| [1]
Log into your auto responder account. Go to "Auto
responders". Then click "Add
new auto responder account".
[2]
Fill in the form as follows:
-
Account Identifier:
This is what you want to identify your account with
a relevant name. Example: johndoe.
-
From Name:
This is your name. Example: John
Doe.
-
From email:
Put in your primary and valid email address. DONT
USE ANYTHING ELSE THAN A VALID ONE - not even
a redirect email whatsoever. Example: john@doe.com.
-
Copy follow-up letters from another autoresponder
account:
Leave this blank.
-
Confirmation Thank you page:
This is where your subscriber is redirected to upon
confirmation of
their subscription. Example: http://www.yourdomain.com/thankyou.htm
-
* Subject line of confirmation email:
This is the subject of your confirmation email, the
one your subscriber will receive before confirming
his subscription.
Example:
%%FNAMEFriend%%,
Please Confirm Your Subscription
-
* Confirmation email to send to subscribers:
The
body message of your confirmation mail. It can go
like the following:
Hi
%%FNAMEFriend%%,
This
is John Doe here. You have requested to subscribe
to my newsletter.
Please
click on the link below to verify your subscription
and also gain access to the special report downloads:
%%VERIFYLINK%%
-
The header & footer (text and HTML)
The beginning and end of your emails every time you
send them out. You can choose to leave them blank.
[3]
Click CREATE ACCOUNT to have your
auto responder created. You've got an autoresponder
by now.
[4]
Now go to "View Messages" in the auto responder
interface to add in your first message.
Your first message is normally the welcome message.
It can be written something like:
Subject:
%%FNAMEFriend%%, Thank You
For Your Subscription
Hi
%%FNAMEFriend%%,
This
is John Doe here again. Thank you for your subscription
to my mailing list/newsletter.
Warm
Regards,
John Doe
The
interval of the first message is always "immediate"
whereby this is the first automated message your subscriber
will receive upon confirming his or her subscription.
[5]
You may add more automated messages to the auto responder
onwards, if you wish to have your subscribers receive
any automated emails from you. Just remember to set
their intervals to be N days apart.
That's
about it to creating your own auto responder.
[6]
Once again, return to your account interface and go
back to "Auto Responders".
Now select [Form Codes] in your auto
responder account (which is newly created by now).
[7]
Tick the fields such as First Name (required), Last
Name (optional), Email Address (required), and other
optional fields that you require from your visitor
to fill in before their opt into your mailing list.
You will be prompt about the URL your visitor will
go to after filling up the opt-in form as well.
Example:
http://www.yourdomain.com/confirm.htm
[8]
Click OK and then you'll be able
to see a set of form codes. Copy and paste these codes
into your web page or name squeeze page.
You're
good to go! |