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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.  Article - "Cross Linking" by Michael Campbell
2.  Webmaster Tips Weekly Award - Web Source
3.  January Special(s) - Free Web Hosting with Virtualis!
4.  Tip(s) - "Get the Right Key Words" by Dr. Nunley
5.  Webmaster Selections - Ezine Publishers Resources
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Subscriber Link - Business Recorder
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

WOW !  What a week!   I don't even know where to begin,
so I will skip ahead to an exciting piece of information
that I just MUST share with you.....

Virtualis, the high quality web host (and my personal
favorite) is offering free web hosting for the remaining
days of January and for all of February when you sign up
for web hosting with them.  Also - they will transfer
your files FREE.  More information below in the Monthly
Specials column.

Last week we had a wonderful article by Jennifer Stewart.
She provided us with a wonderful bio following her article,
but no link or email to reach her.  After some searching,
I located her URL at http://www.write101.com/.

We will be looking at ways to determine a good web host
next week in our feature article.  This week, I obtained
permission to reprint an excellent article on using pixels
in web site design and promotion.

Well...Til next week - y'all take care now

Deborah    mailto:webmaster@...


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1.  Article - "Cross Linking" by Michael Campbell
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Cross Linking -->
(The when, how and why of using transparent gif graphics
  to cross link pages)

Recently I wrote an article on how your web site can
generate over 25 times more buying customers in less than
a year. There seemed to be some confusion on how a
transparent gif graphic could be used to cross link pages.
Many of you asked for samples or downloads to look at.
Plus how big the gif should be and how many of them should
be used, so I'll try to explain it in detail here.

WHY CROSS LINKING IS IMPORTANT

What is on your web site is only part of the puzzle when
it comes to good search engine positioning. Search engines
are now employing various "off page" criteria. You've
probably heard terms like "link popularity, link density,
link relevancy". They all have slightly different meanings
but what it boils down to is that the links leading to and
from your web site, are being analyzed, assessed,
evaluated and then ranked, to determine where your site
should come up in search results.

There is also one major search engine company - that also
owns two other large engines - that has a real nasty habit
of binging and purging out pages. One month you'll have
100 pages in the indexes, and the next month it purges all
but three or four of your web pages. Now you either have
to scramble and resubmit the indexed pages with links to
all your other pages.

Or, if you used the cross linking technique, every single
page has links to all your other pages. So even if only
one page remains in the index, when the spider comes
crawling to update, all your other pages will be found
again, automatically.

If you want to beat the linking criteria of many the
search engines and stop the binging and purging of your
pages, then it's more important than ever, to get your
web sites cross linked together. Simply put, cross
linking means to link all your sites and pages together
using visible text links or invisible pixel links.

WHY USE INVISIBLE PIXELS

A regular web site might have 10 links to 10 internal
pages and a "links" page that leads to some other sites.
But what if, you've got say, 10 other web sites and want
to link to them all. Plus you have over 100 doorway or
hook pages, and you want to link to all of them too.
Well, that would create a big mess of visible links,
hundreds of links that would do nothing but confuse your
visitors....enter the invisible pixel technique.

HOW BIG IS A PIXEL

An invisible pixel is a transparent gif graphic, one
square pixel in size. Depending on the dots per inch or
dpi of your monitor, that may be 1/72 or 1/80 or even
1/96 of an inch. So you could have links to 70 pages and
it would occupy an area on your monitor screen less than
1 inch wide by 1/72 of an inch high. If you put this
string of pixels at the bottom of your web page, after a
couple of carriage returns, the likelihood of it being
discovered or clicked on by anyone is minimal. The search
engines will find it though, and many of them have spiders
or crawlers that will follow the links.

HOW MANY DO YOU NEED

Place as many gifs on your pages as you require. I have
provided a sample invisible pixel for your own use, you
can find it here....

http://www.1-internet-marketing.com/pixel/

I put the graphic (called follow.gif) in a directory, so
you can save the image to your hard drive. Note that if
you click on it, your browser will display nothing....
because it's invisible. I also made this sample 10 pixels
wide so it's a little easier to grab and work with. You
may want to reduce its width, once you paste it into
your html page.

You can copy and paste the graphic as many times as you
need, each time making the gif link to a different web
page. Some of my customers just make a stock footer that
goes on the bottom of every single web page they create.
This footer contains contact info, navigation panel,
copyright info and you guessed it, hundreds of invisible
pixel links. You can take a look at one such page here:

http://www.dynamicmedia.com

At the bottom of the page there are around fifty or so
links, can you see them? The search engine can. To see
the invisible links, just "View Source" in your browser
window, or save the page to your hard drive and open it
up with an html editor. Note that I have links leading
to home pages, internal pages and hook (doorway) pages.

THE TECHNICAL STUFF

Here is the actual html code that goes into making an
invisible pixel. First of all, there are two parts to a
hypertext link in html code. The first part is the url or
destination of the link that search engines follow. The
second is the part that people see on the web page as
the familiar blue underlined text.

<A HREF="http://www.1-internet-marketing.com">This is the
blue text that people will see.</A>

We can do the same thing with a picture or graphic. The
first part contains the destination.... where I want the
search engine to go. The second part calls up a gif
graphic called "follow.gif", that is 1 pixel by 1 pixel
in size.

<A HREF="http://www.1-internet-marketing.com/store.htm">
<B><IMG SRC="follow.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1"
ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0">

WHAT MAKES IT INVISIBLE

There are two things we need to do, to make the graphic
invisible. First off we need to use image editing software
to make the gif transparent. In other words, it takes on
the same color as the background color of the web page,
which makes it appear invisible. The good news is, I've
already done this part for you with the sample you can
download. The second part is to make sure the BORDER="0"
in the html code. That will prevent a blue border or box
from being drawn around your invisible pixels.

CONCLUSION

Cross link all of your home pages, internal pages, and
hook pages to each other. When the search engine comes to
catalog your page it finds links to all your other pages.
If the engine is a spider it will crawl and add your other
pages to its index. Being cross linked gives your pages a
greater chance of being cataloged and having your pages
"stick" in the index. Some search engines even prefer this
method of "finding" your pages rather than having you
announce them to their submission areas.

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Michael W. Campbell is the author of the new internet
marketing book "Nothing But 'Net: How I Generated
$750,000.00 in Internet Revenues in Less Than a Year
With Virtually No Advertising Costs."
< http://www.1-internet-marketing.com/nbn/ >
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2.  Featured Webmaster Tips Weekly Award
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This week's Webmaster Tips Weekly award goes to
Web-Source.net at http://web-source.net

The criteria used to determine award winners is grouped
into two categories:
   ° Content (including relevance, usefulness, etc.)
   ° Design (including ease of navigation, user-friendly,
     etc.)

The name says it all - Web-Source.net provides free
resources for the Webmaster.

To give you an idea of what you will find at this
web site -->  Directories for Webmasters, E-zines,
CGI Scripts, JavaScripts and more.  You also have
access to Free Content, Promotion, and Services.

Ok, we've shown that Web-Source.net has content...
but design?

The home page of Web-Source.net clearly lays out
the web site and its contents without overwhelming
the viewer nor appearing too much like a site
navigation page instead of a home page.

Web-Source.net is worth visiting and worth the
vote for the Webmaster Tips Weekly Award!

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4.  Tip(s) - "Get the Right Keywords" by Dr. Nunley
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I read a lot of articles trashing search engine promotion.
Still, when I look closely at where a client is getting
most of their web site visitors, search engines are one
of their best friends.

Tweaking your site for search engines is still one of
the most effective ways to increase your web site hits.
Search engines send people to your site when the user
types a search word or phrase into the engine. If your
site contains that word or phrase, your site is listed
as one of the choices to visit.

Keywords can be tricky. Sites often discover that people
don't search for them with the keywords they expected.
Instead of searching for "sports equipment" they search
for "football supplies." Rather than typing in "CPA" they
type "bookkeeping help."

Think of all the different ways people describe what you
do. Use the same words and phrases you hear many of your
customers use.

Big companies buy access to a database of keywords
supplied by search engines. You can get similar results
with programs that check the effectiveness of your search
terms.

Check out http://WebPositionGold.com/,
AddWeb http://www.cyberspacehq.com/addweb/, and free
AgentWebRanking http://www.aadsoft.com /.

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strategies for staying profitable through thick and thin."
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The following are some of the Editor's favorite
resourceful web sites for Ezine Publishers...
This list may seem rudimentary to some of you, but needs
repeating for those of us that may be new to ezine
publishing.  Also, this list is only a start, there are
so many more web sites, that we are unable to list all of
them here

EzineUniversity.com and all of Kate Schultz's web sites...
http://ezineuniversity.com    http://ezinearticles.com
http://e-zinez.com   http://ezinenewswire.com
Everything you need is provided in these web sites

List-Universe....
Especially http://www.ezine-tips.com   and
http://www.list-tips.com   See for yourself the quality
at this collection of web sites.

Sendfree
http://www.sendfree.com
Wonderful ad exchange autoresponders.  Great for those
articles and ezine archives that you want to make
available to your subscribers and potential subscribers.

Idea Marketers
http://www.ideamarketers.com
The web site that marries the writer and the publisher.
Many useful publisher tools and writer exposure


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1.  Article - "The Saga of the alt tags..." - J. Stewart
2.  Webmaster Tips Weekly Award - GreatDomains.com
3.  January Special(s) - 1/2 Price Media Kit & More!
4.  Tip(s) - "Promote To Local Media" by Dr. Nunley
5.  Webmaster Selections - Free Web Building Tools
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Subscriber Link - Secrets2Success
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Hello all and welcome to the year 2000 AND welcome
to our new domain - http://www.webmaster-tips-weekly.com!

We are not quite fully "up" yet - still have some work
to do, but we are hoping to go beyond just an archive
center for this ezine, and become a useful webmaster
free resource site too.  Got a suggestion?  Drop me a
line at mailto:webmaster@...

Til next week - y'all take care now

Deborah    mailto:webmaster@...


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1.  Article - "The Saga of the alt tags..."
                by Jennifer Stewart
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Six months ago, my experience with PCs was limited to
basic word processing, and the most technical term I
knew was, "Load game".

Today, I maintain my own simple website and I roam the
internet with confidence.

In the months in between, I gained more worry lines and
lost more sleep than I ever did when my children were
teenagers!

Most of my frustration was due to the lack of any
simple instructions on how to do the most basic things.
Allow me to illustrate with the Saga of the alt tags....

After creating a killer of a website, complete (or
should that be "replete"?) with dancing raisins,
goldfish swimming in bowls, bounding panthers, five
different fonts on every page and a flock of birds
that flew from one side of my page to the other (is
that cool, or what?!) - I decided that I'd log on to
one of those sites that offered a free assessment of
web pages.

I couldn't understand 90% of the report, but one point
did penetrate, and that was the warning that I should
use "alt tags".

I was convinced of the need to use alt tags (I'd
received so many "warnings"); I was willing to use
alt tags; I was desperate to use alt tags - but what
on earth were alt tags?

I scoured the Help files on all my programs; I visited
all the message boards and help forums I could find; I
instigated searches on the internet's finest search
engines .....

Every source told me that I should definitely use alt
tags, without explaining what they were.

As the time decreased and the frustration increased, I
finally found out that alt tags were the alternative
names for images and that they should provide a
description of the image.

I dutifully went through, typing in names for every
image on my site..."red bullet; black square bullet;
black round bullet; black squiggly bullet ......."

This seemed totally pointless - but I'd been told by
the web's finest to include the name of each image and
who was I to argue?

A couple of weeks later, I happened to be viewing the
source code for a site that was number one in a search
listing, when I noticed that their alt tags included
the name of their site.

Clever!

I spent another few hours, changing all my alt tags to
read, "mysite red bullet; mysite black square bullet ...."

This nagged at me, however; it seemed a bit too close
to trying to fool the search engines for my comfort.

It wasn't until another month had passed that I read
yet another article that explained why alt tags were
necessary. It seems that many people turn off the
images on their browsers and the alt tags show up in
place of the missing goldfish, birds etc.

Suddenly, it all made sense - there was actually a
logical reason to include alt tags - they weren't names
or descriptions, they were captions. (I have to confess,
that I haven't added 'captions' to all my bullets this
time - I know it's possible to use "invisible tags"
- alt=" " - but I haven't quite had time to do it ....
it's next on my list ...)

So, now when you visit my site, you'll notice that my
alt tags are phrases that tell you something about what
the site has to offer, "Professional writing services,"
"Home study tutorials," "Improve your writing" and so
on.

And it only took me four months to discover this!

How many millions of hours have been spent in fruitless
searches for such simple problems? We could have found
the answer to the meaning of life in less time!

If you're struggling to get started, email me now.

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Jennifer Stewart offers professional writing services -
copy writing, editing and proof reading your: web pages,
press releases, technical booklets, newsletters, business
proposals, reports or any other writing projects.

Jennifer has a degree in English and History and taught
senior High School for over twenty years. During that
time, she was Head of Department, responsible for
devising and implementing teaching programs, and for
supervising young teachers. After leaving full-time
teaching, she wrote (and now markets) writing courses
for students and adults who want to improve their writing
skills.
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2.  Featured Webmaster Tips Weekly Award
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This week's Webmaster Tips Weekly award goes to
GreatDomains at http://www.greatdomains.com

The criteria used to determine award winners is grouped
into two categories:
   ° Content (including relevance, usefulness, etc.)
   ° Design (including ease of navigation, user-friendly,
     etc.)

In addition to our criteria above, I couldn't help but
also apply the template for a Site That Sells as taken
from Ken Evoy's book "Make Your Site Sell."  Mr. Evoy
indicates that the criteria for a Site That Sells is:
   ° Product or Service
   ° Traffic
   ° Web Site Design

Product ==>
GreatDomains.com has a great service - enabling buyers
and sellers of domain names to congregate.  This is
definitely a growing field of interest for internet
marketers and webmasters alike.

