Using Your AutomateYourList Autoresponder

How do leads come into the system?
How do I login to my AutomateYourList account?
How do I login to my affiliate control panel?
What is my "login name"?
What is my "list name"?
Now that I have an AutomateYourList autoresponder, how do I get started?
How can I change my account information?
How do I change my autoresponder's list name?
How do I add a form to my web site so my prospects can add themselves to my AutomateYourList lead list?
How can I use a signature file to advertise my AutomateYourList address?
What should I do if I do not understand HTML?

Using Your AutomateYourList Autoresponder

How do leads come into the system?

Using the AutomateYourList Autoresponse System is very easy. There are three ways leads are added to the system.

Through a form on your own web site: If you have a web site, you can put a simple HTML form on it through which leads can add themselves to your AutomateYourList autoresponder. Instructions for adding this form, including the HTML code itself, are in the AutomateYourList Customer Control Panel. From the main Control Panel page, click the "How to Get Started" link, and scroll down to step #3.

When a prospect enters his name and e-mail address on the form, he is added to your AutomateYourList autoresponder as a lead.

By E-mailing Your AutomateYourList Autoresponder Directly: When you ordered your AutomateYourList autoresponder, a list name was generated for it. Your listname@automateyourlist.com is your AutomateYourList e-mail address. Anyone who e-mails that address will be automatically added to your AutomateYourList autoresponder as a lead. You can post your AutomateYourList e-mail address on your web site:

"For more information e-mail listname@automateyourlist.com!"
(Note that you can change your automatically-generated list name to a name with which you are more comfortable.)

Via Manual Lead Entry: You can also manually enter lead names and e-mail addresses in your customer control panel. From the main Customer Control Panel page, click on the "Leads" tab. Then click the "Add Lead" or "Import List" option, and follow the instructions that come up on that page.

No matter which way you add leads to your autoresponder, the lead will receive your autoresponse immediately, and your personalized follow up messages at intervals you've specified.

How do I login to my AutomateYourList account?

Through AutomateYourList's Online Customer Control Panel, you can edit your autoresponder accounts 24 hours a day. To login:

Go to the main AutomateYourList page.
Enter your login name and password in the text boxes at the top of the page, and click the "Go!" button. This will bring up a page titled "Online Customer Control Panel."
In the upper right-hand corner of this page is a drop-down box titled "Select List." Choose the name of the list you want to edit, and click the "Go" button. The page will reload.

Forgot your login name or password? Go to AutomateYourList's login page. Scroll down the screen to the section titled "Forgot Your Password?" Enter your e-mail address in the text box, and click the "Search" button. Your login and password will be e-mailed to you.

How do I login to my affiliate membership?

You can login to the Affiliate Control Panel by entering your affiliate number and password in the boxes at the top of the AutomateYourList main page. (You were assigned your affiliate number, and you chose your password when you signed up for your AutomateYourList Affiliate Membership.)

What is my "login name"?

You chose a login name when you signed up for your first AutomateYourList autoresponder. With this login name, you control all of your AutomateYourList autoresponders.

In order to access any of your autoresponders through your Customer Control panel, you need to supply your login name and password.

Forgot your login name or password? Go to AutomateYourList's login page. Scroll down the screen to the section titled "Forgot Your Password?" Enter your e-mail address in the text box, and click the "Search" button. Your login and password will be e-mailed to you.

What is my "list name"?

Your "list name" is the name of your autoresponder. It is also the first part of the autoresponder's e-mail address:

listname@automateyourlist.com

When you purchased an autoresponder, AutomateYourList automatically generated a list name for it. You can change the automatically generated name to one with which you are more comfortable. To change your autoresponder's list name:

Login to the Customer Control Panel from the top of the main AutomateYourList page using your login name and password. This will bring up a page titled "Online Customer Control Panel."
In the upper right-hand corner of this page is a drop-down box titled "Select List." Choose the name of the list you want to edit, and click the "Go" button. The page will reload.
Click the "List Settings" tab. This will bring up a page titled "List Settings."
Scroll down the page to the table titled "List Setup."
Replace the current list name in the text box, and click the "Save" button.
The page will reload, and your list name will have been changed.

Now that I have an AutomateYourList autoresponder, how do I get started?

In order to start using your AutomateYourList Autoresponder autoresponder you need to:

Setup your autoresponder and follow up messages.
Test your messages.
Add leads to your autoresponder.

