tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55423860299534966452024-02-20T15:42:26.357-08:00auto responderbuitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469299177196961673noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542386029953496645.post-48925230514566632692012-05-16T19:33:00.001-07:002012-05-16T19:33:50.943-07:00Business Automation with Autoresponders<b>Automation</b> is important to all businesses. The less time we have to spend doing small tasks, the more time we have to make more money – or we could spend that time doing something besides working. <br />Putting an online business on auto pilot isn’t difficult at all – and it is all done with the use of <br /><b>autoresponders</b>!<br /><br /><a href="http://auto-responder-shopping.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>Autoresponders</b></a> can be used to get people to your website, or to promote products and services. <br />Simply plug your sales message into the autoresponder, along with some valuable information that your potential may want or need, and advertise that autoresponders address. <br />
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</script><br />Once the person arrives at your site, and goes through your ordering process, another <br />autoresponder kicks in. This autoresponder should send out a receipt, as well as information <br />that will grant the customer access to whatever it is that they have purchased. Another autoresponder message should be sent out after this, thanking the customer for their business, and letting them know about similar or related products or services that they may be interested in.<br /><br />The beauty of this is that while all of this ordering is <br />going on, and these important customer service <br />emails are being sent, you can be off doing <br />something else! The more automation you can <br />integrate into your online business, the better off <br />you will be. <br /><br /><br /><br />buitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469299177196961673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542386029953496645.post-25494116237355463442010-02-06T20:37:00.000-08:002012-05-16T19:31:32.319-07:00Build Interest With Autoresponder MessagesIf you are using your <b>autoresponder</b> to sell a product or service, you must be very careful as to how you approach your potential customer. Few people like a hard sale, and marketers have known for years that in most cases, a prospect must hear your message an average of seven times before they will make a purchase. How do you accomplish this with autoresponders?<br />
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It’s really quite simple, and in fact,<b> the autoresponders</b> make getting the message to your potential customers those seven times possible. On the Internet, without the use of autoresponders, you probably could not achieve that. Too often, marketers make the mistake of literally slamming the potentialcustomer with a hard sales pitch with the first autoresponder message – this won’t work.<br />
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You build interest slowly. Start with an informative <br />
message – a message that educates the reader in <br />
some way on the topic that your product or service <br />
is related to. At the bottom of the message, include <br />
a link to the sales page for your product. Use that <br />
first message to focus on the problem that your <br />
product or service can solve, with just a hint of the <br />
solution. <br />
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Build up from there, moving into how your product or <br />
service can solve a problem, and then with the next <br />
message, ease into the benefits of your product – <br />
giving the reader more actual information with each <br />
and every message. Your final message should be <br />
the sale pitch – not your first one! With each <br />
message, make sure that you are giving the <br />
customer information pertaining to the topic – free <br />
information! This is what will keep them interested <br />
in what you have to say.<br />
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This type of marketing is an art. It may take time to <br />
get it exactly right. Use the examples that other <br />
marketers have set for you. Pay attention to the <br />
messages that you receive from other marketers. <br />
Start a ‘swap’ file, and keep those messages. Use <br />
some of the better sales copy for your own <br />
<b>autoresponder messages</b> – just make sure that <br />
yours doesn’t turn out to be an exact copy of <br />
someone else’s sales message!<br />
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Remember not to start with a hard sale. Build your <br />
potential customers interest. Keep building on what <br />
the problem is, and how your product or service can <br />
solve that problem or fill that need. If you are doing <br />
this right, by the time the potential customer reads <br />
the last message in that series, they will be <br />
convinced enough to make a purchase!buitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469299177196961673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542386029953496645.post-67932444969717656872009-11-21T19:45:00.000-08:002012-05-16T19:35:02.898-07:00Autoresponder Training Sessions<b>Autoresponders</b> work very well when it comes to<br />
training others. This is why autoresponders are the<br />
perfect way to conduct email courses. But there are<br />
other types of training that can be done with<br />
autoresponders as well.<br />
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Even college professors have found a use for<br />
<b>autoresponders</b>. They can use them to remind<br />
students about upcoming tests, or to deliver study<br />
guides. Since the information in that professor’s<br />
course is taught over and over again each time a<br />
new class comes in, this saves the professor a<br />
