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6/9/2009 @ 1:24 PM HST

I thought I would share this gem with the group. In my quest for an e-mail drip campaign company I came across a company called aweber.com. Like a lot of companies, they claimed to have a free test drive so I had someone sign up.

What a joke! This is not a free test drive; instead you unknowingly signed up for their series of spam. We called and spoke to a manager (Jeff?) who told us about their "60 billion customers and their stellar reputation". Ha!

http://www.aweber.com/ (in case they change their website, I have a screen shot)

I'm not saying the product isn't good, but frankly I would have no way of knowing since I'm not handing over a credit card for a FREE test drive.

BTW, I do give them credit for coming up with the idea, but it's pretty lame. I had suggested they simply indicate on their "FREE Test Drive" that the recipient would be getting a series of e-mails. They didn't like the idea (probably because they would get less sign ups).

BTW2 - Supposedly we are removed from their spam list...time will tell.


With Warmest Aloha,

Ruth, we have a REAL 60 day trial of my website, www.RealEstateTechnologyExperts.com

p.s. in aWeber's defense, they are really good email service. Especially considering some real estate contact manger companies are now limiting # of emails sent per day to a mere 1,000. Not very business friendly if you have 2,000 in your database!

6/12/2009 @ 1:41 AM HST

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Ralph Loescher:

Good to know. Is there a list somewhere of reputable companies that provide this service? I certainly would not want my inbox filling up with spam.

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I'm still looking. I contacted one company that is going to allow me to see a beta that they will be releasing in a few months. Might be the one. Once I've found a good company, I'll post results/comments on RT.


With Warmest Aloha,

Ruth A. Gabbard (R), CRB, CRS, SRES, PB
Gabbard Hawaii Properties | Honolulu, Hawaii
808-534-1850 | 877-ALOHA HI (256-4244) Toll Free
Listserv E-mail: hawaiihomes@alohamls.com

6/12/2009 @ 1:50 AM HST

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Sean Goerss:

Ruth, we have a REAL 60 day trial of my website, www.RealEstateTechnologyExperts.com

p.s. in aWeber's defense, they are really good email service. Especially considering some real estate contact manger companies are now limiting # of emails sent per day to a mere 1,000. Not very business friendly if you have 2,000 in your database!

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Sorry, Sean, didn't see your post. For some reason it didn't come in my inbox. I looked at your site but couldn't find the e-mail drip. Could you provide a direct link to the product?

You're probably right...aweber might be a good company but I will never find out. Most companies I've been in contact with have subscriptions that allow up to about 100,000 contacts so that hasn't been my problem.


With Warmest Aloha,

Ruth A. Gabbard (R), CRB, CRS, SRES, PB
Gabbard Hawaii Properties | Honolulu, Hawaii
808-534-1850 | 877-ALOHA HI (256-4244) Toll Free
Listserv E-mail: hawaiihomes@alohamls.com