No Limits Marketing Ezine

Is There Still Room For ME?

2005-12-31T05:26:00.000-08:00

I'm over at one of my newly discovered and now favorite quick search sites, mikes-marketing-tools.com, and I decided to check out the search terms submitted to the search engines within the past 24 hours.

The search limits itself to the top 300 most commonly typed terms (and eliminates any ad^u^lt stuff which is cool by me).

In just moments the list is generated and I begin to work my way down the list. What I'm keeping my eye open for are terms relevant to what I'm doing online - ezine advertising and ezine publishing. I'm interested in learning what specific marketing terms others online are typing - hey every little bit of knowledge helps.

And the results?

Nary one single word...!

Yep, I think it sort of amazed me, too. And then I thought about it a bit more and realized - this was a good thing! Imagine how much room is left for building a business and marketing effectively online.

If you've been online for a while and sometimes find yourself muttering, "Oh the market is just flooded, there's nothing new I can do, create, or build. Everyone's seen this and done that..." then think again!

Somewhere I heard that about 400 people discover the internet for the first time about every 20 seconds. Wow! Think about that, every 20 seconds.

Now, they aren't all going to come storming "over here" right away. Most go online to search for new cars, or mortgage rates, or game cheat codes or new music.

But, didn't most of us start there, too?

And then one day something happened, maybe it was signing up to receive that first ezine and wham! before you knew what hit you, you're a marketing fool :)

So don't despair, but do be realistic. Rome wasn't built in a day and neither will your internet empire. But it can't grow at all if you throw up your hands and walk away.

Persistance and determination and plain common sense.

Use these three friends wisely... and keep your eye on those search terms, you never know when or where that next great idea may come from!

© Theresa Cahill - All Rights Reserved. Feel free to distribute this article. Please keep it intact and with the resource box included below.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Theresa Cahill, a two decade veteran of marketing, is the owner of http://www.mywizardads.com and invites you to take a look at the services of MWA and download fr.ee helpful information and more at http://www.mywizardads.com/sitemap.html

How to Increase the Value of Your Mailing List

2005-12-31T05:25:00.000-08:00

109 in 20 days
61 in 9 days
43 in 24 days
33 in 20 days

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to what the above numbers signify?

If you guessed mailings from any one source - bingo! You win!

When exactly is enough enough? When does something cross the fine line from useful to ridiculous?

The art of communication is just that - a fine art. To grab and hold anyone's attention online for longer than 2 minutes shows you've got something going for yourself - you understand how and why people do what they do and read what they read.

While advertisers and marketers look for outstanding and affordable resources - and 9 times out of 10 choose mailing lists to receive that information - the list itself must maintain a particular level of quality to ensure it is a mailing worth reading.

The last thing in the world anyone with a mailing list wants is an unresponsive list. So, how can we go about ensuring, to the best of our ability, that that doesn't happen?

Priority number 1 should be restraint. While having a list appears to put potential customers at one's fingertips, without restraint that list begins its slow (and sometimes not so slow) slide into degradation.

What can one do to avoid this erosion? Is it possible?

I believe it is...

While not everyone will read everything every time, by one's use of restraint the opt in reader will stick around because when they do read, they are receiving what they asked for - information, resources, tips, help, etc.

They'll even read the specials.

But how can you make sure your list retains its value?

Consider dividing your list into "demographics" or "subscriber interests."

Now stop groaning... it's really not that bad and can be a great boost to your potential sales and a real plus in the eyes of your readers.

Since I am a publisher, I'll use the ezine or newsletter as an example. Subscribers join to receive one's ezine daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, etc. Right up front, by the very act of subscribing, that person knows what to expect. They receive it, hopefully read it, respond to it - a publisher's dream subscriber.

Then, the "special" mailings begin to arrive. With restraint this is typically a solo here, a special announcement there. This is still manageable in the eyes of your list. With luck your resource continues to maintain it's value.

However, push the envelope with more than the occasional extra weekly mailing or two, and the slow slide begins. No one has time to open that many mailings. Physically it is not possible, and it goes without saying that mentally no one is prepared to cope with them all... it's just common sense.

So, here's the "How-To" to help yourself and your readers.

Make GOOD use of your autoresponders!