great deal of time.<br />
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Autoresponders are also used by colleges to remind<br />
faculty and students about upcoming events.<br />
Because events are scheduled in advance, these<br />
<b>autoresponder messages</b> are set up in advance,<br />
and nobody has to depend on a secretary to get<br />
those notices out!<br />
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Many businesses use autoresponders to keep their<br />
employees trained. When new equipment is brought<br />
into the office, and employees need to know how to<br />
operate it, an autoresponder can be set up with<br />
training instructions.<br />
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No matter what kind of business you are in, there is<br />
a way that autoresponders can be used. The use of<br />
an autoresponder will save quite a bit of time, and it<br />
can also serve to make the people in your<br />
organization much for effective.buitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469299177196961673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542386029953496645.post-20433900842737664132009-11-21T19:44:00.001-08:002012-05-16T19:35:42.473-07:00Autoresponders – The More You Know, The More Effective They AreIf you have signed up with an <b>autoresponder service</b>,<br />
you need to take the time to read the instructions to<br />
learn how to use the service – before you load the<br />
first word of your first message! Not knowing how to<br />
use the service will lead to many mistakes, and<br />
your customers and potential customers will most<br />
likely see every mistake you make!<br />
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As soon as you have complete the sign up process,<br />
load one email address into the <b>autoresponders</b><br />
<b>mailing list </b>– yours. If there is a manual or help file<br />
for your autoresponder, read every word of it, and<br />
really learn how to use all of the features of the<br />
autoresponder.<br />
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Work with it, sending messages to your own address,<br />
until you know your <b>autoresponder service</b> inside and<br />
out! This may take a little time, but after a few hours<br />
or so, you should know all that there is to know, and<br />
you will be able to set your autoresponders up much<br />
more effectively in the future. Taking the time to learn<br />
now, will not only save time in the future, it may also<br />
help you tweak and tune your autoresponder<br />
messages and tracking in a way that increases your<br />
responses!buitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469299177196961673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542386029953496645.post-13520795508968693802009-11-21T19:43:00.000-08:002012-05-16T19:36:27.896-07:00Autoresponders and Spam – What You Need To KnowThere are laws against sending <b>spam</b>. There are<br />
even laws that you must adhere to when you send<br />
out email that was requested. No matter what type<br />
of email you are sending out, the chances are good<br />
that the anti-spam laws apply to you in some way.<br />
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In order to be in compliance with the <b>anti-spam laws</b><br />
in various states in the US, each commercial email<br />
that you send must include your name or business<br />
name, your street address, city, state, zip code,<br />
and phone number. You must also include<br />
instructions that will allow the recipient to remove<br />
themselves from your mailing list. If you fail to do<br />
any of this, you are essentially breaking the law in<br />
various states – no matter what state or country you<br />
live in!<br />
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Protect yourself from <b>spam</b> complaints in any way<br />
that you can. Make sure that when a customer<br />
requests any type of information from you that an<br />
email is sent requesting confirmation before any<br />
other email is sent. If someone is placing an order<br />
from you, include a check box on the order form,<br />
asking for permission to send them periodic emails.<br />
Never use your autoresponder to send unsolicited<br />
commercial email!buitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469299177196961673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542386029953496645.post-68543048963499058222009-11-21T19:42:00.001-08:002009-11-21T19:43:20.275-08:00Autoresponders and Shopping Cart IntegrationWhen people place orders through your website, it<br />is always a good idea to immediately acknowledge<br />the purchase. One way to do this is with the use of<br />an autoresponder that can be integrated with your<br />shopping cart. In fact, many shopping carts that are<br />available today have their own autoresponders built<br />into the system.<br /><br />When you set up your autoresponder to send a<br />message to someone that has placed an order,<br />there are several things that should be included in the<br />message. This is an opportunity to ‘speak’ to your<br />customer, and to let them know about other deals<br />that you have or special items that you have available.<br />You should not miss this opportunity.<br /><br />Do not try to get your ‘thank you’ sales message on<br />the same autoresponder as the customers email<br />receipt. Putting the sales message on an email that<br />is automatically sent to grant the customer access<br />to their purchase is also a bad idea – that would go<br />better with the receipt. Make sure your ‘thank you’<br />sales message is a message that is sent out all by<br />itself, so your customer can focus solely on that!