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In this article we address some basic questions around autoresponders and email marketing software:

• What is an autoresponder?
• Should I be using an autoresponder service?
• How to get the most out of an autoresponder and email marketing software?
• Which autoresponder service should I use?

What is an Autoresponder?

An autoresponder is a software that can be used to send emails to people automatically. It can also respond to an email that is sent to it. This allows individuals and businesses to react to emails and questions without human intervention. A simple example of an autoresponder is when you go on vacation from work and you set up an automatic response letting people know you will be out of the office. Autoresponders are often used as a marketing tool for online businesses. With autoresponders you compose some pre-written emails that you want sent out to your customers (e.g. instructions after they have purchased a product, news about upcoming product releases and so on). You can specify when you want these emails sent out and to who, even if you are away from your computer the emails are always delivered. Autoresponders are an easy and efficient way to get information to your customers.

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There are a select group of WordPress plug-ins & widgets I go about installing as soon as I have set up WordPress, sometimes even before I have activated my theme of choice. In no particular order, below are the plug-ins & widgets I install within the first 24 hours without fail and think you should too…

Contact Form 7

Have your site’s visitors send secure messages to your email inbox with out exposing your email address.

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Google has taken the wraps off its latest social network known as Buzz. The service – integrated directly with its e-mail service Gmail – allows users to post status updates, share content and read and comment on friends’ posts. The site pitches Google directly against rival networks such as Facebook, which has amassed nearly 400 million users since its launch in 2004.

Buzz will try to capitalise on the number of regular Gmail users, which is currently around 170 million people.

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Nobody told Mozilla’s developers it’s a day off. They’ve just pushed out a fourth beta of Firefox 3.6, with more than 100 fixes from the last beta and more add-on security and compatibility.

There’s no reason not to grab this beta if you’re a bleeding-edge Firefox fan, as it doesn’t seem to remove any features or support (as its predecessor did), and Mozilla notes that more than 70 percent of its add-ons are now compatible with the 3.6 betas.

Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 [via Mozilla Developer Center]