.php?l...216.166.34.217

      216.166.34.238 afs2.trafficwave.net Yes - SPF, A Record, Reverse DNS Match 2 95
      216.166.34.218 afs4.trafficwave.net No 23 60
      216.166.34.216 afs9.trafficwave.net No 6 95
      216.166.34.217 afs1.trafficwave.net No 5 95
      216.166.34.213 afs6.trafficwave.net No 4 80
      216.166.34.214 afs7.trafficwave.net No 4 80
      216.166.34.215 afs8.trafficwave.net No 3 80
      216.166.34.219 afs5.trafficwave.net No 3 70

      So between 60 and 95.

      Aweber is between 60 and 100.

      GetResponse is between 25 and 96.

      ImnicaMail is 75 (just one IP!)

      I also looked at their Alexa to see how long they are around... Trafficwave.net - Site Info from Alexa

      Looks like a while, but they started becoming popular early 2009. So, they should have a fair amount of users.
      Thanks great info,
      I might consider using Traffic Wave instead of Aweber. I mean the differences aren't as great except their publicity but I'm wondering how their user panel is compared to Aweber.

      Hopefully someone with prior experience with the company will shed some light.

      @ Tribos
      Above looks like pretty good information but I'll probably hold on before jumping at this deal to see if there are any user experience with their customer service and user panel, tracking, and reports.

      On a side note this forum is really active; 10 minutes and 5 response!
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  • Profile picture of the author Colin Klinkert
    Lets also remember that they might not only send from those domains. Traffic Wave might send from other urls that we don't know about and therefore can't backcheck, right?
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  • Profile picture of the author Colin Klinkert
    Maybe those 2 IP's that they send from are only Admin updates and Confirmation emails for new signups, therefore you would expect them to be clean. Interested to find out if we can check if they send from other domains (sender domains)
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  • Profile picture of the author add2it
    @Colin: I showed 10 IP's from Trafficwave.net, but there might be more.

    @richgrad: Generally I agree with that... but look at this: Skitch.com > frankbauer > Compared Traffic Ranks

    They are growing at the same rate at Aweber & GetResponse and are bigger then EmailAces.com
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  • Profile picture of the author Underground SEO
    I would always be wary of new providers as you might not get an acceptable delivery rate - aweber etc have agreements with hotmail and the main email providers to allow mail through.
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    • Profile picture of the author Richelo Killian
      Originally Posted by fryerben View Post

      I would always be wary of new providers as you might not get an acceptable delivery rate - aweber etc have agreements with hotmail and the main email providers to allow mail through.
      What a load of utter BULL CRAP!

      NO ESP has agreements with ANY ISP's!

      Trust me, I am an ESP, and I am in the Email Marketing game BIG time, and there is NO WAY to make delivery agreements with any of the ISP's! NONE!
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      • Profile picture of the author Gary_The_Ace
        Originally Posted by Richelo Killian View Post

        What a load of utter BULL CRAP!

        NO ESP has agreements with ANY ISP's!

        Trust me, I am an ESP, and I am in the Email Marketing game BIG time, and there is NO WAY to make delivery agreements with any of the ISP's! NONE!
        Bingo, Richelo is right on here ... and, I'm an ESP too.

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  • Profile picture of the author add2it
    @MikeHills: Which of their products or services where you looking into in regards to Responsys?
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  • Profile picture of the author Jefry Zain
    I posted this in the other Aweber topic that's going...

    For my big lists (100K) I have been on Lyris for years, but I am considering changing to Responsys.


    For smaller stuff, I am presently testing Imnica, Vertical Response, and I just signed up for your trafficwave.net to try it out.
    Wow...

    I never knew there are so many email marketing services besides aWeber & GetResponse (& its PLR version that the Gurus offer).

    Would you be kind enough to post your trafficwave.net review here?

    Right now I'm using AutomateYourList (Mike Rasmussen's PLR from aWeber). I bought it cuz of his PLR follow-ups which are very helpful for me. So far no problem, and it's slightly cheaper than aWeber in the long run.

    Anyway, have anyone tried eBizAC? It's $29.95 for 30,000 subscribers + affiliate program manager + helpdesk + customer download manager + many more things.

    I'm eager to try but never heard any review from a Warrior.
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  • Profile picture of the author ajchaffers
    I've also Used MailChimp with no problem. I just really like the monkey and have had no problems with deliverability.

