Using autoresponder services

ONE of the things you should consider when using a website to promote your business is to automate as much of it as possible.

But one of the most time consuming features of your site will be answering emails, which often ask the same old questions.

Well it is possible to set-up an autoresponder on your website that will give potential clients an instant reply if they email you or complete an online form.

And the beauty of this bit of web wizardry is that you can appear to be ‘in the office’ when you could well be ‘sat by the pool’.

It is a simple process to set-up.

You can either buy a small program that you run from within your own site or have a company host the service for you – this is the easiest way.

And it works by someone sending a request to an individual email address you have defined, the autoresponder accepts the message and will reply with your pre-written message.

This could highlight more of what you have on offer at your business, news on late deals or details of the conferences and dates that you will be attending.

Or you could simply say many thanks for your message we will reply within 24 hours.