Autoresponders: Do you really need them?

An Autoresponder will send emails automatically to your prospects/customers so you do not have to do it manually.

When one enters the online arena you are bombarded with so many offers from biz opps to squeeze pages to autoresponders, to a million other things you may or may not need. They all sound great on the page that's selling them, of course. But, do we really need all those things?

That all depends on how you want to make money online. For the sake of being as brief as possible I am going to speak about autoresponders. There is a reason for my subject today and I will get to it later. An online business opportunity comes with 2 requirements. 1. You have to be able to get online. 2. You have to communicate online with your prospects/customers - mainly through email. Email is a great tool, your prospect/customer can be reached at any hour of the day. They can be reading your email at 3 am while you are asleep.

Best of all - email is free, well for the time being. I am sure once the Governments find a way to charge for each email you send, they will do it. For now it's free. If you want to make money online and delve into the world of an online business you must be able to meet those 2 requirements.

This takes us back to the original question. Do you really need an autoresponder to make money online? You may ask, as I did, "why can't I use my Yahoo email?" The fact is you can, but not if you want to send to more than 25 people an hour. The reason for this is that email providers are terrified of spam accusations and the federal regulations that govern them. They have protections built in for that - and that is why they limit what you send.

Imagine you go through the trouble of using Yahoo, or msn or hotmail to do your mailing. The first thing you notice is that it is not automated, you must do everything by hand. But, you work through it and build a list of over 500 contacts - you are really happy. You are good about it too, and remove everyone that asks. One day you log in, or try to, and it keeps telling you - the username or password is incorrect. You soon find out that your account has been deactivated or closed. No warning, no second chance and no appeal. Good-bye email and most improtant - good-bye contact list.

"What - they can't do that!" - They can and they did - to me! So, as you can see I speak from experience. Using an autoresponder will save you time and money. If you want to make money online and turn it into a good living you need one. No if's and's or but's. It is one of your tools. It will take a little bit of time to set up, but it will be well worth it to have your email follow up system fully automated- saving you several hours a week.

There are a lot of autoresponders out there the cost is pretty cheap compared to the time savings, usually around $20 a month. I have several that I use, GetResponse , Response Magic and ISO. There are others out there, I think that they are all pretty comparable anddo the same things for you. Go ahead and check some out. Make sure that you get one that is full service, where you can easily create campaigns and add contacts and email messages.

So get going, put your sales on autopilot and enjoy your life!

To Great Success!

Joseph Demasi
joseph@mlmprofitsonline.com


Joseph Demasi is an online marketer and, along with the organization he represents, has helped thousands of entrepreneurs start their own online business. For the simple 3 step process and access to the Internet Success Guide FREE. See it at HOME BUSINESS ONLINE