Once you've completed these three steps, the AutomateYourList system will automatically send your leads your autoresponse message and any follow up messages at the intervals you've specified.

More detailed information about setting up your AutomateYourList autoresponder is available in the Customer Control Panel. Login from AWeber.com using your login name and password. From the main Control Panel page, click on the "How to Get Started" link.

How can I change my account information?

Change your account information at any time from the online Customer Control Panel. To change:

Demographic information, password, or the address to which news and billing e-mails are sent:

Login to the Customer Control Panel from the top of the main AutomateYourList page using your login name and password. This will bring up a page titled "Online Customer Control Panel."
Click the "Admin" tab. This will bring up a page titled "Update Customer Profile."
Make any changes you like, and click the "Update Profile" button at the bottom of the page.

Autoresponder list name, reply address, or lead confirmation address:

Login to the Customer Control Panel from the top of the main AutomateYourList page using your login name and password. This will bring up a page titled "Online Customer Control Panel."
In the upper right-hand corner of this page is a drop-down box titled "Select List." Choose the name of the list you want to edit, and click the "Go" button. The page will reload.
Click the "List Settings" tab. This will bring up a page titled "List Settings."
Make any changes you like, and click the "Update Emails" button at the bottom of the page.

How do I change my autoresponder's list name?

When you purchased your autoresponder, AutomateYourList automatically generated a list name for it. You can change that automatically generated name to one with which you are more comfortable. To change an autoresponder's list name:

Login to the Customer Control Panel from the top of the main AutomateYourList page using your login name and password. This will bring up a page titled "Online Customer Control Panel."
In the upper right-hand corner of this page is a drop-down box titled "Select List." Choose the name of the list you want to edit, and click the "Go" button. The page will reload.
Click the "List Settings" button in the blue bar at the top of the page. This will bring up a page titled "List Settings."
Scroll down the page to the table titled "List Setup."
Replace the current list name in the text box, and click the "Save" button.
The page will reload, and your list name will have been changed.

How do I add a form to my web site so my prospects can add themselves to my AutomateYourList lead list?

AutomateYourList includes an easy to use Web Form Generator for adding opt-in forms to your website. To use, please login to the AutomateYourList Customer Control Panel.

Login to the Customer Control Panel from the top of the main AutomateYourList page using your login name and password. This will bring up a page titled "Online Customer Control Panel."
In the upper right-hand corner of this page is a drop-down box titled "Select List." Choose the name of the list you want to edit, and click the "Go" button. The page will reload.
Click the "Leads" tab and then click the "Web Form Generator" sub tab to bring you to a page titled "Web Form Generator."
Click "Create new web form" to setup a web form for your website.

How can I use a signature file to advertise my AutomateYourList address?

When your e-mail signature includes your AutomateYourList address, every time you send a message, it's like sending an ad! What a productive advertising technique! Almost any e-mail program will allow you to create a signature file. To find specific directions for doing so, consult the "Help" section of your e-mail program.

Below is an example of a signature file advertising an AutomateYourList autoresponder address:

Are you wasting time on the phone? FREE report details how to save valuable hours of phone time. mailto:esa@automateyourlist.comE-mail isn't the only place that a well-worded signature file can work well for you! Newsgroups and Message Boards are also good places to use a signature file:

Newsgroups:
If you use them correctly, newsgroups can be another great place to use your "signature file" as a mini-ad. Don't just place a blatant ad in a newsgroup!! This is against standard newsgroup policy, and constitutes spam. Instead, find a group that discusses something you know well, and then join in contributing your knowledge to the group. In each of your posts to the group use your "signature file" to draw attention to your products and services. This works well.

Message Boards:
Message boards are similar to news groups, except that they are on the World Wide Web. Usually signature files can't be used on message boards, but you can often leave your web site link at the bottom of any messages you post. Make your posts "on topic", though, and do not blatantly advertise! Remember that unsolicited advertising is spam, which is forbidden by the AutomateYourList service agreement.

What should I do if I do not understand HTML?

You do not need to understand HTML in order to maintain your AutomateYourList autoresponder. However, if you want to change your own web site in order to advertise your AutomateYourList autoresponder e-mail address, or to add a form so that your prospects can add themselves to your AutomateYourList leads list, then you will need to know HTML. If you do not already understand HTML, contact the person or organization that manages your web site for you. They should be able to add the form without any trouble.