    Has anyone else tried mailchimp?
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve Solem
      Originally Posted by ajchaffers View Post

      I've also Used MailChimp with no problem. I just really like the monkey and have had no problems with deliverability.

      Has anyone else tried mailchimp?
      I've been using mailchimp myself since jumping from the Aweber ship after their security breach in Dec and (learning about it on another forum - instead of directly from them as I would've expected).

      I have no idea how well they play with really large lists, for someone just getting started online they offer tons of features at prices comparable to others like icontact and constant contact - well, all except for their totally free account until you hit 500 subscribers - which is one of the best deals I've seen in a long time.

      I know the folks at sitepoint use Campaign Monitor for their newsletters that go out to hundreds of thousands, so that might be worth a look if you're working with large lists.

      Cheers,

      Steve
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      • Profile picture of the author wordwizard
        What about 1shoppingcart (or kickstart cart)?

        how do you think that compares to Aweber?
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      • Profile picture of the author James Campbell
        Originally Posted by Steve Solem View Post

        I've been using mailchimp myself since jumping from the Aweber ship after their security breach in Dec and (learning about it on another forum - instead of directly from them as I would've expected).

        I have no idea how well they play with really large lists, for someone just getting started online they offer tons of features at prices comparable to others like icontact and constant contact - well, all except for their totally free account until you hit 500 subscribers - which is one of the best deals I've seen in a long time.

        I know the folks at sitepoint use Campaign Monitor for their newsletters that go out to hundreds of thousands, so that might be worth a look if you're working with large lists.

        Cheers,

        Steve
        Hey Steve,

        I really hope you don't do any affiliate marketing, promote make money online stuff or promote work at home stuff.

        Mailchimp is not marketer friendly. Do some searches here on the forum and you will see what I'm talking about.

        Just a heads up man.

        James
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        • Profile picture of the author Steve Solem
          Originally Posted by James Campbell View Post

          Hey Steve,

          I really hope you don't do any affiliate marketing, promote make money online stuff or promote work at home stuff.

          Mailchimp is not marketer friendly. Do some searches here on the forum and you will see what I'm talking about.

          Just a heads up man.

          James
          Thanks for the reminder James!

          I was thinking mainly in terms of offline businesses using MC to market their own products or services, but it looks like it's a different game if you want to promote other companies products as a super affiliate then - bummer!

          Thanks!

          Steve
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        • Profile picture of the author Steve Solem
          Originally Posted by James Campbell View Post

          Hey Steve,

          I really hope you don't do any affiliate marketing, promote make money online stuff or promote work at home stuff.

          Mailchimp is not marketer friendly. Do some searches here on the forum and you will see what I'm talking about.

          Just a heads up man.

          James
          Just wanted to update this after a weekend of emailing MailChimp to find out just where they stand on using their services for things like affiliate marketing.

          When asked if I could promote affiliate offers to my opt-in list, or even recommend the services of a network marketing company, their response was that as long as I'm building my own opt-in list and not buying lists or doing anything that was shady - they had no problem with my doing that.

          So....if you like the features they offer and think they may work for you, signup and ask them a few questions to be sure they're ok with what you want to do. They just might be a worthwhile option for you.

          Cheers,

          Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author add2it
    @Richelo: I might be wrong... I think I remember Derek Gehl once teach about services you can register with to get your emails delivered to certain ISP's. It's not a 100% sure deal, but it suppose to increase the chances of delivery. Some of those services where rather expensive. But I can't remember exact details. You know anything about those? I think SenderScore.org was one of them.

    @Jefry: There are tons of service providers... but not all target IM'ers. Many offer solutions for corporate users (with corporate pricing ).

    At http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...to-paypal.html somebody said he used TrafficWave.net for 5 years and the delivery rates where bad.
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    • Profile picture of the author Richelo Killian
      Originally Posted by add2it View Post

      @Richelo: I might be wrong... I think I remember Derek Gehl once teach about services you can register with to get your emails delivered to certain ISP's. It's not a 100% sure deal, but it suppose to increase the chances of delivery. Some of those services where rather expensive. But I can't remember exact details. You know anything about those? I think SenderScore.org was one of them.
      Hi Frank,

      Yeah, there are a couple around, and they do help to an extend, but, NONE of them can GUARANTEE delivery.

