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		<title>Email Marketing Software: The Finer Point</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet When it comes to email marketing software there are tons of choices out there. Getting lost in all the technical jargon can be a nightmare if you are trying to do it by yourself. I was reading an article the other day By Neil Anuskiewicz on how to choose an email service provider that brought up some really good<br /><span class="read_more"><a href="http://www.micaljohnson.com/blog/12/the-finter-points-of-email-marketing-software/">Read more...</a></span>]]></description>
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			</div><div style="clear:both"></div><div style="padding-bottom:4px;"></div><p>When it comes to email marketing software there are tons of choices out there. Getting lost in all the technical jargon can be a nightmare if you are trying to do it by yourself. I was reading an article the other day <span class="author">By <a href="http://www.smartbiz.com/article/articleview/2146/2/53/" target="_blank">Neil Anuskiewicz on how to choose an email service provider </a>that brought up some really good points on things you want to look for. He mentions 10 things specifically.</span></p>
<p>1. Private IP address<br />
2. Customer support and training<br />
3. Robust infrastructure<br />
4. Good reporting<br />
5. CAN SPAM compliance<br />
6. List Segmenting<br />
7. A/B testing<br />
8. Free trial<br />
9. No term contract<br />
10. Pricing Plans</p>
<p>I have used a lot of ESP before over the years and here is a list of a couple of them out there now.</p>
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<li><a href="http://icontact.com" target="_blank">icontact.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lyris.com" target="_blank">lyris.com</a></li>
<li><a title="Aweber email marketing software" href="http://micaljohnson.com/<a href="http://hbb101.aweber.com/" class="kblinker" title="More about aweber &raquo;">aweber</a>&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>aweber.com</a> (This is the one I personally use)</li>
<li><a href="http://infusionsoft.com" target="_blank">infusionsoft.com</a></li>
</ol>
<p>**Help me build a list of good ESP&#8217;s comment on the one you use or think is the best**</p>
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