Your Questions About Email Marketing Software

Ken asks…

What is best email program for mass-send outs?

I work for a designer and am wondering whether anyone knows of a good ( and affordable- preferably free) email server/program for mass send-outs? 1000+ recipients per email on average. Thanks!
I currently use Mozilla Thunderbird but am just exploring other options.

Jere answers:

Sending out such massive amount of e-mails can be a bit tricky but not impossible altogether. Though Google’s SMTP service could be used, it works best if you can use it along with a email trust authority like Habeas.

A still better option would be to try some really good software available in the market like Email Marketing Pro, Send Blaster 2 or GroupMail. Some of them also come with a trial version so you can give each one a shot and see which one works best for you.

I would also like to add that once you have zeroed in on the right software, do make an extra effort and get a proper email archiving solution since that’ll help you manage and store the bulk emails without any hassle plus it will filter out the spam and viruses, a problem that you’ll naturally encounter. You can refer to the following URL to learn more about some truly effective and affordable archiving services:

http://www.datacove.net/

Hope it was helpful:)

Mary asks…

Webmastertalk.in – What is the best way for email marketing – any good software to extract and send emails.?

Thanks for viewing my question.
I am running a forum namely webmastertalk.in since a long time, around 2 years and it was the best forum for webmasters at that time but due to little dissconnection I losed my members and I am back again, its running , going good but I want more members, how can I promotes it. Please help me and do join my forum. Thanks Alot!
The reason was my dissconnection and before this I never did email marketing. I thought to email marketing like extracting some address from targetted niche and introducing about our site. Well as you said imisdro , I am doing the same and told the members about the site is up and running again but I was searching some more ways – Thanks for response.

Jere answers:

It must have been a long time since you’re on the Web if you think extracting emails from the Web and blasting them with your invitation to join your forum is cool. That is plain and simple spamming because these people did not ask for your emails.

I suggest that you instead email your past users and let them know that your site is up and running again. Then slowly build your users again.

I use Constant Contact for sending emails to my optin subscriber because it is one of the cheapest around that can give me the functionality I need in sending text and HTML emails, as well as giving me metrics of open rates and click through rates

Sharon asks…

How can I market my new online website with limited resources?

I’m starting an online social networking website business, but I have very limited resources. How can I market or advertise my site to as many people as possible with very little or no money? How did other companies such as myspace, friendster or facebook do it?

Jere answers:

With a social networking site, you need to employ all viral marketing tactics — so a user recommends your site to a friend who in turns recommend your site to their friends and so on and so forth. Read Seth Godin’s Unleashing Your Idea Virus http://www.amazon.com/gp/explorer/0786887176/2/ref=pd_lpo_ase/102-9670089-5270519?

Getting traffic is a combination of a lot of things. The key to success is to create great content that visitors want to use, search engines will love and other websites will naturally link to. Of course, it’s easier said than done.

“If you build it, they will come” is not necessarily true on the Web. Putting a website up is one thing, but getting visitors to come to your site is another. The process becomes even more difficult if you have limited resources to market your business.

You can use pay per click advertising in the search engines to reach audiences looking for your products. You can use Google Adwords http://www.google.com/adwords or Yahoo http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com

Here are some shoestring marketing ideas that can help you get the visitors you need at the least cost possible:

1. Create the best content you can with the best products you can possibly offer. Your content is your best advertisement – if visitors love your content, then they will go back and spread the word to others.

2. Make it easy for users to recommend your site. Viral marketing is very important — and easy to tap on the Web. But give your users the tools. Get a Recommend this Site script from websites such as cgiscripts.com and similar directories of scripts. Some even go as far as giving incentives to those who recommend the site to their friends. If only 10 people go to your site, but these 10 people invite 10 more – that’s additional traffic that you get for FREE!

