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Exercise Your Marketing Skills
If I were to mention exercise what is the first thing that comes to mind. The majority of us would no doubt conjure up an image of a sweaty bodybuilder grunting as he attempts to lift an astronomical weight, or perhaps you picture a slim, muscle...
Making Your Website Affiliate Friendly
Ever go to a website and couldn't make heads or tales of it? Possibly it was littered with advertisements in the form of flashing banner ads or pop-ups? What did you end up doing? If you are like me...you left. And without even bothering to look...
Reap More Profits by Opening Your Kimono
"Play your cards close to the vest." "Knowledge is Power." In the industrial age, knowledge was indeed power. Your manufacturing processes gave you a competitive edge. Knowing how (and where!) to find the oil reserves put you ahead of your...
Three Secret Keys to Persuasion Magic
Effective persuasion is more a case of pressing the right buttons than most people realize. If you could learn to be even more persuasive than you already are imagine the difference that would make to the quality of your life. Consider for a moment...
Will You Remember 2001
Has this been a year you will remember? The last couple of weeks, I have asked this question of many. Every answer was yes. My next question was - Reasons? If you are one of the majority, the answer is September 11. I certainly see the...
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The Wonders of a Newsletter
As I learned more about internet marketing, I kept hearing that I needed my own 'in house' mailing list. This is a list of visitors who are interested in what my site has to offer. I could try to capture information on my visitors (ie: email address) but somehow this just didn't seem ethical to my way of thinking.
I decided the way to build a list was to publish a newsletter. The advantages of publishing a newsletter are many. It is a great way to help establish your internet presence. It helps to build your credibility online. It's also a terrific way to get to meet a lot of people. Once your readers have become comfortable with your presence, and gain confidence in your knowledge and abilities, they are very likely to become life long customers at your website.
I thought about this for a long time before I actually did it. I knew it was going to be a lot of work, and I wanted to be able to do a good job. So I thought about what makes an ezine (newsletter) worth reading. I determined that its the same thing that makes a website worthwhile. Content! I needed to have content that people wanted. I knew I could find plenty of content on the internet. But I also knew that I would have to create some original content of my own. So I started writing articles.
It had also ocurred to me that I could sell ad space in my newsletter once I had a decent number of subscribers. People would want to run ads in my newsletter because it was a targeted audience for their ads. This is far superior to just placing classified ads on general ad sites.
I also had determined that my 'targeted' readers would be interested in some of the things I was promoting through my affiliate programs. So my newsletter gave me an avenue by which I could tell my
audience about these products. And, when they purchase these products, I make a commission. What a great way to reach masses of people without spamming!
I already knew I did not want to manage my own list. One of my fears was losing my ISP. I had heard horror stories about people getting kicked off their ISP's because they sent out a large volume of emails. ISP's generally don't ask questions first, they just get rid of you if you appear to be a spammer. So, I opted to use one of the many list servers that are available on the internet. Some are free and some are not. It only takes a little research to find the one that will work best for you.
How do you find subscribers? There are many directories of newsletters where you can list your newsletter. Most of my subscribers found me in these directories. You should also create a web page specifically for your newsletter. Then this page can be promoted and even listed in the search engines. By far, the quickest way to gain subscribers is by word of mouth. If your readers are impressed with what you are doing, they will tell their friends and you will have more readers. Then they tell their friends........
All in all, publishing a newsletter is a very gratifying experience. I receive wonderful emails from my subscribers telling me what a wonderful job I am doing. This tells me that I am establishing a credibility that can only serve to make my other online endeavors a huge success.
About the Author
windsong is the webmaster/publisher at Marketing Resources, where you will find marketing and promotional resources. http://marketing-resources.com/ Subscribe to windsong's free e-zine: All About Web Profits!(tm) Send a blank email to: mailto:AllAboutWebProfits-subscribe@onelist.com
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