If you are into online marketing then I’m sure you have looked into getting an autoresponder. In the new landscape of online marketing autoresponders have become absolutely essential to your success. However, if you have been pricing them lately you may have decided you should go for a free service instead. In some cases, using free autoresponders is acceptable and it is always to better to have one than not at all!

When looking for a free service you should first consider the autoresponder that may come with your web hosting account if you have one. These tend to be fairly easy to set up and will not have advertisements added to your messages. You will also be able to use it from the same control panel as your website which can be very convenient. However, if you don’t have a web hosting account, or if your account doesn’t include an autoresponder service, then there are other options that may suit your needs.

If you do a quick search on Google for free autoresponders, you will surely come up with quite a few.
These services are able to offer their services for free because they make their money by placing advertisements in each one of your messages. These messages can appear at either the top or bottom of your message depending on the service. The problem with this is that it may be an ad for a company in direct competition to you.

Another option is to use a free version of a paid service. These free versions may or may not containing advertisements, so you will want to read through their policies. This way you can try it out, see if your list grows, then decide if it is worth spending money. Though these free versions are often limited in their features and you may have to upgrade to get the full potential from the service. Another thing to think about it that many of these free services limit the number of subscribers you can have. So once you hit a certain numbers of people you will have to upgrade to continue to grow your list.

So all in all, it is up to you whether a free service will work for you. If you have a small list, or have a very small budget to work with than the free autoresponder services should work just fine. However if you want to truly explode your business, which is all in the list, you will need to consider upgrading to a paid service. I hope this was helpful!

Happy marketing!