Mailloop
6.0 ($379.00) or Mailloop
Pro ($697.00) This
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This is autoresponder software first and foremost. There is
both a lite and a Pro version with the following features
listed for the Pro version:
-"smart" sequential autoresponders
-spam and "blacklist" prevention tools
-opt-in list management tools
-advanced database and search features
-message control center organization
-easy access to all your different newsletters and outgoing
e-mail
-25 different merge fields
-"automated scheduler"
-real-time reporting and test results
When
it comes to autoresponder software, you first have to understand
there are primarily two breeds, Client side and Server side.
For the uninitiated, Client side means it sits on your computer
and does its work there. Server side software is installed
at your Web host's side, usually as a CGI script.
Mailloop
is a Client side package. You install it on your computer,
and your computer will have to be online for it to work. If
you're on a dial-up account, or you need to use your computer
many hours a day, you might want to stick with Server side
software (not Mailloop). In essence it acts like a mail server
itself. The best of all worlds is for it to have its own computer
dedicated to it.
Mailloop
is very good at sending out autoresponder emails. In other
words, when it receives an email to a certain address, it
can immediately send out a response such as "Thank you,
we'll get back to you shortly." Or it can deliver an
ebook upon payment. It can handle auto subscription and unsubscriptions
with no work by you.
Autoresponders
like Mailloop are also typically used to send out periodic
newsletters. One nice feature is that Autoresponders "with
follow-up" such as Mailloop are capable of sending additional
advertising at specified intervals, or (my favorite use) to
deliver the regular mailings of an e-course.
Mailloop,
as well as other autoresponders/mailers, can integrate names
or other fields of data from a form into the mailing, so that
you can say "Hi again Fred," and things like that.
However, if you use a database program to assemble your mailing
list, it may not work very well with Mailloop.
Mailloop
is a little on the spendy side. If you're just starting out
you can probably find a much cheaper package elsewhere that
will serve you just fine until you get more than, say, 50,000
or 100,000 names, at which time you can probably afford Mailloop
with no problem.
One
problem with client side programs like Mailloop is that most
ISP's don't tolerate serving up large amounts of information,
like thousands of emails. In fact, Comcast limits your upload
speed dramatically just so you can't use it as a server. You
may get in trouble with your ISP if you have a very large
list. It's better to have your program on the server side,
since web hosts are designed for larger traffic loads.
If
you need to go server side and you're not that big yet, I'd
try perhaps MyAutoresponderPro or Willmaster's Master Autoresponder
Bank. One options on the Server side is Autoreponse Plus which
I've seen at least four of the big dog marketing gurus recommend.
With some of the server side packages you'll have to be geeky
enough to be able to install the CGI package, or you may have
to pay a small fee to get help.
In
short, I don't recommend Mailloop unless you have the bucks
and you have a free computer that stays online, and a tolerant
ISP. But if you have a large list and the money, go ahead.
Live a little - but in that case, get the Pro version. (top)
Mailloop
6.0 ($379.00) or Mailloop
Pro ($697.00)
This link goes to the sellers descrption and
order page. It opens in a new window.
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