Your first signup box or mailto link would sign the new subscriber up to ONLY your ezine or newsletter (or any customer mailing list). Then, because autoresponders are so good at this, on the Thank You page, you just add a SECOND signup box!

This second box, using a 2nd autoresponder, could say something like:

"In addition to our ezine, would you like to receive special standalone advertisements? These solos are purchased by readers just like you about new and existing programs. The solo is a great way to stay on top of what's new on the net. They do they work for you by delivering themselves right to your inbox!"

Or,

"By adding yourself using Box B below, you'll also be placed on our "Breaking News Only" mailing list. This is my personal way of contacting those subscribers interested in hearing about what I've personally located online! I work hard, and these occasional emails are well worth receiving!"

Of course use your own words :)

Consider, too, telling your new subscriber to use a DIFFERENT email address for EACH opt in!

This way they are sure to find your PRIMARY publication, and can peruse the rest at their leisure from different email accounts. [Be sure to tell them that as they enter your Thank You and see your next subscribe box.]

I know personally I would love this option!

So, you get the idea? You've just geometrically increased the value of every mailing you do, simply by making good use of your autoresponders. Your readers will thank you as you let them pick and choose what they agree to receive :)

For the ezine publisher in particular this can be a great boost to your own sales. Who wouldn't want to purchase from someone who's taken the time and effort to ensure the advertisement is going to someone who OPTED IN to receive it. (I'm not talking about the ads that appear inside a regular issue, but the special and solo type mailings.)

Think about it... a little extra work (and by setting up your autoresponders in this fashion VERY little work), on your part on behalf of your readers, and you've more than doubled the effectiveness of your own mailing list.

This same idea works for any website selling anything. For example, you have a gift shop that sells stained glass and crystal figurines. One person loves stained glass but could do without your mailings about the crystal. TARGET the list! Increase the potential sale by giving the person only what they asked to receive.

Too much of any one thing can, and does, turn people off. Ensure your online business success by paying attention to detail, and help those receive what THEY need and want.

It's all about good, responsive customer service :)

© Theresa Cahill - All Rights Reserved. Feel free to distribute this article. Please keep it intact and with the resource box included below.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Theresa Cahill, a two decade veteran of marketing, is the owner of http://www.mywizardads.com and invites you to take a look at the services of MWA and download fr.ee helpful information and more at http://www.mywizardads.com/sitemap.html

10 Great Ways to Add People to Your Email List

2005-12-31T05:22:00.000-08:00

Here is a list of 10 ways that you can get new people onto your email list. Most are obvious but you just have to be creative to take advantage of them.

1. Call all past clients and tell them you would like to start ending the information and need their email address.

2. Whenever you are speaking to someone and see an interest in real estate be sure to tell them that you have a special email information list that allows them to get information and at the same time is unobtrusive as possible, stress great info.

3. Go through all of the mounds of business cards that you have including the ones from Realtors that you have met at conventions and personally email them telling them about your email lists and why thy would be interested in joining. Do not add them to your email lists until they send back a confirmation that they are interested.

4. Place ads on community related websites asking people to sign up for a special list for email information or a special report. When doing this a paid ad can be very to the point and a little aggressive.

5. Get involved with community based message boards and make yourself the Real Estate guru and specialist. When people trust you they will sign up for your newsletters and lists. On many message boards you can have a signature and in this signature you can put your opt-in page web address as a link.

6. On your website you can utilize the following things to get people to subscribe. You can have a form that people can fill in to join your list. You can have a subscription box to your newsletter and automatically add them based on the page they subscribe from to a specific mail list.

7. Use Give aways on your website and within emails or ads. You can offer free reports and have them sign up to receive the free report. This report will of course let you know what they are most interested in for a mailing list.

8. Have a contest. For a contest you can of course have some kind of contest at any function lets say for a kids bike or a household appliance that people can join the contest and give their name an email address and of course a check box to opt-in to your real estate mailing lists.

9. On your print newsletter have an article that lets people know exactly what is included in your email newsletter and mailing lists and have them sign up for one of these lists by simply emailing you.

10. Become a community real estate specialist. Write articles for a local newspaper or community newsletter even if it is a paid ad and in showing your knowledge in those articles you will be able to have people come to your site to sign up for your newsletters and mailing lists.

Bill Nadraszky is a Web Entrepreneur that is as passionate about interent marketing as just about everything. To learn more visit his site at http://internet-marketing.calputer.com

Creating Wealth is a state of mind!