Traffic ==>
In surfing through GreatDomains.com you will see that
they are very effective in their advertising and search
engine submissions (that's how I found them), thereby
creating traffic.

Design ==>
Well anybody who is able to read could navigate this
site and find what they are looking for here. The
inclusion of their successful sales of domain names
also lends itself to credibility.  As it relates to
design and content - this is a beneficial asset.

Note: For more information about the book referenced
above "Make Your Site Sell" you may follow this affiliate
link ---> http://www.sitesell.com/andersoncreations.html)

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4.  Tip(s) - "Promote To Local Media" by Dr. Nunley
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Media are constantly looking for new stories and
information that will interest their audiences.

Chances are, your town has at least one major newspaper,
several smaller papers, a few TV stations, a bunch of
radio stations, and at least one cable company.

Local media like to cover local stories.  You have a
much better chance of getting free publicity from a
reporter in your area than from national media.

Send media a press release when you have something new
to announce: a new product, service, public service
program, or alliance with another business.

Small businesses often make good feature stories.  Work
up a sheet of helpful tips related to your business.
Make sure they are things the media audience will be
interested in.

Local talk radio stations and programs are constantly in
need of interesting guests.  Watch for times when your
area of expertise fits with a breaking story, holiday, or
issue the media is covering.

Work with local charities and  blow your own horn.

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5.  Webmaster Selections - Free Web Building Tools
==========================================================

The Editor of this ezine would like to thank Mr. Karl
Resch of Free Webmaster Tools Ezine for introducing us
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.  Article - "10 Cool Ways To Attract People To Your Web
                Site!" by Larry Dotson
2.  Webmaster Tips Weekly Award - ToyTime.com
3.  December Special(s) - Free Web Site Design
4.  Tip(s) - Reader Tip & Tip by Dr. Nunley
5.  Webmaster Selections - eBook Promotion Sites
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Subscriber Link - Time Maximizers
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


==========================================================
>From the Editor...
==========================================================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Well, we have arrived!  Imagine --> tomorrow is the new
millennium!  (Like you didn't already know that :)  )

We have included a "refresher" article - great for the
newbie webmaster and seasoned webmaster alike - on ways
to attract people to your web site.  This article has
been generously provided by Mr. Larry Dotson.

In the mood to create your own eBook?  We have included
some links to sites where you can promote your eBook (and
pick up some more great reading while you are at it!).

We have set up a domain for Webmaster Tips Weekly and will
be officially announcing it next week, provided we have
the electricity and all that is necessary to continue
working on it after Y2K - but then I am an optimist...
(She says, as she fades off into a philosophical moment...)

Well - best to you and see you in the year 2000!

Sincerely,

Deborah
mailto:webmaster@...


==========================================================
1.  Article - "10 Cool Ways To Attract People To Your Web
                Site!" by Larry Dotson
==========================================================

1. Give people a free subscription to your e-zine.
Almost everyone is publishing a e-zine nowadays
so it's important to give something extra with the
free subscription. You could offer a free gift or
advertising when people subscribe.


2. Provide your visitors with free content. Your
content will be more attractive to your visitors if
it's up-to-date or original. You could also offer
people the option to reprint the content in their
e-zine or web site.


3. Offer a free online directory. The directory
could be full of interesting ebooks, e-zines, web
sites etc. If people find your directory to be a
valuable resource they will visit it over and over.


4. Give your visitors a free ebook. You could
also include your own ad in the ebook and allow
other people to give it away. If you don't want to
take the time to write one, you could ask other
writers permission to use their articles.


5. Hold free online classes or seminars. They
could be held in your web site's chat room. The
idea of "live" information will definitely entice
people to visit your web site. You will become
known as an expert on the topic.


6. Give visitors a free entry into your contest or
sweepstakes. The prizes should be something of
interest or value to your visitors. Most people
who enter will continually revisit your web site to
get the results.


7. Let visitors download free software. It could
be freeware, shareware, demos etc. You could
even turn part of your site into a free software
directory. If you created the software, include
your ad inside and let other people give it away.


8. Offer free online services or utilities from your
web site. They could be search engine submitting,
copy writing proofreading etc. The service or
utility should be helpful to your target audience.


9. Give free consulting to people who visit your
web site. You could offer your knowledge via
e-mail or by telephone. People will consider this
a huge value because consulting fees can be very
expensive.


10. Give your visitors a free membership to your
online club. People want to belong to something,
why not your online club. You could also give
away a free e-zine for club members only.

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==========================================================
2.  Featured Webmaster Tips Weekly Award
==========================================================

This week's Webmaster Tips Weekly award goes to
Toy Time at http://www.toytime.com

The criteria used to determine award winners is grouped
into two categories:
   ° Content (including relevance, usefulness, etc.)
   ° Design (including ease of navigation, user-friendly,
     etc.)

We chose Toy Time as receiver of this award mostly
because of the user-friendly aspect of this web site
design.  There are many web sites out in cyberspace
that utilize similar search capabilities and directory-
like structure, but Toy Time seemed to stand out as
exceptional in our opinion.

Toy Time gives the surfer the ability to choose toys by
categories such as age, brand, and type of toy, in
addition to searching for a specific toy.  The web site
seamlessly guides you through your selection process as
if knowing exactly what you have in mind to purchase.

Content need not by analyzed.  Toy Time offers a wide
selection of toys for tots through adults with a child-
like heart.

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4.  Featured Tip(s) - Reader Tip & BizTips by Dr. Nunley
==========================================================

When you advertise companies and recommend great
articles, give your audience a choice of how they
want the article or "tip" printed.  Just text
or entire copy, and/or email to a friend. Limit
the number of white space between the top and bottom
and try to have enough information to cover one page or
two. Not one and a third or two lines to make it two
pages.  This is very helpful in printing the great tips!

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Printing/ Service/ Wedding Accessories/
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Short Paragraphs Energize Your Writing by Dr. Nunley

Here's a very simple idea that works wonders for any kind
of writing.

Keep your paragraphs SHORT. Sales copy should rarely use
paragraphs longer than three sentences. One and two sentence
paragraphs work great.

Why? Most readers are in a big hurry. Long paragraphs look
intimidating and hard to read. Short chunks of copy separated
by white space immediately say "get this information fast."

Use the short paragraphs strategy for web copy, sales
letters, and email messages.

Recently an editor of a major national magazine told me he
favors articles with two and three sentence paragraphs. The
look of the article is almost as important as what it is
about.

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strategies for staying profitable through thick and thin."
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5.  Webmaster Selections - eBook Promotion
==========================================================

The following links are eBook promotion web sites where
you can submit your free eBook without charge (at least
at the time of this writing)...

FreeHound
http://www.freehound.com/add.shtml
List a wide variety of free stuff

The eBook Directory
http://www.the-ebook-directory.com/submit.shtml
All eBooks are in the form of html or pdf.

TopBizNews
http://www.topbiznews.com/free_ebooks.html
TopBizNews offers an eBook entitled "EBooks Galore"
which lists 50 plus eBooks available.  Contact
Teresa Williams, editor at http://www.topbiznews.com
and let her know that you would like to add your
eBook.  Tell her Deborah Anderson referred you :)


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In their own words...
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do. Check us out we'll show you how to maximize your time
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====================> Sponsor Ad 2 of 2 <===================

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      ° Web Site Building Tools
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Anderson Creations * Ezine Publishing
To see a complete list of ezines
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Deborah Anderson, Editor
PO Box 393 * St. Francis, MN  55070
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ISSN: 1526-2235  -  Library Of Congress, Washington D.C., USA
© Copyright 1999 by Anderson Creations * All Rights Reserved
              http://www.andersoncreations.com

==========================================================
   Webmaster Tips Weekly / AC Designer * ISSN: 1526-2235
==========================================================

           ** Now Combined with AC Designer ***
           * http://www.andersoncreations.com *
           * Providing you with useful quick **
           ** tips to improve your Web Site ***

Archives available by sending blank email to
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==========================================================
IN THIS ISSUE
==========================================================

1.  Article - "How to link to yourself to get repeat
                visitors!" by Pamela Heywood
2.  Webmaster Tips Weekly Award - CEBN.com
3.  December Special(s) - Free Web Site Design
4.  Tip(s) - Advertising Database
5.  Webmaster Selections - Our Holiday Gifts to You
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Subscriber Link - NameThatMovie
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


==========================================================
>From the Editor...
==========================================================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Is it really Christmas 99 already?  I thought yesterday
was Thanksgiving....

I would love to give each and every one of you, my
subscribers, all the riches of the world, if I had them to
give...  But let me wish you a very Happy Holiday Season
and sincere heart-felt greetings to you and yours!

You may find our humble gifts to you in the Webmaster
Selections column.

Good Night to all and to all a Good Night :)

Sincerely,

Deborah
mailto:webmaster@...


==========================================================
1.  Article - How to link to yourself to get repeat
                         visitors! by Pamela Heywood
==========================================================

What do I mean? OK, assuming you have a website with some
very useful reference material on it. You do, don't you?
Content is king and all that. And you get lots of visitors ...
(OK, that's a whole other article.) Well, your visitors
might wish to save that information for later.

They can do this in various ways. They could send the page
to themselves by email, they can copy and paste the text.
You might even provide them with a print-friendly version
or offer to deliver it to them by autoresponder. All great,
but....

There are bound to be a number of people who will simply
save your page as a file, because that is the simple
option. Not to steal it, but to refer back to it.

OK, also assuming that if the information is good, the
design is too and that you will have correctly coded all
your internal links as just pagex.html and not
http://www.yourdomain.com/pagex.html
If you do the latter, it slows things down while
your visitor's browser goes right back out on the net
again ...

But, that is exactly what I am going to suggest that
you do for your one most prominent link. Pick the title
or logo, something which is graphic and sticks out like
a beacon at the top of each page. For this use the full,
external link back to your domain's home page
http://www.yourdomain.com/ and in the ALT text of the
graphic also include www.yourdomain.com

This way, if your visitor has saved your page onto
their hard disk, when they refer back to it eons later,
they will be able to see easily and quickly just
exactly where they got it from. They will be able to
come back for more information, order your product or
service ...

It will also serve to deter petty content thieves who
would otherwise think, "Oh, I cant remember where it
came from so it must be public domain" - just like the
real world, you'll never stop the pros.

Beware CGI scripts which you can use to insert the page
location on your pages. Whilst on the www, they will give
your page's address correctly as
http://www.yourdomain.com/pagex.html Once they are on
someone else's computer, they will not work.

This is also yet another reason to have good and
meaningful titles to your pages, (as well as making
sense for both site-specific and external search engines)
as likely as not that will also be the file name under
which your visitor will have saved your page.

Call it *Secrets revealed - how to sell profitable
widgets in 10 easy steps FREE* and they are much more
likely to click on their saved file - and remember why
they saved it - than if each and every page of your
site is called JimBobWidgets.com

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number of questions that you may have about marketing
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In addition to all of the training information available
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° focus of ad (i.e. "Free," money to be earned...)
° type of ad (i.e. classified, feature ad...)
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Done with that?  Do it again with another aspect of
your website, another ezine, or another product or
service.

Done with that, too?  Now write these down somewhere.
I use a database record and track the results of each
ad.

After doing this exercise, you will have a list of
different ads to use when you are contacted for an
ezine ad swap, free feature ad, or other opportunity.

In this way you can respond to the opportunity
immediately instead of waiting for that moment when
you may (or may not) come up with that "perfect ad."


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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.  Article - "How To Get Free Testimonials And Use Them To
                Increase Your Sales"  by Bob Leduc
2.  Webmaster Tips Weekly Award - JavaScriptSource.com
3.  December Special(s) - Free Web Site Design
4.  Tip(s) - "Three Quick Ways to Drive More Customers to
                Your Site" by Steven Chiong
5.  Webmaster Selections - Favorite "Easy" Scripts
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Subscriber Link - Designs For Impact
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Well, we're nearing the end of this year, this millennium,
and I don't feel any more prepared for the year 2000 than
I was for 1999!  Still, life, and work goes on, as we know
it..

Ok, enough philosophizing...

There are so many wonderful techniques out there, on the
internet, to use while designing (or promoting) your web
site.  The one that we look at this week is the use of
Testimonials in promoting our web sites.  Although, I
have not fully completed implementing the technique
myself (Do I hear New Year's Resolution?), it is indeed
an excellent promotional tool to prove your credibility.

I think that an excellent site that implements this
technique is "Make Your Site Sell" at
http://www.sitesell.com/andersoncreations.html. (Yes,
that is my affiliate link :) )  This particular site
uses the drop-menu-box technique to showcase the
testimonials without taking up a lot of the precious
space on each page.  It also generates curiosity in
the viewer's mind, to see what is "hidden."

Again, this week we have a "grab bag" collection for
you -->  But, then again, I know you can read, so I
will let you do so :)

Sincerely,

Deborah
mailto:webmaster@...


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1.  Featured Article -
     "How To Get Free Testimonials And Use Them To
         Increase Your Sales"  by Bob Leduc
==========================================================

Copyright 1999 Bob Leduc

One of the most valuable marketing tools for a business is
the testimonials it receives from satisfied customers. Yet,
many businesses never use these testimonials in their sales
efforts.

Testimonials are valuable proof to prospective customers
that your product or service actually delivers the benefit
you claim it will. In some ways, testimonials are like
referrals. A customer coming to you by referral from one of
their friends or acquaintances is already pre-committed to
do business with you. You don't have to convince them that
your product or service will provide the benefit they seek.
Your ability to deliver is already "guaranteed" by the
person giving the referral.

Testimonials from satisfied customers provide that same
assurance to a potential customer coming to you without a
referral. In every test I performed using the same messages
with and without testimonials, those with testimonials
increased sales, often by as much as 65% or more.

