If you are in the Internet marketing business or if you run a business online, an autoresponder can make a world of difference. They can handle a majority of your technical support questions and informational requests, by sending out automated messages to interested customers. When they get an email, they will respond instantly with a preset message. This can save you quite a bit of time- especially if you get a lot of emails on a daily basis.

Autoresponders are classified into three main types

• locally hosted
• remote hosted
• desktop hosted

Locally and desktop hosted programs give you complete control over the program, as you run them through your own server or website. Remote hosted runs through a third party service provider. Remote programs cost you a monthly fee, while desktop and locally hosted programs cost one fee and complete ownership of the program.

Compare autoresponder features befor you buy. If you are interested in running one from your server or website, then youll need to look at desktop and locally hosted autoresponders. There are free programs available online however your emails will include ads and detracr from your message. The exception is Automatic-Responder.com. They offer a free version for up to 250 subscribers and no advertisements.

If you require a remotely hosted autoresponder, do your research. You will be dealing with a company who has control over the address of the autoresponder and your domain name may not appear in your emails. This can be good for some, although many prefer to have their name in their emails.

Again, do your research. It will boot your business exponentially.