Support is available as follows: This manual
contains everything needed to operate your B-A-R-T system.
Telephone support is
available for free for the first 30 days for all issues NOT COVERED in this
guide and manual. Issues that are covered in this guide are not eligible
for phone support during or after the first 30 days at no charge. Pay per
incident phone support and free eMail
support is available for the life of the product.
To use B-A-R-T™ you need the
following:
1. j2 Business web fax account
~$12.50 per mo.
plus 10c/min for faxes sent
There is a free version of this software,
so you do not need to pay a monthly fee of $12.50, but we recommend you get a business web
fax account. If you use this link you can sign up for an account that will
activate instantly.
Having a web fax account will allow you to have
faxes set to anyone instantly from your website. [If you are not going to use this feature
with B-A-R-T, you do not need to sign up for a web fax account.]
If you already have a web fax account with a
company other than j2 or efax, you may be able to use that as well. Please
contact customer service for details about other compatible web fax systems that
will work.
NOTE: If you do use another web fax package, we
will not provide support on this feature. Full support is available to all
j2 fax customers.
To sign up for an aWeber autoresponder account
simply use this link. You can sign up for the system on a free trial for
30 days, and pay nothing if you decide you don't want to use this follow-up
autoresponder.
You can use a free autoresponder, one you
already own will work just fine as well. If you use hosting services from
yourfavorite.com you have an autoresponder included with your hosting that
you can configure.
We strongly recommend the AWeber system, as it has automated follow up, list
management, real-time remove, personalization and broadcast capabilities.
Using the aWeber system is recommended because
it not only keeps a full searchable database of your leads and date/time of
inquiry, but it also incorporates the follow up system that will greatly
increase your exposure and will generate a long-term list of leads that
you can send personalized request to at any time.
3. B-A-R-T™ account $12.50 to $20 per mo.
Two plans are available for each B-A-R-T
account. Once you sign up, if you pay a setup fee, it is not refundable.
If you decide to cancel the service within the first 30 days, all monthly fees
will be refunded 100%.
4. Postage - [meter or stamps 34c each] + #10 Window
envelopers and Word Processor with printer.
This is for direct mail. If you have a
postage meter, you probably already do some mailing. If not, you will need 34c
first class stamps and #10 window envelopes from your office supply store.
#10 Security Envelopes are
Preferred
$15 to $30 is the average cost of a 500 qty. box at an office supply
store. or between three and six cents each.
You need a computer with Microsoft Word, or
other word processor program that will do a mail merge.
Use of the B-A-R-T system constitutes
agreement to
the terms of service.
This means that by using the B-A-R-T system, you agree that you have read
and will abide by the agreement.
Once you have configured
B-A-R-T, you can click this link on your control panel to get the code for your
complete form.
This form code can be modified to include or exclude any field. You can
have a B-A-R-T form that gathers name and email only. Name and Fax number
only, Name and address only, or name, address, phone, fax, and email.
Name and email are the only two REQUIRED fields for any B-A-R-T form.
To do a daily merge, click view
my daily mail-merge file.
Once you have saved this file to a .txt file on your local machine, click the
reset merge file link, and your file will be reset for the next mail merge.
You can also use the View
my permanent logfile to get a text file containing ALL of the leads since you
started using B-A-R-T, should you wish to do a follow up mail merge to your
whole list.
Once your file is saved, you
are ready to merge.
Here
is a sample Word Document to download / save.
You use the b-a-r-t daily merge
text file to merge the document with. If you don't have Word, use MS Word
reader to get the sample and create your own merge document in your own word
processing program.
You can make your letter say
anything you want to. It is best when you enclose a personal letter, that
tri-folds to fit your window envelope, along with a brochure or product literature,
and a reply form that can be mailed or faxed back to you - an order form or sign
up form will produce the best results.
This system will have greatest impact if you do the mail merge and send out the
literature EVERY DAY.
Other questions:
If you have other questions
that have not been covered in this user guide, please write to HELP@yourfavorite.com.
Be sure to include "B-A-R-T" in the subject line, along with your
USERNAME.