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Scott Dubois's review...
My experience with the program so far

Hello and welcome to my review on GetResponse. Before I start this review I would like to say that this in the future will not be my main autoresponder if you go to my other reviews and check out my review on my other favourite autoresponder you can check it out. The other autoresponder I like is called SendShark and will be my main autoresponder in the future.

GetResponse has been an amazing autoresponder. I have had an amazing run with it. I would have to say that GetResponse and Aweber are the top autoresponders (Up until I found out about SendShark) in the Affiliate world.

The autoresponder is easy to use and easy to set up your account once you are on the inside. The system has normal features that every autoresponder has.

Forms to create HTML codes for your capture pages on other sites like LeadsLeap, It has your broadcasts, the autoresponder campaigns, it has a capture page and landing page builder, easy setup of different lists and an easy-to-see and use contacts list.

One additional feature I like about GetResponse in the contact list area is the ability to see how engaged your clients are.

Getresponse has a 5-bar system to show how engaged each client is bar 1 is not engaged at all.

Bar 2: Is at risk of going to bar 1

Bar 3: Is Neutral engagement

Bar 4: is Engaged

Bar 5: Is highly engaged,

Now I like this system better than other autoresponders because it is easier to see how engaged these people are. This makes it easier to Clean Your List! As I have stated in previous reviews Cleaning Your List Is like taking your dirty laundry to the laundromat or your own washing machine. Simply if you don't work on your list and don't "wash your Laundry" Your list will get dirty and it will affect your open rates and so on. It is extremely, EXTREMELY, important that you clean your list now and again.

After meeting so many of the higher marketers in our industry and speaking with them, like John Thornhill, Igor Kheifets, James Neville-Taylor, Dean Holland and many others they always say CLEAN YOUR LIST.

GetResponse does make this easy with their bar system which shows how engaged the client is. The unfortunate part is this is not like looking forward to clean laundry though... Sometimes it is sad to see clients go and sometimes I have to remind myself as sad as it is I have to do what is best for business and get rid of the unengaged people who are bogging down my open rates. I am seeing darn near 60% open rates because I clean my list regularly. I usually wait a month but no more than a month because a certain newsletter might bring them back which I have had happen. My mentor Igor Kheifets when he was teaching me said something in his training about "Resurrecting the list" and I have done that with certain campaigns not so much the list itself but more so with clients who went dormant.

Anyway, enough rambling on about that. This feature is truly amazing and easier than other autoresponders.

I also like their easy-to-use save-a-template feature.

Ever get sick of making an email and having to add your business logo maybe even your picture and a few other things every single time to every new email you write? I do too. They have a very easy-to-use save-a-template feature where you can keep a template you've made for the future. For instance, my current template is...

Logo

Body

selfie of myself

and then my whole body is preformatted to the regular 18 pt font and Georgia text which is a normal setup for emails in email marketing.

I know its a very short description of my template but really the only thing changing in that each time is the body of my email the rest of the template never really changes.

All in all GetResponse has been a really amazing autoresponder but of course, is no longer my top recommendation (As I said above see my review on Sendshark) GetResponse also has automation and stuff which the SendShark autoresponder lacks.

I don't really ever use automation very much anyway so really for what I use GetResponse for, Sendshark gives me the same.

What I Like

  • I like the easy-to-use autoresponder. It is very simple and one of the top autoresponders and can honestly say it is probably even better than Aweber in some aspects
  • I like the save-a-template feature as it is very simple to save a template with the normal setup you always use for emails
  • I like the engaged bar feature as I mentioned above it is really easy to see who is and is not engaged on your list with this feature.
  • I like how easy it is to set up emails with a few clicks of a button you can have an email setup in seconds
  • I like that GetResponse seems like one of the more professional autoresponders. I am all about being professional so when I see a tool that reflects that I really like it as I was brought up being taught about business and professionalism.

What I Dislike

Usually, I don't have complaints about systems that I thoroughly enjoy but this one on the other hand I do have a couple of dislikes.

