What Autoresponder Service Should I Use?

There are various autoresponder services available.  But before we get into listing each one, let’s define what an autoresponder is.

• An autoresponder automatically responds to anyone that sends mail to it. In other words, it’s a method of replying to an incoming e-mail instantly and automatically.   For example: Corporations use them specifically for “out of the office” notices. Like when you know you’re going to be out of the office for a day or a few days even weeks, you can set up your email so that whenever someone emails you, your autoresponder message automatically responds with a pre-formatted message that you set up specifically for this. Like, “hello and thank you for contacting me. I will be out of the office until… if you need emergency assistance please contact….
• You can also use autoresponders to send a series of messages to the person who originally sent an email to that specific autoresponder email address. For example, you may have a free ecourse for the visitors who come to your website. Once they subscribe to the autoresponder email address, they will receive a series of pre-written messages to them on any given date and time.  Autoresponders are highly used for newsletters and ezines.

I’ve compiled a list of autoresponders below:

1. Aweber (Risk Free 30 day Trial)
2. Constant Contact (Free 60 Day Trial)
3. EmailAces
4. GetResponse
5. SendFree (take a free test drive by sending a blank email to: testdrive-102840@sendfree.com you’ll receive a series of autoresponder messages of the sendfree service)
6. 1AutomationWiz

Don’t be in a hurry, take your time looking through each resource.  While I highly recommend you incorporate an autoresponder system in your business, look closely at your marketing needs, such as will you also need a shopping cart, affiliate management solution and tracking tools?  If so, look out for the post on Shopping Carts soon.