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Wednesday, June 28, 2006
How To Keep Outlook Express “clean”
How To Keep Outlook Express “clean”
By Anna-Marie Stewart
When you're online, you'll eventually end up with lots of emails. Some you'll want to keep, others will be nothing but spam.
A great way to clean out your Outlook Express folders is to first make a backup of the messages you want to save, and then delete them from Outlook. It’s really easy to do, too. Just follow these steps:
1. Create a folder on desktop (rightclick desktop, choose new, folder)
2. Name folder whatever
3. Open Outlook Express
4. Click Create Mail
6. Put "mail archive" or some other name in subject line
7. Highlight all messages you want to save
8. Drag them into the new email message
9. Click file
10 Click Save As
11. Save to the folder you created
12. Check folder to make sure it’s done right
13. Save the folder to cd as backup
Now you can safely delete all messages in your OE without losing the ones you want to keep, as they'll be in your folder instead ;~)
Don’t put too many email messages into the one mail though, as it'll be a bugger to open again if it's too big. Make sure you name them differently if you do this more than once though, so that you don’t overwrite the first one.
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By Anna-Marie Stewart
When you're online, you'll eventually end up with lots of emails. Some you'll want to keep, others will be nothing but spam.
A great way to clean out your Outlook Express folders is to first make a backup of the messages you want to save, and then delete them from Outlook. It’s really easy to do, too. Just follow these steps:
1. Create a folder on desktop (rightclick desktop, choose new, folder)
2. Name folder whatever
3. Open Outlook Express
4. Click Create Mail
6. Put "mail archive" or some other name in subject line
7. Highlight all messages you want to save
8. Drag them into the new email message
9. Click file
10 Click Save As
11. Save to the folder you created
12. Check folder to make sure it’s done right
13. Save the folder to cd as backup
Now you can safely delete all messages in your OE without losing the ones you want to keep, as they'll be in your folder instead ;~)
Don’t put too many email messages into the one mail though, as it'll be a bugger to open again if it's too big. Make sure you name them differently if you do this more than once though, so that you don’t overwrite the first one.
===============Resource Box===========
Learn the single greatest skill for real success!
Breakthrough book reveals how to end the cycle of
failure and meet your goals, again and again.
http://www.annamarketing.com/FTS/
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ebook. You MUST agree not to make any changes to the article and the
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Sunday, June 25, 2006
Successful Forum JVs and How To Get Them
You have permission to publish this article electronically
or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are
included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be
appreciated - send to: diana@ohiohelp.net
Successful Forum JVs and How To Get Them
The forming of common alliances, also referred to as a joint
venture (JV), happens nearly every day in the business world.
One of the most popular means of linking people up online of so
that they can work together on their projects is via forums,
where people of all levels of business and expertise post in
common threads.
Forum threads generally present tried-and-true methods of those
who post, sharing tips about what works and what doesn’t so that
follow readers don’t waste their own time, energy, money or
hair-pulling on them. And the threads also often seek advice
and helpful resources and tips from others. However, regardless
of the focus, many people who interact on the forums often end
up banding together in their common joint interests to help each
other.
Here are several example of successful forum JVs and how to get
them to work for your own projects.
Product / Service Creation
To earn income online, you need to have something to sell. It
can be something of yours, an affiliate product, a product for
which you have resale rights or some other income-generating
strategy like Google Adsense pay-per-click.
How do you now if there is a market for your products and
services? What if you don’t have anything to sell but want to
get in the game? How do you SELL the products & services?
Head to industry forums for help with your questions. Once
there, you may find someone with an ebook he or she created, for
example, but needs help selling. In exchange for writing
articles about the ebook to help sell it, maybe you could get an
affiliate link and earn 50% for each purchase made through the
links in your articles. Or maybe you’ll find someone else who
would like to team up and co-author an ebook AND promotional
package with articles; split the work and the profits.
