Seattle, WA 9/3/2010 11:11:55 PM
News from a Squirrel: The Top 3 Automatic Responders for Eager Newbies
Arm Yourself With Information You Need to Know
Greetings, I'm Josh the Marketing Squirrel!
I spend all day writing stinging ad copy to send out to a huge email list using a premium automatic responder - but I also like to hoard nuts for the winter and cheat death by jumping onto power lines.
Recently, I've gotten some squirrel mail from a reader who wanted to know what automatic responders I'd recommend to an eager newbie who wants to get moving fast. I've got three automatic responders that fit the bill:
Automatic Responder #1: Ninjaresponder.com - Much like the name suggests, Ninjaresponder.com is an agile, powerful automatic responder that's quick to learn, easy to use, and perfect for a newbie. Full disclosure, ninjaresponder.com is also owned by the squirrel company I work for, so if that turns you off (which it shouldn't) I've got two other automatic responders to check out:
Automatic Responder #2: MailChimp.com - Mailchimp is easy to use, it's got REALLY beautiful email templates, and it's aimed at the total newbie (they even have a free level!) Their automatic responder gets awesome deliverability, and their resources are outstanding. They get two bushy tails up.
Automatic Responder #3: AWeber.com - AWeber is a lot like Ninjaresponder.com when it comes to the automatic responder and what it can do, but a quick look at their blog will also reveal a whole acorn trove of awesome how-to's, FAQ's, white papers, and oodles of stellar free information on how to get more bang for your squirrel buck.
Regardless of what automatic responder you decide to use, make sure you cover the basics of good email marketing by studying up. Whether the information you get is free or extremely expensive, it doesn't really matter, as long as you're getting the right info to begin with.
There's nothing worse than sacrificing months of effort looking for acorns in the wrong tree (or using the wrong automatic responder for that matter, so if you're new, pick one of the three above!).
If you're ready to be a real eager newbie and start building your email list fast, then I've got to point you to this video our squirrel company put out about exactly that.
It's called: Send Email, Make Money, and if you watch it, you will transmogrify into a very rich, very adventuresome squirrel.
http://www.ListBuilding.com/squirrelUntil next time, keep those tails in the air!
-Josh the marketing Squirrel
