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From Merle: |
Hey Gang,
Monday, Monday, ahhhhh they just keep on coming. Since
the alternative of them not coming is death, I guess I'll
take it. I went to a wedding Saturday night. One of my friends
whom I thought would stay single forever actually bit the
bullet and got hitched. He's close to 40 and the girl he
married is about 24 so I'm not sure how the age gap is going
to work out but hey, whatever turns you on, right?
Vodka and cranberries were the order of the night and I
guess I had a few too many as when they played the song"Footloose"
I tore up the dance floor all by myself. When I start doing
that it's usually time to cut me off and take me home. I
did have a good time and woke up with
a slight hangover and not near as bad as I thought it would
be.
We've had snow, snow and more snow. We got blasted Sat
morning and it went on and on all day. I almost didn't make
the wedding but luckily it was close by so I did make the
church on time. For the reception I did get picked up by
a friend so I was able to consume alcohol and not worry
about having to drive home. See, I am responsible.
I finally finished my latest ebook that I will be putting
up for sale soon. I'm still working on the web page. I went
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1) Marketing News |
New Anti-Sp.m Tag
http://www.pandia..com/sw-2005/05-nofollow.html
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Google Raises Word Limit to 32
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2005-01-22-n48.html
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Microsoft Yanking Yahoo, Scaling Up MSN Search Beta
http://tinyurl.com/6lhl4
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French court strikes blow against Google AdWords
http://tinyurl.com/4av2m
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Search Engines Try To Block Blog 'Comment Sp.m'
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/39822.html
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LookSmart Sees Dreary Q4
http://tinyurl.com/493to
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MSN's Web search picks up steam
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2) Feature Article |
"Put Your Web Biz on Autopilot with Autoresponders"
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Anyone who has a web-based business will tell you
that answering emails is one of the most time
consuming chores they face on a daily basis. After
answering your emails for any length of time, you'll
soon see that many of the requests you receive are
for the same information over and over. Instead of
typing the same responses again and again you can
streamline this process with the use of autoresponders.
Autoresponders work much in the same way as fax
on demand. They're pre-determined email responses
that are triggered to go out automatically to
specific email inquiries.
There are many ways you can use autoresponders
in your online business. Here are my Top Ten:
1) FAQ (Frequently asked questions). How many
times do you get questions on how your site
or service works? Take them and answer them
all in one text document.
2) Advertising Rates. If you sell ads in your
ezine or on your website, set up a document
containing your ad rates and demographic
information.
3) Help Responses. For tech support on your
site; you can make a list of possible problems
with the solutions along with a note that
you'll be in touch soon. This can also be
used for tech support with your software or
e-books.
4) Copy of your Ezine. If you publish an ezine,
make sure you have an issue people can request
a copy of by autoresponder. Many times people
like to see an issue before they subscribe.
Make sure you include subscribe information
inside as well.
5) Price Lists. If you sell products on your
site, supply a comprehensive list of items
with pricing.
6) Services. If you perform multiple services,
list them along with a brief description and
pricing and how to order.
7) Vacation. If you're going to be out of touch
for a week or two you can set up an autoresponder
to answer your incoming mail, with a canned
response of when you'll return.
8) Short Courses. Many site owners use autoresponders
to teach lessons or set up a tutorial on a subject,
with one lesson being sent every day over a period
of a week or two.
9) Sample Chapter. If you sell an e-book, you
could
offer a free sample chapter to arouse interest
and encourage purchases.
10) Articles. Writing articles (like this one)
and
distributing them online is a great way to
promote your website. Setting them up on
autoresponders makes it extra easy to offer them
to others for possible inclusion in their ezine
or on their sites.
If you're in need of an autoresponder service, check
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These are just some ideas for getting mileage from
autoresponders. If you take a look at what information
is requested most by your business, you'll come up
with many more that will suit your need and help
put your web-based business on autopilot.
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4) Sites to Help |
3rd Party Merchant Accounts
Great article by jl of iCop about the benefits
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