List building steps are numerous. Step 1 is very crucial and fundamental. In order to be able to build a mailing list, to collect targeted e-mails, you will need to create an opt in box or form. To create an opt-in form you will need to get an autoresponder. The very best autoresponder service with unparalleled support that Alex Jeffreys, Vance Sova, Brian G Johnson, Marlon Sanders and the vast majority of successful internet marketers love is AWeber. I have never experienced a better service and customer support for any service or product. AWeber people make you feel like royalty and are extremely helpful.
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Another well known and apparently good company is GetResponse. You can look at both of them and any other you may find and then make your choice. Whichever company you choose, please make sure it is a good and reliable one. The two names mentioned are definitely the best.
What Kind Of Autoresponder You Don’t Want To Have:
I would strongly advise against using a free autoresponder. I’ve never used one myself but those who have say they were plagued by advertisements on it. So it really is not free and the service is nothing to rave about.
What you never want to do is to buy a cheap autoresponder of your own and put it on your server. (I’ve read pages offering such autoresponders claiming to save you money. But when I checked the links leading to the offer it was clear that they themselves used AWeber). Should you have your own autoresponder of this kind you will have to set it up yourself and maintain it. In case your server gets shut down you will be left with nothing and will have to start all over again.
What Kind Of Autoresponder You Want To Have:
What you do want is a reliable service and ease of use. You don’t need more headaches.
You want the kind of autoresponder that actually gets your e-mails delivered. With a lot of spam these days much of e-mail is filtered out as spam. Using reputable companies like AWeber and GetResponse that insist on double opt-ins will ensure that your mailings are reliably delivered.
I chose AWeber and I’m as happy as a clam.
You can do the same or you may want to use GetResponse if you like.
What I know about AWeber is this:
They will send you a physical, snail mail welcome letter with contact information. They will send you a welcome e-mail offering free webinars. They have instructional videos on how to do everything once you log in. They will most likely phone you to ask you if you need anything and giving you a toll free phone number to call in case you need help. Their help is live, real people you can talk to, no machines.
With this kind of service you won’t even need me to tell you how to use and set up the whole automated system.
I have participated in one free webinar by AWeber (they have many ) and I watched several of their instructional videos. I tend to be slow at times and having all these tools available feels like heaven. For smarter people it is sufficient if they just follow the set up wizard AWeber has.
In case you haven’t noticed, I now have an opt in box on this blog. (I have set it up by following the AWeber instructions). It is located towards the top of the page on the right side. If you haven’t done so already, please check it out and opt in to get the masterful free e-book “List Building With Alex Jeffreys”. That’s right, the list building wizard and my mentor Alex Jeffreys created it himself and it is a must read book. Alex’s approach is very unique and outrageously successful.
I hope that you have enjoyed this post on list building steps, step 1 – get autoresponder.
Authored by Vance Sova
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Hey Vance
Great job on the content of your post. Very concise and easy to follow. I have to agree with you that AWEBER ( in my mind) is the best in the business. Not only do they do a great job as a autoresponder their train videos are supurb and very easy to follow. If you have any additional questions from them their support staff will bend over backwards to help you.
Glenn
.-= Glenn´s last blog ..WOW RICH SCHEFREN and ALEX JEFFREY’S TOGETHER =-.
Vance Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Hi Glenn,
I’m glad that you like my post. I really do love AWeber and wish that every company whether small or big would have that kind of service.
Their training is unbelievable. And they keep on offering more of it on every aspect of list building. I could go on and on.
Vance.
Vance-
Excellent post and a sterling recommendation. Aweber is truly an impressive service. I was blown away by the personal phone call, making sure I was happy so far, that I received from them after joining.
Exception service, and a provider that can scale up as per your needs as your business grows!
Again…an excellent call!!
Hi Vance,
Some valuable tips you have given about auto responders. I think this topic often gets overlooked, but i feel that an auto-responder service is the most important thing any marketer can have.
It is worth spending the money to get the best, and I agree with you that AWeber provide the best service out there. I have used AWeber since i started IM and very glad i did as you cannot transfer lists from an old cheaper version into your AWeber account.
List building is vital to your online success, it is now my main priority and I am doing many things to build my list each day. I am also creating a product around my list building activites also, as i think people really need to keep their focus on building a list at all times.
Aweber not only help store you list, but they also help build it for you. Their regular webinars and tutorials about list building and other related aspects are unparalleled, that is why i would alway recommend using their service also.
Thanks for the tips Vance, look forward to seeing your future posts on this.
Cheers,
Paul
Vance Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Hi Paul,
Thanks for the abundant comment. I’m really happy that people agree with my opinion on AWeber. I’d venture to say that it is not just an opinion but a fact. You know the reason I made this post was driven by the lack of information on the subject in general. It is not that the information cannot be found but the emphasis is definitely not on it as it should. Without good mailing list you really don’t have a business.
And without a good autoresponder you cannot have a good and well served mailing list.
