First and foremost, if you’re not using an autoresponder to collect emails, keep in touch with your clients, and promote your business you are missing out on huge profits. That said there are many different autoresponder services out there and it’s hard to tell which is the best one.
There are mailing programs you can buy and upload to your own server, but if you are new to autoresponders and collecting emails this probably isn’t the best route for you to go. The alternate is a paid service like AWeber, GetResponse or Constant Contact. These services take care of everything for you including storing your mailing list, integrating shopping carts and Paypal, tracking open rates and conversions just to name a few.
Out of the two, for your average business the best autoresponder would be a paid service that provides great support and is reasonably priced. Our top 3 autoresponders that have given us great results are AWeber, GetResponse, and IContact.
To decide the which is the best autoresponder to fit your needs you have to have a good idea of what you need to begin with. Are you looking for a service to handle 10,000+ emails with multiple broadcasts a day? Are you looking for something cheap, that still offers great service because you’re just starting your list?
For those that are looking for a top notch program to handle a large list and mass mailing, we recommend GetResponse. This service has worked wonders for us, from the pre-made templates to the up-to-date analytics to help track open rates and conversions.
For those new to autoresponders, your best bet is to start off with a service like IContact that will provide a list of up to 250 people for the low price of $9.95 per month. You can’t beat that. This has many of the features of the big guns like GetResponse at a great starting rate.
