Are you using 1SC or AWeber but want to switch to a higher end, more automated system like Infusionsoft? For many, the biggest fear about moving your list from one system to another is that typically, you can expect to lose about half of your subscribers because of the double-optin requirement when importing lists into most email/autoresponder systems. Never fear! With Infusionsoft you don’t have to worry about losing a single contact on your lists when making the switch. You can use Infusionsoft’s built-in import wizards to import from AWeber, 1ShoppingCart, or Constant Contact with a single click. Or … import easily from a csv file without requiring a double opt-in. Read More→
Weekly Buzz: PR YOU can do …
CommentsHands up, who likes to do PR and marketing for your business? I thought so. Not many. It’s one of those things that always gets put on the back burner and almost always gets done in the “extra” time we have (need I say more). That’s why it’s so important to make a PR plan and stick to it. Make a commitment every month and see how easy it can be to follow. Let’s start with article marketing. Read More→
Weekly Buzz: The joy of sharing …
CommentsJanuary’s top tech tool is quickly becoming the rage among my peers and colleagues. In today’s digital age, there is often a need to send MP3 files, video files, PDFs and a host of other files back and forth to clients, team members, etc. Sometimes those files can be pretty wieldy because of their size, and it becomes more and more difficult to send them back and forth. In comes Dropbox! Dropbox allows you to share files of any size with as many or as few people as you want, simply and easily. It’s so simple and so convenient that it boggles the mind. All you do is sign up for a free account and start sharing. The system gives you the ability to share single files as needed; but what I find most beneficial is the ability to create and share individual folders with as many people as I want. All I have to do is drag (or copy) and drop the file(s) from a folder on my computer into the shared Dropbox folder and voila! The file magically appears in the Dropbox account of whoever I’ve shared it with. This makes it incredibly easy to share files with clients, committee members, team members, family, friends … you name it. It is especially useful for sharing files between my own computers and electronic devices like my iPad and smart phone. The basic Dropbox file is free; and each time you invite someone to join Dropbox and they open an account using your affiliate link, you get 250MG more space for your own account. Since Dropbox also has some paid accounts (I pay $9.95 a month for a 50G account, you can also upgrade to one of the paid accounts and use Dropbox as a cloud backup system that not only keeps your files safe and secure, but allows you to drag and drop those files from your desktop to your laptop to your iPad to your smart phone or any other of your devices. Like I said … it’s so simple and convenient that it boggles the mind!
Weekly Buzz: Boing, boing, boing
CommentsDuring our monthly team calls here at BizEase, we like to share new resources and tech tools we find useful or fun. On our most recent call, one of my fabulous team members, Lara Nieberding, recommended a great little tool for email: Boomerang for Gmail. But don’t let the name fool you, it’s available for Outlook users too! This tool allows you to move an email out of your inbox while you don’t need it … and then Boomerang will return the email to your inbox at a day and time you specify.
Lara explained that she uses Boomerang for all the teleseminar confirmations and call-in detail emails she receives on a continual basis. After she receives an email confirmation, she clicks on the Boomerang button and schedules the email to return to her email an hour before the teleseminar. Then, she deletes the email. She said using Boomerang has kept her email clutter free and has reduced the number of emails she hangs onto, which in turn makes search results faster.
Boomerang is currently publishing an email organization program. If you sign up, it’s free, you receive an email a day with a tip for organizing your email. Their emails have had some interesting statistics, too.
Here is the link to register: http://signup.reviveyourinbox.com/?lrRef=UuBnV
Did I refer to Lara as one of my “fabulous” team members? Well, I DO have a fabulously talented team! If you haven’t met them all yet … be sure to check them all out. They rock!
Weekly Buzz: Keep on trackin’ …
CommentsFor those of you that use 1ShoppingCart.com as your all-in-one solution to streamline your email marketing and product sales, they have just released some new updates that are sure to please. One exciting new update to the 1SC system is the Broadcast Link Tracking system which tracks activity when your subscriber clicks on a link in your broadcast email. One thing to note, though, is that this link tracking system is available on broadcasts at present, but not on autoresponders.
Before sending your next broadcast message within the Email/Marketing section of 1SC, click on “Link Tracking” just under “Send Broadcast,” then choose either the “Track Clicks” or “Track and Segment for Follow Up” check boxes at the top of the broadcast. You can only choose one. 1SC will take any links you’ve included in the broadcast and replace each of them with a tracking link to track activity. This will not affect the final destination of your link, and the link will not change within your broadcast; it simply cloaks the link for tracking purposes. These trackable links work both for html AND plain text messages. (Note: With plain text messages, you must use a qualified link for the system to track it, e.g., http://www.abc.com/buynow. Once the broadcast has been sent, you can search relevant stats for analysis. I’ll expand on this more below.)