      So, the poster saying that some ESP's have agreements with ISP's, that is just nonsense. They may be signed up with some of these services to improve deliverability, I know I am, but, there is NEVER a guarantee of delivery.

      As for SenderScore. They are awesome, they are EXPENSIVE, and NO ESP which operates the way I, or Aweber do, will ever get certified by them!

      Senderscore requires every single customer of the certified ESP to have their own unique IP address! So, in the case of Aweber, with their 75K + customers, they would need 75K + IP addresses dedicated to sending. NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

      Senderscore is really for the BIG boys servicing BIG corporate customers.
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      • Profile picture of the author add2it
        Originally Posted by Richelo Killian View Post

        Senderscore is really for the BIG boys servicing BIG corporate customers.
        True... I once checked them out to use them for ViralURL and found out it would cost me about $90,000 per year with our email volume.

        BTW... before my Aweber account had been closed without warning (See: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...to-paypal.html) I did a few HTML mailing to check the open rates... did anybody else notice that emails send with Aweber seem to have a pretty bad open rate?

        I saw about 5% and even if you consider that some email client software programs don't show images by default, I wrote those emails in a way that should have gotten many to let the to load the images (and that way count as a open).
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  • Profile picture of the author dragondf
    Originally Posted by tribros View Post

    Hello! everyone just came across "TrafficWave net AutoResponders" service:


    Price: $17.95 per month (Unlimited Subscribers/Unlimited Broadcast and Followup/Unlimited List)

    It has a flat rate pricing system with everything unlimited. Looks like a great deal. What do you guys think? Have anyone used it? Is the delivery rate good?



    FIRST POST:

    hELLO EVERYBODY!


    I am new here, but not so new in others foruns.
    I am from Brasilia, Brazil's capital.

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    Let's go:

    I will get the subject of this thread:

    Aweber, Get Response, iContact, Constant Contact etc... Alternative!!

    ALTERNATIVE is where I want to arrive.


    I lot of members said about some new ALTERNATIVES. In fact.. I haven't known the biggest part.


    AWEBER:
    If you want to use AWeber in a better price, It is better to use a PRIVATE LABEL company like:

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    profollow com ($19.95 up to 10K leads)
    JVListPro com
    pro-response com
    automateyourlist com

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    You will not have a report. This cheaper service is only to SEND messages.


    Negative:

    - No plain text emails.
    - They add their logo to every email, most email providers block it, and the emails look fishy.
    - Not fancy... the backoffice is quite slow and looks like 1999.
    One member said in other thread problems to send their emails.


    I DON'T LIKE AWEBER.

    I contact this company and people has a very strange politician to get a private label.

    And, if you are a private label... your costumers will need to PAY AWEBER and not your company.
    Every email sent will get AWEBER logo and not your company logo.

    this is RIDICULOUS.



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    TrafficWave net AutoResponder

    mAYBE it can be a good alternative.

    The best thing is: UNLIMITED LIST.

    This is very very good.


    I think I will test its services and post a review here.



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    icontact and others paids... I can not say very good things. They are very expensive.
    I think it is better to pay your own PS and send your emails.


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    Imnica Mail:

    The member Richelo Killian works in this company.
    It is cheaper than others


    It has a better price than AWeber... but a limit of 10,000 for something near $ 14.00

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    I don't know wich of them send their logo in the message you send.

    This is USING MY MESSAGE TO SPAM to their companies.
    If I wanted to promote Aweber or any other.. they need to PAY ME, not to ask me money.



    If I choose one of these companies (the not expensive ones like AWeber)... it can not send INSIDE MY MESSAGE any logo or link from its company. I will not pay to make marketing for others companies.

    I want to PROMOTE my own business, not their business.


    OTHERS ALTERNATIVES:

    You can try to improve your own email server.
    I think this is not very easy and not very cheap too.



    People say a lot about Interspire Internet Marketer...
    It is very expensive: more than $400,00 and it is only a web software solution, not a EMAIL SERVER software.

    So, if your host does not allow you to send more than 200 emails/hour... this software will not be very good.



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    We have some cheap solution in internet.

    We have FREE solutions to do things like Interspire... like: POMMO
    pommo org

    It is not VERY VERY GOOD, but like a web solution it can help you for free.