HOW TO GET GOOD TESTIMONIALS

Satisfied customers will occasionally call or write to you
expressing their appreciation without any prompting from
you. If you've been in business for some time you probably
already have a file of these. However, if you're new in
business you may have few or none of these "spontaneous
testimonials". How can you get some... and get them fast?

Here's a simple procedure any business can use effectively.
A short time after completing a transaction, send your
customer or client a personal postcard asking what they
liked best about your product or service. You'll be amazed
at some of the glowing comments you'll get. When you receive
comments you want to use in your advertising, simply ask the
customer to sign a release giving you permission to quote
those comments in your promotional material.

The release form I use includes the full text of the
customer's comments. I request permission to use the
comments "in complete or edited form" so I can shorten the
text when it's too long. I also request permission to use
the customer's name, city and state so it appears as
"Ann Smith, Austin, TX" instead of "A.S., TX". The
customer's privacy is protected by omitting the street
address.

HOW TO USE TESTIMONIALS EFFECTIVELY

My online and print sales letters usually include 3
testimonials. Each one is only 2 or 3 lines plus the
customer's name, city and state.

Be sure to select testimonials stating a specific benefit
gained by using your product or service. A testimonial
saying, "I bought your widget and am very happy with it"
won't motivate anybody else to buy your widget. Instead, use
testimonials like this actual testimonial I received from
one of my customers:  "Hi Bob. I purchased your manual and
used one of the ideas to do a mailing which received about a
10% response rate." That's a powerful testimonial and I use
it regularly in my promotional material. It states
specifically what the customer gained by ordering my manual.

What do testimonials cost? Nothing! They're FREE! I've
learned by experience that some customers get offended if I
offer to pay for the right to quote their comments.
Therefore, I don't offer any compensation. I simply send the
release form with a pre-stamped return envelope and ask them
to sign and return the form. I don't remember the last time
somebody refused my request.

If you're not using testimonials in your promotional
material, start using them today. Begin by looking in your
customer files for comments you can use. Send postcards to
some recent customers asking what they liked most about your
product or service. Get permission to quote their comments
and include them in your sales material. You'll soon
discover FREE testimonials have the amazing power to
increase your sales and profits without increasing your
costs.

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Bob Leduc retired from a 30 year career of recruiting sales
personnel and developing sales leads. He is now a Sales
Consultant. Bob recently wrote a manual for small business
owners titled "How to Build Your Small Business Fast With
Simple Postcards" and several other publications to help
small businesses grow and prosper. For more information...
Email: BobLeduc@...  Subject: "Postcards".
Phone: (702) 658-1707 (After 10 AM Pacific time)
Or write: Bob Leduc, PO Box 33628, Las Vegas, NV 89133
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2.  Featured Webmaster Tips Weekly Award
==========================================================

This week's Webmaster Tips Weekly award goes to
JavaScript Source.com at http://www.javascriptsource.com
which is aliased to http://javascript.internet.com.

The criteria used to determine award winners is grouped
into two categories:
   ° Content (including relevance, usefulness, etc.)
   ° Design (including ease of navigation, user-friendly,
     etc.)

JavaScript Source is a part of the internet.com family.
In their own words, "The JavaScript Source is an excellent
JavaScript resource with tons of 'cut and paste' JavaScript
examples for your web pages. All for free!"

The content of this web site need not be reiterated.  It
is loaded with useful JavaScripts.  You have step-by-step
directions available to you, in addition to the ability
to have the JavaScript(s) emailed to you for later implemen-
tation.

The design?  Well, to put it simply, the design for a site
like this MUST be straightforward and easy to follow, or
it would not survive.  In other words, who would use a
resource web site if no resources could be found, and found
with ease?

This web site goes beyond the expectations of the normal
assessor.  At the same time, it easily matches the high
quality that we have come to expect from any member of
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4.  Featured Tip(s) - Three Quick Ways to Drive More
                            Customers to Your Site
==========================================================

By Steven Chiong
Bizland.com

There are many times when you need a quick boost in web
site traffic. Maybe you have a new product or service you
want to draw attention to or your established site's hits
are going through a slump.

More promotion almost always produces more hits and
additional sales. But what if you're short on time and
cash?

Here are three quick and easy ways to give yourself a big
helping of online promotion.

1.  Fix up several pages just for search engines.  We
     find over and over that search engines are one of
     the richest promotion tools on the Internet.

     Provide a paragraph or two covering a very specific
     topic right at the top of your web page. Include two
     or three words that best describe your topic in the
     title of the page.  Put those same words in your Meta
     Tag.

     Take time to write a good Meta Tag description for
     your web page. Even if your site isn't listed highest
     by search engines, people will click your link if it
     has an inviting description. Focus on the benefits
     your page will bring anyone who reads it.

2.  Here's a tip that many overlook. Find several popular
     portal sites and list yourself in their site direc-
     tories.  As the Net gets bigger and more bewildering,
     many customers are drawn to good portal sites that
     help make the Internet easier to navigate. The business
     directories on these sites get a lot of browsers
     looking for a business like yours.

3.  Look for ways to get visitors to refer their friends
     and associates. Word-of-mouth is a prime marketing
     tool for any business, but it is particularly impor-
     tant on the Internet.

     Why leave world-of-mouth to chance?  Simply ask
     visitors to tell someone they know.  Provide a
     discount or free report to anyone who tells a
     friend. (They can cc their message to you.  Be sure
     to remind visitors not to spam.)

     You can use a refer box to encourage visitors to tell
     others about your site. This simple email tool let
     visitors send your pre-prepared promotional message to
     a friend.  Have your message bullet several of your
     most important features and the benefits they provide.

-----------------------------------------------------------
Steven Chiong provides the promotional tools he talks
about at http://bizland.com/.  Use their search engine
promotion area and list your site in their popular business
directory.  Reach Steven at stevenc@....
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5.  Webmaster Selections - Favorite "Easy" Scripts
==========================================================

Though there are many excellent scripts available on the
internet, the following scripts are some of the easiest
scripts that I have implemented in our web site.  And, the
best part?  They are all free!  If you have any problems
with any of them, drop me an email I will help you out :)

----------------------------------------------------------
Cliff's Banner Rotater
http://www.shavenferret.com/scripts
I use this script for more than just a banner rotator.
I use it to control my footer and my site navigation.
With this technique, all I need to do is change the
navigation bar one time, and all my pages are updated.
----------------------------------------------------------
BizCard
http://web-works.hypermart.net
Demo at http://www.andersoncreations.com/bizcards/
This fun little script gives your visitors the opportunity
to add their virtual business card and view the business
cards of the previous surfers.  Great promotional tool!
----------------------------------------------------------
JumpBox
http://scripts.riffnet.com/
A simple script that helps your visitors navigate your
site.  View a demo, used in one of our banner designs,
at http://www.andersoncreations.com/banners/
----------------------------------------------------------
Simple Search
http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/
Many of you are familiar with Matt Wright's script for
searching a web site.  There are many more detailed
scripts available, but this one is very simple and very
easy to implement into every page of your web site.
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1.  Article - ...Selecting A Logo Design  - Grantastic
2.  Webmaster Tips Weekly Award - SaneMarketing.com
3.  December Special(s) - Free Web Site Design
4.  Tip(s) - ...Sell More Books From Your Site - Andrew Hill
5.  Webmaster Selections - Online Storage
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Subscriber Link - Hylton Enterprises
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

In this season of hectic schedules and short fuses, we
have provided a "grab bag" of interesting tidbits in this
week's issue - not really a theme, but some nice quick
reading.

We have another great article from Grantastic Designs
for you this week.  Whether you are designing your first
logo, re-designing your old logo, or giving up on logos
altogether - this article will help you in your decision-
making process(es).

Hope you all are finding the time (and energy) to complete
your "to do" lists.  My Tip for you?  Don't forget to...
   ° sit down
   ° kick your feet up
   ° enjoy your favorite sip of tea (pepsi, coffee...)
   °...and don't fogive to hug the ones you love :)

Sincerely,

Deborah
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1.  Featured Article -
     "Guidelines To Selecting A Logo Design"  by Grantastic
==========================================================


What is a logo?
===============

Simply put, a logo is a name, symbol, or trademark of a
company or organization. Logos can be made up of text that
is configured in a unique way. Your logo can be an illus-
tration with your company's name on or around the illus-
tration. Or your logo can be a symbol. A logo may also be
a combination of these, but its goal is always to project
the company's intended image.


Why should you use a logo?
==========================

One reason is that people process an image in their mind
more readily than words alone. A logo serves as the visual
stimulation to kickstart the audience's memory, leaving a
greater and lengthier impact than words alone can do. It
is the simplest and most direct way in promoting a business
presence; it's a "what we're about" statement without the
long-winded speech.

Logos give brand name recognition and add visual appeal to
any document or web page. Because your logo is a unique
graphic image, your visitors' eyes will naturally be drawn
to it both on the web and on your printed materials.


Types of Logos
==============


Text Logos
----------

Words in their purest form ARE images. Type fonts come
in all shapes and sizes, which convey different im-
pressions on the audience. A thick font conveys strength
and power. A script font conveys elegance and austerity,
and a slanted typeface conveys movement. Your company
name thus can be your own logo, provided your type font
displays the intended qualities of the organization.


Symbol Logos
------------

A symbol uses an image or images that convey an actual or
abstract representation of a business.  Because a symbol
alone is less direct than text, it leaves itself open to
a wider interpretation of what the business is about.
Using a symbol in your logo has several possibilities.

It may be a take on a company name. One example would be
showing a logo with an ocean wave in a company that calls
themselves "Wavelength Optics," which has nothing to do
with the ocean but is actually an optical engineering
business.

It may create an entirely new symbolic meaning.  For
instance people did not originally associate the Nike
"swoosh" with the company. But due to its corporate rise
and presence everywhere, people have immediately grown
to think "Nike" whenever they see a swoosh. The same is
true for the McDonald's golden arches, or a national flag.


Text and Symbol Logos
---------------------

A brief amount of text, or sometimes just an abbreviation,
compliments the symbol and provides that extra bit of
clarity of what the business is about.

There are many choices to consider when deciding the logo
that best fits the image of your company.  Never limit
yourself to one option. It can be very easy to see an
image you personally like and think it would look attrac-
tive in one format without giving thought to how it will
look everywhere else. In the end, it's not about what you
want your logo to look like. How your audience will
perceive your logo - that is more important.

Fullbrite Learning is an excellent example of good use
of text (in a "child-like" typeface) and symbols (teacher/
mother reading with children)


Your Logo Should Be Compatible With Your Image
===============================================

If you are a financial or legal institution, you will
probably want a logo that is more conservative in design
and color. Navy blue, maroon, and dark teal are good color
selections for projecting a conservative image.

If you are an artist or a state-of-the-art computer company,
you may want a logo that is more abstract and contemporary.
Shapes and symbols are good choices for an abstract look.
Even using black and white as colors on a unique design
gives a contemporary look and feel.


Your Logo Design Should Be Simple
=================================

One reason your logo should be simple is that people
process an image in their mind more readily than words
alone. The other reason that your logo should be "simple"
is that the simpler your logo is, the easier it will be
for your graphic designer to resize and recolor it for
various design purposes. You should have various logo
sizes (small, medium, and large), a web version and a
print version of your logo, and a black-and-white and
color version. Always plan beyond your initial design
purposes for your logo since the ultimate goal of your
business is to expand.


Your Logo Should Be Unique and Recognizable
===========================================

There are two reasons you need an unique logo. First,
you want people to see a visual representation of
your company or business. When people see your logo,
you want them to immediately associate that logo design
with you and no one else. You don't want your logo to be
a piece of clip art because someone might associate that
clip art with your competitor. Using an image or a type-
face that is all too common defeats the purpose of having
a logo, and can even have a negative backlash among your
audience who would view your company as unimaginative.

Second, a unique corporate identity is important because
you don't want to violate any copyrights or trademarks of
other companies. If your logo is too similar to another
company's logo, it is in your best interest to modify or
redesign the logo. What it would cost you in time and money
to have it redone would be very small compared to winding
up in court for a copyright violation.

If your logo is simple and unique, and if people visit your
website repeatedly, people will associate your logo with your
company. When done properly, a logo is one of the simplest
ways to make a brand name recognition impact.

-----------------------------------------------------------
Shari Thurow is the Webmaster/Marketing Manager for Gran-
tastic Designs, a graphic design studio specializing in
web site design and print design. She has been designing
and marketing web sites since 1995.  Shari's areas of ex-
pertise include HTML coding, search engine optimization,
and web graphics  design. Her services are outsourced to
various companies throughout the U.S.
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Grant Crowell is the CEO and founder of Grantastic Designs
(http://www.grantasticdesigns.com).  Grant has over 8 years
of print design experience and specializes in illustration,
photo retouching, and web graphics design. His graphic de-
sign services are outsourced to various companies through-
out the U.S.   mailto:grant@...
-----------------------------------------------------------


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The criteria used to determine award winners is grouped
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   ° Design (including ease of navigation, user-friendly,
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I have to admit that it is the second criteria, Design,
that most impressed me about this web site, and not for
the obvious reasons.  Ms. Loskot does a superb job of
laying out the content of her web site in a manner which
is easy to read and easy to navigate.  What makes her
home page exceptional is that she provides a vast amount
of content without overwhelming or boring the viewer in
the process.  Her page is both fun and informative.

The content of SaneMarketing.com is geared toward the
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   ° Articles (i.e. "Top Ten Ideas for a Great Real
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by Andrew Hill
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It seems like just about everybody sells books from their
web site these days. It can be an excellent way to earn a
steady income online. Yet a great many sites make very few
books sales. They become discouraged and give up on selling
books. Here are four tried-and-true ways you can sell lots
of books from your web site.