2005-12-29T07:52:00.000-08:00

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Publishing Your Email Magazine!

2005-12-29T07:49:00.001-08:00

Before Publishing your email magazine, there’resome few things to put into consideration.First of all, you have to realize you went into Information/newsletter publishing for two reasons,1. You went into publishing for profits, that’s to make Money for yourself to be financially free, to be able to stand in this real world and have a feeling of some extra coins and notes in your Pocket and to be able to live a Good life which everybody on Earth dreams for.And probably build a happy home for your Family.Hey! Common, am I talking to you? I believe so.2. To meet People’s needs by providing Information andResources that can be of Help to someone else to achieveSuccess in one way or the other.I believe these are your reasons for your Desire to publishYour own newsletter, and that was also my Reason too forgoing into Information Publishing.Publishing an Email newsletter is like starting a Businessof your Own, so you will need to develop some Skills thatis believed to Aid you in your Publishing Business.They are ;Planning: before building a house, you have to count the costs,And these same rules applies to your new Business. Planning helps you know “how far”, “how well”, “how much”,and settles all the “HOWS” about the Business you are aboutto go into.It helps you to know “if” and “if not” the business is worthInvesting into.Focus: a lot of people have great Ideas of Becoming Rich starting their own Business, and they start out the business,because of a few “obstacles” and “road blocks” they experience in their Business they start feeling it’s never going to workout successful or maybe they had one bad Idea they believed would work out.Focus is an important factor that makes you keep going ,when the business seems not too easy especially at theearly stage of starting the business.Discipline: you can have a great Idea but discipline is whatYou need to build it into a Multimillion business,Most Business Entrepreneurs make the mistake of spending their first profits from their Business, insteadof re-investing it into the Business to produce moreProfits.I urge you new “Email Magazine Publishers” not toSpend your first profits made from your business,Re-invest it to sustain the Business, when the business is sustained, you become very successful in the Business,then you can spend some part to reward yourself of your Hard work .Go on vacations and picnics with your friends and familyOr have a barbeque party in your House to celebrate yourSuccess.Goal: when you set goals for your business, you will haveA sense of responsibility to your business and make runningthe Business have a direction and purpose, you will surely meetyour target when you stick to your target and Ensure you run yourbusiness according to your “Target” .Time management: when you develop time management skills, You will not let your Business suffer, Most entrepreneurs have thisvery problem, notwithstanding what business they operate or industrythey belong to.Time management is the very skill you need to “shake off” the Lazinesswhenever you are supposed to be running your Business.Experience: don’t venture into an industry or field, you know nothing about, make sure you publish information based on what you know andnot what you assume you know.Conclusion: the success of a business is based on the fact that the ownerof the business must develop these Skills to be successful in their Businessand Be able to live up their dreams for their Business. This is a simple quadrantto help you understand these skills, when you have an Idea, plan for the business,Get the necessary experience to run the business or Hire an expert to help you run the Business, set goals! that is what you want to achieve in the Business, and be Focused to see that you meet your Goal, then develop time management skills, tobe able to leverage your Business, so you can be able tohave time for Rest and other activities like spending timewith your family or friends.EXTRA!--------------P.S. Get the webmaster BUSINESS Masters Course Now!Check it here: http://WebmasterBusiness.sitesell.com/partnersales.html-------------------------------------------------------------------------Emmanuel Uduezue is the Publisher of Ebiz Informant Publications. An Expert in Information Publishing, Multi-levelMarketing and Affiliate Marketing.Grab More Tips Now.Subscribe to His Weekly Ezine through this Email:Subscribe-ebizinformant@tridadnet.comGet Past and More Issues Through this Link:http://Ebiz-Informantpublications.blogspot.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------Thanks. Wishing you all the Best…Remember to drop your comment for this Issue

Publishing Your Email Magazine!

