OptinMonster Review: Is It One Of The Best Popup Builders?

Email marketing is the most reliable channel to connect with your readers. Because it's one of the few traffic sources out there that you actually own.  It can't be taken away or shut down by an overzealous algorithm change. So while there are other traffic sources that you should be using, … [Read more...]

The Best Free Email Autoresponders Compared

Are you looking for the best free email autoresponder for your business? Back in the day, there weren’t a ton of free options.  Most decent email autoresponders require some sort of monthly fee. But times are changing, and a couple of well-known email autoresponders recently added free plans to … [Read more...]

ConvertBox Review: The Smart Way To Capture Leads On Your Site

Want to grow your email list even faster? Then use a more targeted offer. I’ll admit, this isn’t groundbreaking advice. Brian Dean showed us along time ago that a targeted content upgrade is much more effective than a generic opt-in offer. This works great and I’ve been using this tactic on my … [Read more...]

ConvertKit Review [2020 Update]: Easy Email Automation For Bloggers

Email marketing is so critical for any small business to get right. And for good reason. Implemented properly, it will certainly become the most important tool in your business for creating relationships and making sales. According to Capterra, the average return on $1 spent on email marketing … [Read more...]

The 9 Best Email Services for 2020 [Plus Our Top Picks]

I think you will all agree with me that there are a dizzying number of email service choices to pick from. They all seem somewhat similar in what they can do. And everyone is hyping up their favorite email service. And I'm sure a lot of you don't have the time or the desire to try all of them … [Read more...]

ActiveCampaign Review: Marketing Automation On Steroids (2020)

For a long time, the only email service providers that provided automation capabilities were hugely expensive products like InfusionSoft and Ontraport. This put the power that automation out of the reach of many small businesses and entrepreneurs. Why is email automation so … [Read more...]

How to Follow Up With Your Legendary Marketer Leads and Earn More Commissions

In my mind, Legendary Marketer has one of the most lucrative affiliate programs around.  The fact that they created a very compelling value ladder means the potential for affiliate commissions is huge. This is why I built a free chrome extension that’s going to help you make more money with the … [Read more...]

ActiveCampaign Conversations: A Better Live Chat?

I know, I know… another article about ActiveCampaign. First, I covered Lead Scoring and then I covered talked about Site Messaging. If you haven’t figured it out by now, ActiveCampaign has a lot more to offer than just basic email marketing. Today, we’re pulling the curtain back on yet another … [Read more...]

ActiveCampaign Site Messaging: A Cool New Way to Engage With Your Visitors

It’s no secret that ActiveCampaign is one of the best email marketing platforms out there right now. (Hint: We use it here at SBT.) But did you know it also offers some advanced marketing automation features that’ll make your head spin if it isn’t tightly screwed on? We’ve already talked about … [Read more...]

Ontraport Review: Is This High-End Email Platform Worth It?

Although the Ontraport name may not ring an instant bell, the company has been around for over a decade and placed tenth on Inc’s "Top 100 Software Companies” ranking. Ontraport is a full-featured email marketing platform that comes with extensive marketing automation capabilities and a built-in … [Read more...]

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