1. Include a graphic of the cover. It's one of the oldest
rules in marketing products.  You can always sell more if
people can see a picture of the product.  Book sales are no
different. Even though you can't always tells a book from
its cover, you can sell a LOT more copies of a book if you
SHOW its cover.

Shrink graphics down so they load quickly.  Pages that take
more than 10 seconds to appear make customers click away.

2. Use your own recommendation and the testimonials of
customers. Nothing sells a book like a strong endorsement
from someone who has already read the book. This is
particularly true if you or your reader is recognized as an
expert in the field. Notice how Amazon.com uses reader
comments as their number one tool for moving books. They
start with comments from experts or expert publications,
then move on to opinions submitted by customers.

3. Call your book selling area a "store."  Put a link to
your store near the top of your opening web page.  If
people can't find a way to get to your store from the very
first screen they see of your site, your book sales will be
far lower. On the other hand, putting a prominent link to
your book pages near the top of your opening page can make
your book store one of the most popular locations on your
site.

Be sure to include some copy that makes people want to
click the link.

4.  I've saved the most important strategy for last.
Nothing helps you sell lots of books like carefully
targeting your book list to your best customers.
A site that specializes in business start-up information
will do well selling books about how to start a new
business. A site with hints for teachers will always sell
lots of books on education.

Display books that relate to the main theme of your site.
Don't try to mix books about yachting on a site that's
mostly about home improvements.

----------------------------------------------------------
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The site specializes in books and tools for starting and
running a successful business. Stop by for top recommended
titles that help you get online, get noticed, and make
money. See his 13 tools to make your business a success.
----------------------------------------------------------

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1.  Article - Top 10 Tips for Web Store Design - K. Schultz
2.  Webmaster Tips Weekly Award - EzineUniversity.com
3.  December Special(s) - Free Web Site Design
4.  Featured Tip(s) - Give Your Web Site YOUR Name - B. White
5.  Webmaster Selections - Award Sites - Free Submission
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Subscriber Links
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


===========================================================
>From the Editor...
===========================================================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

We have two short but wonderfully applicable articles for
you.

The first one, "Top 10 Tips for Web Store Design" by Kate
Schultz, is found in our Featured Article column.  This is
a great checklist for those of you who are "beefing" up
(or creating) your online store in keeping with this holiday
season.

The second article, "Give Your Web Site YOUR Name" by Barry
White, is a great tip for those of you in the process of
choosing another (or your first) domain name.

Our Special this month is free web site design to those of
you looking for a Hosting Company.  See details below in
the Specials column.

Well, that's it for now....Til next week - y'all take care
now

Sincerely,

Deborah
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===========================================================
1.  Featured Article -
     "Top 10 Tips for Web Store Design"  by Kate Schultz
===========================================================

  1. Provide enough information and samples of your products
     or services to allow your potential customers to reach
     buying decisions on their own. Self-service is the
     best service on-line.

  2. Automate as much of your on-line processes as possible.
     Deliver digital products on-line.

  3. Let your customer decide which method of ordering to
     choose. Provide several ordering options: mailing
     address, fax, phone, and secure on-line ordering.

  4. Use a commerce package that allows you to calculate
     sales tax and shipping cost in real time. Your customers
     will want to know the total cost of their orders before
     placing them.

  5. Establish a privacy policy and post it at your Web store.
     Let your customers know it is safe to shop at your site.
     Show them that you respect their privacy.

  6. Use a shopping cart program. Shopping carts let your
     shoppers browse through your store, adding or removing
     items before they check out and pay for the goods.

  7. Establish a "no questions asked" money back guarantee.
     You must make it safe for customers to do business with
     you by taking all the risk.

  8. Create affiliate or reseller networks for your products
     or services. Let other Web sites do the marketing
     for you.

  9. Train your employees. They need to learn new skill so
     that you can adapt your business processes to the Internet.

10. Develop post-sales support. Establish communication wit
     your customers immediately after the sale. Let them know
     the order was received and when they can expect delivery.
     Tell your customers what a great decision they made
     ordering your product.

-------------------------------------------------------------
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2.  Featured Webmaster Tips Weekly Award
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This week's Webmaster Tips Weekly award goes to
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The criteria used to determine award winners is grouped
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   ° Design (including ease of navigation, user-friendly,
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If any of you are familiar with the work of Kate Schultz,
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EzineUniversity.

This web site provides content, content, and more content
teaching the new ezine publisher and seasoned publisher
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her excellence in providing pertinent information for the
ezine publisher from all aspects of the ezine publishing
industry.

The design is very easy to navigate and answers the
next question on your mind before you ask it.

In Kate's own words, the purpose of EzineUniversity is
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By Barry White

It's getting harder and harder to find a good name for your
new web site.  The obvious domains for your business are
likely long gone.

New sites are reaching for a name that is still available to
them.  It's not unusual to see URLs that go on forever (like
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hard-to-remember hyphens (best-money-idea.com).

People may be missing the single most powerful strategy
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Name your web site after yourself!  Make your web address
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the business that has a strong identity will be the business
that succeeds in the new Internet economy.

BobSmith.com is easy to remember (especially if you know
Bob) and advertises his Bay Area conference center.  Mark
Gebbie advertises his popular media guide at Gebbie.com.
Dell.com is one of the most successful sites on the Internet,
named after its founder and the computer company he
started.

What if your name is already taken?  Some guy in
Maryland named Barry White already reserved my name
(and, no, it's not the singer with the low voice).  Try using
a nickname.  Nicknames are often easier to remember and
more popular with customers.

This strategy also works if you name is
Monstroneughpahus and you're rightly worried that people
may not be able to spell it.  Often a very simple made-up
name will work fine.  For instance, Amazon.com and
eBay.com stand out from the crowd once they are
established in your mind.

Finally, don't put off getting your own domain.  The $70
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1.  Article - Image Maps and Web Page Design-Grantastic Designs
2.  Webmaster Tips Weekly Award -
3.  November Special(s) - Free Webmastering / Hosting
4.  Featured Tip(s) - Privacy Statements
5.  Webmaster Selections - Privacy Statement Sites
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Subscriber Links
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

This week we are providing a favorite article from our
collection of articles.  This one has been expertly written
by those talented people of Grantastic Designs at
http://www.grantasticdesigns.com. I know that this is a
favorite based on the response to our autoresponder for
the very same article.

Based on this information, you should not be surprised by
this week's choice for the Webmaster Tips Weekly award
recipient....

Don't miss our subscriber link - may be yours - and our
helpful link to aid you in preparing a privacy statement
for your web site.  The Featured Tip also provides infor-
mation about this important addition to your web site.

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,

Deborah
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1.  Featured Article -
     "Image Maps and Web Page Design"  by Grantastic Design
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Image Maps and Web Page Design

An image map is a graphic image that allow users to access
different web pages by clicking on different areas of the
graphic image. On our website, we use an image map as a
means of site navigation at the top of our page.

Why are image maps not always a practical idea for web
design? By using image maps, you might violate 3 of the 5
basic rules of basic web page design:

1. Since you want all of your entire web site to be easy
    to find, search engines should be able to index every
    page of your web site. Search engines cannot follow the
    links inside of an image map, so it is very important
    to put text links or navigational buttons elsewhere on
    your web pages.

2. Since you want all of your entire web site to be easy
    to navigate, you will need to provide alternative
    navigation methods for people using text based browsers
    and for people choosing not to show graphic images in
    their browsers.

3. Since you want all of your entire web site to be quick
    to download, you might want to consider how much download
    time is added when you add an image map to your page or
    pages. An image map tends to be a rather large graphic
    image, possibly containing a lot of navigational infor-
    mation inside of it (in the HTML code), significantly
    increasing the download time of your web pages. Futhermore,
    if you also use other graphic images (usually navigational
    buttons) on the same page that you use an image map, you
    will further increase the download time.

Thus, if you do choose to use an image map on your web pages,
we recommend that you use text-based links both for search
engine indexing, for users of text-based browsers, and for
people who turn off the graphic images in their browsers.

Lastly, consider the download time. People will not wait for
your web pages to download. You will have to decide which is
more important: having a "cool" image map or having potential
customers click off your web site before a page has time to
download.

------------------------------------------------------------
Shari Thurow is the Webmaster/Marketing Manager for
Grantastic Designs, a graphic design studio specializing in
web site design and print design. She has been designing
and marketing web sites since 1995.  Shari's areas of ex-
pertise include HTML coding, search engine optimization, and
web graphics  design. Her services are outsourced to various
companies throughout the U.S.
mailto:shari@...

Grant Crowell is the CEO and founder of Grantastic Designs
(http://www.grantasticdesigns.com).  Grant has over 8 years
of print design experience and specializes in illustration,
photo retouching, and web graphics design. His graphic
design services are outsourced to various companies through-
out the U.S.
mailto:grant@...
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2.  Featured Webmaster Tips Weekly Award
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This week's Webmaster Tips Weekly award goes
Grantastic Designs at http://www.grantasticdesigns.com

The criteria used to determine award winners is grouped
into two categories:
   ° Content (including relevance, usefulness, etc.)
   ° Design (including ease of navigation, user-friendly,
     etc.)

This web site offers many things to many people.  Looking
for graphic design work and logo design?  This is the place.
Are you looking for tips as you design your own web site?
Again, this is the place.

Grantastic Designs offers design tips and marketing tips
as well as useful related links, a Gallery, and FAQs page.

The design of this web site is very clean and straight-
forward.  There is no problem determining the navigation
of this site at-a-glance.

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   Quick Tip from the Editor...
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I know I've said this before, but I cannot stress the
necessity to keep the email addresses and personal
information of your clients and potential clients private.

To most of you this is a statement that does not need
to be repeated, but for those of you that are unaware of
this practice, please heed the advice.

You will not want to risk the loss of your clients or
potential clients, or even your business, over a "leakage"
in personal information - whether actual or perceived.

In addition, if your customers learn that they can trust
you they will continue to return to your web site and to
refer others to you, your business, and your web site.

Don't miss the link in the Webmaster Selections below
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.  Creative Ways To Make Your Press Release Work-Dr. Kevin Nunley
2.  Webmaster Tips Weekly Award - www.freewebmastertools.com
3.  November Special(s) - Free Webmastering / Hosting
4.  Featured Tip(s) - Remember those Expert Manuals
5.  Webmaster Selections - CGI Script Sites
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Subscriber Links
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


===========================================================
>From the Editor...
===========================================================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

I am always thankful to you special subscribers who send
me email.  Here is one such thoughtful response...

>Thank you, thank you! It is still so thrilling to me to see
>us in virtual print!
>
>You made my day, my night---I'm so excited.
>
>You are appreciated. Very, very much!
>
>Paula Bright, for
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>
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>========================================================

Thank you Paula!

This issue we are learning about press releases.  (Yes,
me, too.)  Don't you just love to learn new things?  Tell
me about yours, share, and see yourself in "virtual print"
as Paula puts it.

Send your articles and success tips to me and we will
consider featuring YOU!

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,

Deborah
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1.  Featured Article - "Creative Ways To Make Your Press
         Release Work - Email strategies to get thousands
            in free media publicity"  by Dr. Kevin Nunley
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Never before has there been so MUCH media. Internet, cable,
satellite, and new low-power TV add to the already
staggering number of radio stations, newspapers, and
magazines.

Competition is intense. Each year there is more pressure on
editors and producers to find fresh stories and interesting
information to satisfy their audiences.  This is good news
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If you have expert tips to share, an interesting new product
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Editors are often swamped with press releases--bag loads
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get your press release used.

1.  Email is instantaneous. Constantly scan the headlines
     for a popular story or topic that you can relate your
     business to. Get your release to editors ASAP while
     the topic is still hot. Right after an important story
     breaks, media looks for related stories to keep the
     topic in front of their audiences.

     You can email press releases to media inexpensively
     using a good media contact guide or database. We've
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     available from http://www.media-magnet.com. Most
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     magazines.

2.  Target general interest media. It's important to
     send your release to the kind of media that will be
     interested in it. It's safe to send just about any
     release to the general interest media: radio, TV,
     newspapers, and general business and news magazines.

     Sending your release to everyone on the list will
     fill your mail box with angry replies from editors.
     Once we got a stern reply from the editor of "Soil
     and Conservation Monthly" after we accidentally sent
     him a release on 900 numbers.

3.  Write your release to appeal to radio.  The vast
     majority of major media outlets in North America are
     radio stations. Most cities have one or two major
     newspapers and a handful of TV stations, but they
     often have 15 to 30 radio stations.

     Radio overwhelmingly uses locally produced programming
     that has to be produced daily every day of the year.
     Since most radio stations are designed to entertain,
     they gobble up any story that is funny, sad, thought
     provoking, or pertains to a fashionable topic.

     Be sure to include your telephone number and offer to
     be available to do a live on-air interview.

4.  Write a press release filled with your expert tips.
     It's ok for it to be a bit of a how-to article.
     Editors will use it if the information is helpful to
     people in their audience.

     If you are an accountant, announce a free checklist
     available to small businesses. Include your free tips
     in the press release. A web designer can provide ideas
     on how to make a businesses' site sell. A daycare
     provider can lend some ideas on how to keep children
     entertained.

5.  You will also want to choose some addresses from a
     list of magazines and newsletters that relate closely
     to your industry.

     Often these industry publications are easiest to get
     into and will give your business a greater amount of
     publicity.Things that seem like no big deal to a daily
     newspaper can be big news to a magazine or newsletter
     in your industry.

     Watch for the same email addresses to show up multiple
     times on directory lists. If you're not careful, you can
     end up sending two, four, even eight copies of your
     release to the same media person.

     Media companies often have one person who collects
     press releases for several stations or publications
     that operate within the same company or building. A
     single person can be listed as the contact for two to
     eight media outlets.

     You can avoid the multiple-copies problem by
     alphabetizing your email list. It's easy to spot
     duplicates of the same address.

