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How to Migrate from iContact to Aweber Part 1

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Do you run a business where you communicate with your loyal followers via email? Or are you thinking about starting a business where you’d like to stay in touch with your followers?

Having a list of subscribers to communicate with is vital. Nurturing those subscribers, and providing them with value, is even more important. And for that nurturing process, we need the correct tools.

The smart way to communicate with followers is through an email Autoresponder Service like iContact, Aweber, Constant Contact or Mailchimp.

My reasons for moving

I recently made a decision to change my email autoresponder system. I have been using iContact since 2008, a total of 6 years. Aweber has some functionality that iContact does not provide. I’m expanding my business this year and I felt it necessary to have a “support team”, including my mailing service, that would be robust and flexible enough to handle my new business needs.

As you may know, change and the unknown can be a bit scary. I took a while to make this decision!

Some statistics say that only around 20% of subscribers from the old system, will follow us to our new email system. I was wary to take the leap and yet, something inside kept telling me to trust! I’ve had so many reminders in the recent year about the power of letting go of the old, in order to let new energy in. Something felt right about it, even though I might end up losing contact with many people who had been receiving my news since 2008.

Since I’m expanding into other areas (not only healing modalities), my original followers may not be interested in what I’m offering anymore. A second reason for me to make this move, was to have an opportunity to give my subscribers a clear choice to stay connected, or make a clean break. I want choice in life – and I want the same for anyone who hears from me. I’d rather have a smaller list than a big number of people who are not interested in my message anymore. I want to provide value to those who need my message.

This week, I made the final preparations and leapt. I’d like to share a few tips that could help you, should you ever need to do the same.

The Process to Move your Email List

Plan your move

There are many moving parts to the move. If you plan it well, it can all go very smoothly. I didn’t plan so well and did a lot of unnecessary work. Here’s a brief outline of things to keep in mind:

  • Prepare your current subscribers well
  • Know that you may lose some – and that opens the door for new people, tuned in to your new energy, to find you
  • Prepare to receive your current subscribers in Aweber
  • Prepare gifts and a “thank you” page on your website for current subscribers
  • Prepared to receive new subscribers in Aweber
  • Prepare gifts and a “thank you” page on your website for new subscribers

In Part 2, the steps are discussed in detail.

 

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About Liesel Teversham

Liesel helps introverts to build beautiful confidence, find their strengths, love their work and practice awesome self-care so they can be energized and make a difference in a meaningful and fulfilling way. She helps them to overcome the fear of being visible, avoiding the spotlight and conflict, being ‘too nice’, perfectionism and procrastination.

She's the author of "No Problem. The Upside of Saying No", which is a handbook for those who struggle to say no, are overwhelmed and exhausted.

Visit her her book blog at www.no-problem-book.com, and receive a free ecourse to implement the strategies in practical ways.

Comments

  1. Dvorah Lansky says

    2014/01/28 at 9:30 PM

    Liesel, thank you for putting together this informative article. This will help a lot of people!

    Reply
    • Liesel Teversham says

      2014/01/28 at 10:27 PM

      You’re so welcome, D’vorah – thank you for your lovely comment. It’s not necessary to reinvent the wheel every time we need to do something. It’s my intention that this saves someone a lot of time!

      Reply
  2. Jill Ronsley says

    2014/01/29 at 9:49 PM

    Liesel, you have explained this so well – why and how to make the change, as well as what to expect. Your presentation is so pleasing and easy to follow.

    Reply
    • Liesel Teversham says

      2014/01/30 at 9:22 AM

      Thank you so much Jill! My intention is that it assists anyone else needing to make this change. I’m really glad if you found it easy to follow – thank you!

      Reply
  3. John Smithman says

    2014/02/04 at 6:34 PM

    This is a great website: Powerful header; love the color scheme; and written language is clear and customer focused. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with me.

    Reply
    • Liesel Teversham says

      2014/02/04 at 8:57 PM

      Thank you John! Glad if it could help. Love your website, too!

      Reply

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