Aug 14, 20105

The Correct Way to Use AWeber Integration

Categories: Online Marketing
The Correct Way to Use AWeber Integration
One of my customers for the WordPress membership plugin asked me the following question this morning: My friend's AWeber account got suspended because he was using a membership script that integrated AWeber in a manner which violated AWeber's terms of use. Can you please confirm that the WP eMember plugin uses the correct way of AWeber integration? The answer was simple... Yes, the WP eMember plugin uses the correct way of AWeber integration but I thought elaborating on this topic will add value to my other readers (specially to people who use AWeber). The Problem (Using Wrong Integration Method) Many 3rd party scripts use background posting to signup a visitor to AWeber's list. It's against AWeber's TOS (Terms of Service) for a script to post the user data in the background. So if you use a script that is doing this then you are violating AWeber's TOS and they have the right to suspend your account. AWeber has the highest email delivery guarantee in the industry.  Email deliverability refers to whether emails sent to your customer lists make it through without being caught in their ISP's spam filter. This is one of the major factors as to why people use an external autoresponder service. AWeber ...
Jul 1, 20107

10 Tips for Writing an Autoresponse Email

Categories: Online Marketing, Shop Admin Tips
10 Tips for Writing an Autoresponse Email
If you are using an Autoresponder service (eg. AWeber, GetResponse, MailChimp etc) then chances are that you will be writing auto-response emails that will get sent out to your subscribers once they subscribe. Every piece of communication that you send adds to the overall impression that a customer has of your product or service. Autoresponders can be used for simple acknowledgments, newsletters, or even series of newsletters. Here are ten tips about autoresponder use. 1. Acknowledge your customers Send an email to thank your new users for signing up to read your newsletter. This reminds those users that you have received their opt-in request. It should also give your customers an idea of what they should expect in your writing as well as how frequently they should expect to receive it. 2. Make privacy policies crystal clear Your readers want to know that their information is not going to be sold or given away to other users or companies. Place a link to your privacy policy within your newsletters. 3. Unsubscribing should be as easy as subscribing People unsubscribe for a variety of reasons. Don't feel offended or take it personally when someone doesn't want to be subscribed to your newsletter. Immediately remove the subscriber when ...
Nov 19, 200917

WordPress Plugin – Change WP eMail From Details

Categories: Wordpress Plugin
WordPress Plugin – Change WP eMail From Details
This WordPress plugin lets you customize the email details that appear on emails sent from WordPress. By default the "From Name" on emails sent from wordpress has a name "WordPress" and the "From Address" on emails has "wordpress@your-domian.com" which is not very meaningful. You can customize both these fields with this plugin so your customers are not confused. Plugin Installation Unzip and Upload the folder "change-wp-mail-from-details" to the "/wp-content/plugins/" directory. Activate the plugin through the "Plugins" menu in WordPress. Plugin Usage Check the appropriate checkbox for the options that you want to customize. Enter the customized text in the appropriate field. [caption id="attachment_1884" align="alignnone" width="443" caption="Settings Screen of the Change "Email From Details" Plugin"][/caption] Special Note If you are trying to customize the "From Name" and "From Email Address" for any of the following plugins then there is an even simpler solution: Wordpress Shopping Cart (WP eStore) WordPress Membership Plugin (WP eMember) WordPress Affiliate Plugin (WP Affiliate Platform) You can use the following format in the "From Email Address" field in the settings menu of these plugins: Your Name <youremail@gmail.com> So for the above example "Your Name" will be displayed as the name and "youremail@gmail.com" will be used in the email address field. Support/Donation Option Donation option can be found on my projects page. Download Latest Version (v1.0) Download ...
Mar 30, 20093

How to Create Strong Passwords that are Easy to Remember but Hard to Break

Categories: Tech Tips
How to Create Strong Passwords that are Easy to Remember but Hard to Break
I don't need to tell you the importance of using strong passwords when creating user accounts online. Passwords are keys to accessing your online accounts or your computer. Using strong passwords are vital in protecting your identity and stopping others from hijacking your account. In this Post I have shared a trick to create strong but memorable passwords that I learned a few days ago. What is password strength? According to WikiPedia: Password strength is a measurement of the effectiveness of a password as an authentication credential. Specifically, it estimates how many trials an attacker who does not have direct access to the password would need, on average, to correctly guess it. The strength of a password is a function of length, complexity, and randomness. How to create a Strong Password? We all know the common guidelines for choosing a strong password: Include numbers, symbols, upper and lowercase letters Password should be more than 8 characters long. Avoid any password based on repetition, dictionary words, letter or number sequences, usernames, relative or pet names, or biographical information (birth day). Now the problem with creating random strong passwords are that they are very hard to remember. So once you start having to memorize a number of them it ...
Jan 28, 20093

