Every online business should be using an autoresponder service. It’s essential if you are going to build a mailing list. If you’re not sure what a follow-up autoresponder is, do a search and you’ll get tons of information.

Recently, two of the most recommended autoresponder services changed their pricing dramatically. You used to be able to have up to 10,000 subscribers for less than $20 a month. These two services now charge over $60 if you have 10,000 subscribers, but apparently you get a lot more features.

The service was working pretty well when the price was under $20. I didn’t see a lot of complaining on the forums about these two services. It’s my guess that most of us don’t need or would even use the new and improved autoresponders.

There are still a lot of affordable autoresponder services out there that will allow you to grow your list to 10,000 and not have to pay more than $20 a month.

There is an option that you could consider that I don’t recommend. And that is to purchase an autoresponder script and put it on your own site. If you get spam complaints, you could have your site shut down. And there is also the issue of getting your messages delivered.

An autoresponder service will usually have cleared the way for your mail to get delivered. Check out the sales page of any service you’re considering for details.

And don’t think that everyone uses the two most popular services. There are a lot of successful online marketers that use other services. Here are a few autoresponder services that you should check out, and no, these ARE NOT AFFILIATE LINKS!

RapidResponseBot.com
Right now they are running a summer special where you get an entire year for $49. That’s $4.08 a month.

WizardResponder.com
Up to 10,000 subscribers for only $8.97 a month.

EmailAces.com
Up to 2500 subscribers – $8.95 a month.
Up to 5,000 subscribers – $14.95 a month.
Up to 10,000 subscribers – $19.95 a month.

SendFree.com
Unlimited autoresponders. First month free, then $19.97 a month.

There are still excellent services out there for under $20 that make sure your messages are delivered and offer more features than you’ll probably ever need or use. Check them out and get started on building your list!