     Occasionally you will hear from a media representative
     that thinks small businesses shouldn't send them a
     release.  In a media world that is increasingly domi-
     nated by mega-corporations, some media people start
     thinking of one and two-persons businesses as
     insignificant.

     I would argue that America's rich selection of media
     is only possible because of the First Amendment which
     allows a free press and freedom of speech.  It is your
     freedom to express ideas to media that guarantees the
     existence of media.  It's also important not to abuse
     this freedom.  Use your access to media wisely.

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Kevin Nunley provides marketing advice and copy writing for
businesses and organizations.  See his full-service press
release package at http://DrNunley.com/ .  Reach him at
kevin@... or (801)253-4536.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.  Featured Article - "Marketing Your Business after Y2K"
2.  Featured Webmaster Tips Weekly Award - www.Dotcom.ca
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free Webmastering / Hosting
4.  Featured Tip(s) - Offer Ezine Archives as a Free Service
5.  New:  Featured Selections - links, resources, downloads
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Featured Subscriber Links
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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

I am excited about our upcoming web site entitle
www.Webmaster-Tips-Weekly.com.  We will archive our
ezines, categorize, and "search-enable" them at that
web site, along with webmaster resources and so much
more to help "flesh-out" the web site.

This will arrive sometime after we make our final
move - 2000 miles away.  I know, I have mentioned
that so many times you are probably wondering if
it is a new excuse for procrastination.  No, indeed,
it is a slow but sure progress toward a warmer and
sunnier climate. :)

This week I came across an article on Y2K marketing.
Though I myself have not created a basement full of
goods to store up for the Y2K experience, this article
did appeal to me for its common sense approach to some
possibilities that are reasonable to expect as it re-
lates to the turn of this century.

We will continue to provide you with free resources,
free forms, free scripts, free java, etc. etc.  These
will pre-dominantly appear in our NEW column below.
Again, this will be more thorough at the beginning of
December after our move is complete (hopefully).

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,

Deborah

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1.  Featured Article
         "Marketing Your Business After Y2K"
                by Dr. Kevin Nunley
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Predictions of what we're in for after January 1 are all
over the map.  Expert opinions on Y2K range from just a few
minor hassles to head for the hills.

Some are probably well informed, others are just guessing,
some are out to scare you, and some are promoting views
that will benefit their own concerns.

One thing is certain, Y2k could be especially harsh on
marketing. Effective marketing depends completely on
available media and channels of distribution. Both could
be devastated even by minor Y2K problems.

Let's look at one example. TV and cable stations are
currently worrying about the computer-run machines that
determine what programs play and which commercials run
within those programs. If those machines go down, as some
feel they will, it will be some time before your
commercials get back on the air.

Other media problems may take more time to develop.
Many Y2K experts say the railroad and trucking industries
will have huge challenges. Imagine what could happen to
your marketing if the local newspaper couldn't get paper
supplies.

The Problem With Power.
No media or even less media means your business will have
a far harder time getting the word out about your products
and services. Even a temporary power outage lasting a
week or two could delete most of your media choices.

Although my local power company says they’re ready for
Jan. 1, their system could be damaged by another power
company that isn’t ready.

This was enough to get my local US Senator, who chairs
the Senate Y2K committee, to remark "a failure of the
electrical grid could send us back to the year 1850."

No power means no TV, no radio, no Internet, and no
newspapers (unless they run their presses on coal power).
Even if an outage lasts for only a couple of weeks, your
best advertising option for moving product in January
could be your cousin walking around downtown while wearing
a sandwich board sign.

Take some time to think of ways you can promote your
business to people in your area using old-fashioned
marketing methods--like placing fliers on doors, giving
a speech to a local group, or getting neighbors to sell
to their friends for a commission.

I would imagine your mind is starting to race. If a guy
with a sandwich board is effective marketing while $100
million media outlets are dark, that CHANGES EVERYTHING
in the marketing world--at least for a while.

But that's not half of it.  Let's consider the other side
of the equation. The other major component of marketing is
distribution. Y2k knocks distribution silly.

Y2K Could Change Distribution.
You can't do business unless you have a way to get your
products to customers. Ever drive through a town that has
a Walmart regional distribution center? It's a giant mass
of (computerized) warehouse space and 18 wheelers. Walmart
succeeds so well because they have a (computerized)
distribution system that is second to none.

Move down the street a bit. You probably have a big
electronics store that sells TVs, computers, radios,
stereos and more. There's also a clothing store where
you buy shirts and underwear

Where are virtually ALL these products made? (Asia) And
how do they arrive on our shores? (airplanes)  Foreign
airports are ranked at the top of the Y2K concern list.

Take out North America's trains and freight flights from
other parts of the world and none of the big businesses I
mentioned above can keep their doors open more than a few
weeks at most. They simply CAN'T get the products to sell.

What does that mean for you? First of all, you probably
won't be able to buy a new TV. If you can buy one, it will
cost an arm and a leg. Instead of getting a new TV, you
will have your old TV repaired. While your local elec-
tronics conglomerate is slowing going bankrupt, the small
appliance repair shop next door will be swamped with work.

The Wall Brothers lose while Joe Schmo the repair guy gets
rich (Keep in mind this is simply hypothetical.  I don't
mean to imply that I know for a fact any major company has
incurable computer problems.)

Computer glitches don't care about our human hopes and
beliefs. They simply glitch...and we have to deal with
the consequences.

Let me make a few relatively safe predictions:

If there are big problems with distribution and media,
people will look around their own neighborhoods for the
products and services they need.  Even if you can’t reach
your national or international customers, you could be
helped by a big increase in local buyers.

If some media go out, others may still be alive. Your
marketing must adjust to survive.

Even if we do revert back to 1850 (as my Senator
suggested) there are plenty of ways to market a business
even if you don't have electricity, planes, or even cars.

We have tons of Y2K-proof marketing examples that are
used very effectively in developing countries and in our
own history. Most American towns were short on both cars
and electricity when our grandparents and great-grand-
parents were kids, yet marketing hummed along fine using
less sophisticated methods.

Here Comes Rumor.
It is important to remember that word-of-mouth is the
primary way to transmit information in societies that
don't have telephones, TV, radio, or the Internet.

Word-of-mouth, or rumor, may take a bigger place in our
lives if media goes down.

Get ready, because rumor is a different animal.  It is
VERY hard if not IMPOSSIBLE to transmit information
correctly via rumor. With each telling of the story, the
details tend to change as the story goes from one person
to the next.

Don't try to transmit factual information. Instead, mold
your information into common stories (or myths) that we
all know. If you don't put your info into the form of a
well-known story, the public will do it for you within a
few tellings.

Experts say we’re already seeing Y2K-related problems.
Whether Y2K is the biggest goof since the dawn of time,
or just a temporary glitch that most of us don’t even
notice, there will ways you will need to adjust your
marketing.

Thinking about marketing after Y2K now will insure you've
got the ideas and attitudes necessary for staying strong
into the 21st century.

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Kevin Nunley helps businesses with marketing strategy and
copy writing. Read his FREE book on Marketing and Y2k
at http://drnunley.com/.  You will discover dozens of
level-headed strategies for keeping your business profitable
through thick and thin. Reach Kevin at kevin@....
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This week's Webmaster Tips Weekly award goes to the folk
and web site at http://www.dotcom.ca

The criteria used to determine award winners is grouped
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Consider offering to host archives for another ezine
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You may even consider offering this service to another
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In doing so, you benefit...
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° Increased exposure and the recognition factor for you
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Your joint-venture-ezine-publisher benefits...
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Some notes...
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° Keep the web pages relevant to the archive, but don't
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If you have any suggestions - we are all ears :)
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.  Featured Article - "Kick the Procrastination Habit"
2.  Featured Award - First Webmaster Tips Weekly Award
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free Webmastering / Hosting
4.  Featured Tips - Subscriber Tip for this ezine!
5.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
6.  Featured Links - Subscriber Links :)
7.  Discreet Classifieds
8.  Who We Are - Contact Information


===========================================================
>From the Editor...
===========================================================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

This month we have started giving out our Webmaster Tips
Weekly award - the first going out to....(You'll have to
read it yourself :)  Hint:  The award winner has also
generously contributed an article that is relevant to the
the business and personal aspects of each and every one
of us.

Read the Tip column to see some feedback from one of your
fellow subscribers and my response....

After reading the Tip column you will be ready to read
the Featured Links column with links from our Subscribers.

We will continue our October Subscriber Special this month
also - so you do have another 25 days to take advantage of
the free webmastering.

Look forward to the free forms, searchable archives at our
web site, a new free promotional directory (for our sub-
scribers only) and some re-working of this ezine to make it
even more resourceful.  (I did tell you I was the perpetual
"tweaker," didn't I?)

Til next week - take care!

Sincerely,

Deborah

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1.  Featured Article
         "Kick the Procrastination Habit"
                by Maria Gracia
===========================================================

I’ll get to it--when I get a chance.

You know what that means, don’t you? You’ll never get to
it! Here are 8 simple ways to kick the procrastination
habit and start getting things done.

1.  BREAK IT DOWN.

     Seem overwhelming? Don’t look at everything as one big
     project. Break goals, projects or tasks down into
     small parts. Assign a specific deadline (date and time)
     to each part.

2.  WRITE IT DOWN.

     Make it official by recording on paper, what needs to
     be done. When it's written down, it's more concrete,
     and there's a greater chance you'll start and complete
     it.

3.  TELL SOMEONE.

     Tell a friend, associate or loved one what your plans
     are. Discuss decisions that need to be made with
     others. Ask a friend or associate for some ongoing
     motivation. Sometimes an outside perspective may be
     all you need to get started.

4.  SCHEDULE.

     Establish a regular time each day to work on your goal,
     project or task.

5.  USE PROPER TOOLS.

     Organize your environment, complete with the tools you
     need, so it is conducive to working.

6.  POST REMINDERS.

     Keep your goals in front of you. Post reminders of your
     goals and deadlines where you can constantly see them.

7.  I'LL ONLY DO THIS, IF I COMPLETE . . .

     Make something you normally do and enjoy contingent
     upon doing the avoided task. For example: **I will not
     watch my favorite television program until I complete
     Part A of my project.** -- By the way, no fair
     cheating!! :-)

8.  SET REWARDS.

     Set rewards for your ultimate goals and mini-goals.
     You’ll constantly have something enjoyable to look
     forward to.

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Visit Maria's Get Organized Now! website for lots of FREE
STUFF to help you get better organized, including a FREE
Idea-Pak and Newsletter, plus slideshows, articles, tips
and ideas! http://www.getorganizednow.com
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2.  Featured Webmaster Tips Weekly Award
===========================================================

Our First Webmaster Tips Weekly Award goes to Maria
Gracia's Get Organized Now! web site at
http://www.getorganizednow.com.

The criteria used to determine award winners is grouped
into two categories:
   ° Content (including relevance, usefulness, etc.)
   ° Design (including ease of navigation, user-friendly,
     etc.)

Get Organized Now offers the web surfer many opportunities
to learn techniques and tips for organization - whether
it be your time, your home, your resources, or your
closet! Request Maria's free info-pak, subscribe to her
newsletter or even read her collection of inspirational
quotes.

The design of this web site is straightforward and easy to
navigate.  You won't get lost here.

Don't leave without stopping by and posting your question
at the Get Organized Now Forum.  You will walk away
encouraged...

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4.  Featured Tips from our subscribers....
===========================================================

I received the following tip / question from a wonderful
subscriber, Husain S F Abbas of http://www.husain.tsx.org.
Husain really got me thinking, as you can see from my
responses below.

Husain S F Abbas wrote:

>Greetings,

>Please review my site for your award. The URL is
>http://www.husain.tsx.org

>MY COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS:
>I love giving people suggestions on these matters.
>My suggestions are directed to your ezine. I noticed
>that you only have two sponsor adverts and that is
>really good. But I feel that you provide too many
>links  to your website. Just one link at the top or
>bottom will do.

>If you would like your link featured here, go to

>http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

>I have never seen any member links in your ezine.

>Husain,

----------------------------------------------------------

From: AndersonCreations.com

Dear Husain,

Thank you very much for your comments!

I will review your site for a possible award.

I will re-work the ezine with your suggestion
about too many links to our web site in mind :)

Good observation on the feature links!  Thank you!

Here is my explanation...
When we started Webmaster Tips Weekly, the column
for Featured Links was just that - for the subscribers.
At first we did not receive a lot of responses and so
I would "review" the site suggestions for the Feature
Review column.  Since then, the Feature Review column
has evolved into the Award column and I have collected
the featured links together to try to combine them with
link sites as a sort of "theme" oriented column.  This
worked well at the beginning when we did not have that
many submissions.  I do admit, it has been a few weeks
since I featured a subscriber link.

Your comment has got me thinking....
Now that we do have quite a few suggestions, maybe I
will again devote that column to be only for the
subscriber's links.

Thank you for your suggestions - may I have your
permission to include your question and my answer
in an upcoming issue, for the sake of the other
subscribers? :)

----------------------------------------------------------

Husain S F Abbas wrote:

>Greetings,

>Yes you have my permission to include my question and your
>answer (which was quite satisfying) in your next issue.

>Thanks

>Husain,
>http://www.husain.tsx.org


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5.  Featured Ezines & Discussion Lists
===========================================================
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Newsletter get a Free Ad for their Business on his Web Page? Go
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      ° Web Site Building Tools
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To see a complete list of ezines
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PO Box 393 * St. Francis, MN  55070
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              http://www.andersoncreations.com

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===========================================================

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IN THIS ISSUE
===========================================================

1.  Featured Article - "Use Your Keywords For Top Ten Success"
2.  Featured Review - Future Home of Webmaster Tips Award
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free Webmastering / Hosting
4.  Featured Tips - Key Word Idea Generator
5.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
6.  Featured Links - Key Word & Search Engine Related Links
7.  Discreet Classifieds
8.  Who We Are - Contact Information


===========================================================
>From the Editor...
===========================================================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Well, I have to say, nothing ever seems to run smoothly
for an extended period of time.  But then, life would not
be nearly as exciting if it did!   What am I talking about?
I have lost my "inbox" to some computer fluke.

