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As we move along in this process
the amount of reading you do on each
day will decrease as we want you focusing all your efforts on taking
action!
That is going to be the key to you winning and growing your email list
during
these 30 days! In this section let’s explore the process of
setting up your autoresponder.
If you already have an
autoresponder you are happy with, then you can
skip this step and move to Day #3 either now or tomorrow!
This step is a little more
technical, but simple enough that anyone can
complete it! I will give you direct links to helpful online tutorials
you need
to complete the various steps mentioned straight from the four main
companies I
will be recommending you get started with.
One must have software tool you
need for building an email list is an
autoresponder. This will act as your database for storing your email
addresses,
help automate your list building, give you the necessary opt-in forms
needed to
grow your list, and allow you to gain new email subscribers.
There are many autoresponders
online, but I am going to share with you
four of the most popular ones. The top 2 (Aweber and Getresponse) are
the most
widely used autoresponders for online businesses.
Please do not allow yourself to
get too hung up here or worried about
picking the perfect autoresponder for you! The most important thing is
that you
choose an autoresponder! All four of these do what you need! It comes
down to
pricing and a comfort level.
You can visit each one and get
an idea on pricing. The pricing changes
with these. I will say from a feature standpoint they all 4 offer about
the
same feature sets. Personally, from my experience I find Aweber to be
the
easiest one to work with out of the box, plus they are probably the
most
recognized in the autoresponder field. So that is why they top my list.
1.
Aweber
2.
Getresponse
3.
MailChimp
4.
ActiveCampaign
For this step, you
need to choose your autoresponder of choice, and then follow the steps
on their
website to create your first list that goes along with your lead
magnet. So, if
your lead magnet is a report on top 6 ways to lose weight fast you
could call
your list something like top6reportloseweight or something similar.
To complete this
step of setting up your first list I will include a direct link to the
help
section for each of the 4 autoresponders mentioned above. You need to
setup
your account with them and then setup your email list!
Aweber Help Section
Again, I personally
find Aweber to be the easiest to work with. You can view their
extensive and
helpful video library here:
https://videos.aweber.com/
You will want to
bookmark this link for future reference if you selected Aweber as your
autoresponder of choice.
Getresponse Help Section
Getresponse is also
a popular choice amongst online business owners. You can view their
tutorials
section from here:
https://support.getresponse.com/tutorials?_ga=1.177929376.409134776.1475278516
MailChimp Help Section
MailChimp is made
popular because they offer your first 2,000 email subscribers free. You
do need
to double check their pricing model because once you get over the 2,000
subscribers you start paying a pretty penny potentially. So just be
sure to
compare pricing with the other autoresponder services.
Also, of these
2,000 free subscribers you have a limit on sending 12,000 emails per
month. So
that limits how many messages you can send.
If you do find them
to be a good fit for you, then you can check out their tutorials from
here:
http://kb.mailchimp.com/?_ga=1.246286983.2066520856.1492415264
ActiveCampaign Help Section
One of the best
things ActiveCampaign is more known for is they have powerful tagging
in place.
Some would argue their tagging rivals much more expensive email
automation
suite InfusionSoft. Their automation tools are also impressive, as is
their
clean video library!
http://www.activecampaign.com/learn/
Definitely a good
option to consider for your autoresponder.
Day #2 Assignment: The assignment for
day #2 is to choose your autoresponder of choice! If you already have
an
autoresponder you can skip to day #3! Just go with the autoresponder
you are
most comfortable with. Again, do not get stuck on this step. If you are
at a
loss go with Aweber
as to me they are the easiest one to work with when
starting out.
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