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What is best to use??

by matt1980
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I am very new to all of this and am trying to pick up as much as I can so I'm sorry if I come accross a bit thick!!

I have an email list of just over 2,500 customer that I have collected from a site that I look after. I'd like to know what software would be best to email everybody on the list in one go, telling them of offers coming up and also trying to get them to subscribe to other offers etc.

Thanks
#email list #email software
  • Profile picture of the author PatrickBrianONeill
    Originally Posted by matt1980 View Post

    I am very new to all of this and am trying to pick up as much as I can so I'm sorry if I come accross a bit thick!!

    I have an email list of just over 2,500 customer that I have collected from a site that I look after. I'd like to know what software would be best to email everybody on the list in one go, telling them of offers coming up and also trying to get them to subscribe to other offers etc.

    Thanks
    Aweber is probably one of the most respected, most used auto-mailer here on the WF.

    I use them myself, and have nothing but praise.

    Patrick
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    • Profile picture of the author Buford Mobley
      Originally Posted by CoolAromas View Post

      Aweber is probably one of the most respected, most used auto-mailer here on the WF.
      I agree with CoolAromas, spend the $19 bucks a month with Aweber. Hands down the best affordable autoresponder.
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  • Profile picture of the author matt1980
    Thanks for the info.

    Can I simply upload my email list that I have collected or do they need to confirm each address?
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Hi Matt, they'll probably need to confirm their email addresses and their consent to receive email from you at the very least. It's by no means certain that an established autoresponder company will allow you to import this list. It'll typically vary according to its format and the extent to which that proves that they're genuine opt-ins.

      This kind of thing sometimes makes people curse ... but look at it in terms of being a potential customer of such an autoresponder company: you wouldn't want them allowing other customers to import lists without asking a lot of questions and taking great care, because if they did that, their deliverability rates would be no good at all.

      This is a matter for you to discuss with various autoresponder companies, and see what they'll allow. Good luck. Aweber is certainly one of the very best, but possibly also one of the strictest (and of course that's a big part of the reason why they're among the very best).
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      • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
        When you manually import your subscribers, aweber does require them to opt in. It is a pain but aweber's due diligence is one of the reasons they have such high levels of deliverability.
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  • Profile picture of the author alcymart
    Initially, you should of gathered those customers through a script which not only gathers but also would of had a feature to email them.

    Sure, there are a few freewares out there such as GroupMail Free and another one that doesn't come to mind now which has no limitation on sendings before dropping your list in an Autoresponder such as Aweber or Getresponse.

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  • Profile picture of the author simplewealthmaker
    I am almost 100% sure you can upload a list to aweber and send to them with out using a confirmation link. You have to check not to send confirmation link in your settings. However, I have never used them, I use IContact.

    Randy
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  • Profile picture of the author rockyonfire
    Use Aweber. I have been using them with out any problems for a long time.
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  • Profile picture of the author matt1980
    Thanks for all your help
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  • Profile picture of the author anthony2
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    aweber
    getresponse

    those are the best email autoresponders but if you import your
    list the customers will have to double optin. So you may lose
    60 or 70% of the customer list especially if they don't know
    you.

    i believe with a tool like autoresponse plus, i think the software will allow
    you to import the leads without email conformation. You will have to take
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