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Tutorial: How to Create an Aweber Autoresponder 7 Steps

Every internet or network marketer needs an email autoresponder to build their business online.

If you don’t know why then you need to read this article first.

In this tutorial, we will create an Aweber autoresponder because it is the simplest and most common emailmarketing software out there.

If you set you autoresponder up correctly then it can be a very passive, yet profitable way to convert leads into sales.

Keep in mind that it takes on average 7-14 follow ups before a lead will convert into a sale, so having an emailautoresponder in place is a great way to follow up with your leads without manually doing it yourself for every personthat subscribes to your list.

If you haven’t figured it out already, I’m all about creating systems that do the hard work for me

If you like following along with videos, then plug in below, otherwise I just follow the simple screen shots anddescriptions and you will be up and running in no time.

How to Create an Aweber Autoresponder Like a BOSS

Step 1: The first step to creating an Aweber autoresponder is to register an account with Aweber.

Click here if you haven’t done so already, so we can move forward with this tutorial.

Step 2: Create a new list in your Aweber dashboard

A list enables you to set up separate campaigns for your different websites, or for different groups of people (prospectsand customers, for example).

Simply click the hyperlink that says “create and manage lists.”

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On the next page, click the big green button that says, “create a list.”

Step 3: Enter the appropriate information about yourself

You are asked to input your company name, company website, address, and the sender name and email address thatwill appear in your emails.

Punch all that information in and then click next step to continue to step 4.

Step 4: Name your list and write a short description

The list name and description gives your visitors a quick reminder of what your list is about.

The majority of people are subscribing to a handful of different email newsletters, so you want to remind them what

your list is about in case they forget.

Step 5: Customize your confirmation message

When visitors subscribe to your email newsletter, the first email they are sent asks them to confirm that they indeedsubscribed to your email list and it wasn’t an accidental mistake.

You can select from default subject lines and body copy, or you can create your own.

If you decide to create your own subject line then Aweber has to approve it (usually takes 24 hrs).

Step 6: Creating our follow up series

Now that we have our list completed, it’s time to write the autoresponder emails that will be sent out to those whosubscribe to our email newsletter.

Hover over messages –> follow up series.

On the next page, you can create your first follow up by clicking on the big green button that says, “create a followup.”

If you hover your mouse over that button, a drop down menu appears and you can select between three differenttypes of follow ups.

I recommend picking the first option, “Drag and Drop email builder” if you are a beginner. This option is the simplestway to create a professional looking email.

On the following page is where type in your subject line and body text of the email.

Typically, the first email includes the free offer that you give away on your website, so be sure to reflect that in thesubject line and include the link to your free ebook download, video course, pdf guide, etc., in the body of the email.

On the right hand side you can select from a dozen of pre-constructed templates, but I suggest using the default formbecause they show up the best for all internet browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.)

You can also drag and drop different elements into your email such as logos, signatures, buttons, coupons, twitterfollow me buttons, etc.

** Make sure you send a test email so the formatting is correct. Sometimes the formatting screws up. The testbutton is on the far right side below the subject line **

Scroll down and click save and then next once you are finished.

On the following screen, just make sure that click tracking is checked.

Aweber will be able to track how many people click the links in your emails which you definitely want to know.

Step 7: Create another follow up email

The next step is to add another email to our auto responder series.

You can click on the “create a follow up button” again, or you can click on “copy” under your first message and it willduplicate the same format of message #1.

All you would have to do then is swap out the subject line and body copy, but all other elements that you used wouldstill be in place (signature, twitter follow button, etc.).

Fill out the second email with whatever content you need and head to the next page.

On this screen, you can choose when you want to send out email #2.

This can be 1 day later, 2 days later, 9999 days later, etc.

You can also choose what days and times specifically the email should be sent.

For example, only Mondays-Thursdays between 6pm and 9pm (local to their time or to your time).

It’s better to send emails on some days and times rather than others.

For example, Monday mornings aren’t the best because people are getting back into work after the weekend and are

probably swamped with emails already.

Friday night is another bad time for obvious reasons.

Studies show the best times to send out emails are between 10-11am EST or 3-4pm EST, but always keep in mindwho your target audience is and what their daily schedule looks like.

Once you are finished with email #2, you can repeat this process for as many emails as you want until you have abeastly autoresponder series in place to do all the follow up for you.

There are just a few bonus steps to polish this up before we are finished.

Step 8: On the top navigation menu, hover over List Options then click List Settings on the drop down menu.

There are 3 tabs at the top, and we are going to put in some information for each one. Let’s start with Basic Settingsfirst.

Under Basic Settings step 2 we can setup notifications so we receive an email every time we get a new subscriber.

This can be exciting for someone just starting out, but when you get dozens of subscribers everyday then you mightwant to turn this off.

Perfect.

Now if we go back up to the 3 main tabs and click on “Personalize Your List,” we can setup our company brandingand social media sharing.

You can add a logo and signature to your emails (when you use the drag and drop elements when constructing anemail), and you can sync up your social media accounts so you can share your broadcasts emails on those channelsas well.

Finally, if we go back to the top 3 main tabs and select “Confirmed Opt-In” we can choose a success page aka thankyou page to send people to once they have confirmed their subscription.

This isn’t required, but it’s a great way to add subscribers and followers to your social media accounts and to sendthem directly to your free offer page.

Check out my other tutorial for setting up a badass thank your page for more details.

Aweber Autoresponder Summary

Piece of cake, right?

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