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This tool is ideal if you post previous issues of your newsletter on your blog and want add your “autoresponder form” to attract subscribers.

Download the Wordpress Autoresponder Plugin

Easy to use:

Copy the code provided by your autoresponder company into the php file

Upload the php file to your wordpress plugin folder

Activate the plugin using the wordpress plugin manager

Type <!–autoresponder–> in your post where you want your autoresponder form to appear

If you’ve ever used an autoresponder before, did you ever find yourself saying to yourself, “If only my autoresponder could…” and then just gave a sigh of frustration? I know the feeling. I’ve used quite a few autoresponders in my day. Some of them were not so good until I finally found a service that was pretty darn near perfect. In this article, I’m going to share some of my “If onlys” with you. Some of them have been solved. Some are still a distant dream.

One of my early autoresponder wishes was for my autoresponder to be able to automatically remove somebody from your list and not just make them inactive. Now I realize that with the autoresponders that make them inactive, it’s easy enough to just run a report of all inactive members and delete them with the click of a button. But it would just be nice if I didn’t have to do that one little step. If they’ve unsubscribed, let them REALLY be gone.

Another one of my autoresponder wishes is to be able to turn single and double opt in on and off depending on where the subscriber comes from. For example, if the subscriber for my list is coming from an opt in form that I send only to people who are already on another one of my lists, I want them to be able to get into that list with single opt in. I mean they’re already on a list with the same service. So why make them use double opt in? For people I get into that list who I don’t know from Adam, they should have to double opt in. The problem is, all autoresponders I have seen so far are either single or double for that list. You can’t have it both ways. Okay, maybe I’m asking for a lot, but you do see my point, right?

Another thing I wish with all my heart that my autoresponder could do is allow me to manually resend the confirmation messages, for my double opt in lists, to those people who haven’t confirmed yet. Unfortunately, all autoresponders I have used don’t allow you to contact these people in any manner shape or form from their service as they hide their email addresses from you. Not only that, but they don’t even allow you to remove these people from the system. It’s like they’re there, but not really. Oh sure, most services will automatically remove the unconfirmed after 30 days or so, but who wants to wait that long, especially when most services charge you once you get past a certain number of list members?

Okay, my wish list is turning into a rant. But you do see my point, right? Maybe asking for the perfect autoresponder service is asking for too much. Maybe we should be happy with the features that we do get, and granted, the top services have some neat features. But marketers are a picky lot. We want everything and we want it yesterday.

So, what’s YOUR autoresponder wish list? What makes you say “If only my autoresponder could…” and brings about a sigh of despair?

Drop me a line someday and I’ll add it to my list, which seems to be growing more and more everyday.

Some people are just never satisfied.

To YOUR Success

It’s one thing finding an autoresponder with all the features you want, but just as important, especially if you don’t have the funds for the top of the line autoresponders, is to make sure you avoid hooking up with an autoresponder that is going to end up making you regret the day that you ever signed up with the service. In this article, I’m going to alert you to a few things that you definitely want to look out for when searching for an autoresponder. This may take a little bit of digging, as most companies aren’t going to tell you what’s wrong with their service, only why it’s the best thing since sliced bread.

One of the things I learned the hard way is that you don’t want to hook up with an autoresponder service that doesn’t have an import or export feature. Let’s say you had a list with another autoresponder service, or even your own script, and because of spam complaints, you want to take your list to another service. Well, if that service doesn’t have an import feature, and the only way to get these people back in is to have them re-opt in manually, or worse by manually entering them yourself, you are going to be in for some very long nights, especially if you have a list of 10,000 people.

What about the export problem? Well, let’s say you’re no longer happy with the autoresponder you just signed up with. Maybe you found out that their delivery rates are horrible or they just raised their price and you don’t want to pay it. If they don’t have an export feature, you’re going to have to enter all those names manually to get them into your new autoresponder. This is something I had to do when I finally converted to an autoresponder that met my needs, so I am speaking from experience.

Another thing you want to watch out for when signing up with an autoresponder service is their policy on single opt in mailings. You don’t want to get hooked up with a service that leaves you responsible for spam complaints if you decide to go with single opt in, which is why I strongly recommend going with double opt in to avoid this problem altogether. So if your autoresponder service doesn’t have double opt in, you may want to consider going elsewhere.

Finally, you don’t want to hook yourself up with an autoresponder service that has a bad reputation, and this is very easy to check. Just go to www.uribi.com and see if they’re on any of the blacklists. If the service you want to hook up with is blacklisted, then more likely than not, your emails are not going to get delivered. And, if you go with double opt in, that means that few of your subscribers will get their opt in emails. Your list will end up suffering greatly because of this. So make sure the autoresponder service that you want to get involved with has a good reputation.

Of course there is how you run your autoresponder series in the first place, but that’s a topic for another discussion.

Just make sure the autoresponder you decide to use doesn’t turn out to be the hangman’s noose around your neck.

To YOUR Success.

I get this question asked to me an awful lot. Maybe it’s because when it comes to autoresponders, people who are new to Internet marketing really don’t know a lot about them. Of course it could also be because that there are so many autoresponders out there that it’s hard to know what features are must haves and which ones are just “wish I did” haves. Well, hopefully, this article will shed some light on the few things that I personally feel a good autoresponder should have. Please keep in mind, this list is not all inclusive.

The first thing, and probably the most important thing you want to look for in a good autoresponder, is deliverability. Let’s face it. If your email message does not get to the intended recipient, you are not going to get the results that you’re looking for in your campaign. Finding an autoresponder with good deliverability rates is not hard to do as most of the popular ones on the Internet publish statistics. You can also find reviews on many autoresponders that point out deliverability rates. A good autoresponder should deliver at least 98% of your emails. That’s what you want to look for when shopping around.

The next thing you want to look for in a good autoresponder is the ability to choose either single or double opt in, and in all cases, you should go with double opt in. The reason is because with single opt in, it’s too easy for a person to put in another person’s email address. If that happens, you are essentially opening yourself up to spam complaints when that person receives an email from you. If you get enough of these from your autoresponder service, you could end up losing your service. So multiple opt in features are important if for no other reason than to keep you out of hot water.

The next thing you want to look for in a good autoresponder is one with a number of features. This is where things start to get a little muddy because each autoresponder is going to have different features. However, the basic ones you want are the ability to create more than one autoresponder series, the ability to have unlimited follow up emails and autoresponder series, the ability to broadcast a message at any time to any of your lists as well as an individual member of your list, and the ability to have the system automatically remove a person from one list, such as a non buyers list, when they purchase and become a member of your buyers list.

As I said, the above list is by no means all inclusive. There are many other features that are nice to have but not a matter of life and death. For example, it would be nice to have the ability to do a split broadcast, sending half your list one message and the other half another and see which message gets better results. There are some autoresponders that will actually let you do a 4 way split, sending 4 different messages to your whole list.

Best thing to do is simply go online, look up “autoresponder services” at your favorite search engine, go to their site, and see what services they offer. Just make sure they have the ones that I said you really want to have in order to do what I would call the basics.

There are a few good autoresponders out there. Just do your shopping and make an informed decision.

Your list will thank you for it.

To YOUR Success.