For this reason, if anyone has sent me an email that I am
not responding to, please do not take it personally.  I
probably lost your email.

Also, I had received some submissions to this ezine with
web sites to review and even some great Reader Tips (one
in particular I was going to use in this issue).  I have
lost those too.

Please Please Please re-send your submissions and I promise
to "process" them before my inbox disappears. :)
mailto:webmaster@...

Our issue today includes tips for Meta Tag Key Words and
Search Engine related featured links. Don't miss the
wonderful links provided in the article by David Carter.

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Remember, this is Your Ezine!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
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1.  Featured Article
         "Use Your Keywords For Top Ten Success"
                by David Carter
===========================================================

The key to the success of your online business - or any other
business for that matter - is to attract targeted traffic to
your business, i.e. in the case of an online business, your
web site.

One way of generating targeted traffic from the search engines
is through the use of the "keyword" meta tag. This meta tag is
used when your site is indexed by all the major search engines
with the exception of Excite, Google, Lycos and Northern Light
(but not directories like Yahoo), and is one of the elements
taken into consideration when the engine decides how high - or
low - your site will be listed.

Deciding upon which actual keywords to use for your site will
have a critical bearing not only on your position in the
engines, but on the level and quality of visitors to your site.
If you just guess them, the chances of generating the traffic
you want are slim to zero.

So how do you decide what your keywords should be? Here are five
steps you should take that will help you to pick the most
appropriate words.


1) Put yourself in your visitors shoes.

Imagine that you are a potential client trying to find your
site. What words would they use in a search to find you? Think
about it and make a list. Try and think beyond the obvious,
consider using a Thesaurus to come up with slightly less common
alternatives.


2) Do a search using those terms.

Go to the search engines and do a search using the list you've
just made. Do the sites that come up in the top thirty look like
they are appealing to the audience you are trying to reach? If
so, you're obviously on the right track. Look at the keywords
these sites are using (use "view source" in your browser) and
see if there are any keywords they are using that could be
suitable for your own site. If so, add them to your list. but
don't just copy the keywords from the top couple of sites and
use them for your own site, it's unlikely that you'll get the
same results, not to mention that it's unethical.

If you don't want to do this exercise manually, there is
software available that you can use. I use Web Position Gold
http://www.webmastersdirectory.com/webposition/ which I would
highly recommend, but there are alternative products on the
market such as Topdogg http://www.topdogg.com .


3) Use words that you know people are searching for.

Make sure that you are using words that surfers are actually
using. There are a number of companies that will provide you
with details of the top 200 or so search words that are
currently being used. Three of them are WordSpot at
http://www.wordspot.com , Wordtracker at
http://www.wordtracker.com/index.html and mall-net at
http://www.mall-net.com/se_report/ .

Another source is Meta Spy at http://www.metaspy.com . MetaSpy
shows you in real time the searches actually being performed on
MetaCrawler.

A list of the previous month's top 100 popular search terms can
also be found at goto.com at
http://goto.com/d/top100/index.jhtml


4) Use phrases not just individual words.

A lot of web surfers don't just use one word, they use two or
more words or phrases. An excellent source of the phrases used
is the suggestion tool at goto.com which you will find at
http://inventory.go2.com/inventory/searchInventory.mp .


As an example, here are some of the alternatives that goto
produced for the phrase "making money":

   making money on the internet
   money making
   money making opportunity
   making money at home
   making money online
   making money on the web

In addition to suggesting the phrases, goto also tells you how
many people searched on that term in the previous month.
As goto.com currently accounts for 2.8% of all search engine
searches, if you multiply the goto figure by 36, it will
give you an estimate of the total number of people on the web
using that particular search term.

5) Be specific.

The more specific you are with your keywords or phrases, the
better chance you have of a higher listing because there is less
competition for your keyword.

For example, suppose you are in the travel business, so you
decide on "travel" as a keyword. If you used that search term on
AltaVista, you would find that it would come up with 19,933,327
sites - that's a lot of competition.

Perhaps you only do flights - well "flights" would bring the
number of sites down to 727,490 , still a lot but a step in the
right direction. "Airfares" would bring it down again to
195,390. Are your flights cheap? If they are then "cheap
flights" would have you competing with 7,692 sites, "cheap
airfares" halves that again to 2,943.

Do you specialize in flights to Europe? If you do then you'll
find you are competing with 649 sites. But if your flights to
Europe are cheap, you'll find that "cheap flights to Europe"
competes with just 13 sites. Alternatively, "cheap airfares to
Europe" lists just six sites.

So instead of competing with nearly 20 million "travel" sites,
be specific with your keywords and you could end up in the top
ten.

When I started writing this article, I didn't expect to find
such a dramatic example. But I'm sure it can't be the only case.
Perhaps when you start thinking about your own keywords you'll
have the same success.

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David Carter is the webmaster of the Webmasters Directory
http://webmastersdirectory.com the search engine for webmasters.
He is also the publisher of Web Essentials, a straight talking
weekly newsletter full of news, reviews and tips to help you
succeed in your online business. To subscribe,
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*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

This idea may not work for everyone, but it is one of
those "accidental" idea generators that I have found
helpful.

As you know, Anderson Creations has its own ezine /
discussion list searchable directory, EzineLinks,
at http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezinelinks/.

In the submission process, an email is sent to me,
the moderator, for approval.  Since this database
is searchable, each "submitter" indicates his/her
key words in their submission.  I have learned a
lot about people in general and how they search
by "glancing" at these key words.

It really does help to learn from other people and
learn how other people think.  Maybe you can come
up with a unique, yet effective method, to glean
knowledge and the knowledge process from your
surroundings.

Not everyone in the world is the same - Thankfully...

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Editor's Correction....

The following appeared in the last issue of Webmaster Tips
Weekly with an incorrect spelling of Karl's last name.  The
following is the corrected version as it should have appeared.

Here is a listing of Not-So-Common Search Engines /
Directories for the submission of your web pages and web
sites.  Most of these links are compliments of the Free
Webmaster Tools ezine archives. These archives are available
at http://kresch.com/freewebmastertools/all_issues.html
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To view this in context, please send a blank email to
mailto:web_tips_102999@...    Thanks!

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related.

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Online Position Analyzer - Rankthis
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Search Engine Showdown - The Users Guide to Web Searching
Take a step back and understand searching from the sufer's
point of view
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Coming Soon.....
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Submitter at Anderson Creations!
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Check back in a week or so....


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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.  Featured Article - Taking Your Online Business On The Road
2.  Featured Review - Future Home of Webmaster Tips Award
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free Webmastering / Hosting
4.  Featured Tips - Offline Promotion On the Road
5.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
6.  Featured Links - Some "Not-So-Common" Search Engines
7.  Discreet Classifieds
8.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Well, I'm writing to you as I am traveling across the US.
A unique, rewarding, sometimes-frustrating, refreshing
experience all rolled into one.  Out of this adventure
I have been inspired to write my thoughts about taking
your online business on the road in the featured article
of the same name.  I wrote this article as I traveled and
hopefully it will be helpful to those of you preparing to
embark on a similar adventure.

In the Featured Tips column I will give you some offline
tips to promote your web site while traveling.

Thanks to Karl Kresch, we have some "not-so-common"
search engines featured in the featured links column.
Looking for some more places to promote your site and
your web pages? If so, don't miss this column.

If you are too busy worrying about your business to
spend time doing your web page maintenance, then take
advantage of our offer for one month of free webmastering.
You deserve the break!

I think that's about it for know...Til next week - y'all
take care now

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

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1.  Featured Article
         "Taking Your Online Business On The Road"
                by Deborah Anderson
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© Copyright 1999 Deborah Anderson
Anderson Creations * All Rights Reserved

The wonderful thing about having an online business is that
you can take time off from work any time you like.  Take
that day to be a parent chaperon for your kid's field trip.
Or, take that extended weekend retreat that you have always
wanted to take.

Another advantage to working full time with your lucrative
online business is that you can choose NOT to take a vacation
even while you are taking a vacation.

This article addresses this second benefit.  I hope to give
you some ideas, based on my personal experience, to prepare
and carry-out your plan to take your online business on the
road.

1.  Plan ahead

     Determine the cities that you will be staying at and
     call ahead (or better yet - check online) to answer
     the following questions..
     ° Are local phone calls free?
     ° What is the local area code.

1.  Obtain your ISP

     Make sure your current ISP has service and a local dial
     up phone number in the cities that you will be staying.
     If not, obtain a separate service for your travels.
     AOL offers access numbers is most of the major cities in
     America and therefore was the logical choice for our trip.

     Note:  Even if you choose another ISP, such as AOL, you
     may still use your current browser. I prefer to connect
     with AOL during my travels and then switch to my Netscape
     Browser so that I may continue with my normal email account
     and my web page editing tasks.

3.  Pack

     Pack your laptop, your case, extra phone cable, a 3 prong
     outlet adapter (if needed), an extra system startup disk,
     and a copy of your ISP software for the trip.  You will
     never know when you will need one of these.

3.  Free Travel Guides

     Check online or call ahead, to obtain free "travel books"
     from some major hotel/motel chains to determine which
     cities have respective hotels and motels available and
     to determine what the price of the room is, in addition
     to cross-referencing this information with your list
     of access numbers from your dial-up service.

     What we found to be very cost effective was to use these
     travel books to determine the price trend for different
     areas and then to choose a well-known, but not "featured"
     hotel that had even lower rates, without compromising
     cleanliness, etc.

4.  Make the most of your time online

     Check your email and answer the email that needs
     answering right away.  Keep in mind that you really
     need to prioritize during this limited time online.
     Unless you have the time and finances to stay in your
     hotel with nothing else to do, for several days, you
     are indeed limited on time.

5.  Compose emails, web pages and "To Do" lists

     While riding, compose your emails offline.  Design
     that new web page, or make a to do list of places you
     need to surf to at your next hotel stop.  Remember
     you are limited in your online time, so you want to
     be prepared and make the most of those precious moments.

   . If you're driving, please don't write while you drive --
     purchase a handheld tape recorder with mini cassettes
     for the purpose of dictating your inspiring thoughts
     while driving.  I like using my Macintosh Powerbook to
     read ezines and ebooks back to me while I drive.....

Yes, it is possible to continue working while vacationing.
Just be sure to keep in mind...
° You do not need to complete everything NOW
° Don't sweat the small stuff - the world will still orbit
° You CAN do work before and after your vacation
° Have Fun - After all, you ARE on vacation

This article may be reprinted as long as it contains
the following bio:
=======================================================
Deborah Anderson is the editor of Webmaster Tips Weekly
published by Anderson Creations.  Visit her site
at http://www.andersoncreations.com/subscribe.shtml
and receive free content for your web site or ezine.
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webmaster@...

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Future Home of Webmaster Tips Awards...

Thank you to all of you who have submitted your sites -
these have been noted for review for the Webmaster Tips
Award.

You may suggest your web site or your favorite web site(s)
for a possible Webmaster Tips Award.  Simply send your
suggestion to mailto:webmaster@... or
go to http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Also...
I am a "Go Guide" for the following categories...
   ° Small Business...Your Business Web Site
   ° Web Site Building Tools
located at Go.com  http://www.go.com/WebDir
Submit your site for possible review and inclusion in
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   Quick Tip from the Editor...
  Offline Promotion On The Road
*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

Here are some ideas for promotion while traveling...

1.  Use your business cards
     Determine your prospects "hot button(s)" and
     give the URLs for sample pages that would target
     your prospects needs and/or wants.  Write 2 URLs
     on the back of your business card.  Give these
     cards to everyone with whom you associate. En-
     courage an exchange of your business card(s) for
     theirs.

2.  Provide brochures and sales letters in the same
     manner as your business cards.

3.  Obtain email addresses of prospects whenever
     possible and follow-up when you get home.

4.  Leave promotional material in hotel rooms, etc.

5.  Give business cards as "Thank Yous."  Leave
     them with your generous tip after dinner.

6.  Give out 2 cards or 2 brochures to your prospects.
     You never know who they may refer to you.

7.  Ezine Publisher?  Print out a sample of your
     best issue and give it to a serious prospect.

Many more options --- use your creativity and enjoy!


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REVIEWING BOOKS FOR CIVIL SOCIETY
Bookstores are inevitably swamped with loads of pulp fiction and
tons of junk non-fiction. In this dismal scenario, members of
civil society end up chagrined and lost. Where do you find books
of interest? Books on subjects and issues you are concerned about?
Where do they you fiction that can be rated even a cut above the
ordinary? Where do you read about books that are not usually
written about in commercially-oriented publications? The answer
is in The Reviewer, a FREE weekly book reviews ezine which reviews
only books of worth. Subscribe today by sending a blank mail to
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6.  Featured Links
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Here is a listing of Not-So-Common Search Engines /
Directories for the submission of your web pages and web
sites.  Most of these links are compliments of the Free
Webmaster Tools ezine archives. These archives are available
at http://kresch.com/freewebmastertools/all_issues.html
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This is a directory of search engines and directories.
Great site to use when submitting your site manually or
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The Informed Netizen's Choice
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http://www.duno.com/
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The Net One
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.  Featured Article - Sell With E-Mail by Terry Matson
2.  Featured Review - Future Home of Webmaster Tips Award
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free Webmastering / Hosting
4.  Featured Tips - Uses for Autoresponders
5.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
6.  Featured Links - Editor's Choice Webmaster Pay Programs
7.  Discreet Classifieds
8.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
===========================================================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Well, Anderson Creations is moving.  No, not our name or
domain name.  We are moving to a different state.

