Angela Recommends

2 RECOMMENDATIONS & AN ‘OOPS’

RATING: 10/10:

NEW TWITTER APPLICATION
I admit I was one of the ones who said, “Get a life!” when it came to Twitter. But I’m seeing significant results when I use it along with my Facebook page to talk about what’s up–whether teleclasses, new products or blog posts.

I’ve been frustrated, though, because I just don’t have the time to post as much as I’d like. I hear three times a day ought to be minimum if you’re serious about your marketing. Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m not going to sit here and post on Twitter morning, noon and night!

So I was really pleased when I found a little app with which you can create automatic tweets at any time. Yes, I know, you can use Tweetlater to do automated tweets. But their system is clumsy and awkward, and I don’t like it.

I thought, OK, I’d try out a new goodie I hear about: it’s called TwtAutoresponder (check it out HERE), and it goes for a measley 17 bucks. I love it! It’s simple, plain and completely easy to use.

RATING:

10/10: BIT.LY SHORTY URLS
I combine TwtAutoresponder with my trackable links from bit.ly (sign up there at zero cost for great URL shortener).

Mobile bit.ly: There’s a simple mobile version of bit.ly available at m.bit.ly , which is great if you need to access bit.ly links you’ve saved for later. Even good for Blackberry users.

In case you wonder why I use URL shorteners: I used to get a whole load of emails complaining that the long links I sent were cut off in the email, didn’t work, etc. Now I don’t get any. Whether you use Snipurl.com, Tinyurl.com or Bit.ly (and there are many more–just google free URL shorteners), you need to be careful to see if your spam rating goes up or not.

RATING 5/10:

iCONTACT.COM
Last month I tried out iContact.com just for kicks. I like their interface a lot–it’s very navigable. I also like it that you can send emails to people who didn’t open the ones you sent previously; and I really liked it that I could call and get real person help.

But I was really disappointed that they rate emails with any redirected URLs as an 8 (outrageously high) on the spam meter! Pleagh! No way! And I couldn’t modify their forms the way I wanted to. There were a couple other small things that didn’t sit well, so I gave up on them.

SHOPPING CART, ETC.
So I’m back to continuing on with my previous email delivery service with 1AutomationWiz.com, –which has a complete, comprehensive array of services from email delivery, autoresponders, product buy buttons, affiliate setups and other services. I hate it that you have to pay extra for phone support, but I call them so rarely I guess it’s a non-issue.

I do like it that everything I need is under one roof, and their monthly rates are pretty reasonable for what you get.

MY BEST RESOURCES FOR MARKETING YOUR BIZ:
Check out the whole page of great resources I just posted on this site. Click HERE, or just go to Resources at the top of the right hand column. Make sure you bookmark the page for future reference.

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