Autoresponders

One of the battles you face is finding a reliable autoresponder to use. Not all AR's are created equal. There are three main types of autoresponders:

1. Open Autoresponders - You can import leaads you've purchased
2. Closed Loop Autoresponders - You cannot import leads.
3. Your own system - Many advanced users have their own server and system

Many successful email marketers use a combination of both #1 and #2. They use the first AR to drive traffic to their site and the second one to capture the prospect's information on their own lead capture page.

The purpose of this type of system is to build your own list and send out a series of followup autoresponder messages with the details of your business. A closed-loop AR has a much higher deliverability rate.

This type of system is like a funnel. Drive traffic to your landing page. Build a list of highly qualified prospects in your closed-loop system.

Below are several autoresponders we recommend. There are open and closed autoresponders. We do not have any recommendations for setting up your own system on this page. That is beyond the scope of this site. These are autoresponders that our customers are using with great success.

Recommended Autoresponders For Importing Leads

If you've purchased leads you want to import, then here are 3 autoresponders for you to check out. 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) Easy List Mailer - this email program uses rotating mail servers and scheduling to increase deliverability of your emails. Easy List Mailer is more for one-time mailings than setting up multiple messages in an autoresonder (like FireReply).

Easy List Mailer is VERY easy to use, set up, and get rolling right away. Great training, videos, etc. You order, and have access to the system right away. There is no need to wait for set up. Another cool feature of easylistmailer is that they have a very nice affiliate program... very nice!

The system allows for open import with no "verification" email to be sent out. There are many features that you can check out by visiting the Easy List Mailer website. Especially, check out the video on the home page which shows how easy it is to set up and blast out your email.

2) Fire Reply - Firereply is one of the more cost effective autoresponders on the market. We have had many of our customers using them over the last year with decent results. There are 5 different package sizes and dozens of features.

The have good online training videos. The one recommendation I would make regarding FireReply is that customer service has had a tendency to be slow. The training is great, so if you don't need a lot of training, then choose FireReply. I think you'll like them. 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 for people looking to mass mail leads. Most systems have restrictions on list sizes, forcing email confirmation, etc. However they do not have these restrictions and like to help marketers get their email out without complications.

Deliverability is always an issue in these situations however they employ a strategy of retrying mail delivery 5 times through 5 different servers before the mail is given up on. This definetely helps improve deliverability.

Additionally they have been in business for 5 years so they know the "tricks" to managing spam complaints and staying up and running.

 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.

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