| 151 | Flashy Web Site Designs are Bad for Business Preview: ** B2B Marketing News ** The Newsletter & Resource Site for Marketing http://www.b2bstrategicmarketing.com IN TODAY'S ISSUE: 1.)... Flashy Web Site Designs are Bad for Business... 2.)... Recommended Reading 3.)... Does Your Web Site Work? FLASHY WEB SITE DESIGNS ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS Have you heard yourself saying, "I don't understand? I have... (more) Published By: Cheryl Carnright & Joann Marsili Submitted: 07 June,2002 |
| 152 | 5 Guaranteed Ways To Kill Your Ezine Preview: DoubleClick's recent survey indicated that over 88% of online consumers have made a purchase as a result of receiving permission-based email. The most common forms of permission-based emails are ezines or email newsletters. Currently there are hundreds of thousands of ezines available on the internet. Ezines are excellent tools for generating ne... (more) Published By: Michael Low Submitted: 11 June,2002 |
| 153 | "Recycle Your Articles and Gain Tons of New Subscribers" Preview: While there are many effective ways to promote your e-zine and gain subscribers, the one I've had the MOST success with is to write and submit articles for use in OTHER people's e-zines. "But wait a minute," you say. "Aren't I supposed to be creating great articles for MY e-zine?" Yes, you are! AND after your article appears in your OWN e-zin... (more) Published By: Alexandria K. Brown Submitted: 11 June,2002 |
| 154 | Five Ways To Make Your Newsletter A Big Success Preview: 1. Developing name and brand recognition--The more people see your business' name, the more familiar they will become with it. Try to remain consistent in each newsletter. Use the same font and colors for the name. If you have a logo, keep it at the top where people can see it. 2. Tell people who you are and what services and products you offer--... (more) Published By: Bill Grant Submitted: 18 June,2002 |
| 155 | Starting your own Ezine or Newsletter Preview: Starting your own ezine or newsletter will be the very backbone of your business! Getting it started on the "right foot" is very important! Take it from me I struggled to understand this and use it when I first started out! You want to present yourself and publication as professional as possible. So there are a few steps that I will lay out for y... (more) Published By: Joseph Helberg Submitted: 18 June,2002 |
| 156 | STILL PAYING THOSE HIGH INTEREST CREDIT CARD BILLS? Preview: WHY? Why are you still in so much debt? Look, if you live in Colorado, own a home with a little equity and have the desire to turn your life around, you HAVE TO visit our web site www.moneytreelending.org or call us! (719)391-3871 Let us consolidate all those rediculous and completely useless credit cards into 1 low tax deductible payment! About ... (more) Published By: Victoria Wilson here...with MONEYTREE, of course Submitted: 30 June,2002 |
| 157 | A Letter To Ezine Publishers: With Gratitude Preview: Dear Publishers: I am writing this letter to thank you for all the hard work and dedication you give to your ezine and to us, your subscribers. I consider ezines a treasure trove of free, beneficial information. It is from the articles you offer me that I get most of my valuable "how to" information. You must be psychic because you seem to unde... (more) Published By: Jo McNamara Submitted: 16 July,2002 |
| 158 | "Are Spam Filters Crippling Ezines?" Preview: A whole bunch of ezines you send to your subscribers are being trashed. Filtering software has been spreading like wildfire from ISP to ISP. The decisions these programs make are beyond your control. The question is, "Are you out of business?" 1049 words; 6.2K Autoresponder: mailto:spamfilters@sitetipsandtricks.com URL: For other articles mai... (more) Published By: Bob McElwain Submitted: 17 July,2002 |
| 159 | DO YOU MATTER TO YOUR SUBSCRIBERS? Preview: Think back to the last really great novel or mystery yarn you read. Back to one that really impressed you. One that so grabbed your attention, you are looking forward to the next book by the same author. If you don't read much, think of a film that jolted you. How Much Impact Can A Great Story Have? While such experiences matter a great deal to... (more) Published By: Bob McElwain Submitted: 17 July,2002 |
| 160 | Creating Your First HTML Ezine Preview: The Basics There are two different forms of HTML ezines. HTML = HyperText Mark-up Language - basically it's the language of the World Wide Web. It's there, even if you don't know it's there. The end result of this "code" is a web page you view through your email program. There are three types of ezines (at this time). Text ezines, those of you w... (more) Published By: Maria Marsala Submitted: 18 July,2002 |