  • Price- The price can be steep as I am paying 30 dollars a month right now for 2500 subscribers and that is not horribly bad but when you go past 2500 the price can go up from there. In my review on SendShark, I talk about the price for that autoresponder for 50,000 subscribers it is 25.00 a month or 300 for a year and when you get up to 50,000 subscribers with this one it is 245 dollars a month or 2940 dollars a year... Yea, that's going to be steep especially when I plan to take this Affiliate Marketing straight to the top and hope to have a huge list someday...
  • TOO PICKY... Sometimes when trying to import your subscribers from other lists on other autoresponders you own when those subscribers have opted into your list they don't like you importing them and will reject the import... Do it enough times and GetResponse will just bring down what I like to call "The Ban Hammer" I have never been banned by them but this makes it hard to switch over to them with a list from another autoresponder because they are too picky. I once tried to bring over a list from a different autoresponder because I was trying to get rid of it and they rejected it. They were prequalified leads but they wouldn't allow it...
  • Last dislike... They will take away campaigns and stuff if you knock back your subscription... Yup if you ever downgrade I got told that it will erase my work if I downgrade... That is sort of a kick in the pants considering that you did all that work into building those campaigns and they don't let you keep them there if you downgrade...

Final Verdict

My final verdict is I still think eventhough I had 3 dislikes about GetResponse that it is still worth it to the right person. If you don't care about the above dislikes and care to have a very professional autoresponder then GetResponse is for you. They are really amazing and really simple to use.

I said above that they are probably better than Aweber. I have had many issues with Aweber that I haven't had with GetResponse.

They are a great Autoresponder and I do stand behind them despite the dislikes. It was the very first autoresponder I started with and I have been really amazed.

I hope you enjoyed reading my review on GetResponse and I hope I have helped you make an informed decision on whether or not to go with GetResponse! Thanks for reading and I will catch you the next time.

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Home Biz
Frank Hudacek's review...
My experience with the program so far

I joined the Home Business Academy Affiliate Program about 18 months ago and it has been one of the best choices I have had with any affiliate program. Being an online marketer for 15 years, after investing considerable amount of funds in various other programs, early-on, I find the HBA has just about everything an online beginner to the experienced marketer will need.

The co-founders and support staff are very helpful, responsive, knowledge-based and professional. They take the time to answer the questions or concerns the affiliates may have. Real people, faces and voices, there to answer questions.

What I Like

The commission structure is one of the best offered in this online space, and paid weekly. This residual income is paid month after month for as long as your signup remains a member. The HBA program has provided the right platform to steadily grow my online business.

What I like is there is not any real selling involved. With the HBA I can offer this affordable program even when someone might say 'No' to my original, other product or program offer.

The HBA platform can be used for online and offline businesses. You can build funnels, pages, merchant sites, community programs, and more, and market them across any market location.

What I Dislike

There's nothing I dislike about The Home Business Academy. Being experienced the start up was quick, the online help and videos are clear walk-you-thru, A-Z.

For the newbie the amount of information could be overwhelming at first, but the Monday thru Friday live online sessions, the Q&A, the over-the-shoulder instruction, should not leave anyone with a feeling of being 'lost'.

Final Verdict

The Home Business Academy is an excellent resource for entrepreneurs of all levels. It's affordable, reasonably priced, and stays current on what changes are happening in the market.

The HBA has 11 live events Monday thru Friday, available for replay. Many are over-the-shoulder training by the co-founders and other successful affiliates of the HBA.

Whether you're interested in starting up a home business from scratch or refining your existing small business model, the HBA can give you the resources and advice you need to succeed and grow

Furthermore, their generous monetary support of an international program to feed starving children is an important part of the heart-felt center of the company and affiliate community.

I would recommend this program to anyone looking with a desire to grow and take their business to basic or highly, experienced levels.

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Safelist Mailer
Scott Dubois's review...
My experience with the program so far

Hello Everyone and welcome to my review on 100 percent clicks. I would like to start this off by saying that I have really enjoyed this safelist website already thus far and the value they add.

My experience with this site has been exceptional. When I first joined I started right into figuring out how to use the site and ripped it apart looking at every angle and every way to advertise using this site.

It is very simple to get started with this site. I highly recommend that in this site if you do sign up that you do get the lifetime membership upsells as they do offer great value and also from time to time Frank will send you promo codes to put in so you can get some extra advertising which is amazing. I will add though that the lifetime membership is not mandatory but it is good to get.

In my experience anything that offers a lifetime premium membership is good to get as that is a place where you can advertise for years and years to come pulling in leads to your offers and list for YEARS. We are in the results business and we want to see results getting your offers, optins, and other things in front of eyeballs for years and years to come is good especially if you don't have to keep paying after you get that certain lifetime membership.