    Maybe I am wrong (experts can correct me) but I don't know if it is a good thing to PAY a Email company to send your emails if you don't have at least 10,000 emails to send EVERY DAY.

    I explain why:

    If you are an amateur.. you can send them for free using Gmail.

    For example:

    You can create a Group with 499 emails... another group (2) with 499 members...
    After 20 emails you will have near 10,000 emails in your 20 emails you created.


    This will not have any cost. You will need to work more. But if you don't send email everyday... maybe this can help you this time.


    The problem?

    You will not have a LNK to unsubscribe.. you will need to ask people to answer that message to remove their email from the list.


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  • Profile picture of the author JoeVincent
    I've been curious about the company marketingburst as an autoresponder alternative as well, which also allows for hosting and squeeze pages, etc...

    There's a specific thread on this one that has generated no responses:
    http://www.warriorforum.com/internet...ml#post2066171

    Forgive me if I violated board protocol in any way, but I thought it might be pertinent to the auto-responder discussion.
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  • Profile picture of the author JoeVincent
    Additionally, I'd like to add that I'm not the biggest fan of aweber either. I've had continual difficulties in both receiving emails generated through their service, and with my sends actually reaching customers.
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  • Profile picture of the author dragondf
    Originally Posted by tribros View Post

    Hello! everyone just came across "TrafficWave.net AutoResponders" service:
    Email Marketing Solutions from TrafficWave.net | email marketing autoresponders

    Price: $17.95 per month (Unlimited Subscribers/Unlimited Broadcast and Followup/Unlimited List)

    It has a flat rate pricing system with everything unlimited. Looks like a great deal. What do you guys think? Have anyone used it? Is the delivery rate good?

    Is there any promotional code to WF members to use TrafficWave.net?

    I ask you this because they have an affiliate program that give you commissions for refer its sites. So.. looks like there is a possibility to give a little discount yet.


    I think I will try this service in a near future. I can export my subscribes from our webstore with no difficult (at least it is this that is in its website FAQ).
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  • Profile picture of the author FiverrGuru
    it'd best that you think about the delivery rate of your emails over the monthly pricing of autoresponder. After all who cares if you're saving 10 dollars if your emails end up in the spam folder.

    btw, icontact has a single opt in feature
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  • Profile picture of the author Prouddad
    A couple of months ago, I attended an excellent presentation by Big Jason Henderson on email deliverability. He's a big proponent of Lyris. His second choice behind Lyris is icontact.

    I have a question that relates to this thread: I recently set up an account with Aweber to handle my website's autoresponders. If I'm creating a mailing list (less than 1,000 people), to notify them of a new blog entry or a newsletter, why wouldn't I continue to use Aweber (or Lyris or icontact)? Is there any compelling reason to use an email service provider like Constant Contact for the above functions?
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    • Profile picture of the author GlenH
      Stick with the tried and true services that have stood the test of time.

      Remember these services hold and allow you to manage the lifeblood of your business...your list.

      Risk it with some 'new' service just to save a few bucks if you want to, but there's no way I would.

      --Glen
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      • Profile picture of the author Steve Gilbert
        Aweber has consistently delivered the goods for me, and with the new "dashboard", it's super easy to build and customize your forms, edit, test, etc. Also interesting to note the number of top marketers who use Aweber as opposed to GetResponse and others.

        Just my $.02
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        • Profile picture of the author Prouddad
          Thanks for your advice. Yes, I know that Aweber is tried and true. My question was more about FUNCION. I used to think of Aweber as just a great tool to setup autoresponders and follow ups to prospects. I thought that I needed to use a firm like iContact or Constant Contact for handle my mass emails and blog announcements and blogs ON the emails in HTML form.

          I recently discovered that I may be able to use Aweber to handle the above functions for me. I'm trying to learn from my post whether I'm missing something here. Are there important things that iContact or Constant Contact can do for me with the above plans or can I do all these things with Aweber?

          Looking forward to seeing your responses.
          Appreciatively,
          Rob
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  • Profile picture of the author cypherslock
    Imnica mail never had an issue, interface is super simple to use and they LISTEN to their customers. Good price points as well.
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    • Profile picture of the author DevilDog
      Does anyone know anything about Global Virtual Opportunities? They offer reseller hosting with autorespoders and bulk emailing for a list of up to 10,000. It is a MLM company that is supposed to be geared toward IM'rs.
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  • Profile picture of the author nakkale
    Hi everyone, I thought that I should post some info to this thread.

