| Are you a solopreneur, coach or service | | | | shown an interest in your products or services at |
| professional and new to internet marketing? Are | | | | regular intervals, without even being home! |
| you looking for ways to boost your online | | | | Here are a few ways you can benefit from |
| business without a sales force to help you? | | | | autoresponders: |
| You will find autoresponders may be the solution | | | | 1. Create an E-course |
| you are looking for. Put simply, an autoresponder | | | | Schedule a series of emails to go out daily, every |
| is email marketing software that enables you to | | | | other day, or even weekly offering great |
| send out prewritten emails automatically. Basically, | | | | information on how you can solve their problems. |
| it works like this, a visitor arrives at your web | | | | 2. Launch a new product |
| site and is encouraged to sign up for your free | | | | Send out a series of autoresponders several days |
| introductory offer, it could be an electronic | | | | before the launch. Include all the great benefits |
| newsletter or ezine, a special report or a list of | | | | and features and any special offers or time |
| your top tips. | | | | limited offers. |
| They are asked to provide their name and email | | | | 3. Send out an electronic newsletter or ezine |
| address in an opt-in box, or a sign-up box. You | | | | Regularly keep your visitors up to date with what |
| should know however, it is really important for | | | | is going on in your online business. Remember, |
| them to give you their permission to contact | | | | you are building a relationship with your |
| them by email. As without their permission, you | | | | prospective customers. |
| could be branded as a 'spammer' which would be | | | | 4. Send out a series of Top 10 tips |
| disastrous for your business. | | | | Schedule a 'tip a day' by email to keep in touch |
| Using the autoresponder software, you will have | | | | with the people on your list |
| prewritten an email thanking them for signing up, | | | | So you see, the simple little autoresponder can |
| which is sent out immediately. This means you | | | | become a welcome part of your sales force, |
| can stay in touch with the people who have | | | | even when you are asleep. |