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Constant Contact Question?

by JonnyBalfour
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Hi,

Im looking at joining constant contact and ive looked all over the site but cant seem to find the answer anywhere...

Do they allow affiliate marketing (Biz opp, Make money online offers)

Surely somebody knows?

If not, who does. I already have aweber, but im looking for another AR with good deliverability?

Would also consider self hosted, but not sure how to set it up in order to get good deliverability?


Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by JonnyBalfour View Post

    Do they allow affiliate marketing (Biz opp, Make money online offers)
    I think so, because I've received such emails from users of their service to whose lists I've opted in, in the past. (Not always in my in-box, though!).

    Originally Posted by JonnyBalfour View Post

    Surely somebody knows?
    Surely they do? Best to check their terms of service or send them an email to ask (and see if their reply hits your inbox?!). Website and Products Terms and Conditions of Use - Constant Contact ®

    Originally Posted by JonnyBalfour View Post

    im looking for another AR with good deliverability?
    I'd try GetResponse, myself.

    This thread might help, too: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...te-thread.html
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  • Profile picture of the author JonnyBalfour
    Thanks for that reply alexa,

    Ill give them an email.

    I did actually use get response, but seems you get a few spam complaints and they boot you out.

    But thanks ill look into that other thread aswell
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by JonnyBalfour View Post

      I did actually use get response, but seems you get a few spam complaints and they boot you out.
      Don't take this the wrong way, but that's one of the reasons I'd recommend them: the stricter an autoresponder service is about spam complaints, the higher their deliverability is. Seriously, these are two different sides of the same coin. The services that will tolerate spam complaints are by definition the ones whose deliverability is going to be much worse.

      If you can, before selecting a service, it's not a bad idea at all to join two or three lists of people using their service, each one from two or three different email addresses, and check whether and how reliably their emails reach your in-box. You may get some surprises that it's better to have "earlier" rather than "later".
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  • Profile picture of the author JonnyBalfour
    yeah thats a good idea. Im actually on quite a few lists. Aweber always hits my inbox, never been to spam, but to be honest, GR seems to hit my junk ALOT. seems strange, ive never marked them as spam either.
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  • Profile picture of the author JimDucharme
    Hi Jonny,

    Drop by our site and speak to our customer success people via IM, email or phone. Ask questions (ask tough ones too) and see if you like the answers. If you still have questions, feel free to ping me with a PM. BTW, you can ask about compliance testing a list to see if it will be approved before you decide to purchase. As for deliverability, Return Path verifies ours as 99.5%.

    Regards,
    jim
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  • Profile picture of the author JonnyBalfour
    Looks like constant contact Do Not allow any type on affiliate marketing. paid $150 to set-up, then they say they done allow it. Even though the sales person said they did before i bought.

    Which other AR allows affiliate marketing?

    A good AR though, not imnica or any like that
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    • Profile picture of the author Coby
      Originally Posted by JonnyBalfour View Post

      Looks like constant contact Do Not allow any type on affiliate marketing. paid $150 to set-up, then they say they done allow it. Even though the sales person said they did before i bought.

      Which other AR allows affiliate marketing?

      A good AR though, not imnica or any like that
      Here is another option...

      OfficeAutoPilot

      But I think you might be better off trying to use Interspire on a VPS and use SMTP to send your messages.

      The SMTP provider I use is SMTP server, bulk & marketing email service - Mailjet

      SMTP can be more expensive - but when you are self-hosting your leads you can have more control and can easily segment or remove the unresponsive. This will actually improve your deliverability also. (engagement is always a plus)

      Hope this helps.

      Cheers,
      Coby
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  • Profile picture of the author JonnyBalfour
    Thanks cory,

    few questions...

    What is a VPS?

    Also

    ive just looked at that SMPT you mentioned and they has restrictions
    on the amount of emails you can send. Do you know any which allow unlimited
    sending?

    Thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author Coby
      Originally Posted by JonnyBalfour View Post

      Thanks cory,

      few questions...

      What is a VPS?

      Also

      ive just looked at that SMPT you mentioned and they has restrictions
      on the amount of emails you can send. Do you know any which allow unlimited
      sending?

      Thanks
      Hey Jonny,

      VPS is a "virtual private server" - similar to a dedicated server.

      All SMTP (as far as I know) charge on a "per email" basis. Which is why you want to practice list segmentation.

      With a little work, you could actually end up with smaller lists that are more responsive. That's why I advocate segmenting your list - especially when using SMTP.

      Hope this helps.

      Cheers,
      Coby
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