You may be aware that Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail are some of the most popular email providers in existence. This is mainly due to the fact that they were among the first to offer free email to the general public.
However, did you know that you cannot simply import your Gmail contacts into AWeber? There are several reasons why this may not work, and here’s a short list:
Gmail Does Not Support Imports
As stated before, Gmail is one of the most popular email providers in history. Not surprisingly, they offer a ton of functionality and features that many other email providers don’t.
One of the main features that makes Gmail stand out is how they handle imports. As a Gmail user, you are probably aware that they don’t automatically import your contacts into the system. This means that you have to opt-in for that functionality by yourself. When you import your contacts, you will have to provide Gmail with a list of email addresses that you would like them to add to your account. Otherwise, you will have to live with the fact that all your contacts are located in your imported email addresses.
On the surface, this may not seem like a problem. After all, you already have a pretty good idea of everyone’s email addresses that you know of. But if you are the kind of person who trades frequently on the stock market or owns a business, you may want to consider avoiding this particular feature.
Gmail Doesn’t Offer The Most Comprehensive Reports
If you are the type of person who trades frequently on the stock market, you may be familiar with the wealth of information that Google provides about your contacts. As an email marketer, you may be interested in knowing the number of contacts who have registered with your trial offer, the countries your contacts reside in, and more!
In order to get this information, you will be required to download a standalone program called ‘My Contacts’. With this app, you will be able to import your Gmail contacts and get a complete picture of who you’re dealing with. While this is a great tool, it’s not something that you need to import into AWeber.
Your Contacts In One Place
If you’re the type of person who trades frequently on the stock market or owns a business, you may want to consider taking your contacts with you wherever you go. This way, you can always keep in touch with your contacts and be aware of any important deadlines or events that they are involved in. Not to mention, it’s just easier to keep track of everything if all your contacts are in one place.
In order to do this, you must have a tool called ‘Contact Management Software’. Luckily, AWeber supports this functionality and it’s pretty easy to set up. All you need to do is click the ‘Add New Contact’ button, and fill out the details about the person you’re adding to your contacts. When you’ve added all the contacts that you need, you can click the ‘Save’ button to close the window.
Now, you can go back to your list of contacts and you’ll see a new button at the top of the page. When you click this button, you will be taken to a new page where you can select whether you want to import all the contacts or just the ones that you’ve added. If you’ve added a lot of contacts, this could take some time so be patient.
Your Contacts Aren’t Always Available
Another important thing to consider is that not all your contacts are going to be available all the time. After all, you can’t expect everyone to be available all the time just so that you can connect with them online. Especially if you are contacting them via email, you’re probably aware of how popular email providers are these days.
Even if you’ve imported all your contacts, there’s still the issue of whether or not they’re going to be available. Sometimes people don’t check their emails very often, so it would be wise to make sure that you’ve contacted them about something important before you start nagging them about getting in touch. Otherwise, it’s kind of like calling someone who’s on holiday – you’re probably not going to get through to them.
On the other hand, sometimes people opt out of getting in touch with certain individuals because they don’t want to spam them with useless information. If this is the case for you and your contact, it may not be a good idea to contact them about important matters via email.
The bottom line is that you should not import your Gmail contacts into AWeber just yet. First, get to know the platform, and if you’re still interested, go ahead and do it. Just be sure to take the time to enter your contacts one at a time.