Autoresponders and Shopping Cart Integration

Autoresponders and Shopping Cart Integration

 Autoresponders and Shopping Cart Integration


When people place orders through your website, it 

is always a good idea to immediately acknowledge 

the purchase. One way to do this is with the use of 

an autoresponder that can be integrated with your 

shopping cart. In fact, many shopping carts that are 

available today have their own autoresponders built 

into the system.




When you set up your autoresponder to send a 

message to someone that has placed an order, 

there are several things that should be included in the 

message. This is an opportunity to ‘speak’ to your 

customer, and to let them know about other deals 

that you have or special items that you have available. 

You should not miss this opportunity.


Do not try to get your ‘thank you’ sales message on 

the same autoresponder as the customers email 

receipt. Putting the sales message on an email that 

is automatically sent to grant the customer access 

to their purchase is also a bad idea – that would go 

better with the receipt. Make sure your ‘thank you’ 

sales message is a message that is sent out all by 

itself, so your customer can focus solely on that!


Thank the customer for their recent purchase. Tell 

them how much their purchase will help them, and 

then tell them about other available products that 

work well with the one that they just purchased, or 

that are similar to the one that they just purchased 

in some way. For instance hair conditioner works 

with hair shampoo. Vacuum cleaner bags or carpet 

powder works well with vacuum cleaners. Just let 

them know about the various products that you offer 

that will compliment their purchase in some way. 


The important thing is to not let your customer get 

away without further contact! Think about being in a 

brick and mortar store. When you go up to the 

counter to pay, there are many items there for sale. 

These items are meant to be picked up as last 

minute purchases, or impulsive purchases. Your 

‘thank you’ sales letter serves the same purpose.


Don’t make the mistake of bombarding your 

customer! You can usually send them periodic 

information about your specials after they have made 

a purchase through you, but emailing them on a 

daily basis with your offers is not good business! 

Use your autoresponder responsibly! Make sure that 

your autoresponder is set up to handle automatic 

remove requests, and make sure that the information 

that you are sending your customers is of value to 

them.




Autoresponders and Spam – What You Need To Know

Autoresponders and Spam – What You Need To Know

 Autoresponders and Spam – What You Need To 

Know


There are laws against sending spam. There are 

even laws that you must adhere to when you send 

out email that was requested. No matter what type 

of email you are sending out, the chances are good 

that the anti-spam laws apply to you in some way.



In order to be in compliance with the anti-spam laws 

in various states in the US, each commercial email 

that you send must include your name or business 

name, your street address, city, state, zip code, 

and phone number. You must also include 

instructions that will allow the recipient to remove 

themselves from your mailing list. If you fail to do 

any of this, you are essentially breaking the law in 

various states – no matter what state or country you 

live in!


Protect yourself from spam complaints in any way 

that you can. Make sure that when a customer 

requests any type of information from you that an 

email is sent requesting confirmation before any 

other email is sent. If someone is placing an order 

from you, include a check box on the order form, 

asking for permission to send them periodic emails.

Never use your autoresponder to send unsolicited 

commercial email!


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