Value Added Packages
Go an extra step and remember customer service and support. When
people shop online, they do need support at times, too. And
maybe your ebook teaches “how to …” do something, and could be
enhanced with video tutorials. Through forums, you can often run
into people who either provide services or have connections in
the service industry. Service people don’t always have tome to
write their own articles, so you could trade article writing –
and submission services – for video creation to enhance your
product line.
Marketing / Advertising
Many of the people you run into on forums have mailing and
emailing lists, and a variety of other means of advertising and
marketing – not only their products and services, but yours as
well. That can add up to endless marketing strategies all year
long; ad swaps, banner exchanges, article exchanges in ezines,
print newsletters and in online article directories (think: link
exchange, too, in the byline!) Also postcards, emails with sales
messages, autoresponder series, reports, freebies - - all types
of goodies to package and sell or pass along at no charge for
viral marketing. Figure out what you can offer and see what
others on the forums need. Connect!
“It takes a team!”
Sure it’s great to work from home. But successful people credit
their successes most often to excellent team work. So get out
there and meet your team by networking on forums. You’ll not
only get a chance to learn some super tips on how to run your
business better, reaping more rewards for your efforts, time and
money, you might just put together some successful JV deals of
your own in the process along with a super team to make your
operations run in success-mode.
Free Forum Networking Tips
For a 7-minute audio / video / text presentation entitled,
“Forum Networking Tips” click:
http://presssuccess.com/ForumNetTips . The production is
complimentary from Content Propulsion Lab at
http://www.ContentLabInfo.com , a Division of Content Desk,
online at http://www.ContentDeskInfo.com .
-30-
By Diana Barnum, president of Moving Ahead Communications. Get
tons of freebies, tips and help at http://OhioHelpGroup.com or call:
(614) 529-9459. Freebies section at http://presssuccess.com/bookstore
or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are
included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be
appreciated - send to: diana@ohiohelp.net
Successful Forum JVs and How To Get Them
The forming of common alliances, also referred to as a joint
venture (JV), happens nearly every day in the business world.
One of the most popular means of linking people up online of so
that they can work together on their projects is via forums,
where people of all levels of business and expertise post in
common threads.
Forum threads generally present tried-and-true methods of those
who post, sharing tips about what works and what doesn’t so that
follow readers don’t waste their own time, energy, money or
hair-pulling on them. And the threads also often seek advice
and helpful resources and tips from others. However, regardless
of the focus, many people who interact on the forums often end
up banding together in their common joint interests to help each
other.
Here are several example of successful forum JVs and how to get
them to work for your own projects.
Product / Service Creation
To earn income online, you need to have something to sell. It
can be something of yours, an affiliate product, a product for
which you have resale rights or some other income-generating
strategy like Google Adsense pay-per-click.
How do you now if there is a market for your products and
services? What if you don’t have anything to sell but want to
get in the game? How do you SELL the products & services?
Head to industry forums for help with your questions. Once
there, you may find someone with an ebook he or she created, for
example, but needs help selling. In exchange for writing
articles about the ebook to help sell it, maybe you could get an
affiliate link and earn 50% for each purchase made through the
links in your articles. Or maybe you’ll find someone else who
would like to team up and co-author an ebook AND promotional
package with articles; split the work and the profits.
Value Added Packages
Go an extra step and remember customer service and support. When
people shop online, they do need support at times, too. And
maybe your ebook teaches “how to …” do something, and could be
enhanced with video tutorials. Through forums, you can often run
into people who either provide services or have connections in
the service industry. Service people don’t always have tome to
write their own articles, so you could trade article writing –
and submission services – for video creation to enhance your
product line.
Marketing / Advertising
Many of the people you run into on forums have mailing and
emailing lists, and a variety of other means of advertising and
marketing – not only their products and services, but yours as
well. That can add up to endless marketing strategies all year
long; ad swaps, banner exchanges, article exchanges in ezines,
print newsletters and in online article directories (think: link
exchange, too, in the byline!) Also postcards, emails with sales
messages, autoresponder series, reports, freebies - - all types
of goodies to package and sell or pass along at no charge for
viral marketing. Figure out what you can offer and see what
others on the forums need. Connect!