Use the ‘Remindr’ Service to Complete Your Task in a Timely Manner

Categories: Tech Tips
Use the ‘Remindr’ Service to Complete Your Task in a Timely Manner
Remindr is a very useful web based service that will send you automatic notifications in the form of an email, cell phone message or in twitter at a prescheduled time and date. There are a number of similar services like 'Remindr' that are out there but I really like Remindr because of it's simplicity and ease of use. 'Remindr' basically helps you remember things by reminding you of tasks that you wanted to complete by pinging your cell phone, email, twitter account and gtalk account. Sometimes even with To Do lists and Post Notes, it's very easy to forget to complete the tasks in a timely manner. This is where 'Remindr' comes into play. This service allows you to increase your daily productivity. Here is why I like 'Remindr' No need to create any account to use the service. Just visit the site and schedule a reminder No need to worry about timezones (It uses your local time) The user interface is very neat and easy to use. And offcourse the service is free of charge :) [caption id="attachment_733" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Remindr Service User Interface"][/caption] How to use 'Remindr' service visit the site at http://www.remindr.info Fill in the Topic/Task Fill in the Time (this is the time Remindr will ping you) Choose a ...
Dec 12, 20080

How to Make Gmail Load in Secure (SSL) Mode by Default

Categories: Tech Tips
How to Make Gmail Load in Secure (SSL) Mode by Default
By defalut Gmail doesn't load in Secure (SSL - Secure Sockets Layer) mode. In order to load Gmail in SSL mode (https) by default do the following: Login to your Gmail account. Go to the “Settings” page. The Settings menu is located on the top right hand corner. [caption id="attachment_297" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Gmail Settings option"][/caption] Select "Always use https" option from the "General" tab. [caption id="attachment_475" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Use https in Gmail by default"][/caption] Hit "Save Changes" and relog. This time when you log into your Gmail account, you will see the secure icon on your browser's status bar (Go to the view menu then click on 'Status Bar' to enable the brower's status bar if it's not enabled already). [caption id="attachment_476" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="SSL Icon in the Status Bar"][/caption]
Dec 11, 20081

Are you taking full advantage of Gmail?

Categories: Tech Tips
Are you taking full advantage of Gmail?
Do you use Gmail? Sure, you use Gmail but do you really use Gmail? Did you know that most of the Gmail users don't even take full advantage of this powerful webmail service? Gmail Archive Gmail Archive is your friend. How many times did you delete an email and there was a useful phone number or address in the email? Many of use like to keep a clean inbox, Gmail Archive allows you to do that without having to delete the email. Read the 9 Reasons to Archive to learn more. Gmail Labels Labels are like folders. Label is a really good way to organize and sort your emails. If you are not sure how to use labels then you can learn it from Google's help centre. Gmail Lab Gmail engineers come up with new ideas all the time. Gmail Labs is the place to try them out. The Gmail Lab can be accessed from the 'Settings' menu (Click on 'Settings' then 'Labs'). There are a ton of useful gadgets in Gmail Lab. Below are a few examples: Tasks: The 'Tasks' gadget help you keep track of what you need to do and what you have already done. Default 'Reply to all': Make 'Reply to all' your default option ...
Nov 21, 20084

Email management tips – How to Setup email filters

Categories: Tech Tips
Email management tips – How to Setup email filters
Previously in the post Use email filters to manage emails efficiently, I have talked about how email filters is a good way to manage unwanted group emails. In this post, After receiving requests from some of my readers, I have given some instructions on how to setup email filters in Yahoo, Gmail and Microsoft Outlook.
Nov 21, 20081

Email management tip – Use email filters to manage emails efficiently

Categories: Tech Tips
Email management tip – Use email filters to manage emails efficiently
It has always been an issue in a big mailing group as to what the topic of the email/discussion should be. This is partly because different people have different perspectives and different tolerance level to various things. Some people don't like to be annoyed with some computer sales or job opportunities email(s) in the group but still want to be in the mailing list to receive other important news and updates. At the same time, someone in that group can actually be benefited from that opportunity related email(s). In this article I have tried to explain how 'email filter' can be used to minimize all the endless discussions of what should not be the topic of the mail in the group. This will also help an individual save valuable time by not having to go through a high number of emails that he/she is not interested in everyday just to find the important emails.

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