Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Email Marketing, Part 2

Email Marketing Centers:

One of the most effective and proven methods for online marketing remain Email marketing, and that usually means a “submitter” of some type. Submitters basically “submit” your ads to lists. Some are the kind you “download” onto your computer, then load your lists and “submit” your ads to. There are some good ones out there, but these, for the most part are not accepted by a lot of safelists.

The other type of submitter are commercial “submitters” in which the owner rents or leases hundreds of lists (or many will allow the submitter for free in order to build membership.) for members to “submit” their email ads to. These type usually require a “pop3” mailbox or two, validations of emails, and are rather complicated programs.

Like anything else, there are “good ones” and then there are the “bad ones.” The good ones have features like auto join, auto validate, auto send, mailbox cleaners, banner features and etc. Other options submitters are now offering are what is usually called “value add-ons” and can range from free use of adblasters to daily leads from FFA boards.

There are many arguments raging on the effectiveness of automated submitters, but the truth remains that email marketing is and will remain a booming big business. The best “submitters” embrace this fact and then do their best to meet an ever changing playing field. Xtream Submitter is one that is molding itself to the market and the demands of individual members.

Rather than just relying on being a “submitter”, Xtream Email Center is transforming itself into a virtual “email” marketing center. If it involves email marketing in anyway, Xtream is adding it to the center. So, you have the traditional submitter with hundreds of lists but with THE VALIDATOR that validates both contact and list emails. It also has the “blast-o-matic v5.15” which blasts to over 2600 double “opt-in” lists without the need for validations. It has over 40 “adblasters” now, the Massive FFA submitter and sources from two daily lead providers.

It also features a SafeAdList center listing a number of these newest innovations in email marketing. Links are provided in the member’s area so you can join and then log onto these sites. SAL is unique in that you do not need the large email boxes for the sites. Emails are posted and read from each individual site, making SAL very intimate email marketing and is the creation of Debra Challinor (see previous posts regarding SAL.) The main site for SAL is: http://www.impressions-hosting.com/safeadlist/ She also is the provider for Mr V, http://www.youraff.com/thevalidator/stetje.cgi?45 the validator that validates both contact and list addresses. (She saw that coming a long time ago for sure.)

Bottom line: when choosing a “submitter” get the maximum value for your dollar.
- Cherie Halliday
http://xtreamsubmitter.safelisthosting.us/

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