Act! Connect Link was used most prominently for Act! Premium Desktop users in order to use Act! Marketing Automation. The Link’s discontinuation leaves Act! Premium Desktop users with three courses of Action.
- Migrate to Act! Premium Cloud. By far the best choice. Act! Premium Cloud lets Act! take care of the hosting and the API technology to use Act! Marketing Automation. This solution lets you use both cloud and desktop options. As a bonus you get nightly backups, automatic updates and a mobile solution!
- Remain on Act! Premium Desktop and use an External Hosting Provider. While this is a viable option, the reality is that it will most likely cause you to pay more that Option 1.
- Remain on Act! Premium Desktop and set up the Act! Web API. While we have users operating in this scenario, we do not recommend for others to set it up now. It requires specific IT infrastructure and expertise and we have found that the costs in setting it up far exceed the benefits.
For anyone finding themselves affected by the ACL discontinuation, please contact us to discuss the options in more detail.