“It takes a team!”
Sure it’s great to work from home. But successful people credit
their successes most often to excellent team work. So get out
there and meet your team by networking on forums. You’ll not
only get a chance to learn some super tips on how to run your
business better, reaping more rewards for your efforts, time and
money, you might just put together some successful JV deals of
your own in the process along with a super team to make your
operations run in success-mode.
Free Forum Networking Tips
For a 7-minute audio / video / text presentation entitled,
“Forum Networking Tips” click:
http://presssuccess.com/ForumNetTips . The production is
complimentary from Content Propulsion Lab at
http://www.ContentLabInfo.com , a Division of Content Desk,
online at http://www.ContentDeskInfo.com .
-30-
By Diana Barnum, president of Moving Ahead Communications. Get
tons of freebies, tips and help at http://OhioHelpGroup.com or call:
(614) 529-9459. Freebies section at http://presssuccess.com/bookstore
Thursday, June 22, 2006
A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing - Identifying Scams That Look Like Legitimate Businesses
By Anna-Marie Stewart
As I've mentioned in previous articles, there are a whole lot of various business opportunities for you, as a marketer, to get involved with. Before you do though, you need to be aware of the fact that there are also thousands of scams out there, posing as legitimate businesses. While a lot of these types of programs are totally on the up-and-up, some unscrupulous people will almost re-create the different types of program and scam you for all you've got.
No matter which road you decide to take in your pursuit of becoming an online marketer, always do your due dilligence and check up on whatever program you are thinking of becoming part of.
Here's a list of some legitimate type programs that can actually be easily re-created by fraudsters:
- Web Cramming -
Promise: You get a free custom-designed website for a 30-day trial period, with no obligation to continue.
Fact: Sometimes, people have been charged on their telephone bills or received a separate invoice, even if they never agreed to continue using the service after the trial period.
Be Aware: Check your phone bills and challenge any charges you don't recognize.
- Internet Access Services -
Promise: "You'll get Free money, all you have to do is cash this check"
Fact: You are at risk of being "trapped" into long-term contracts for Internet access or another web service. There's usually huge penalty fees if you cancel, or terminate the service before the "agreed" period is up.
Be Aware: If you receive a check, read both sides and look inside the envelope for any hidden conditions that you're "agreeing" to if you cash the check. Also read your phone bill carefully for any unexpected or unauthorized charges that may be there.
- Business Opportunities -
Promise: "You can kiss your 9-5 job goodbye, be your own boss and rake in the cash."
Fact: There`s a lot of hype out there. Unfortunately, people believe all the wild promises about potential earnings, and end up investing big bucks into a program/opportunity that turns out to be a total flop.
Be Aware: Always look for evidence to back up the earnings claims. Talk to others who`ve started businesses through the same company. Get all the promises, claims and conditions in writing.
- Investments -
Promise: Just make one investment in a day trading system or service and you'll get huge returns.
Fact: Any promised profits come with a risk. The bigger the profits, the bigger the risks.
Be Aware: Talk to other people who invested through the program to find out what level of risk you're assuming. Do a check on the promoter through state and federal securities and commodities regulators.
- Internet Auctions -
Promise: You can shop for a huge selection of products at great deals, from the comfort of your own home.
Fact: A lot of people have received an item that is less valuable than promised, or at the very worst, nothing at all. Of course this is AFTER they've parted with their cash.
Be Aware: When you're bidding through an Internet auction, especially if it's for a large quantity, or a valuable item, check out the seller first. Also, insist on paying with a credit card or using an escrow service. An "escrow service" will act as a "paid middle-man". They will hold your cash until you get the merchandise, then they will pay the vendor, for a fee.
As you can see, there are lots of ways to get scammed, so always make sure you ask a lot of questions, do background checks and scrutinize ALL contracts and papers before you sign anything at all.