Looking for lifetime premium memberships is good if you are starting out because signups for a 1-time payment outweigh anything online when building especially when you have to pay oh so many dollars per campaign for say a soload.

I will advise though that you should have some decent offers to offer or you will be chasing that first sale or any sale for a long time with no real reward. Make sure when you have an affiliate offer that you have a decent one that you can advertise especially on a site like this.

What I Like

As I mentioned above it is extremely easy to get started. This site offers extreme value and also has promo codes and stuff that allow you to get more advertising and things like that.

I have gotten some signups to my offers from this site in just a little under a week. Again I will mention here you have to have decent offers as with anything online if you put out you can expect back.

I have a few things from Frank now and can honestly say he adds value wherever he goes and whatever he does.

I like the easy setup of the banner ads. I have some that will be on there for a year and also have one that is a lifetime banner ad which I got from another one of my things that I am also promoting here in the reviews. (I can't add the link to that review here but it is the one I sent about my autopilot traffic source that is cheap and gives you buyer traffic. )

What I Dislike

I usually only write reviews if I like the specific thing or if its something I should warn you about. I personally so far haven't found much that I don't like about this site as it has provided me with lots to run my traffic sources on autopilot.

Final Verdict

My final verdict about this site is that after looking through the site and trying certain things out and whatnot I can honestly say that you are missing out if you haven't signed up to this great site yet.

The site is a must-have if you want another place that has eyeballs for your offers. I have added this to my traffic sources rotation where I get leads from constantly and have a bunch that I will eventually probably make reviews for.

I think that even if you don't get the lifetime membership you should sign up for free as I said the website has much to offer and is easy to use. Frank has built and continues to build great things for the affiliate marketing industry and this is another one of his great inventions

Don't wait! Get in now and start getting traffic for your offers and sites. Build your business with more eyeballs.

Still a very amazing program which I get signups from regularly it is an amazing site through and through!

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Safelist Mailer
Scott Dubois's review...
My experience with the program so far

Hello and welcome to my review of Cliqly. I would like to start out by saying I am simply writing this review to inform you and warn you about this company as they started out great and I did make profit but certain things have happened in between being good and now being a company that I am thinking of starting a lawsuit against... Let's get to it.

My experience with the system had been great right up until the fall when things fell apart MAJORLY...

I had been paid up to 3000.00 or more in commissions at this point and had been making profit. To those who say it isnt possible it is you just need to know how to spend smart and not buy the sales and know how to outweigh prices like you would do when you go to a grocery store and outweigh a sale price with another item that is possibly cheaper or whatever.

Cliqly was a system where you could build a business the right way... Or at least thats how it seemed. I did start to build a very good business was tier 5 and had 162,000+ on my list. I had got paid up until the fall and I had not got my October payment. This was my own fault because my bank gave me the wrong information and I missed my payment due to this...

November I had been given my November payment and had made quite a bit while winning a contest and then came December and January. I didn't get those payments... Now being owed 1000 dollars more I have simply stopped with this company and have talked to support about such things as my payments are missing and furthermore telling them to cancel myinboxpro WHICH they still haven't done and I am still getting charged every month...

See why I am phoning lawyers?

What I Like

Well I did like the simplicity of the system, how easy it was to build your list and how easy it was to email them every day... I did like getting 1-2 payments a month and it was a nice passive income for my business...

What I Dislike

Up above I explained about how I have not been paid 3 payments now and they keep charging myinboxpro and wont refund or stop the payments.

They claim that they don't have enough staff to deal with an "Influx" That happened last year around April and kept going up every month since... Though this could be true and this influx could have screwed up the system as they claimed that a lot of the new members were putting in the wrong bank information (which again I could see as this would create back logs that would jam the system) and they don't have the payment staff to back pay people which they are "Looking" For new staff, it has still created QUITE a strain on the good system they had...

CEO Bobby Jones keeps saying that they will have everything in working order soon but they have been saying this since November and I held onto that promise as I had been paid in the past but still have not seen ANY of my 3 payments paid to my account especially when I am still within my first year and a half of marketing and still need that money to back my business...

I have threatened them with lawsuits and many other things as well as trying to be nice in emails and have not received anything. The support staff don't answer anymore.

Final Verdict

My final verdict is If you want to chance this system then go for it but my true 100% Advice is stay away from Cliqly as it has gone way downhill... People hve been walking away way too much and I hope that you can heed my warning as I do not trust them anymore...

