How To Configure WordPress Blog Announcements With Aweber

by Carl

As you build your mailing list, you should notify your mailing list subscribers about your regular blog posts. This is a proven way to build repeat traffic to your blog. Each time you post, your list gets a notice with a link to your new post. Here’s how it’s done with Aweber: Aweber

Log into your Aweber control panel, choose the appropriate list and click the Messages tab – then click Blog Broadcast.

In the rss feed box, put the url to your blog feed – in WordPress, it’s normally http://www.yourdomain.com/feed.

Select Auto Send, # of Items = 1, basic template.

For your subject line, use something like this (all on one line): 

{!firstname_fix},

A New Blog Post:

{!rss_itemblock}{!rss_item_title}{!rss_itemblockend}

In your message box, use something like:

Hey, {!firstname_fix},

I have just posted a blog entry:
{!rss_itemblock}

{!rss_item_title}
Read more: {!rss_item_link}

{!rss_itemblockend}

To Your Success,

Carl Ringwall
Data SystemsPlus

{!contact_address}

 

That should do it. Post regularly, and try to keep your content relevant to your list.  If you have not tried the Aweber autoresponder service, it is highly recommended.

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{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Jon - Beauty Salon Marketing June 17, 2008 at 4:53 am

Hi Carl
Another very useful article, I’ve subscribed to your RSS!
A question, if I may? Have you found a good way to integrate Aweber sign-up with WordPress membership/register (either free, or paid using your isubscribe idea)? So that the user fills in one form and gets added to both in a seamless way?
Thanks, Jon

2 David Thomas May 15, 2009 at 7:00 am

Carl,

Great useful post! I was wondering how to do this exact thing when I stumbled upon your blog. I see that many of your posts are very useful to me so I subscribed to your feed. Thanks for putting out such great content!

Dave Thomas

3 kiatlc May 16, 2009 at 6:28 pm

I find it very useful for yr info. Personally I have made some teaching video clips teaching about basic operation of Aweber for newbies in Chinese language. This one I will consider to include in my next teaching, thanks.

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