Remember, it may be easy just to sign up and wait for good things to happen, but it`s just as easy, if not easier, to lose your shirt.
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Let "Forget the Hype" guide you. You'll get priceless tips
to save you time, money and your sanity! Go check out this
fun-to-read ebook now and see how much easier it can be.
http://annamarketing.com/FTH
=============================================
This article is available for reprint in your opt-in ezine,
web site or ebook. You MUST agree not to make any changes
to the article and the RESOURCE BOX MUST be included.
(c) 2002 AnnaMarketing.com. All Rights Reserved
As I've mentioned in previous articles, there are a whole lot of various business opportunities for you, as a marketer, to get involved with. Before you do though, you need to be aware of the fact that there are also thousands of scams out there, posing as legitimate businesses. While a lot of these types of programs are totally on the up-and-up, some unscrupulous people will almost re-create the different types of program and scam you for all you've got.
No matter which road you decide to take in your pursuit of becoming an online marketer, always do your due dilligence and check up on whatever program you are thinking of becoming part of.
Here's a list of some legitimate type programs that can actually be easily re-created by fraudsters:
- Web Cramming -
Promise: You get a free custom-designed website for a 30-day trial period, with no obligation to continue.
Fact: Sometimes, people have been charged on their telephone bills or received a separate invoice, even if they never agreed to continue using the service after the trial period.
Be Aware: Check your phone bills and challenge any charges you don't recognize.
- Internet Access Services -
Promise: "You'll get Free money, all you have to do is cash this check"
Fact: You are at risk of being "trapped" into long-term contracts for Internet access or another web service. There's usually huge penalty fees if you cancel, or terminate the service before the "agreed" period is up.
Be Aware: If you receive a check, read both sides and look inside the envelope for any hidden conditions that you're "agreeing" to if you cash the check. Also read your phone bill carefully for any unexpected or unauthorized charges that may be there.
- Business Opportunities -
Promise: "You can kiss your 9-5 job goodbye, be your own boss and rake in the cash."
Fact: There`s a lot of hype out there. Unfortunately, people believe all the wild promises about potential earnings, and end up investing big bucks into a program/opportunity that turns out to be a total flop.
Be Aware: Always look for evidence to back up the earnings claims. Talk to others who`ve started businesses through the same company. Get all the promises, claims and conditions in writing.
- Investments -
Promise: Just make one investment in a day trading system or service and you'll get huge returns.
Fact: Any promised profits come with a risk. The bigger the profits, the bigger the risks.
Be Aware: Talk to other people who invested through the program to find out what level of risk you're assuming. Do a check on the promoter through state and federal securities and commodities regulators.
- Internet Auctions -
Promise: You can shop for a huge selection of products at great deals, from the comfort of your own home.
Fact: A lot of people have received an item that is less valuable than promised, or at the very worst, nothing at all. Of course this is AFTER they've parted with their cash.
Be Aware: When you're bidding through an Internet auction, especially if it's for a large quantity, or a valuable item, check out the seller first. Also, insist on paying with a credit card or using an escrow service. An "escrow service" will act as a "paid middle-man". They will hold your cash until you get the merchandise, then they will pay the vendor, for a fee.
As you can see, there are lots of ways to get scammed, so always make sure you ask a lot of questions, do background checks and scrutinize ALL contracts and papers before you sign anything at all.
Remember, it may be easy just to sign up and wait for good things to happen, but it`s just as easy, if not easier, to lose your shirt.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-Resource Box-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-
Starting Your Own Business Can be Scary! Don't go it alone.
Let "Forget the Hype" guide you. You'll get priceless tips
to save you time, money and your sanity! Go check out this
fun-to-read ebook now and see how much easier it can be.
http://annamarketing.com/FTH
=============================================
This article is available for reprint in your opt-in ezine,
web site or ebook. You MUST agree not to make any changes
to the article and the RESOURCE BOX MUST be included.