Nobody had mentioned this to me 8 months ago when I started to learn about the computer and the internet and internet marketing.
In the many courses that I skimmed through I didn’t find anything on opt-in form for example, let alone how to put it up.
Anyway, I’d like to know what you do to build your mailing list. I’m just starting and would love to learn as much as I can from your experience.
Vance.
Efficiency is key to any successful business and having unlimited autoresponders on your side is the best way to achieve this kind of efficiency today.
There’re still a lot of people out there still don’t about this service. Hopefully from this post they will understand it better.
Hi Vance,
hope all is well with you.
I think of all the people I’ve asked about autoresponders,
at least 95% of them recommend Aweber.
Great explanation about Aweber, and how it works.
They are the leader by far, they recently changed their pricing structure, but still are a great buy for what you get.
Keep up the good work on your blog.
to your success,
Rich C.
.-= Rich Cardarelli´s last blog ..Best of the Best =-.
Hi Vance,
Nice summation of Autoresponders. I have always used Aweber. I have never had the need to look elsewhere. I have read of nightmares with other services. Like most other commenters here, I have seen that most all the top marketers use Aweber.
Gene
.-= Gene´s last blog ..Take a Time Out =-.
Good article, Vance. With GetResponse raising their prices to the same level as AWeber they’ve pretty much lost any advantage they had. GetResponse offers comparable services but with AWeber’s popularity most things, like templates, default to it. That being the case it’s in one’s best interests to use AWeber. I’m grandfathered with the old prices so am staying with GetResponse but the prices are the only reason.
One thing you didn’t mention in your article is the ability of your autoresponder to actually deliver your mailings. With so much spam these days ISPs heavily filter mail and it’s very easy to have your mail tagged as spam. Having high profile companies like AWeber or GetResponse delivering your mailings for you greatly increases the success rate.
Cheers,
Rod
.-= Rod Macbeth´s last blog ..Populating a Autoresponder Content Series =-.
Vance Reply:
August 28th, 2009 at 3:34 am
Hi Rod,
Thank you for the helpful comment. I know that GetResponse is also a very good autoresponder just because I noticed that a good number of well known internet marketers use it. Some of them even use both Aweber and GetResponse the reason for which escapes me.
One marketer I’m in touch with recommended GetResponse mainly because of its former lower price. Now that the price is similar or on the same level as you say the advantages of AWeber are more pronounced. With things being on just about equal footing I will always mention both AWeber and GetResponse when writing about autoresponders. I love AWeber but will never say to anybody who prefers GetResponse that they are making the wrong choice.
And thank you for mentioning that I didn’t point out one of the the crucial points that other autoresponders cannot be relied on: safely and reliably delivering your mailings. I will insert it in the article just to make sure that the readers consider this important point.
Vance.
Vance,
I for one have tried several other services but in the last year have decided not to try and figure out why so many like and use Aweber.
I just joined and I’ve never been so happy.
Looks like you feel the same way.
Thanks for this re-confirmation.
Rob
.-= Rob Canyon´s last blog ..How to Get Your Alexa Ranking to Drop like a Rock… to Increase Your Popularity. =-.
Hey Vance
Good advise about autoresponders. I too have aweber and once you start navigating around it becomes fairly easy to use.
I use it a lot when I setting up giveaway squeeze pages and download pages.
I finally figured out how to do an opt in for people to join my blog itself. I know how to do the opt in web form but took a little while to figure out how to post it onto my blog page.
Anyway good blogging to you.
Norm
.-= Norm´s last blog ..Gene Got It From Gary And I Got It From Gene =-.
Vance Reply:
September 4th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Hi Norm,
Thanks for stopping by and leaving such a nice comment. AWeber rocks. It seems that you are ahead of me in terms of putting AWeber to use.
I am still learning more than doing with it. I managed to put the opt in box on this blog. I also added some e-mails to the autoresponder sequence but there are so many more things AWeber does. Did you check out the help section once you’re logged in? There are 2 great videos worth watching from a seminar in London. Of course that is in addition to all the great instructional videos.
I’ll have to learn from you some of the other things you mention.
Vance.
Hi Rich,
I neglected to reply to your comment. I thought I did but now I see I didn’t.
I too was pleasantly surprised when I got a personal call from AWeber.
And they truly wanted to know how I was doing and if I needed any help and offered me to call them any time.
Remarkable.
Thanks for commenting.
Vance
You said it very well. I agree with most of the people who commented that this is a very informative and concise post. What’s good about it is that you have given the directions in such a way that people can follow it easily. AWeber always makes life easier for all people who are needing it. I think every company or business should always have this. Thanks for introducing me to it.
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Vance Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 10:54 am
Hi Fabrice,
Thanks for commenting. I’m glad you find this post helpful.
Cheers,
Vance
I was bought with your story about their personal approach. I’m a kind of person who greatly values that and I like to feel good about buying something. Good customer support and their efforts for me to make the most of the product will surely keep me as their customer in the future as well.