Aweber
Overall Ranking:
Price: Ranges from $19/mo for 500 subscribers to $149/mo 25,000 subscribers
Founder: Tom Kulzer
Website: www.aweber.com
Introduction to Aweber
Aweber is an email autoresponder service company. It is consistently ranked in the top amongst its peers. After writing my review on GetResponse, I got tons of feedback requesting me to do a review on Aweber as well. So with out further a due.
Pros vs. Cons
The Pros
- Mobile Friendly
- Split A/B Testing(this is fairly new)
- Email tips sent to your inbox daily
- 7 days a week phone support
- over 700+ email templates(more than anyone in the industry!)
- Custom Template Design Services
- over 6,000+ free stock images to choose from
- 30 day trial for only $1
- 120,000+ customers
- Has a fantastic affiliate program
The Cons
- No 24/7 support
- Not as user friendly as I would prefer(navigating their website can be cumbersome)
- An immediate up sale when purchasing trial period:A training PDF to build 5,000 subscribers(This type of training is free in many other autoresponder services)
- No Survey Forms
- No templates for landing pages
- No Free trial period
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Who is Aweber for?
Aweber is for anyone looking to build a list and is looking for an easy to use system. The company has easy step by step system, they walk you through, to create your own forms and newsletters.
Aweber Training and Tools
Training
As I mentioned above they do provide a PDF on how to build your list to 5,000 subscribers, but they charge you $29 for it. At least you can get a full refund if you are not satisfied. The training is good, but there are other autoresponder companies, like GetResponse, that provide this for free and in video format so you can learn on the go.
They do, however, provide an extensive video library of training from “Getting Started” videos to “How to Create a Sign Up Form,” to “Creating Follow up Emails,” “Creating a Broadcast,” and the list goes on and on. They currently have 178 different training videos and they continually are adding to that.
What I really enjoyed about Aweber is their blog. You can subscribe to it and start receiving great email marketing tips and you can go back and browse by topic and view any you missed. They also have over 30 email marketing guides, PDF, format, that cover an array of topics. And last but not least they have live webinars weekly that you can sign up for over various subjects.
Tools
They have their Email Template Manager and Broadcast Templates. Their reporting tools and analytics allow you to perform event tracking, which allows you to track subscribers as they navigate through your website.
What Kind of Support Should I Expect from Aweber?
Although, Aweber has 7 days a week phone support, email, and text chat(which is kinda cool) they only provide these services Monday-Friday 8am-8pm EST and Sat-Sun 9am-5pm EST. They do not have 24/7 support.
I have noticed, after using several different email autoresponder services, that my preferred method of getting support, especially when I have just a couple of quick questions, is online chat, which Aweber does not have. I would rather continue working online, and type a quick online chat question, then stop what I am doing, to make a call.
When I first got started and was new to online marketing and email autoresponders, I worked mostly at night after the kids went to bed. Most customer phone support is closed after 8 or 9pm. Having access to customer support 24/7 was vital for me. This is where Aweber falls short.
What’s my cost with Aweber?
If you feel the Aweber is the right autoresponder for you then buy purchasing the quarterly or yearly plan you can have a discount of about 15% off the of the monthly plan. Below is a break down of the pricing:
My Final thoughts on Aweber
Aweber is definitely one of the top in the industry there is no doubt about it. My personal preference, and choice of email autoresponder, is GetResponse, mainly because of it’s 24/7 online support it provides, the landing page creator, the survey ability, and I felt the user interface was easier with GetResponse than Aweber’s.
That being said, Aweber has more email templates than anyone in the industry, over 6,000 stock photos to choose from, and if you like phone support, they have it available 7 days a week.
I Rank it a 90 out of 100!
Take a test drive with Aweber today, and see if it is right for you!
Aweber
Overall Ranking:
Price: Ranges from $19/mo for 500 subscribers to $149/mo 25,000 subscribers
Founder: Tom Kulzer
Website: www.aweber.com
If you would like to leave your own personal experience with Aweber, or have any questions, please comment below. It is greatly appreciated.
Jason
Owner
BestOnlineMarketingSystem.org
Anthony says
While I did like Aweber I found GetResponse to be a little easier to use.
I would recommend people to try both and see which one is easier to use
Jason says
Couldn’t agree with you more Anthony. Although I personally prefer GetResponse, both are very good no doubt, and each person will have their own unique preferences.
I do recommend that each person tries each of their trial period, at a minimum, to see which they like best.
Cheers.
Cathy says
Hi Jason,
Thanks for the review on Aweber. I have been tossing around several services and choose Mailchimp in the end, simply because they have a free plan to begin with. I don’t have much budget to work with for now. But I am keeping my options open and don’t mind learning about other products and their offers.
Have you used Mailchimp before?
I have not heard of GetResponse. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for sharing, Jason.
Jason says
I have not used Mailchimp yet, but it is my next email autoresponder to do a review on. I will let you know when I am finished to get your feedback since you are a current user of it yourself. And because I have personally used Aweber and GetResponse I can share with you the differences and my personal preferences of each.
Until next time….
Leanne says
Nice page. It is very detailed and has some good images and videos to further clarify what you are saying.
Jason says
Thx Leanne, I am glad you liked it.
bryan says
Aweber actually sounds pretty awesome! i was feeling a little iffy for a while. The training looked good but so many subscribers seems a little like a scam to me. But you must have really done your research and i appreciate it! I almost missed a good opportunity!
Jason says
You are welcome Bryan. I recommend you check out GetResponse as well and see which one works best for you.
To our success!
Keye says
Really great detailed review on Aweber, I think Aweber is one of the top email autoresponders in the market.
Thought I am with you Jason, I just LOVE Getresponse more, GR has a really pretty user interface and I just enjoy them a lot haha! 🙂
Jason says
Keye, I am with you. I always recommend that folks try both Aweber’s and GetResponse’s 30 day trial period and see which one they like best, but for me GetResponse was easier to use and they were available to help me anytime I needed, 24/7, that was huge for me!
To our success!
Jeremy says
I couldn’t agree more- I really like GetResponse and in my opinion it’s much better email marketing service than aweber.
Jason says
Yeah you are exactly right, Jeremy. I have used both Aweber and GetResponse and through my personal experince feel that GetResponse is way more user-friendly and just overall better than Aweber.
But I also realize everyone is different. Which is why I recommend that everyone who is looking into email marketing try out the Free 30 days with GetResponse and the almost free, $1 trial period for 30 days, with Aweber. Then you, yourself can determine which is right for you.
Thx for commenting Jeremy and best wishes.
Sheryl says
Jason, I tried Aweber before but couldn’t work the business I was doing so I actually ended up wasting my money. So I can’t say one way or the other, what I think but you again have provided the reader with plenty of info to be able to make an informed decision whether to use this service or not. Excellent. I wish you great success.
Jason says
Thank you Sheryl for the kind words. I wouldn’t say you wasted your money. Just because the business you were doing didn’t work out, the time you spent using Aweber will now allow you to make a more informed decision for your next business, when it comes time to have an email autoresponder.
Best wishes.