(c) 2002 AnnaMarketing.com. All Rights Reserved
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
How To Find A Domain Name
How To Find A Domain Name
By Anna-Marie Stewart
Choosing domain names, or web addresses is a major thing when you want to do business online. Whilst a great, or even halfway decent domain name may not guarantee success, it can most definitely have an impact on just about all aspects of your online biz.
When choosing a domain name, your best bet is to get one that is short, concise and easy to remember, as this will minimise confusion. If you are going for a domain that could possibly cause a bit of confusion, then it`s generally recommended that it falls into one of these categories: words that sound similar, common misspellings, hyphenated or non-hyphenated variations.
On the other hand, long domain names offer more flexibilty in choosing a domain name, allowing you to be more descriptive about what your site is about or what it does.
Don't choose things like stuff4free.com or free-stuff-online though, as it makes it hard for the domain to be passed on to others through word of mouth. People can't actually "hear" whether it`s 4 or four, and they can`t "hear" the hyphens. Again, joe_bloggs.com looks ok, but try telling someone to go there, joe underscore bloggs dot com is just hard to say.
Personally I'm not a fan of dots, dashes and numbers in a domain name, I think I prefer them as letters all in a row, like stuffforfree.com, freestuffonline.com and joebloggs.com (or whatever else the extention may be).
Try testing out names on family and friends, together you could come up with a really great name, one you wouldn't have thought up on your own, and with a bit of luck it may not have been taken already.
Here are some various links that can be helpful to check out before trying to buy the domain name you want.
Domain naming idea generators:
http://www.nameboy.com
http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/domain-name-generator.shtml
Domain name exchanges:
http://www.afternic.com
http://www.websitenames.com
http://www.thedomainexchange.com
Domain registration services:
http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/name-it
http://www.easyspace.com/domains/domains.html
http://www.register.com/register.cgi
You can use a whois search to look up domains that are already in use. This can be particulary useful If you're looking for information such as the name and address of the registrant, creation date, expiration date, billing contact, technical contact, administrative contact, and domain servers.
Domain search tools:
http://www.whois.sc
http://www.domainsearch.com
http://www.domainit.com/domain-search-engine.htm
Even if a domain name that you really want is taken, if no one actually has a site there they may just let the name lapse. So check the expiry on the domain name, and within a few months of it expiring you might just be able to grab it for yourself.
Happy hunting!
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Building your first Web Site
Building your first Web Site
By Anna-Marie Stewart
The ease with which visitors are able to use a Web Site is very important, especially if you`re trying to market something from the site. Usability is very much about how quickly and easily visitors are able to move around the site and not just about making sure everything on the site works.
The need for your website to be easily navigated is enormous. Messy, disruptive and confusing sites are a huge turn off to potential customers. In other words: if you`re looking to make sales, make sure your website is easy to navigate so as not to chase off visitors at first sight.
Navigation (links for moving around the site) is extremely important if you want your visitors to look at more than just your main page. If navigation choices are unclear, most visitors will just hit the "Close" button, never to be seen again.
As a rule of thumb, the main navigation is usually placed in the top 1/3 of the web page or on the left hand column, and the secondary navigation tends to be placed within the bottom 2/3 of the page, or on the right hand column. Of course, this is entirely your choice, because, as with all rules, there ARE exceptions ;~)
If you want to build your website on your own from scratch, I highly recommend getting some free webspace to practice on, especially if you`re new to site-building. Try a few different ones and see which one is best for you, but keep in mind that to be taken seriously, you really will need to get your own domain and proper hosting for your site at some point in time.
Some free webspace hosts:
http://www.freeservers.com
http://www.50megs.com
http://www.20m.com
http://www.tripod.lycos.com
Of course, not everybody is an expert in hmtl, perl, php and things like that, so I`ve listed a few resources that you may find helpful in designing your first website.
