If you own a business and you make money when you sell information if you constantly feel like you are lost in emails, one tool that you may want to implement immediately is an autoresponder service.
Going through a bunch of emails is not money making activity, so how do you get around this? You do so by using autoresponders. Autoresponders are applications that are programmed to send emails for you automatically without you having to personally send the email.
There are a number of different scenarios where an autoresponder would be useful for you in your business. Businesses that sell information often have to send out the information that they sell to their customers as well as answer common questions by a number of different people. If your business is on eBay, for example, you may want to provide additional bonuses on top of your products. An autoresponder can do all of these things for you. An autoresponder can also be used to automatically promote your business and build a relationship with your prospects and customers without you having to do the legwork.
How do they work exactly? Some of them get installed as part of your email client and others get installed online. It does not matter which one you personally prefer to use, each type does what it is supposed to do in that it preempts your need to spend countless hours on email.
Some autoresponders have the ability to send out more than just prewritten emails. They give you the ability to set up automatic follow-up emails at certain time periods. For example, if you wanted a customer of yours to get an email from you every day for a year, you can do that. You can also set up the application to send out follow-up emails once a week every 7 days. They give you the flexibility to customize your emails so that they arrive when you want at the time intervals you want them to arrive at.
There is an autoresponder application for every budget. You can get one for free with many webhosts. You can also get one for free from third party companies that will send a link promoting their company as part of their email or you can pay for one by paying a small monthly fee for the ability to send out emails with no promotion to the host.
AWeber is one of the leading autoresponders in the industry. When you sign up to get the service, they provide extensive instructions for you on directions for use.
Autorespnders are vital for utilizing the full power of email marketing to sell information quickly for the least cost. When using email marketing, think about the different email addresses you should set up. You can have different email addresses for different contact functions. You can use an email address for information requests. You can use another one for sales requests. You can use another one to contact the company owner. Having multiple addresses personalizes the company in the mind of your potential customers.
By implementing an autoresponder as a part of your business you now have the ability to email thousands of people. This is powerful especially for making a sale, which often takes a number of contacts. Autoresponders simply this process and give you the ability to automate the process of turning a prospect to a customer when you sell information.
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Copyright Stephen Beck, 2009
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