Recommend Site Scripts (various) http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/
Big Nose Bird Recommend this Site http://bignosebird.com/carchive/birdcast.shtml
CGI Resource Index http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/
Hostscripts http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/Site_Recommendation/index.html

3. Rank well in the search engines (organic search results, not the pay per click). SEs can be a big source of traffic. The key is to create the best content in your niche. If you have good content, other websites will gladly link to you and offer your site as a resource to their audience. Check the on-page factors and be sure to get linked from authority sites in your topic area.

If you are going to read only one piece on search engine optimization, I suggest you read Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld.com’s “Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone: 26 steps to 15k a day.” http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/2010.htm

Other resources that can help you get top ranking in the search engines are:

Google Press Releases http://googlepress.blogspot.com/
Matt Cutts Blog http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/ (Matt is a Google software engineer)
Digitalpoint Yahoo Forums http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=6
SearchEngineWatch’s MSN Forums http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/forumdisplay.php?f=8

As for tools to help you get top rankings in the search engine, here are some of the best in the field today

Total Optimizer Pro http://www.totaloptimizer.com/
Keyword density tool http://googlerankings.com/ultimate_seo_tool.php
Google Sitemaps (to help Google index your pages faster) https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/siteoverview?hl=en
SEO Book – lots of free great SEO tools http://tools.seobook.com/

4. Send out press releases. While outfits charge as much as $650 per release, there are free press release submission places on the Web. Press releases allow you to (a) attract media attention; (b) get more back links to your website without sending each website an email request; and (c) get more visibility especially if your press release gets in Google News or Yahoo News.

Http://www.prleap.com/sign_up.html
http://i-newswire.com/
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/
http://www.pressbox.co.uk/cgi-bin/links/add.cgi
http://www.pr.com/press-releases
http://www.prfree.com/
http://www.clickpress.com/releases/index.shtml
http://www.theopenpress.com/
http://www.przoom.com/
http://www.prweb.com
http://www.newswiretoday.com/
http://www.free-press-release.com/

5. Submit articles. Write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. You get exposure for your business; establishes you as an authority in your field, and allows you to get backlinks for your website. If 50 websites publish your article and it contains a link back to your website, then you easily get 50 links from a single article. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings.

Here is a comprehensive list of where to submit your articles http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AhzreGmnCUicOoyedqypscUjzKIX?qid=1006022407481

6. Post a link to your site for free where it is allowed (always read the Terms of Use). Examples are:

Craigslist http://www.craigslist.com
Google Base http://base.google.com
Classifieds for Free http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/…
Text Link Exchange http://www.txtswap.com/
Recycler.com http://www.recycler.com/
Yahoo Classifieds http://classifieds.yahoo.com/
US Free Ads http://www.usfreeads.com/

Helen asks…

What is the best inventory control software on the market for small business?

I have a retail business and inventory is found in a separate distant location. I am really in need of a great program to help me manage my inventory and one that functions with a portable data terminal. I have over 2,000 different items in inventory. I need to buy a software that work really well since I live in Africa and will not have the possibility of returning the product in case of a problem. Thank you very much for suggestions.

Jere answers:

Just submit your email i.d,so that i can send you product profile, company profile and quotation of inventory software.
We r in india but no problem ,your all problems will be solved online , we provide 1 yr technical support.

Contact-mayursankalp@gmail.com

James asks…

What is the most respected currency software product on the market?

What I mean is what is the best software out their that will do all the charting and trending for you, only to leave you to buy the currency that the software recommends

Jere answers:

To depend your money on currency softwares is absolutely very risky. If you want to really succeed in this business, you have to trade personally. That’s life, that’s business. The currency market is so volatile no amount of computerized maneuver can really predict the outcome of currency pairs, otherwise, a lot of traders would simply buy these stuff, click buttons and fatten their bank accounts. I recommend you check your options in this site. Here you can talk to a real, live person via phone, email, chat or any form of communication available online as well as offline. You can get hands on vital information, tricks, strategies and techniques to succeed in this kind of business. And these guys will even trade with you as you wish.

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