Free website templates:
http://freesitetemplates.com
http://www.freewebtemplates.com
http://www.templatesbox.com
http://www.freelayouts.com
Free banner templates:
http://www.animationonline.com/S/banner_templates.html
http://www.pysoft.com/GIF_Designer_Banners1.html
http://www.clickfire.com/content/graphics/banners
Free scripts, tools etc:
http://www.free-scripts.net
Offers html guide, email checker, chat, and many other things.
http://www.free-webmaster-tools.com
Has over 1400 Directory resources for web development
http://resources.bravenet.com/scripts_archive/javascript_dhtml
Offers free clocks, colors, images, menus, mouse effects, scrollers and more.
And finally, some free HTML help and tutorials:
Some simple HTML codes to spice up your web site:
http://www.web-source.net/html_tips.htm
HTML articles and tutorials:
http://www.iboost.com/build/programming/html
Simple HTML tags:
http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/primers/primer_2.html
Just what it says: How to build HTML:
http://www.howtobuildhtml.com
Should you decide you want a "real" website from the start, with your own domain name and paid hosting but you still have problems designing one yourself, there`s plenty of places where you can find web designers at affordable prices, or maybe even free. Talk with friends, see if they have any knowledge on the subject, ask if they`d be willing to help you. Do a search on Google or Yahoo for forums, chatrooms and such-like pertaining to website design., try bartering something in return for web design services. You`ll be amazed at what a little bartering can bring you ;~)
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failure and meet your goals, again and again.
Guaranteed to change your life, or your money back!
http://annamarketing.com/FTS
==============================
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web site or ebook. You MUST agree not to make any changes
to the article and the RESOURCE BOX MUST be included.
(c) 2004 AnnaMarketing.com. All Rights Reserved
By Anna-Marie Stewart
The ease with which visitors are able to use a Web Site is very important, especially if you`re trying to market something from the site. Usability is very much about how quickly and easily visitors are able to move around the site and not just about making sure everything on the site works.
The need for your website to be easily navigated is enormous. Messy, disruptive and confusing sites are a huge turn off to potential customers. In other words: if you`re looking to make sales, make sure your website is easy to navigate so as not to chase off visitors at first sight.
Navigation (links for moving around the site) is extremely important if you want your visitors to look at more than just your main page. If navigation choices are unclear, most visitors will just hit the "Close" button, never to be seen again.
As a rule of thumb, the main navigation is usually placed in the top 1/3 of the web page or on the left hand column, and the secondary navigation tends to be placed within the bottom 2/3 of the page, or on the right hand column. Of course, this is entirely your choice, because, as with all rules, there ARE exceptions ;~)
If you want to build your website on your own from scratch, I highly recommend getting some free webspace to practice on, especially if you`re new to site-building. Try a few different ones and see which one is best for you, but keep in mind that to be taken seriously, you really will need to get your own domain and proper hosting for your site at some point in time.
Some free webspace hosts:
http://www.freeservers.com
http://www.50megs.com
http://www.20m.com
http://www.tripod.lycos.com
Of course, not everybody is an expert in hmtl, perl, php and things like that, so I`ve listed a few resources that you may find helpful in designing your first website.
Free website templates:
http://freesitetemplates.com
http://www.freewebtemplates.com
http://www.templatesbox.com
http://www.freelayouts.com
Free banner templates:
http://www.animationonline.com/S/banner_templates.html
http://www.pysoft.com/GIF_Designer_Banners1.html
http://www.clickfire.com/content/graphics/banners
Free scripts, tools etc:
http://www.free-scripts.net
Offers html guide, email checker, chat, and many other things.
http://www.free-webmaster-tools.com
Has over 1400 Directory resources for web development
http://resources.bravenet.com/scripts_archive/javascript_dhtml
Offers free clocks, colors, images, menus, mouse effects, scrollers and more.