    I have been using worldinternetoffice as my autoresponder for nearly three years and which I have found very reliable and easy to use. It has option of double or single optin. You can send your offer to even single optin subscribers. But it is quite expensive like Aweber or Getresponse $29.99/month for 10,000 and $99.99/month for a million subscribers. This is owned by respected IM gurus Tom Hua and Brett McFell co-founder of World Internet Summit.

    As my subscribers grew I was looking for a cheaper option without compromising the quality of autoresponder then I came across to this trafficwave. I signed in for a month free trail then I purchased to try out.

    I imported a list from worldinternetoffice into trafficwave. Now what I found was once it’s been imported the list trafficwave sends confirmation email to your subscribers. Your subscribers would have to reconfirm to receive your further offer. So in my case, out of my 1123 subscribers only 177 reconfirmed. That means I lost 946 subscribers. If you are thinking to import your list surely it’s not a good idea.

    Other thing that I found was there is no single optin option, double optin only.

    If you are looking to start from scratch then it’s very good. Very good admin and control panel, adtracker, unlimited broadcast.

    It has an affiliate programme. You can earn and even pay your monthly subs from commission. Not a bad idea.

    I hope this info would help you in certain extent. Thanks

    Nir
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  • Profile picture of the author Gravc
    Personally I would say that your list is the most important part of your business and your auto-responder service is not something you should risk or scrimp on.

    Aweber/Getresponse might not be the cheapest service you will use however they both represent great value for money, they are tried and tested by many marketers further more if you have issues their customer service usually provide a great service.

    Also if u get stuck with aweber or getresponce you will be able to ask many other marketers for help and advice.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Blaze
    Damn i really never knew there were soo many autoresponder services out there!

    The problem for me with the newer companies or one's that are not as well known as getresponse or aweber for example is that if they for some reason go broke, have lot's of downtime or whatever else then your loosing client's and money due to their problems!

    Your list can make you hundreds and even thousands so you do need to look after it starting right from the basic's which is your service.

    That being said im glad to see alot of you taking the time to check out companies before jumping on their cheap prices and unlimited services as just like with hostgator's unlimited cheap offer's, as soon as you use too many resources they will make you pay more and buy a higher package or refuse to host you any more.

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  • Profile picture of the author rovad
    I didn't read all the posts, so maybe someone already said something about it. However it is, if you are a newbie to Internet marketing and especially to e-mail marketing (I admit that I am still a newcomer to this list building thingy) you can use Mailchimp which offers fully functional account totally free for your first 500 subscribers, and you can send 3000 mails a month, which means if you have a list of 500 subscribers, you can send them 4 mass mails/campaigns a month, which is nice for something free.

    After that you can export your list and import it to Aweber, Getresponse or any other autorsponder. I know how some people struggle with the monthly autoresponder fees, so in my opinion, it is good to have this option, just like every newbie is advised to learn basic marketing skill using blogger, wordpress, Ezine articles, Hubpages, Squidoo to avoid spending money on "trial and error" phase.
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    • Profile picture of the author russellprisco
      Originally Posted by rovad View Post

      After that you can export your list and import it to Aweber, Getresponse or any other autorsponder..
      But again, as mentioned before, be prepared to lose a decent amount of your subscribers when they don't opt-in again.

      Russell =)
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  • Profile picture of the author CianMcCarthy
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    Aweber all the way for me though!
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  • Profile picture of the author trafficwave
    Hi, Folks.

    Just found this thread and thought I'd toss in my own 2 cents as one of the owners of TrafficWave.net.

    TrafficWave.net was founded in 2000. We are recently experiencing unprecedented growth as more and more folks are starting to realize that TrafficWave.net is not the "new kid" on the block and can provide verifiable deliverability that rivals the "larger" companies.

    Daily, we see new clients switching to us from some of the more expensive services. There can be any number of reasons for switching. For some, it's pricing. For others, it's deliverability. For others, it can be the opportunity itself.

    Our client base includes Affiliate Marketers, Manufacturers, Network Marketers, Restaurants, Real Estate Professionals, Clubs, Athletic Organizations, Religious Groups, and more.

