GOLDEN RULES FOR UNSING AUTORESPONDERS

GOLDEN RULES FOR UNSING AUTORESPONDERS
BY: DAN AMES
autoresponders are a perfect way to increase
traffic to your site. they can save many
VALUABLE HOURS BY AUTOMATICALLY ANSWERING EMAILS
concerning frequently asked questions about a
service or product or by sending a welcome
LETTER TO NEW MEMBERS OF YOUR PROGRAM. THERE ARE
many ways that autoresponders can help your
business. one of the most important is their
ABILITY TO TRACK THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR
promotions. since autoresponders are one of the
most popular marketing tools available today,
THEY ARE BEING USED BY A LOT OF DIFFERENT KINDS
of business and websites. some of these take
advantage of the system to use the
AUTORESPONDERS IN A NEGATIVE MANNER. YOU SHOULD
be aware of some of the "golden rules" when
using autoresponders.

thou shalt not use an autoresponder address when
submitting to search engines.

since you will most likely submit your site to
search engines such as google or yahoo!,
DIRECTORIES, CLASSIFIEDS, AND FREE FOR ALL
sites, you should be made aware of the fact that
these sites commonly use an autoresponder as
WELL. IF YOU WERE TO USE YOUR AUTORESPONDER TO
contact these companies, their autoresponder
will reply to yours and so on and so on. thus
CREATING A CYCLE OF AUTORESPONSES THAT WILL
flood your email box and theirs as well.

THOU SHALT NOT USE AN AUTORESPONDER TO SUBSCRIBE
to ezines or discussion forums.

SINCE MOST OF THE TIME AN EZINE WILL SEND YOU
updates and new information regularly, your auto
responder will send them a message each time. in
A DISCUSSION FORUM, EVERY PERSON IN THE
discussion forum will receive your auto
response. this can be irritating and most of the
TIME YOU WILL BE UNSUBSCRIBED. IT IS OFTEN HARD
for the administrators of the forum or ezine to
determine who is using the autoresponse and
THEREFORE IT IS SIMPLY COMMON COURTESY TO NEVER
use an autoresponer in this manner.

THOU SHALT NOT USE AN AUTORESPONDER TO TAKE
advantage of unsuspecting individuals.

SOME VERY UNPROFESSIONAL COMPANIES WILL USE
autoresponders to respond to an automated
message when this is done the address in the
"FROM" FIELD WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SUBSCRIBED TO
their mailing list. this is a extremely un
ethical use of autoresponders and those who do
IT ARE IN JEOPARDY OF CREATING A VERY NEGATIVE
image of themselves and their company. rather
than promote their service or business, this
USUALLY LEADS TO PEOPLE BECOMING VERY UPSET AND
spreading a negative word about your company
rather than a good one.

the internet can be a great place to do business
and autoresponders can be an excellent way to
SAVE TIME, HOWEVER WHEN USED IN AN
unprofessional way, they can lead to frustration
and aggravation for others. your company will
SUFFER THE LOSS OF MUCH BUSINESS IF YOU CHOOSE
to participate in these abusive practices. the
appropriate use of auto responders can generate
A LARGE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS, WHILE INAPPROPRIATE
use can drive away that business.

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