I am scrambling to get 2 weeks worth of tips and resources
together for you so that I can take some time off to go
explore and settle into our new nest.  Please be patient
with me if you send me an email in the next couple weeks...
I'll get there eventually :)

This week, we are supplying a very short, but "action-
packed" article on creating your sales letter.  Are you
preparing your autoresponder sales letters? You'll want
to read this article first.

We've also included our Editor's Choice affiliate programs.
Yes, these are Affiliate Links of Anderson Creations, but
they are also our choice programs as you will see by our
descriptions in the Featured Links Column.

Our Featured Tips provides a listing of ideas for your
autoresponders.  After you've learned how to sell with
email in our Featured Article, apply these skills to
your autoresponders

I think that's about it for now...I'm off to visit a
few states by way of the highway - the asphalt version
of the interstate highway, that is....

Til next week - y'all take care now and wave to me as I
drive through your state :)

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Remember, this is Your Ezine!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
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1.  Featured Article
         "Sell With E-Mail"
                by Terry Matson
===========================================================

This article has been generously provided by EZ News Wire
at http://www.e-zinez.com

"Four ways to make email sales letters produce results."

By Terry Matson
ColoradoSoft, Inc

E-mail is one of the greatest selling tools ever invented.
It's fast, personal, and almost free.  Here are some simple
ways to make your e-mail sales letters more effective.

1.  Keep your letter short and action-packed.  Few people
     enjoy reading on a computer monitor.  If your customer
     opens your e-mail message to find it scrolls on para-
     graph after paragraph, they will usually either delete
     it or save it to read later (and never get back to it).

     Try to pack your most important information into just
     three or four short paragraphs.  Let customers know
     they can access your autoresponder or web site for much
     more detailed information.  That way those who want to
     know more can get those details.

2.  Start your letter with a headline or single-sentence
     paragraph that clearly tells the reader what big bene-
     fit you are offering them.  Tell the reader how their
     life will be improved when they use your product or
     service. Look for ways that your offer will increase
     their income, give them more time, make them look better,
     or help your reader have more fun.

3.  Make your letter as personalized as you can.  This is
     the great secret to good marketing and selling.  You may
     need to break your recipient list down into subcategories.
     For example, if you have lots of firemen and lots of
     school teachers in your group, you will do far better to
     send two letters.  One should speak directly to school
     teacher interests while the second should approach things
     from the firefighter's point of view.  Many big-time ad
     campaigns produce different commercials for six or more
     sub-groups in their audience.  Your e-mail sales letters
     can do the same thing.

4.  Whenever possible, use the recipient's name.  Use their
     name in the subject line, in the salutation at the
     beginning, and later in the body of your e-mail sales
     letter.

     Using "Dear Stephanie" rather than "Dear customer" can
     easily double or triple sales.  Your reader's ears perk
     up when they hear their own name.

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Terry Matson is the founder and president of ColoradoSoft, Inc.,
which publishes the award-winning WorldMerge emailing program.
This FREE program allows you to send personalized email to your
contact list with the click of a button, and works seamlessly
with your address book or database program.  Download your copy
now at: http://www.coloradosoft.com
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2.  Featured Review
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Future Home of Webmaster Tips Awards...
You may suggest your web site or your favorite web site(s)
for a possible Webmaster Tips Award.  Simply send your
suggestion to mailto:webmaster@... or
go to http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

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4.  Featured Tips
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   Quick Tip from the Editor...
     Uses For Autoresponders
*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

With all this talk about sales letters, I thought that I
would prepare a listing of some additional ideas for your
autoresponders.

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--> Requests for More Information
--> HTML code delivery
--> Password Activation
--> Script delivery
--> Order Confirmation
--> Vacation Reply
--> Advertising / Media Kit Information
--> Program Rules
--> Article Requests
--> Sales Letters
--> Feedback Confirmation
--> Recommendation Confirmation
--> Ezine / List Index
--> Web Site Index
--> Article Listing
--> Ezine Archives
--> Mail - In or Fax Order Forms
--> Product Information
--> ...and many more!

Don't forget to "add an ad" at the top or bottom of
your autoresponder for increased advertising exposure!

You don't have access to autoresponders through your
web site?  I recommend using Sendfree because they
have an autoresponder ad exchange.  For more infor-
mation, go to http://www.sendfree.com/affref.php3?ref=740

Would you like to know specific ideas of how to use your
autoresponders in one of the ways mentioned above?  Simply
email me and I will write a tip with specific how-to infor-
mation.


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Bookstores are inevitably swamped with loads of pulp fiction and
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of interest? Books on subjects and issues you are concerned about?
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6.  Featured Links - Editor's Choice Affiliate Programs
===========================================================

Yes, the following links do benefit Anderson Creations,
since we are affiliates of the following programs, but I
am offering them to you because they are good programs and
because they are free to sign up!  These are what I call,
Editor's Choice Affiliate Programs.

I recommend that you choose affiliate programs that
compliment your current web site.  For more information
about choosing your affiliate program(s), send a blank
email to mailto:choosing_affiliate@...

Here are some of the Affiliate Programs that have been
very successful for Anderson Creations as well as conducive
to the products and services that we offer at our web site.


Virtualis * * * * *
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Overview: 25% commission on set-up and monthly fees accrued
           for clients who sign up for Virtualis Web Hosting.
           Free affiliate sign-up.
Comments: Virtualis, in my opinion, is simply the best
           option for hosting out there.  Their hosting is
           packed with features and the best part...24 hour /
           7 day a week technical support.  Trust me, I have
           tested them and they passed!


ValidPay * * *
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Overview: Earn commission when a person signs up to utilize
           ValidPay.com's merchant account and online check
           paying features. Free affiliate sign-up.
Comments: Although I haven't utilized ValidPay.com's
           complete merchant system (we have our own merchant
           account), I have utilized their online check pay-
           ment service and am very pleased with the company.


Make Your Site Sell * * * * *
http://www.sitesell.com/andersoncreations.html
Overview: Earn commission on your own sales of this web
           design, marketing, eBook Package, plus commission
           on your affiliates' sales.  Free affiliate sign-up.
Comments: Incredible book(s).  I could read it all night.
           The book itself is worth the cost of $17 USD, but
           the affiliate program makes it even better!


EzineMoney * * * *
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Overview: Earn commission (50%) on your own sales of this
           ezine advertising tactics eBook in addition to
           the commission earned from your affiliates' sales.
           Free affiliate sign-up.
Comments: I haven't ordered my eBook (yet), but this
           affiliate program has been very beneficial for
           Anderson Creations.


Focalex * * *
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Overview: This company pays per unique subscriber.
           Free affiliate sign-up.
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           paid for all of your ad space?


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           payment is 50 cents each time a visitor / reader
           subscribes to their Trivia ezine. This is a 2-tier
           program.  Free affiliate sign-up.
Comments: Convenient process for those that want a way for
           visitors to recommend their site or ezine to
           others for increased traffic / subscriptions - and
           get paid for it!

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represented.

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8.  Who We Are
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Webmaster Tips Weekly and the occasional
   AC Designer Issue

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To see a complete list of ezines
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PO Box 393 * St. Francis, MN  55070
mailto:danderso@...

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© Copyright 1999 by Anderson Creations * All Rights Reserved
              http://www.andersoncreations.com

===========================================================
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===========================================================

           ** Now Combined with AC Designer ***
           * http://www.andersoncreations.com *
           * Providing you with useful quick **
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IN THIS ISSUE
===========================================================

1.  Featured Article - "How To Create an Affiliate Program"
2.  Featured Review - Future Home of Webmaster Tips Award
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free Webmastering / Hosting
4.  Featured Tips - Courtesy Makes the Mark
5.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
6.  Featured Links - Resources for Your Own Affiliate Program
7.  Discreet Classifieds
8.  Who We Are - Contact Information


===========================================================
>From the Editor...
===========================================================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

I have found a wonderful remotely-hosted recommend script.
Set-up couldn't be simpler.  I even replaced my cgi script
(and you all know how I love scripts!). The advantage of
this script is two-fold:  1) allows your visitors (or
subscribers) to recommend your web page or ezine  2) Offers
more information and resources to your visitors when they
use this script.  In addition, this recommend script directs
the visitor back to your web site.  The best part?  You can
be paid for people using this feature as well as be paid when
your visitors subscribe to other ezines, etc.  To recommend
this ezine and join this affiliate program simply go to....
http://go.MailBits.com/Tell.asp?13938.2      Thanks!

This week I have given you a checklist to help you on your
way to start your own Affiliate Program for your product or
service.  You will find some helpful resources that relate
to this checklist in the Featured Links column  Although
most of these are free resources, I have also included
some options that are not free.

Don't forget to submit your site for a possible
Webmaster Tips Weekly award (see Featured Review column).

Our special this month is free webmastering (including
free hosting).  For details see the Featured Special below
or visit http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.shtml

Have an article you want to see here?
Send me your question or article suggestion...
mailto:webmaster@...

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Remember, this is Your Ezine!  Yours to learn
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1.  Featured Article
         "How To Create an Affiliate Program - Checklist"
                by Deborah Anderson
===========================================================

So you are thinking of starting your own affiliate program?
Great Idea!  Affiliate programs can be used for just about
anything - even for products and services that you would not
normally consider as internet-worthy.

Here is my own personal checklist, derived from resources
online and my own personal experience setting up and re-
searching the setting up of an affiliate program.

1.   Research
      ° Read Jim Daniel's superb article on setting up your
        own affiliate program.  This article digs into the
        "nuts and bolts" of how to do this in a simplified
        manner (recommended) to get started.  Send a blank
        email to mailto:your_own_program@...
      ° Surf other affiliate programs to see what they offer.

2.   Plan
      ° Commission Rate - Offer a good commission rate.  You
        will benefit from the quantity of sales.
      ° What type of tracking method, script etc. will you use?
        More discussion on this follows.

3.   Domain Name

      Although not required, I suggest that you have your own
      domain name.  This will definitely add to your credibility.

4.   Scripts

      At the least, I recommend that you get a form-to-mail
      script, like Formmail by Matt Wright.

5.   Sales Tracking Method.

      ° Individual Affiliate Web Page Method
        You will need to set apart time to hand-create
        affiliate web pages each time you add a new affiliate
        OR pay money for a web page replication script.  These
        start at $50 and up.  See Featured Links for more info.

      ° Coded Linking
        You will need to create a code (i.e. unique affiliate
        number) and attach it at the end of your sales URL.
        For example, www.domain.com/sales.html?5198   In order
        to implement this method, you will need to have some
        sort of statistical tracking method.  There are scripts
        available for this.

      ° Affiliate URL Redirection script.
        With this method you would provide the affiliate with
        a unique URL that redirects the visitor to the sales
        page of the web site. Again, scripts are available.

      Whatever method you choose, keep in mind that in most
      cases, if you are saving money, you are spending time
      and vice versa.

6.   Shopping Cart Systems
      Consider acquiring a shopping cart system to enhance
      your potential customer's ability to buy more than one
      product, and also to help with the ability to track
      your affiliates' sales.  This is done most often by
      embedding the affiliate number into the order itself.
      More on this in Jim Daniel's article as referenced
      above.

7.   Record Keeping - Database, Accounting, Calendar
      You will need to keep good records for several reasons.
      One good reason is that you do not want to create tension
      with your affiliates, thereby creating a negative internet
      image.  You can use something like Filemaker to keep track
      of your affiliates profiles and Quicken for your accounting
      needs.  I recommend scheduling your pay outs to your
      affiliates so that you always keep on time.  Remember, even
      if you cannot afford the high priced software solutions to
      affiliate management, you need to at least be professional.

8.   Statistics for your Affiliates
      This is invaluable when maintaining your credibility.
      You can offer real-time statistics and have automated
      monthly or weekly sales updates if you like.  This can
      cost some bucks.  If you are tight on money, you may opt
      to manually prepare statistic reports and send them out
      on a designated date.

9.   Sales Resources
      It is recommended that you provide sales material for
      your affiliates.  This will help them to become excited
      about your product and encourage them to promote your
      product. The more resources you provide the better your
      response. Consider supplying banners, text links, sales
      copy, classified ads, ezine ads, mini-reviews,
      testimonials (with permission by the writer), etc.

10.  Promotion
      Submit your affiliate program to search engines,
      directories, and definitely Affiliate Program
      Directories.

This article may be reprinted as long as it contains
the following bio:
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when you pass them on the road?  Do you remember when you
were a "newbie" and you received that first somewhat-caustic
response for what you thought was an innocent inquiry?

When sending your email response, let's remember how we feel
on the receiving end.  It is easy to be nice and courteous
when sending a sales letter or request for reciprocal links,
etc.  On the other hand, when responding to an inquiry,
especially a very "unintelligent" or "ludicrous" request,
sometimes we can be annoyed.  Choose to be nice.

You never know when that person that you "blew off" as an
unlikely candidate to bring you any sales or income, may be
considering you as an option for their next project or
endeavor.

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1.  Featured Article -Don't Forget The Classics- K. Schultz
2.  Featured Review - Something to look forward to!
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free Webmastering / Hosting
4.  Featured Tips - Portfolios; Listening to Your Customers
5.  Featured Poll - Rate This Ezine! Form Poll Results...
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Featured Links - Resources for Offline Promotion
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

This issue we will deal with offline promotions of our web
sites (Yes, some people actually do go offline for things
other than sleeping :) )

Kate Schultz has generously provided an article to remind
us of those "classics" when marketing our web sites.  We
have some resources for you in the Featured Links section
and a quick tip for portfolios in the Tips Column.

Don't miss the tip from Tommy 'C' -- he has reminded us,
from a consumer aspect, the value of paying attention and
actually listening to your customer.  Remember this when
doing your offline promotions too.