<br /><br />Thank the customer for their recent purchase. Tell<br />them how much their purchase will help them, and<br />then tell them about other available products that<br />work well with the one that they just purchased, or<br />that are similar to the one that they just purchased<br />in some way. For instance hair conditioner works<br />with hair shampoo. Vacuum cleaner bags or carpet<br />powder works well with vacuum cleaners. Just let<br />them know about the various products that you offer<br />that will compliment their purchase in some way.<br /><br />The important thing is to not let your customer get<br />away without further contact! Think about being in a<br />brick and mortar store. When you go up to the<br />counter to pay, there are many items there for sale.<br />These items are meant to be picked up as last<br />minute purchases, or impulsive purchases. Your<br />‘thank you’ sales letter serves the same purpose.<br /><br />Don’t make the mistake of bombarding your<br />customer! You can usually send them periodic<br />information about your specials after they have made<br />a purchase through you, but emailing them on a<br />daily basis with your offers is not good business!<br />Use your autoresponder responsibly! Make sure that<br />your autoresponder is set up to handle automatic<br />remove requests, and make sure that the information<br />that you are sending your customers is of value to<br />them.buitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469299177196961673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542386029953496645.post-54479536958808319062009-11-21T19:40:00.000-08:002009-11-21T19:42:33.884-08:00Autoresponder Access to Secret PagesPeople love to have access to things that other<br />people can’t get. It makes them feel special, and it<br />is a marketing tactic that really works. Granting<br />access to secret pages works well on the Internet.<br />It works best when it is limited. For instance, you<br />can grant access to only a lucky few, or you can<br />have a time limit for accessing the pages. You can<br />grant access to secret pages on your website with<br />an autoresponder.<br /><br />The way this works is quite simple. You create a<br />directory on your website that is password protected,<br />with one login and password that everybody can use.<br />You then create some valuable content for that<br />directory. You can call this your secret vault or your<br />private stash or anything else you want to call it – as<br />long as it sounds like something that your visitors<br />may really want to get their hands on. For instance<br />‘the secret tools that helped me earn thousands<br />each month’ would probably entice many people<br />who want to learn how to make money.<br /><br />Once you get the directory and the pages set up,<br />put the URL of the pages and the login name and<br />password in an autoresponder. Write a sales page<br />and distribute it to your opt-in list, or have other list<br />owners distribute it to theirs. Make sure you ‘limit’<br />the offer. Don’t let people assume that you are<br />going to share this secret information with the rest<br />of the world – they want to be the only ones with<br />this special access!<br /><br />Keep access to the secret pages free. The goal is to<br />get people to those pages, so that they can purchase<br />your products or services. However, remember that<br />you’ve advertised secret tools or secret information.<br />Therefore, when they get to those pages, there must<br />be something of value there for them to collect – for<br />free in most cases. Don’t make the mistake of<br />thinking that you will be losing money by giving<br />something away for free – you won’t. In fact, you’ve<br />already gained by collecting the names and<br />addresses of the people who were interested in<br />your secret information!<br /><br />Again, this is a marketing tactic that really works,<br />and it is a great way to use an autoresponder. Once<br />people have requested the information for your private<br />pages, you can email them periodically, using your<br />autoresponder, to let them know about updates to<br />the secret site. While you are updating them, you<br />can also tell them about other specials or new<br />products in your line.buitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469299177196961673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542386029953496645.post-23479752703176719632009-11-09T02:38:00.000-08:002009-11-09T02:39:03.962-08:00Articles and AutorespondersWriting articles to market a product or service is an<br />excellent way to build business. The articles should<br />be very informative, providing the reader with<br />information that is relevant to a specific topic. The<br />article usually includes a link to a webpage for more<br />information. The webpage, of course, is designed to<br />sell a product or service that relates to the topic of<br />the article.<br /><br />These articles are commonly submitted to article<br />banks, websites, and ezine publishers. This is one<br />of the most effective ways to market a service or<br />product on the Internet, and it can become even more<br />effective when it is combined with the use of an<br />autoresponder.<br /><br />Begin by setting each of your articles up in your<br />autoresponder. It is important that each article have<br />its very own autoresponder address, so you will<br />need an autoresponder service that will allow you to<br />do this. Next, make a master list of your articles, with<br />the autoresponder address for each article listed<br />beside the title. You can even add descriptions of the<br />articles on your master list if you want to.<br /><br />Advertising your articles one at a time can take a<br />great deal of time…but advertising one autoresponder<br />address – the one for the master list – won’t take<br />very much time at all. Simply put it in your newsletter<br />and on your website. You can even allow other<br />ezine publishers to use this is a free resource for<br />their subscribers!buitenzorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05469299177196961673noreply@blogger.com