2005-12-29T07:49:00.000-08:00

Designing A Website That Sells

2005-12-29T07:47:00.000-08:00

Would you buy meat from a grocery store that left the bad meat in with the good meat or wasn't clean? Would you buy a car from a sales lot that had totaled automobiles on the front lot? I wouldn't and neither would you. Your website is your grocery store; your car lot. You must have an atmosphere that is pleasing to buyers. One that tells that buyer that you are not an amateur, but instead a trained, seasoned professional. Your site is a direct reflection of your product and that is why that having a well designed website can make or break your sales.
The first thing to keep in mind when designing your website, is "surfability". Take a few minutes a look around at several web pages. What makes them appealing? Were there some that you closed out of immediately? Why? Take notes and do your research. Keep in mind that when a person visits your site they have a goal in mind. They are either seeking information or shopping for a product. Give the person what they want without having to search for it. Be sure that all the information on your site is relevant to your product. Make the buyer think that they need your product to solve their problem.
Your main page serves a very specific purpose. It should be an avenue by which the customer can shop your site. It should be easy to view and load very quickly. This is your first impression and we all know that first impressions can either close the deal or loose the deal. Make it simple. It is best to have links that are easily viewable by the reader that will navigate them to where they want to be. Tables are often a great choice when deciding on a way to design the main page of your site. Your main page should load very quickly, chances are if it takes the page more than ten seconds to load even on a 56k modem, the customer will click away to save time, hoping to find the information or product elsewhere. To increase the loading speed of your main page you should avoid large graphics or excessive graphics. To many banners or special effects can cause a page to load slowly as well.
To make your web site more appealing to the eyes, you should stick to mild colors. If your site is a content site where the user will be doing a lot of reading, it is best to stick to black and white. Color can be added when using tables, as a way to brighten up the page, but remember to keep the overall look of the page professional and appealing to the audience that will be visiting most often. Since screen resolutions vary among monitors, it is a good idea to set the pixels to a standard 800x600. You may also choose to set the tables in your web page to span a percentage of the page rather than a set number of inches. This will be sure to accommodate all screen sizes. You should remember that a lot of Internet users will not use the same browser as you, and therefore you should be sure that your site looks as good on other browsers as it does your own. You can do this by downloading several browsers through which to look at your page.
Be aware of the fact that the overall look of your website is a way to make money. The appearance of the site, if designed properly, can be an excellent marketing strategy for your product or service.
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2005-12-29T07:43:00.000-08:00

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Internet Advertising Options

2005-12-29T07:40:00.000-08:00

Your online business will likely require more advertising than a contemporary business downtown, yet some new to the world of online business do not spend the time and money to advertise their business appropriately and are, in turn, loosing money. Your online business is crammed into the world wide web along with thousands of others selling the same product or service as yourself. Consider this scenario: In your hometown you want to open an art supply store. In that same town there are thousands of art supply stores. In order for your business to be successful, it will have to stand out in some way from the others. This is exactly what is happening when a business is opened online. There is so much competition, that you must take drastic measures to ensure that you are getting noticed. Advertising can be done in so many ways online. These are some of the most successful ways that you can promote your online business.
Advertising in e-zines is a popular way to promote your online business. Ezines are the magazines of the internet; they written on a particular subject and read by those interested in that subject. Therefore, ezine readers are already potential customers and advertising your site in ezines that are related to your business is almost guaranteed to help drive traffic to your site and increase sales for your product. You should be sure when advertising in ezines that you are not advertising along side competitors. Ask the ezine producer if there is a policy concerning posting competing ads. It is also a good idea to subscribe to the ezine before making a decision about whether or not to advertise in it. An ezine that runs fewer ads is a better choice than one that runs many ads. You can look at the online Directory of Ezines to find publications that are relevant to your company.
Pay-per-click programs are an excellent way to advertise your business without taking a risk that you have advertised in the wrong place. With pay-per-click, you can advertise you site and only pay for those who click the link and go to your site. Another popular pay-per program is the pay-per-lead program that allows you to only pay for leads. Usually this means that you pay for only those who download a trail, fill out a form or enter a sweepstakes; whatever you choose. Lastly you can display pay-per-click banner ads in which your company would be allowed to place a banner on their site and you will be charged for every click that your banner receives.
Opt-In email is a great way to advertise your business, however it is expensive and it can be misused very easily. Using opt-in emails, you would submit your sales copy to the company that will in turn email it to those on their mailing list. You should be very careful since some of the companies that advertise their mailing lists as opt-in email service is sometimes really SPAM. It is essential that you have a perfect and effective sales letter when using opt-in mailing lists. Without and effective sales copy your money and time have been wasted.
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Hi Internet Friend

2005-12-29T07:23:00.000-08:00

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