And finally, some free HTML help and tutorials:
Some simple HTML codes to spice up your web site:
http://www.web-source.net/html_tips.htm
HTML articles and tutorials:
http://www.iboost.com/build/programming/html
Simple HTML tags:
http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/primers/primer_2.html
Just what it says: How to build HTML:
http://www.howtobuildhtml.com
Should you decide you want a "real" website from the start, with your own domain name and paid hosting but you still have problems designing one yourself, there`s plenty of places where you can find web designers at affordable prices, or maybe even free. Talk with friends, see if they have any knowledge on the subject, ask if they`d be willing to help you. Do a search on Google or Yahoo for forums, chatrooms and such-like pertaining to website design., try bartering something in return for web design services. You`ll be amazed at what a little bartering can bring you ;~)
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Learn the single greatest skill for real success!
Breakthrough book reveals how to end the cycle of
failure and meet your goals, again and again.
Guaranteed to change your life, or your money back!
http://annamarketing.com/FTS
==============================
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Monday, June 19, 2006
Tip For Ezine Advertisers
Here's a tip I give to my subscribers when they are looking for ezine advertising:
Do a search on google for: newsletters accepting advertising
Once you get the first list of results, go to advanced and deepsearch for your target market in general (say you're selling dog food, you'd add dogs).
Keep doing this until you feel you've got the results as targeted as possible. Prices vary enormously, so you'd have to check out the various publications to see what you think would be best for you.
Please remember though, that no publisher can guarantee sales for you, a lot depends on how catchy your ad and subject lines are.
Hope this helps
Anna
Do a search on google for: newsletters accepting advertising
Once you get the first list of results, go to advanced and deepsearch for your target market in general (say you're selling dog food, you'd add dogs).
Keep doing this until you feel you've got the results as targeted as possible. Prices vary enormously, so you'd have to check out the various publications to see what you think would be best for you.
Please remember though, that no publisher can guarantee sales for you, a lot depends on how catchy your ad and subject lines are.
Hope this helps
Anna
Saturday, June 17, 2006
New Start With A New Look
Dang have I been busy on here tonight or what? First I decided I would delete some of the spam comments, then I spent a while in the Warrior Forum, answering as many questions as I could and reading up on topics I felt like reading about. Then I decided, heck, I'm starting life on the net again properly, so might as well do something about the blog.
I ended up going for a whole new template, the old one seemed like just that: old and stuffy, whereas this is the same template as I use on my ADHD blog, and I think it looks and feels crisp and clean in comparison.
Anyway, when changing templates here you kinda lose ALL of your editing within the template you were using before, so I had to copy up the whole template just so I wouldn't forget and then I had to search through to see what changes I had made and what I could use on this. Took me a good few hours, but it worked out well. I still have all my links and ebooks on my sidebar, along with my google stuff.
Glad it's done now though, got a headache from sitting and concentrating for too long LOL, but hey, I only messed it up 3 times before I got it exactly the way I wanted it hahahaha. Just goes to show: If you don't get it right the first time and give up, you'll never get it right. But if you keep trying and learning from your mistakes, you WILL get things done the way you want them to be ;)
Until next time....
Anna
I ended up going for a whole new template, the old one seemed like just that: old and stuffy, whereas this is the same template as I use on my ADHD blog, and I think it looks and feels crisp and clean in comparison.
Anyway, when changing templates here you kinda lose ALL of your editing within the template you were using before, so I had to copy up the whole template just so I wouldn't forget and then I had to search through to see what changes I had made and what I could use on this. Took me a good few hours, but it worked out well. I still have all my links and ebooks on my sidebar, along with my google stuff.
Glad it's done now though, got a headache from sitting and concentrating for too long LOL, but hey, I only messed it up 3 times before I got it exactly the way I wanted it hahahaha. Just goes to show: If you don't get it right the first time and give up, you'll never get it right. But if you keep trying and learning from your mistakes, you WILL get things done the way you want them to be ;)
Until next time....
Anna
Thursday, June 15, 2006
It's Been Too Long!
Wow, what a year this has been! No, I'm not incredibly rich (unfortunately) LOL, but I have been really busy with home life and not had time nor opportunity to be online most of this past year.
