Aweber Vs. Icontact – Battle of the Autoresponders

by Gabe Strom on January 14, 2012

Aweber vs. Iconrtact

Aweber vs. Icontact

People often ask, what’s the best autoresponder to use for my online business.  And the answer might come as a surprise to you.

Because both Aweber.com and Icontact.com have industry leading delivery rates so either way you ultimately decide is totally up to you.  However there is one distinct difference between the two that has swayed the vote for many industry leading guru’s.

The feature I’m talking about, is that Aweber Requires you to have all your subscribers “double opt in” to your list before you can begin emailing them.  Which is a good thing because it ensures that your email list “actually wants to hear from you” and is highly qualified and engaged.

Icontact on the other hand is more flexible and allows users to upload bulk email lists from excel or other databases without having to double opt-in your contacts like with Aweber.  This means that you can easily transfer your current social media network or webinar signups to your Icontact account to build your list.  The key obviosuly is to send high quality relevant videos, tips, & shortcuts to help them get more results in their business.

This little tip is actually part of an 8 Part webinar formula called the “Webinar Launch Pad.”  It’s a new training program that I’ve been working on and If you’re interested in learning more advanced ways to leverage social meda to grow your network and build your list then go ahead and click here to subscribe to the waiting list to be notified when the training will be avail.

In the mean time, no matter which system you decide to use as an autoresponder please leave a comment below with your biggest list building question.

Until next time Stay Inspired,

Gabe Strom

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This seems to be one of the largest stumbling blocks for rookie marketers, and picking the right niche is really pretty simple when you boil it down.

Best way to pick a niche online

How to pick a niche

You see there are only 3 main money-making niches online, and once you pick your main niche, you can drill down into the “pay dirt” (long tail keywords) and that can be the difference between getting rich, and just making a few pennies online.

So in the sake of keeping things simple, here are the top 3 money-making niches.

1.  Health & Wellness

2.  Busienss & Money

3.  Relationships

Alot of so-called Guru’s recommend that you “do what you love and the money will follow.”

 I couldn’t dissagree more.

Always, always start by finding a “hungry group of buyers with a large problem that you can easily help them solve”.

Just because you like something doesn’t mean it’s going to be a profitable niche.  The real secret to picking the perfect niche is to find a market where there are already a lot of people spending money, and then find a way to add more value to that market in ways that they might not be used to recieving.

“Give and you Shall Receive”

In the spirit of keeping things short and sweet I hope this little tip was helpful in focusing your online marketing efforts.  If you enjoyed this article then leave your comment or question below.

Stay Inspired,

Gabe Strom

 

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