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If you're a new subscriber and this is your first issue welcome to "Merle's Mission". I hope you'll enjoy it and come to count on us for great sites and helpful information. Drama...drama...drama...Ever feel like your life is one big soap opera. That's how I feel lately. Conflicts and problems surround me. If I don't get my hands on some antidepressants or take a vacation soon I might just snap. Ok, enough about my unstable state of mind. We had some beautiful weather this past week here in Northeast Ohio but then yesterday it turned back to Winter. Cold and I even saw a few snowflakes today. Time to turn the heater back up. I knew we were just being teased and Spring was still a ways off but try telling that to all those people who pulled out their motorcycles. A little too early folks. Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL have all increased their sp#m filtering. See I can't even say that dirty word for fear of being sent to the trash. 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Promotional Resources => 5. Other Ezines of Interest => 6. Just for Fun or Useful => 7. E Books and Things of Interest to Publishers => 8. Freeware and Shareware to Download => 9.Subscribe/Remove Information ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. NEWS FROM THE NET ---------------------------------------------------------- Link Popularity the Other Business Benefits http://www.sitepoint.com/article.php/1040 ----------- Hotmail Restricts Outgoing Messages http://rss.com.com/2100-1025-993774.html --------- AOL May Have to Restate 400 Million http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/2171921 -------- Amazon Makes Bid for Web-Ad Patent http://www.silicon.com/news/500019/1/3447.html ---<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>> Please Support our Sponsors ---<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>>-----sponsor adv "Attn: Affiliate Marketer: Wonder Why Your Commissions Don't Grow?" Affiliate Warriors Vol. 1, our expert level manual, includes: 1. Proven techniques to help you increase your commissions. 2.What merchants do to trick you and how to expose this! Get your copy today, before your competitors do: http://www.actualaffiliate.com --------------------------------------------- 2. FEATURE ARTICLE --------------------------------------------- "Basic Tips To Start -And Succeed- On The Internet." By Dirk Dupon Thousands of small business start up on the Internet every day, but most of them are bound to fail from the very beginning. Now, why is that? And what can be done about it? Below I have created a short list to make your on line business succeed. 1) Find a niche market First you need to find a subject where you can build your whole business -be it a web site or newsletter - around. If you know a lot about car insurances or hiking, create a web site around it and find an affiliate program that will pay you out a good commission. Of course it's better to sell your own product, like an information product -or E-book. Information products sell great on line, and will certainly bring you good money. Tip: Don't know how to create an E-book? You can get one for free at: http://www.ebooks-made-easy.com 2) Get your own unique domain name Don't go for the cheap. Be professional, and get your own original domain name. Pick one that makes you stand out from the rest. There are many cheap domain name registrars around these days, and for a few bucks a month you can set up your own web site with a web hosting company. Tip: Here's a service where you can register a domain name for only 13.50$: http://www.000domains.com 3) Make your site interesting You should put lots of original content and helpful tips on your site, make your pages easy to navigate, and be sure to collect email addresses of your visitors to grow a list of prospects. Following up on your potential -or future- clients is the only way to succeed. Stay in touch with your audience, and ask them to sign up to your mailing list in return for something free. Tip: You can give your new subscribers a free report you wrote about the subject of your experience. Remember that your opt-in list is your gold mine. Always provide your subscribers with interesting value in your mailings, so they will see you as an expert and start trusting you. Gaining trust from your prospects is essential and will make your web business successful! 4) Set up an affiliate program If you sell your own product, this is the best way to skyrocket your income. Offer your resellers a fair commission, like 40-50% on every sale they make. Be sure to offer all the necessary ad copy, banners and buttons, and make it easy to let them sign up. Tip: You can -just like I did- use Clickbank to set up your affiliate program. It's very simple, and you can have everything set up for you in only a few minutes. Click below to learn more: http://www.clickbank.com 5) Don't bet on only 1 horse Once your business has taken off, you should find and sell other products that match with your own product. A great way to do this is to set up a joint venture with another business owner. Try to find web sites that match your target and swap links, exchange ads in your newsletters, etc... Never be afraid to co-operate with your competitors. You will soon learn that both of you will benefit from a joint venture. Tip: Don't be afraid to ask others for help. Everyone had to learn somewhere, and most people will be happy to help you with your problem or share their experiences. These are only a few steps to consider, but when you follow these basic rules, I'm confident that your on line adventure will succeed! Good luck! ____________________________ By: Dirk Dupon publishes the "SmartPromotion Newsletter", offering Smart Tips, Tools, Tricks and Techniques for Web Site and E-zine Promotion. Subscribe now and get a DEMO of Dirk's "Web Site and E-zine Promotion Made Easy!" E-Book. Send an email to: mailto:smartpromotion-subscribe@topica.com Or visit the web site at: http://www.smart-web-promotion.com ------------------------------------------------ 3. WEBMASTER RESOURCES ------------------------------------------------- Web Page Analyzer "Enter a URL to calculate page size, composition,and download time. The script calculates the size of individual elements and finds the total for each type of web page component. Based on these page characteristics the script then offers advice on how to improve page display time." http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/ ----------- Tigra Text Scroller If you've ever wanted a cool little script to scroll through different text messages on your website here you go. Set the look and the time between messages and it keeps scrolling, and scrolling, and scrolling. http://javascript.internet.com/messages/tigra-scroller.html ------- Free News Headlines If you need free news feed content for your website try one of these. http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/ http://www.ientry.com/page/content/wpw_headlines.html -------- Stock Exchange The definitive place for 100% FREE stock photography. Whether you just want to browse the huge image gallery or want to share your personal photos with others." Beautiful graphics all free to use. http://stock.d2.hu/index.phtml ====================================== Tip ====================================== Internet Explorer Browser Tip You can print a table of all the links associated with a Web page. In the Print dialog box, click Print table of links. ----------------------------------------------- 4. PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES ----------------------------------------------- "Only $10.00 to Advertise?" 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