First of all, you might be interested in hearing my good news, I'm engaged to the most wonderful man, and plan to get married as soon as we can. The kids and I are totally over the moon with the way things are working out for us since we moved into this house last spring.
There's been a bit of a dark cloud since September though, which is mostly to blame for me not being able to be online. Nothing major (that we know of) but I've been having some problems with my belly with nasuea, sickness, discomfort and pain. The National Health being as it is over here, I've been waiting until now for an appointment at the hospital for an endescopy. Hopefully they'll figure out what's going on and I'll be able to start living a 'normal' life again.
I didn't really want anybody to know about it, thought it would get better ages ago, but seeing as it didn't and it made me 'neglect' you, I thought it best to explain the situation.
Anyhow, I'm about to start re-running Not Just Another Ezine, and promoting my ebooks, especially the 2 I did at the end of last year as I never got to promote one of them and the other had just started doing well when I had to go offline. Here are the ads/links for them in case you're interested:
Learn the single greatest skill for real success! Breakthrough book reveals how to end the cycle of failure and meet your goals, again and again. Guaranteed to change your life, or your money back! http://www.annamarketing.com/FTS/
Discover how a mom with four unruly kids avoided a breakdown with this surprise discovery! 12-page guide reveals 32 ways to keep your kids occupied, happy and focused. It’s a parent’s dream come true! http://annamarketing.com/FTS/32Ways.htm
So, I'm back, it'll be slow, but it will be for real. I may not manage to post often, but I will do what I can and hope you'll stay with me. If you have any questions or anything regarding internet marketing (especially if you're a beginner) please don't hesitate to ask, and I'll take it up in a future issue of NJAE or here on the NJAE blog.
Also, if you know of anything good that I may have missed this past year or that I should check out/follow up on then absolutely make sure you let me know about it (no spamming me tho ;) ).
And speaking of spam, I have a ton of spam comments that I need to delete from both of my blogs, so I'm outta here for now ;)
Until next time....
Anna
First of all, you might be interested in hearing my good news, I'm engaged to the most wonderful man, and plan to get married as soon as we can. The kids and I are totally over the moon with the way things are working out for us since we moved into this house last spring.
There's been a bit of a dark cloud since September though, which is mostly to blame for me not being able to be online. Nothing major (that we know of) but I've been having some problems with my belly with nasuea, sickness, discomfort and pain. The National Health being as it is over here, I've been waiting until now for an appointment at the hospital for an endescopy. Hopefully they'll figure out what's going on and I'll be able to start living a 'normal' life again.
I didn't really want anybody to know about it, thought it would get better ages ago, but seeing as it didn't and it made me 'neglect' you, I thought it best to explain the situation.
Anyhow, I'm about to start re-running Not Just Another Ezine, and promoting my ebooks, especially the 2 I did at the end of last year as I never got to promote one of them and the other had just started doing well when I had to go offline. Here are the ads/links for them in case you're interested:
Learn the single greatest skill for real success! Breakthrough book reveals how to end the cycle of failure and meet your goals, again and again. Guaranteed to change your life, or your money back! http://www.annamarketing.com/FTS/
Discover how a mom with four unruly kids avoided a breakdown with this surprise discovery! 12-page guide reveals 32 ways to keep your kids occupied, happy and focused. It’s a parent’s dream come true! http://annamarketing.com/FTS/32Ways.htm
So, I'm back, it'll be slow, but it will be for real. I may not manage to post often, but I will do what I can and hope you'll stay with me. If you have any questions or anything regarding internet marketing (especially if you're a beginner) please don't hesitate to ask, and I'll take it up in a future issue of NJAE or here on the NJAE blog.
Also, if you know of anything good that I may have missed this past year or that I should check out/follow up on then absolutely make sure you let me know about it (no spamming me tho ;) ).
And speaking of spam, I have a ton of spam comments that I need to delete from both of my blogs, so I'm outta here for now ;)
Until next time....
Anna
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