| 161 | Seven Top Ways to Promote your Ezine Preview: One. Network offline. Visit professional like-minded groups. These groups usually meet once a month, have speakers, and networking time for you to mix with other professionals. You will get valuable information at these meetings for low cost yearly memberships run around $25-$50 giving you free meeting attendance. Each meeting is around two h... (more) Published By: Judy Cullins Submitted: 18 July,2002 |
| 162 | YOUR OWN EZINE? THE PROS AND CONS Preview: No doubt about it--having one's own ezine is an excellent promotional tool. Whether you sell goods or services, publishing an ezine is perhaps one of the very best online ways to develop and maintain a potential, targeted customer base. Should you have your own ezine? It depends on whether it would be worth the time and effort to you. A look ... (more) Published By: Mary Anne Hahn Submitted: 19 July,2002 |
| 163 | 7 Ways To Fail At Ezine Publishing Preview: Are you looking to build a successful ezine? If you're destined to fail at ezine publishing, take note of the following 7 points. How many of these mistakes are you making right now? 1. Don't collect names from your website(s) Are you familiar with pop-ups? Some hate them, some love them, some feel that they are intrusive and annoying. Bottom l... (more) Published By: Jason Potash Submitted: 19 July,2002 |
| 164 | Johnny Appleseed ... A Lesson In Sowing And Reaping Preview: Remember the story of Johnny Appleseed? Good old Johnny would travel from place to place sowing apple seeds. As soon as he planted seeds in one place he'd move on and begin again. Ezine writing is a lot like that. The seeds are our articles and we reap traffic, new subscribers and sales. So what lessons can we learn from Johnny Appleseed? ... (more) Published By: John Colanzi Submitted: 20 July,2002 |
| 165 | Secrets to Building Massive Opt-in Lists Preview: An opt-in list is the absolute most effective marketing tool available on the Internet. Not only do they provide you with a direct line of communication with your target market, but they also enable you to develop a trusting relationship with your subscribers. The key to using an opt-in list effectively is to develop a large subscriber base. Not ... (more) Published By: Shelley Lowery Submitted: 22 July,2002 |
| 166 | Write A Newsletter To Get Site Visitors To Return! Preview: How many visitors to your site *ever* return? Not as many as you would like, I bet! It is a lot easier and less time-consuming to promote your site to people who have *already* visited. So how do you do that? Well, you could: - Ask people to bookmark your site; - Get people to make your site their homepage (your site had better be good!); - M... (more) Published By: Steve Nash Submitted: 22 July,2002 |
| 167 | How To Turn an Ezine Advertising Strategy Into Thousands of Dollars Overnite! Preview: OK, so we have all heard the clamors from people who have made money from placing ads in ezines. The process is simple enough. You have a product or service (or an affiliate program of which you are a member) and you also have a small classified ad promoting the benefits of said product or service. You pay to advertise in ezines that have a c... (more) Published By: Marc Goldman Submitted: 23 July,2002 |
| 168 | A Mini-Course in Ezine Publishing - Starting Off Preview: Starting and building an online business takes a lot of commitment. You must promote yourself and your reputation in order to build trust among your visitors. By doing this, you will also be building and improving your business. One of the best ways of doing this is by publishing an ezine or newsletter. Obtaining subscribers for your ezine is a g... (more) Published By: Terri Seymour Submitted: 02 August,2002 |
| 169 | What is an Ezine? Preview: I have been on the Internet for 3 years and have been asked this question numerous times. I also did not know what an ezine was when I first came aboard. I will attempt with this article to explain what an ezine is and why it is so important for your online business. First of all, an ezine is an electronic newsletter sent out by email at interval... (more) Published By: Terri Seymour Submitted: 02 August,2002 |
| 170 | A Mini-Course in Ezine Publishing Preview: Once you get your ezine designed and formatted, you can start promoting. It is a good idea to start promoting before the actual publication date. This way you will have some subscribers to send your first issue to. Some of the ways to promote your ezine are: ad swaps sig line discussion lists message boards ezine directories article writing The... (more) Published By: Terri Seymour Submitted: 02 August,2002 |