After months of research I’ve decided to move all my email lists and auto-responders from Autoresponse Plus over to Aweber. There are several reasons for the move, the main one being time. You see, Autoresponse Plus (ARP for short) is an auto responder script that is installed on your website and you manage it yourself, you have complete control over everything. On the other hand, Aweber is a hosted and managed service that you pay for monthly, no installation and no hosting required.

I love Autoresponse Plus, the flexibility it gave me was priceless, however the time I had to spend on upgrading it, writing custom scripts, and concerning myself with email deliverability was just too much for one guy to handle.

So if you are looking into an autoresponder or you’re unhappy with your current one here are some advantages and disadvantages of both ARP and Aweber.

Auto Response Plus Advantages:

• Complete control over your list and all aspects
• Ability to import and export unlimited subscribers without verified opt-in
• Beautiful easy-to-use interface
• One-time cost
• Flexible with ability to sort, change, and mass edit your subscriber data
• Unlimited autoresponders AND Email address

Aweber Advantages:

• 99% deliverability rate
• Flexible plug-in scripts for capturing ClickBank, Paypal, and other customer data
• Toll-free phone support
• Professional dedicated company handles everything for you
• Unlimited autoresponders
• Very easy to use, no installation required
• Reports and Graph Section
• Templates for HTML emails
• Built-in spam Analyzer for your messages

Autoresponse Plus Disadvantages:

• You are responsible for everything, if something goes wrong you have to fix it yourself or hire someone
• Pay to have custom scripts developed for things like ClickBank or Paypal automatic customer import, aka (parse emails)
• Limited and costly support, you’re mostly on your own
• You get any and all spam complaints directly
• Rarely updated with new features, no clear parent company supporting script

Aweber Disadvantages:

• Limitations for mass editing subscriber data
• Any imported subscribers must verify their subscription before being added to Aweber

Both Aweber and AutoResponsePlus have several great features in common such as personalization of messages, tracking, time-sensitive offer creation, unlimited autoresponders, built-in form generators for web page forms. etc. Both definitely have unique features I wish I could have in the other, however Aweber wins my vote. Having a dedicated company whose sole focus is email deliverability and autoresponder management just can’t be beat, especially when they have a long successful track record.

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Ijust got my hands on the latest version of Keyword Results Analyzer Version 2, KRA for short. If you haven’t heard of KRA then it’s about time you take a minute to learn how it has radically changed the way I market online.

I first discovered KRA when I downloaded and read this free report (Right Click and Choose Save Target As). After reading this report I was truly impressed and knew I had to purchase KRA because of the ability it would give me to develop extremely powerful keyword lists, EXTREMELY powerful keyword lists.

So what exactly is KRA good for? Basically anyone that is targeting keywords for the search engines through natural search engine results or pay per click advertising. KRA is a tool that organizes and sorts your keyword lists, however it allows you to manipulate them in ways you have never even thought of, including the use of KEI! Along with WordTracker you can use KRA to develop the best possible niche keyword lists possible.

What is KEI? Why is this software so revolutionary? How can it change the way you develop your websites?

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