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Open Source Data Management Tools

    When you are a small operator, money is everything. It’s no wonder open-source is so popular. Here is a collection of open-source utilities that may well be useful to keep in mind if you’re looking for low-no cost items. http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/3920996

    How To Get Your Subscribers Begging For More

      Just as an experiment, a friend of mine subscribe to ten different opt-in e-mail marketing lists to see which ones are effective. Many websites and online businesses have resorted to sending promotional materials to people who have subscribed to them in an effort to boost their sales or traffic. Opt-in email marketing sends newsletters, catalogs updates and many more promotional materials to website visitors who have agreed to be updated whether monthly, weekly or semiannually.

      Through e-mail, an internet user that is on the list will receive their updates through email. If a promotional material piques their interest they will go to the site to learn more or to purchase outright. For the website operators or owners, this is a chance to remind their list of their existence and parlor their wares. With the numerous sites in the internet that offers the same products or services in one way orRead More »How To Get Your Subscribers Begging For More

      How To Write Your Book: Eat An Elephant (Pt 1)

        “They” always say that to eat an elephant, take one bite at a time.

        Whoever eats elephants anyway?

        The principle holds true, though. If you have a big hairy task in front of you that seems onerous and huge, start somewhere and start small.

        So it is with writing a  book.

        1-day-ill-write-a-book Here’s a method for getting it done in a relatively painless manner.

        1. Decide on your overall theme or overriding topic
        2. Break that up into a series of smaller themes or sub-topics
        3. Pick one sub-topic you know enough about or research one to gather information
        4. Write 10 – 20 pages on that sub-topic. That’s 3000-6000 words, give or take. Oh, and try to write it in ONE sitting. Clear your desk, your mind and your computer screen. DedicateRead More »How To Write Your Book: Eat An Elephant (Pt 1)

        How To Build A List Of Eager Subscribers

          Every online business provides great service to generate satisfaction among their customers. As each and every customer receives satisfaction over their products or the services they get, there is a great chance that they will become a return customer and buy again. Better yet, they will recommend you to other people that could generate more business for you and your site.

          As more traffic is driven to your site, you can entice many of them to subscribe to your mailing list or opt-in list. This is a list where in website visitors agree to be sent promotional materials such as newsletters, catalogs and such that could keep them updated about your site or the niche of your site. These promotional materials are sent via e-mail to the members of the list in different time intervals.

          When using e-mail as the media of your marketing and advertisements, you eliminate the need for highRead More »How To Build A List Of Eager Subscribers

          7 Ways To Make Money Using Nothing More Than Your List

            An opt-in list can be quite crucial to any site or internet based company. Even for a small venture such as a niche profit site an opt-in list can make a world of difference and also add some extra income for your pocket. Rarely would you see an e-commerce site, big or small, that is without an opt-in list.

            An opt-in list allows for a company to market their wares and site via an e-mail. With an opt-in list, a site and a subscriber consents to sending and receiving a newsletter from your company. Through this, you can keep your subscribers abreast of what is currently available in your site as well as whatever is coming out.

            And because there is mutual consent between the two parties, any mail sent to the list is not considered as spam mail. There is a great number of successfully read promotional materials such as catalogs,Read More »7 Ways To Make Money Using Nothing More Than Your List

            Use Outlook As an Autoresponder

              I was trying to think of a quick and easy way to get a bonus to people in return for them providing a review on one of my websites. I didn’t want to have to setup landing pages and thank you pages and all the rest because I already have them on my database list. Auntie Google to the rescue. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Manage-email-messages-by-using-rules-50307363-0e79-4f6a-95c0-04b922a2ff13 or Very clear step-by-step instructions on how to set Outlook up to automatically deliver a message (and in my case an attachment) to people who send an email to a specific email address. I used a subject line based… Read More »Use Outlook As an Autoresponder