========================================== Business Marketing Bulletin ========================================== August 21, 2007, Issue #64 Terri Seymour, Publisher http://www.seymourproducts.com mailto:terri@seymourproducts.com © 2007 All Rights Reserved Worldwide ========================================== Top Sponsor Ads ========================================== You are losing approx. 64% of sales right NOW! Click below for a FREE report. You've got nothing to lose but more sales! http://www.GetResponse.com/index/Seymour *************************** Enjoy articles, recipes, and tidbits to inspire all homemakers by joining The Homemaking Cottage ezine. http://www.homemakingcottage.com/newsletter.htm ********** ATTENTION ********** You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to it. As a subscriber you have acknowledged that there will be both in-house and third party advertising as part of our content. This allows BMB to remain free. 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Subscription Management & Contact Info ========================================== What’s New? ========================================== Hello everyone and welcome new subscribers, I had sent an email earlier this week saying that I would be posting the Bulletin online but because of opinions sent in from several subscribers, I will be holding off on that. I know that I prefer to get an ezine right in my inbox as opposed to having to go the website to read it and many subs have told me that as well. So, let's continue as we are and I will try to make the Bulletin more filter-friendly! ;-) Thank you to all of you who sent in their ideas & opinions! I appreciate the input. In the News Google works to improve quality of top placement ads in AdWords http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Google_works_to_improve_quality_of_top_placement_ads_in_AdWords_18249688.html New Ebooks this Week: Resell Ebooks Just $1.00 Each! 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First of all, you need to get a good free autoresponder such as GetResponse.com or SendFree.com Each time you write an article, what you want to do is set up an autoresponder account for that article. For example, this article will probably have an account named auto-pilot@getresponse.com What you want to do is put the article and a short but courteous thank you note in the message. Here is an example of the thank you: Hello, Thank you for requesting Put Your Articles on Auto-Pilot. Feel free to use this article in your ezine or on your website. Please include entire resource box and do not edit the article in any way. If you have any questions, contact me at me@mydomain.com For a list of other articles that would be of interest to your readers, please send any email to: article-index@autoresponder.com Thank you. Terri Seymour Put the entire article and resource box here. ------------ To tie your library together, you want to make one message that contains all your article titles along with each autoresponder address. This account would be named allarticles or article-index or something on that order. Or name it whatever you want. ;-) This way, people can request all your articles or just certain ones they might be interested in. You can also give this list of articles and autoresponder addresses their own page on your website. This will give your articles additional exposure. Another thing you could do is send some follow-ups to the article request. These could also be set up on the autoresponder, keeping the whole thing automatic. Then to help spread the word about your articles, add a link to your sigtag, mention it on discussion lists when someone asks for articles, put it in your resource box, mention it in your ezine, etc. Your articles will automatically be giving you free exposure while you can concentrate on other aspects of your business! And remember, you do not have to be an "expert" writer to write effective and helpful articles. Do not let your own self-doubt stop you from this excellent method of building your business. Just write what you know and give the readers basic and straight-forward information and resources. And let your personality shine through in your articles, so your readers feel they know you and can trust you. Ok, so get started and write that first article! ;-) I accept article submissions for the Bulletin at mailto:terri@seymourproducts.com?subject=articles ************* Terri Seymour has over ten years online experience and has helped many people start their own business. Visit her site at http://www.seymourproducts.com for resources, $1 resell ebooks & software, free tutorials, affiliate programs, and a free ezine with bonus report: 77 Ways to Get Traffic! mailto:subscribe@seymourproducts.com **************** ---------------------------------------------------------------- If you would be interested in any of my articles for reprint or reference you can see the complete list at http://www.seymourproducts.com/articles/index.shtml Feel free to use any of the articles you feel are appropriate. Also, if you would like to be added to my personal mailing list for articles only, terri@seymourproducts.com ========================================== Feature Ad ========================================== Pampered Pregger & Beyond, doula & nursing service is proud to announce it’s new upcoming programming to further assist prenatal and postnatal moms. Tantalizing Tastings offers a world of nutritious convenience. 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Great way to get free advertising and improve your site ranking. ========================================== This ‘n That - A Little Bit of Everything! ========================================== Amazing site to explore and learn more about Leonardo Da Vinci. http://www.universalleonardo.org/ It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. * E.E. Cummings Tips for parents and children for avoiding back to school stress! http://www.chiff.com/a/back-school-stress-tips.htm This week's riddle: A quick test of intelligence. Don't cheat! Because if you do, the test will be no fun. There are no Tricks to the test. Read this sentence: FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE- SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF- IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS. Now count aloud the F's in that sentence. Important, count them ONLY ONCE: do not go back and count them again Answer at the end of the ezine. 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