Autoresponders & Bulk Emailers

One of the difficult tasks in 2009 is finding a good autoresponder that allows you to use the leads you've purchased, being able to import your leads, and knowing they are being delivered.

The other task is finding an autoresponder that is easy to learn for your downline to use too. We are constantly looking for email marketing solutions that meet these criteria.

Below are several autoresponders we recommend. These are autoresponders that our customers are using with great success.

There are several autoresponders available to you, but not all of them are compatible with many network mareketer's needs. We have two main categories of autorespnders we recommend below:

1. Autoresponders that allow you to import leads - This is what you need if you purchase email leads to either send to your own lead capture page or to your company's business opportunity site.
2. "Closed loop" autoresponders - A closed loop system basically requires you to generate your own leads through a lead capture page. A great idea if you are using a 2-step approach for email marketing.

A very popular approach is a 2-step autoresponder system — AR #1 is used as a "bulk email autoresponder" to send bulk email leads to your own lead capture page. The lead capture page uses AR #2, a closed loop autorepsonder. In fact, this is what we recommend. You are basically building your own list, and in essence, generating your own leads.

Here are two great articles to help you in building your email marketing campaigns:

1. "Are my emails getting through?" - Getting help with your deliverability rate.
2. Setting Up An Effective Email Campaign - Effective methods for email marketing.

Recommended AutoResponders For Importing Leads

If you've purchased leads you want to import, here are our top recommendations for 2009. I have tried to include comments that will let you know why it is ranked where it is ranked. No autoresponder service is going to be perfect, so you have to decide if deliverability rates are more important than quantity, or other factors.

1) JMailerPro - JMailerPro is probably one of the best systems you can find right now. It solves 3 of the biggest issues out there right now when using autoresponders and bulk emailers in your business. a) you can import and use your own leads, b) you get your own server, IP address, and domain name, and c) the cost of the system is less than using a 3rd party system.

This is simply a great system. You will get higher deliveability rates and more emails delivered to the prospect's inbox, rather than their bulk email folder, because you are using your own domain and IP address. Don't be intimidated about having your own server. It's very easy and JMailerPro can even set it up for you. In 7 years of reviewing autoresponders, this is probably the best system I have seen. All the steps are laid out on their website. But, basically you will need:

1. Get a domain name. I highly recommend getting a .com domain. Don't mess with the .biz, .info, or whatever else. A .com domain is more trusted and could improve your deliverability. You can register your domain when you are buying your web host. Or you can go register one at Namecheap.com, 1and1.com, or wherever. I would stay away from GoDaddy since you are going to be doing email marketing.
2. Get your web host package from Host Gator. Click on the button that says "Web Hosting Plans" and then you will need to choose the "Baby Plan." You'll see it is only $9.95 per month. JMailerPro recommends you use the Host Gator Coupon Code: hgc25 to get your first month for a penny.
3. Buy your JMailerPro license. You can set it all up yourself, or pay $10 more to have them do it. I highly recommend letting them do it.

That's it. You're ready to roll!

It should be noted that JMailerPro is a bulk emailer. While I catagorize it under the broader heading of "autoresponders," it is in fact an emailer. If you are looking for an autoresponder, see one of the two systems below.

2) Fire Reply - Firereply is less expensive than most autoresponders on the market, for less than $20 per month. They have been around for a couple of years now, and we have had dozens and dozens of our customers who have used them. It is a good autoresponder if you are going to upload about 10,000 to 30,000 leads per month, and send each of those leads about 5 to 10 emails each.

The have good online training videos to help you get your account set up. If you need help beyond the training videos, some customers have said customer service is a bit slow, but it was worth the wait. I think you'll like FireReply if you don't need your hand held with every step. If you need customer service with a phone number, then you'll probably need to choose a more expensive system like Digital Ad Gear.

3) Digital Ad Gear - This is a great autoresponder system, and in emailing the owner recently, they have been making many improvements that have resulted in increases in lead deliverabilty. This is great news!

They have been in business for about 6 years so they know the "tricks" to managing spam complaints and staying up and running. They have good customer support, and can be reached by both email and phone.

Are they the cheapest? No. Are they expensive? No. But, you get more emails for your money and you won't have to worry about losing your data, having the site shut down, or anything like that. If you are going to use an autoresponder, hook up with one that you can rely on.

 Recommended "Closed Loop" Autoresponders

1) Aweber - If you generate your own leads or you use a 2 part email marketing system with a lead capture page, there is no better autoresponder than Aweber. We use this for our web sites and our newsletters. We consistently get a 98 – 99 percent deliverability rate.

Aweber is one of the oldest autoresponders on the Internet, as well as one of the most progressive and technologicially advanced AR's available. Furthermore, they are whitelisted with more ISP's, meaning your emails will get delivered to more Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, GMail, Earthlink, and AOL email addresses than anybody else. If you neglect this, you are losing out on at least 50% – 67% of all email addresses.

If you're going to do email marketing with lead capture pages, you need Aweber. If you want to see what it's like, just fill in the form below and take it for a test drive.

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There are certainly other autoresponders out there on the Internet. If you find one that works for you, drop us an email.

National-Leads.com is not associated with any of these autoresponders. Please consult with the individual AR company for support.