Aweber vs Traffic Wave or other autoresponder

Discussion in 'Products & Tools' started by BakerD, Aug 10, 2008.

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    I know that their are several auto responder programs around.

    I have been using Aweber for several years, but their price goes up with more contacts. I was recently introduced to Traffic Wave AR by someone I know and they don't increase the price for higher numbers, this would save be a couple hundred a year.

    But I have not found any true reviews of Traffic Wave. Has anyone here used Traffic Wave? Or do you recommend any other auto responders? Again, I am happy with Aweber, just not their price, but I don't want to change and screw up my list.
     
    BakerD, Aug 10, 2008 IP
  2. trafficwave

    trafficwave Peon

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    Well... I just found this link and would be more than happy to talk with you about our service. Feel free to PM me or contact me via the corporate site.

    We've got quite a few folks wanting to switch with the recent price increases.
     
    trafficwave, Aug 18, 2008 IP
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    30days to Try, 60 if your sponsor pays for your first month for you.

    and it's a very simple interface.

    On day 21 and plan to go for another 30days

    I keep hearing about how aweber is the only way to go.

    Well I have a problem with conformity so :cool:

    If and when I get anything inherently bad or good to say about Traffic Wave

    I'll be sure to return.
     
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    seowarrior Active Member

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    Can I trigger your Autoresponder with a forwarded message like from a Gmail account?
     
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    martin91 Banned

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    but how about profollow.com . Does it have email analytics like new aweber too?
     
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    That would cause the gmail account to be shown as the initiating address since the message would be coming from the gmail account.

    Instead, if you are wanting people to use an email subscription method, just provide them with your email subscription address for your AutoResponder.
     
    trafficwave, Aug 25, 2008 IP
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    jta001 Peon

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    I use both Aweber & Traffic-Wave. Any form of marketing must include the measurement of my advertising in order to ascertain how effective my lead generation and email marketing campaigns actually are. To that end I find Aweber offers much more in the way of analytics so that I know where my leads are coming from geographically and can monitor progress in real-time, graphically. The training and support from Aweber is excellent.

    Traffic-Wave is simple and cost effective but don't be fooled into thinking that simple and cost effect means cheap because it's far from it. I found Traffic-Wave easier to learn but that could have been because I was already familiar with Aweber. Traffic-Wave does not have any cost breaks like Aweber, it truly is unlimited, it is what it is and Traffic-Wave has a higher paying affiliate program.

    Aweber has been around much longer than Traffic-Wave so on that basis one could conclude that Aweber have a better relationship with ISPs, although I have not seen evidence to demonstrate that. I have not had any issue with email getting through from either Aweber or Traffic-Wave so, again, based on my results you could use either A/R and get good results too.

    So why do I continue with both? Why does someone use more than one article directory, more than one blog, more than one SafeList, more than one Traffic Exchange, more than one search engine? Because they do what you want them to and both Aweber and Traffic-Wave do what I want in terms of developing a relationship with my subscribers and turning them from leads into customers. An Auto-responder is just a tool, an essential tool for Internet marketing, and I'm sure that, like me, you have more than one screwdriver in your toolbox.

    If I had to choose one over the other, which is probably what you want to know, which would I choose? It would probably be Aweber as it offers far more features than Traffic-Wave and they are features that I actually use to measure and improve my email marketing results. If I had to recommend an A/R, based on my experience, for a beginner, it would probably be Traffic-Wave as it would be months before you would use any of the advanced features offered by Aweber, plus you could join the Traffic-Wave affiliate program and make a bit of money.
     
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    Just a quick tip on Aweber. You can delete the unsubscribed list and that might lower your cost a little.
     
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    I just cancelled Traffic Wave. don't get me wrong, it's good but I just find hosting my own mailing list give me more control after long survey and research.

    The only thing Traffic Wave lack of is the function to test email....the only way to test is by subscribung to your own list.
     
    jinmin, Apr 11, 2010 IP
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    You can also click the "proofread" button on your letter.
     
    trafficwave, Apr 12, 2010 IP
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    Hi Brian,

    Not sure if you are referring to "test email" that I mentioned.
    If I remembered correctly, "Proofread" only allowed me to preview the email in Traffic Wave. But I wish to preview all emails in my inbox so that I know whether it looks good for my subscribers.
     
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    You can always try trafficwave so you will know if suits your needs. 30 days is more than enough to see for yourself.
     
    april05, Apr 15, 2010 IP
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    You should try GetResponse, its great.
     
    Helvetii, Apr 17, 2010 IP