Bobby keeps saying they are working on it but I don't feel these problems should persist more than a month. Staff are easy to find, System problems are easy to fix (I have my own website that I have had to work on and mind you its not as big as cliqly but my website took 2 days to fix without any tech staff when I had issues... ), and payments should be handed out more often if they are behind...

Either way I hope this warning will help you see that this system is not worth the trouble. Take it from someone (Me) Who is going through calling lawyers and news systems to take them down as they should not be allowed to harm people especially when we are trying to get financially free and they seem to be harming peoples funds now...

Good luck and please stay away from this system.

Update: I am still seeing people promoting this no-good program. I finally got myinboxpro cancelled and got my money back on all purchases but still not my pays... I think people need to stay away from this 100%

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Traffic Exchange
Tom Rooney's review...
My Experience with the Program So Far

I've found TrafficEra to be a unique blend of traffic exchange and social networking, aimed at boosting online visibility. It's a platform where you can dive into various advertising tools like website surfing, splash page creation, and banner ads, alongside a vibrant social network. The experience has been a mix of learning and engaging, with a notable emphasis on community collaboration.

What I Like

The standout feature of TrafficEra is its comprehensive approach to online marketing. The ability to not just exchange traffic but also create engaging splash pages and participate in a community-driven network offers a multifaceted strategy for digital presence. The community aspect, where users support and uplift each other, adds a layer of value not commonly found in similar platforms.

What I Dislike

Despite its benefits, TrafficEra comes with challenges. The platform has a steep learning curve, which can be daunting for newcomers. The time commitment required to fully engage with all its features and the community can be substantial, which might not suit everyone. Additionally, navigating through the sheer volume of content and interactions to find what's genuinely beneficial can sometimes feel overwhelming.

Final Verdict

TrafficEra is a robust platform for those dedicated to expanding their online visibility through a community-centric approach. It offers a unique set of tools that, when leveraged properly, can significantly enhance your digital footprint. However, it's best suited for users who are willing to invest time in learning its intricacies and engaging with the community. If you're looking for a straightforward, less interactive approach to online marketing, TrafficEra might not be the best fit. For those ready to dive into its community and explore its diverse advertising options, TrafficEra can be an invaluable asset in your online marketing arsenal.

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List Building
Bert Jensen's review...
My experience with the program so far

Embarking on the SendShark.com journey has been akin to discovering a secret weapon in the realm of email marketing. Initially drawn by the bold promise of handling a list of 50,000 subscribers for a mere $25.00 per month, I was curious yet skeptical. How could such an affordable service deliver where many others, often at a higher cost, had fallen short?

The experience, however, has been nothing short of revelatory. From the moment I started, the process of setting up campaigns to reaching out to a vast audience has been streamlined and efficacious, transforming my approach to digital communication.

What I Like

Unparalleled Subscriber Management: The ability to manage a colossal list of 50,000 subscribers without additional costs is a game-changer. This feature alone elevates SendShark from a mere service provider to a strategic partner in my marketing endeavors.

Integrated Page Builder: The integrated page builder is a masterstroke, blending ease of use with powerful design capabilities. It has empowered me to create landing pages that not only capture attention but also encapsulate the essence of my brand.

Deliverability and Insightful Analytics: SendShark excels in ensuring that my emails reach their intended inboxes, backed by analytics that offer deep insights into campaign performance. This has been instrumental in refining my strategies for better engagement.

Robust Security and Support: The commitment to security and privacy is evident, providing peace of mind in today's digital landscape. Moreover, the responsive and knowledgeable support team has made navigating any challenges a breeze.

What I Dislike

While my experience has largely been positive, no service is without its drawbacks. However, in the case of SendShark, these are far outweighed by the benefits. If pressed, I would desire even more customization options for the page builder to unleash full creative freedom, although what's available is already top-notch.

Final Verdict

SendShark.com stands as a titan in the email marketing field, shattering preconceived notions of what an affordable service can achieve. It's not just the cost or the features that make it stand out but the holistic approach to empowering users. Whether it's the expansive subscriber management, the ingenious page builder, the precision of deliverability, or the unwavering support and security, SendShark delivers on its promises and then some. For anyone looking to elevate their email marketing game, SendShark is not just a wise choice; it's an essential one. It's a testament to what's possible when a service truly understands and caters to the needs of digital marketers in the modern age.

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