Does Aweber Let You Use A Gmail Account?

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Last time i used aweber i remember that they would not allow gmail accounts for use with their service.

Does anyone know if this has changed recently?

Or does anyone know what free email service Aweber does let you use?
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  • I imagine they would allow you to use any reply address that you want to use, but there is one thing to remember in an email campaign, which aweber points out on What Should I Use For My Reply Address? :: AWeber Knowledge Base

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  • I can't see anything against it in their knowledge base, however, it wouldn't surprise me if they don't allow free email accounts as primary accounts. They have to prevent being used for SPAM and therefore push strongly for double opt-in, check typical SPAM filters and in some cases manually approve emails before going out. Their servers comply with SPF and DomainKeys conditions and they won't want to jeopardize their good relationship or tarnish their reputation. You probably need to contact support.

    Alternatively, if you purchase a domain you could simply setup a basic POP account at that domain and then have your gmail account pick up the mail from the POP account.

    HTH,
    Rob
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    • Im just reluctant to sign up with them otherwise thats all.
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  • If you are using a cpanel hosted service, you can go to Email Account Forwarders and forward all your emails to your gmail account. You can check all you email from one account.
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    • OK. I do, but i think aweber may be right in saying most people wont open the email if they see its from gmail.

      Is there any other server i can use with my windows mail, im signed up with bigpond but im getting all these weird server errors when trying to set up a windows mail account???
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  • I've been using gmail with my aweber account for years
    and never had a problem with aweber.

    Have gmail email as an reply and under my aweber account.
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    • Do you use your list successfully though? Could you give me an idea of how large your list is and how large your open rate is?

      Thanks
  • Hi there,

    Yes you can use gmail in aweber, i have been using it for quite some time with you problems.

    Hope this helps
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  • Hello:

    Yes... it is allowed, but when you try it you will get a strong "suggestion" that you don't. It's all about deliverability I think. The email servers check each incomming email for spam and if you use a free account, it's just one more strike against you. Too many strikes and you're out. I would stick with Aweber but use their spam scoring function on each outgoing email and make sure it is low. I think Aweber also does the best job of getting your email actually delivered.
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  • THANKS ALL MUCH APPRECIATED
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    • If I'm not mistaken, I used a Gmail account when signing up for Aweber's $1 trial. Never got around to using it because of other commitments.

      The best option is to use your own domain name as your email account. What I did was to sign up for Google Apps (free membership) and then used their e-mail service with my domain name. That way you can still use Gmail's features but with your own personalized domain name. You have to change some DNS settings though (through your registrar or the Cpanel). You can add up several users (and e-mail accounts) under one Google Apps account.

      I prefer Gmail because I don't like Squirrel and other web mail clients on my Cpanel.
  • I never have problems using gmail with aweber even with other free email services.

    Good luck,
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