    Each AutoResponder company is going to have its own particular layout, features, functionality, etc... and the best way to find out if any given company will work for your business would be to try it out.

    In more than 10 years of operations, we've never had to play the "you get what you pay for" card with our clients. Our uptime is outstanding. Our deliverability is among the highest in the industry. Our credibility is well established.

    Anyone familiar with basic due diligence can research any company via BBB, Dun and Bradstreet, etc... and verify deliverability via IronPort, SenderScore, WatchGuard, etc...

    We welcome the discussions and inquiries. If you find that TrafficWave.net is a good fit for you, we welcome your business, as well.
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    • Profile picture of the author dropship
      Originally Posted by trafficwave View Post

      Hi, Folks.

      Just found this thread and thought I'd toss in my own 2 cents as one of the owners of TrafficWave.net.

      TrafficWave.net was founded in 2000. We are recently experiencing unprecedented growth as more and more folks are starting to realize that TrafficWave.net is not the "new kid" on the block and can provide verifiable deliverability that rivals the "larger" companies.

      Daily, we see new clients switching to us from some of the more expensive services. There can be any number of reasons for switching. For some, it's pricing. For others, it's deliverability. For others, it can be the opportunity itself.

      Our client base includes Affiliate Marketers, Manufacturers, Network Marketers, Restaurants, Real Estate Professionals, Clubs, Athletic Organizations, Religious Groups, and more.

      Each AutoResponder company is going to have its own particular layout, features, functionality, etc... and the best way to find out if any given company will work for your business would be to try it out.

      In more than 10 years of operations, we've never had to play the "you get what you pay for" card with our clients. Our uptime is outstanding. Our deliverability is among the highest in the industry. Our credibility is well established.

      Anyone familiar with basic due diligence can research any company via BBB, Dun and Bradstreet, etc... and verify deliverability via IronPort, SenderScore, WatchGuard, etc...

      We welcome the discussions and inquiries. If you find that TrafficWave.net is a good fit for you, we welcome your business, as well.

      I may be trying this out as I'm with Aweber now, but I'm very concerned about deliverability with them. I'm on various guru aweber lists and almost all of the emails I get from the senders hit my spam folder which makes me wonder if my emails ever hit the inbox.
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  • Profile picture of the author trafficwave
    humbledmarket has a post in this thread that shows a number of our IP's and their SenderScore rankings/grades as of that moment. SenderScore changes pretty much daily as they use a "rolling average" method of calculations but you can check virtually any company using SenderScore.

    What we hear from many of the people that switch is that they are thrilled to find their messages arriving in the inboxes of their subscribers.
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  • Profile picture of the author texasmom64
    I'm going to check out trafficwave myself......sounds like it could be better than aweber.
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    • Profile picture of the author trafficwave
      Originally Posted by texasmom64 View Post

      I'm going to check out trafficwave myself......sounds like it could be better than aweber.
      Happy to have you try the service out. "Better" is going to come down to your own situation and use of the tools, most likely.

      Aweber is certainly a fine company and some of their features may be better suited to some businesses than others.

      We're looking forward to hearing back from you as you try out TrafficWave.net for your business.
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    • Profile picture of the author eMarketingStar
      Re trafficwave;

      - does it have double opt in?
      - can you run surveys?

      constantcontact is good for this sort of thing, not sure aweber does surveys either?
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  • Profile picture of the author Adam Stonehocker
    Infusionsoft is the best - its expensive but the BEST! - currently sending 1.7 million emails a month with it.
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  • Profile picture of the author liamIam
    Make sure you read the fine print. List hosting companies do not get to privately send e-mail to your list - we all know that - but they can sell aggregated data.... the data that you and I and everyone else built.

    No harm no foul you say? So what?

    Yeah, depending on who it is sold to.

    Find out their policy. All do it in some form or another but make sure you understand their policy toward your hard work - your niche - your market - ie. your aggregated data.
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  • Profile picture of the author f3nd1
    I have never like Aweber, poor customer service.
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  • Profile picture of the author cypherslock
    I happily say Imnica Mail!
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  • Profile picture of the author trafficwave
    TrafficWave.net is a double opt-in autoresponder service.

    TrafficWave.net does not support surveys.
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