I have been trying to decide for a couple of weeks on an email marketing service. I had it narrowed down to three: Constant Contact, iContact, and Aweber. They seemed to be the services most of the people I network with use.

You may be asking yourself, “why does she need an email marketing service?” Well, the answer is simple. I want to be able to share as many resources as possible with my audience. I am so amazed by everything I have learned about social media. My heart is to share everything I have learned through as many platforms as possible.

So, how did I decide? First, I looked at emails I got to see which service the people I consider successful use. Second, I went to each site and did some research on what they had to offer. Three, I asked my colleagues who they were using. It was important to me that I could use one account to create various email lists for different organizations.

I finally decided to go with Aweber. I was amazed that Aweber’s use for social media is what made them stand out from the rest. Here is what they offered me before I made the commitment with them:

1) I could use the service for the first month for only $1.

2) I participated in a webinar, which taught me how to use their system and answered all my questions. (By the way, the only service that let me know ahead of time I could create multiple list for multiple businesses.)

3) Online chat customer service

4) I can follow Aweber on Twitter

5) They have a fan page on Facebook.

The goal of this blog post is not to advertise Aweber, but only to define what makes a business stand out from the rest. This is an organization who is using social media successfully to gain new clients.

Now, see that little box on the right hand side of my my page underneath the subscribe guy…yep, that’s the one! Sign up for my email updates and newsletter. It will be like getting a classroom in your email box from time to time.