Many small businesses use AWeber to grow their email list. If you’re one of them, then you know how cumbersome it can be to manually enter contact details for your customers. Fortunately, there’s an easier way—with Google Contacts!—to import addresses from Google Apps for Work.
In this article, you’ll learn how to add contacts from Google Apps for Work to your AWeber account so you can begin using this tool to grow your business.
The Basics Of Google Apps For Work
If you’re not familiar, Google Apps for Work is a free service that allows businesses of all sizes to create a workplace environment that’s synced across devices. The product is basically Google’s take on Microsoft Office 365, and it includes features like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides as well as tools like Google Keep, Hangouts, and Classroom. It also offers storage and backup through Google Cloud Platform. So, if you have a Google account, then you already have Google Apps for Work.
Why do you need to add contacts from Google Apps for Work to your AWeber account? Let’s find out.
Why Use Google Apps For Work To Manually Add Contacts To AWeber?
There are dozens of reasons why you might want to use Google Apps for Work instead of creating a new contact management tool from scratch. After all, Google already has you authenticated, so the process of adding contacts is a lot easier. Also, you can use your Google account to login to AWeber, which saves you from having to remember yet another password.
And finally, if you’ve used Google Contacts before, then migrating all of your contacts to AWeber is a cinch. Simply click the Get Started button at the top of the page, enter your email address and password, and then click the orange Login button.
Now that you’re logged in, click the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen to access the Settings page. This page contains all of the app’s essential functions, so you can get an overview of how the app works. The first thing you need to do is to turn on Contacts. When this option is turned on, Google will automatically sync your Google Apps for Work contacts to AWeber. To ensure the best possible synchronization, enable Email Alerts so you’ll be notified whenever a new contact is added or updated in your Google Apps for Work account.
So, as you can see, there are quite a few advantages to using Google Apps for Work to add contacts to your AWeber account. Nevertheless, if you still want to do it manually, then continue reading.
The Manual Way: Adding Contacts To AWeber
If you want to add contacts to your AWeber account manually, then you’ll need to do a little bit of research into the best way to go about it. You have a couple of options, and it depends on what kind of contact you want to add. Let’s take a look at each one.
- Add By Name
- Add By Email
- Add All From Google
Add By Name
If you only want to add contacts that you know by name, then go ahead and click the Add By Name button. Doing this will create a new contact in your AWeber account with the same name as the person you’re adding. To add a new contact by name, you must fill out the form completely, and then click the Create Contact button at the bottom of the screen. You can put a brief bio in the About section, which will appear below the contact’s name. You can also add a picture of the person or add a digital signature, if you use a different email address for your business than your personal one.
Add By Email
If you want to add contacts that you don’t know by name but instead by email address, then click the Add By Email button. Doing this will open up a drop-down menu where you can select the email address of the person you’re adding. You can add multiple contacts by clicking the Add More button at the bottom of the screen. When you’re done, you can click the Create Contact button to confirm your choices and add the contact to your AWeber account.
You can also use the Search bar at the top of the page to find the email address or name of the person or company you’re looking for.
Add All From Google
If you click the Add All From Google button, then Google will search for all of the contacts it can find in your Google account. It will then load all of these contacts into your AWeber account. So, if you have a lot of contacts, then this is the fastest and most efficient way to get them all into your account. You won’t have to go through and add each one individually. To get started, enter your email address and click the orange Login button. Once you’re logged in, you can click the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen to access the Settings page. From here, you can turn on Contacts, as described above.
So, now that you know the various ways to add contacts to your AWeber account, it’s time to get to the good stuff—how to import Google Apps for Work contacts into AWeber?
The Easy Way: Importing Contacts From Google Apps For Work
If you have a Google Apps for Work account and you’d like to add its contacts to your AWeber account, then click the Get Started button in the upper right corner of the screen. Doing this will open up a new browser tab where you can enter your email address and password to log in to AWeber. Once you’re logged in, click the orange Login button at the top of the screen.
Now that you’re logged in, click the gear icon in the top right corner and select Settings. You’ll then be presented with the Settings page, which contains all of the app’s essential functions. Near the top of the page, you’ll see a Sync Contacts button. Click this button to bring up a drop-down menu where you can choose to sync contacts or groups.
To sync your contacts, simply click the Sync Contacts button. Doing this will open up a new browser tab where you can enter your Google Apps for Work email address and password. Once you’re logged in, you can click the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen to access the Settings page. This page contains all of the app’s essential functions, including the Contact Import function we discussed above. Once you’re on the Contact Import page, you can select which contacts you’d like to bring over from Google Apps for Work into AWeber.
To add the contacts found in your Google account, simply click the Import button next to the Contacts option. Doing this will open up a new browser tab where you can enter your Google Apps for Work email address and password. Once you’re logged in, you can click the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen to access the Settings page. This page contains all of the app’s essential functions, including the Contact Import function discussed above. This is the easiest way to bring over contacts from your Google account to your AWeber account. As you can see, there are two ways to add contacts to your AWeber account—the first method is the most convenient as it doesn’t require you to enter data one by one, and the other is the most secure as it doesn’t allow you to import all of your contacts at once. So, which one should you use? It depends on your situation. If you’re just getting started, use the manual method described above. However, if you already have a large AWeber account with a lot of contacts, then use the Google Apps for Work way to import all of your contacts at once.