We have worked hard to provide a very "special" Special
for the month -- Free Webmastering -- for those of you
who either don't have time or don't desire to maintain
your site.

Next week we will be dealing with Affiliate Programs and
I will be searching the 'net for resources to help those
who are planning to offer their own affiliate program and
want to set it up on a Shoestring Budget.

Think that's about it people...

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
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Remember, this is Your Ezine!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
advertise yourself!

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1.  Featured Article
         "Don't Forget The Classics"  by Kate Schultz
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4 Classic Marketing Tools You Can Use to Promote
   Your Online Business in the Offline World

1. BROCHURES

A brochure is a tool as basic as your business card. Think
of your brochure as a business card introducing your entire
company, not just an individual. Your brochure can
communicate with prospective customers about your business,
your products and your services. Use your brochure to
function as an introduction before sales and then again as a
reminder for referrals from your customers after the sale.

A paper brochure is economical for large distribution,
especially when using a targeted mailing list. A simple
direct approach to design and layout is most effective. For
minimum cost, use a preprinted brochure form. When you find
a brochure design that works for you, stick with it. Make
sure your URL is printed in the brochure.

2. PRESS RELEASES

A press release can be a powerful marketing tool. As an
effective promotional tool, media coverage is better than
advertising because your information is presented as news.

All forms of media, including radio, television, newspapers
and magazines, need a steady stream of stories to present to
their audience of readers, listeners and viewers. Some
statistics indicate that over 60% of news comes from outside
news sources such as press releases.

Editors are always looking for interesting stories. Your
press release must contain enough news to capture the
attention of an editor or it will wind up in the trash can.

3. PROFESSIONAL PRESS KIT

A press kit is simply a folder of materials containing
information about your company. When accompanying a press
release, the information in your press kit provides more
detailed information to reporters than they can get from a
single press release. Simply put, a press kit tells the
story of your company.

Reporters get hundreds of press releases each day. If a
press release catches the eye of a reporter who is
unfamiliar with your company, having additional information
available in the form of a press kit will make it easier for
the reporter to work on a story idea.

When should you use a press kit?

The two biggest reasons for press kits are to accompany a
press release and for distribution at trade shows or
conferences. Press kits provide the press with background on
your company. A press release is generally focused on one
event and, if your company is small, the additional
information in a press kit is helpful so the reporter can
put the press release in context.

Instead of blanketing the media with your press kit,
distribute the kits as a method of following up on questions
when you are contacted about a story. Once a reporter has
expressed an interest in you, send your press kit for
background information.

Do you need a press kit?

If you have helpful and relevant information that will help
the media put together a story, then it would be appropriate
to create a press kit. Newsletters, testimonials, and
company background sheets provide the type of information
that reporters need. Do not waste the media's time by
including sales brochures or advertisements in your press
kit.

4. TRADE SHOWS

Trade shows have developed into a huge opportunity for your
company to market your products or services.

Define your goals for the show so that you can develop a
strategy for working the show. Ask yourself, "What do I want
to happen as a result of marketing at this trade show?" Some
common examples of objectives for trade shows include:

   -> Performing market research
   -> Gathering leads
   -> Qualifying leads
   -> Increasing sales
   -> Writing orders
   -> Getting exposure for your company, products or
      services

A good marketing plan conveys your company's vision to your
customers, employees and investors. Determine which
marketing tools you will use to achieve your purpose and
goals. Let your marketing methods emphasize those unique
benefits that customers can get from your products or
services.

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      "ARE YOU LISTENING?"
     by Tommy 'C'...CAMMNET
     http://www.cammnet.com
================================

"What's that squealing sound?"...asks my wife.
Sounds like the washer to me...I replied, knowing
what was coming next. "Sounds like it's breaking
down"...says my wife. "I'll look at it honey, give
me a minute"..I said with just a bit of hesitation.

Well, I had the upper hand on this because 6 months
earlier, I had watched the repairman take the washer
apart to fix the valves...I can do this!...No problem!

I narrowed it down to the motor and proceeded to take
it out so I could see if it was repairable. Wrote down
all the numbers, and began calling around to the motor
repair shops to see if the bearings, which were bad,
could be replaced since a new motor was $125 from the
manufacturer.

"I've tried that before, even made a jig for it, but
even if I could it would be $55-60 and I'm real busy
right now"...said the first one..."You'll be better
off with a new one"...said the second..."I used to
do that, but I don't fool with 'em any more"...said
the third shop. "A new one's $125"...I told them,
"I don't even want a warranty, I just want to be able
to save a little money and wash clothes again". But
they weren't listening and apparently they didn't need
an easy $50-70 in their pocket. All they seemed to be
telling me was to spend my money elsewhere...At least
that's what I was hearing.

Well, I did just that!...Spent my money elsewhere.
You guessed it!...I bought a new motor, with a
warranty,fixed the washer and my wife is happy again!

Are you listening to your customers?...To busy?...
Catch you at a bad time?...Sounds like it might
take a little time?...Or, do you feel like one less
in this vast world called the "Internet" won't make
a difference...because there are thousands of others
signing on everyday?...

Listen with to that next sales call when the phone
rings, think twice before you open the next email
with "deaf ears".  Even though you may not have
"voice" email, you can still "listen" to your
customer's wants and needs. Take a minute, sit back
and "hear" what they are saying, and if you do,
you'll be the one with the money in the bank today
and for years to come in the future. A happy
customer = more sales & referrals.

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Tommy 'C' (Tom Cammack) has been running his successful
advertising & promotions business for over 2 years now and
publishes the CAMMNET...Marketing Ezine, a popular weekly
newsletter, providing business tips, bizopps, FREE marketing
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   Quick Tip from the Editor...
OffLine Promotion:  Portfolios
*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

----> Prepare a Portfolio of Your Web Site <----

Sound Simple?  That's because it is!

Simply print your best web pages with your color printer
(preferably a GOOD color printer) and place these pages
in a predictable and flattering order into a portfolio.
Tip:  You can save your web site to disk and have it
printed professionally for a really dynamic effect.

You can find these portfolios for about $5 in any Office
Supply Store.  They are bound with empty plastic sleeves
for your web site pages.

Now - your next step is to prepare your web site in a
presentation formate and take your laptop with you to
your next offline promotion.....That's another Tip :)

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   ° 17% - reciprocal linking form
   ° 17% - feedback form

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1.  Featured Article - "Marketing Maintenance"
2.  Featured Review - Subscriber Review - AgainstPorn.com
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free "Microsoft Money" Software
4.  Featured Tips - Overwhelmed with emails...?
5.  Featured Poll - Rate This Ezine!
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Featured Links - Time Management & Time Saving Resources
8.  Discreet Classifieds
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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

The article we have for you today, from Jim Daniels, is
one that I have definitely applied over the last week,
with wonderful and unexpected results.  This article helps
lay out a marketing plan that is actually possible to
follow!  I have taken Mr. Daniels suggestions and applied
them to my own project calendar.  Before I ramble on and
on about this article and the value it provides...
read it for yourself and you decide.

Our Feature Tip and Feature Links also relate to time
management and making the most of the time you do have.

Don't miss the review on AgainstPorn.com.  This web site
belongs to one of your fellow-subscribers and looks to be
invaluable to all you parents out there.

And last, but not least, don't forget the subscriber special-
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Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
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1.  Featured Article
         "Marketing Maintenance"  by Jim Daniels
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Okay, get out your schedules. It's time to pencil in the
most important "appointments" you MUST attend as a small
business owner online...

Your regularly scheduled marketing maintenance appointments!

I'm sure you've heard over and over that as a small business
owner, most of your time should be spent on marketing. And
while this is true, pinning down the specifics can be a
daunting task. Unless you have a regular routine you can
follow, your marketing efforts will yield inconsistent
results at best.

So how do the most successful marketers keep up with the
constant chore of promotion? They follow a regular
"maintenance schedule".

Based on my own routine, I've worked up a mock schedule
for you. This stuff really works for me, and can work for
you too. Naturally I don't expect you to follow it to the
letter, but the following should help you develop your own
successful system.

Here we go...

Daily:

- Answer email.

If this is not already your number one priority online, it
should be. People expect answers quickly in cyberspace. If
you show them that you are ready and willing to help, you'll
earn their trust and their business. On the other hand,
replies that come a week late leave a bad impression.

- Perform one marketing-related task.

Whether you spend fifteen minutes to register at a search
engine or ten minutes posting to a bulletin board, making a
commitment to perform at least one marketing-related task
per day is a must.


Weekly:

- Add a page to your website.

Even if it is a short report about your area of expertise,
adding pages regularly will increase your exposure by giving
your site more points of entry. This will also show
customers that your site is not stagnant.

- Add a dozen or so search terms to your goto.com account.

You DO have a goto account don't you? www.GoTo.com lets you
buy targeted clicks to your site for as little as a penny.
This marketing strategy is gaining popularity rapidly among
many prominent marketers. One of our members at the IMC
private site <http://www.bizweb2000.com/imc/> has utilized
this strategy and added 15,000+ monthly visitors to his site.
His cost? Just $150 per month, and he never pays more than
$0.01 for any click. Enough said.


Monthly:

- Submit any new web pages you've added to at least 5 new
search engines.

Once you're in the major engines like AltaVista, InfoSeek
and Excite, go for the "next level" engines like
Thunderstone, MetaCrawler and LookSmart. These engines are
included in searches from multi-engine search sites such as
dogpile.com and others. Your site needs to be listed with as
many search engine as possible.


- Find one new ezine to advertise in.

Advertising in most ezines is still one of the biggest
bargains on the internet. In many cases your cost of
advertising is recouped with just one or two sales. A few
ezines I've advertised in with excellent results are DEMC
<http://www.demc.com> and Web Marketing Today
<http://www.wilsonweb.com>. If you have not tried ezine
advertising you may be surprised at the results. Each time
you find one that works, just add them to your regular
advertising schedule and before long you'll see a steady
incline in profits.


- Submit an article to a list of targeted ezine publishers.

Here's how effective this can be: Just last month I released
a tip I wrote for this very newsletter. The following week
it appeared at internetday.com and generated over 2000
visitors to my site. Talk about effective promotion. Article
submissions should be on your schedule. If you need more
help on how to go about it, just drop me an email.


Quarterly:

- Set up one completely automated marketing tool.

What is an automated marketing tool? Something you
implement, which promotes your site 24 hours a day and does
100% of the work. (Isn't the web a great place to do
business!) Here's an excellent example of how to use this
strategy... http://www.letemknow.com/ - This site sets up a
referral form for you to post on your site. Your visitors
can then easily refer their friends and associates to your
site. letemknow.com builds the forms for you in seconds and
it'll take you just a few minutes have the referral service
on your site. Unlike many similar services, this one isn't
interested in grabbing your traffic. It simply helps you
generate countless referrals to your site.


- Sign on one joint venture.

Joint ventures work great on the internet. There are two
ways you can utilize this to add profits. First, you can
contact webmasters who market similar products and services
and ask them if they would be interested in offering yours.
Give them 25% - 50% of the profits and it's a win-win
situation. Another way to use this strategy is to promote
another webmasters' product or service (make sure it is
something you can get behind) to your subscribers or
customers. No matter which method you choose, doing this
quarterly can double your yearly income. If you haven't
tried it yet, start by keeping a notebook of possible
joint venture candidates and contact them on schedule.


There you have it. A real marketing maintenance schedule
that works. If you don't already have your own schedule, I
invite you to print this one and use it as your own. As
you find new marketing resources that work add them in,
and remember, always keep your appointments!

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This may be a common-sense type tip, but in my many years
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I was gone for a few days - a very few, I might add - and
was amazed at the quantity of emails that were awaiting
my return.  (And that, even with my assistant purging the
obvious junk email).

I knew there were emails in that box that I needed to answer,
but how would I find them?  Besides filters, I found the
following method to be helpful....

1.  Set my goal for when I wanted to complete this process
2.  Determine how many hours I expected to be working on
     my internet business between now and then
3.  Divide the number of emails by that number of hours

This helped, because after answering 20 emails, that 21st
email was not exactly "creative."  Also, I was able to
continue with my other work (or even housework) in between
to help me keep a "fresh outlook."  This also helped me
prioritize so that maybe I didn't spend as much time
reading some of the emails that I really didn't have
to - I was on a mission.

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1.  Featured Article - Polls & Surveys - D. Anderson
2.  Featured Review - JustMyKids.com
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free "Microsoft Money" Software
4.  Featured Tips - Should Your Biz Be Online? - Dr. Nunley
5.  Featured Poll - Rate This Ezine!
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Featured Links - Free Webmaster Resources
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
===========================================================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

I'd like to extend an additional warm welcome to all of
the new subscribers this week.  Thanks for joining us.
We hope to provide you with the sparks that will help
your creativity reach new heights in your web design
endeavors and your webmastering skills.

Thanks to those of you who voted for this ezine!
If you haven't - please consider doing so (see Poll
column) - We would appreciate it oh so very much :)

This week, as promised earlier, we look at options for
conducting a web poll when beginning without a web site.
Again, as mentioned earlier, this is a question that one
of our dear subscribers put forth to us.

We are reviewing one of Anderson Creations's clients,
JustMyKids.com in our review column and including a
special free offer to all of you webmasters that may
also be parents....I'll let you read it yourself :)

Our Tip this week is from Dr. Kevin Nunley...some food
for thought.  I find this article useful as a web
designer, not to convince ME to have a web site, but
to convince those that I am prospecting that THEY need
a web site...

Don't forget about the special offer for subscribers..
only one week left.

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
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1.  Featured Article
    "Polls & Surveys - Promotion Ideas"  by Deborah Anderson
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© Copyright 1999 Deborah Anderson
Anderson Creations * All Rights Reserved

This past week I received the following question...

>    I am designing a health-related survey and want to
>    find people to take it. What's the best way to publicize
>    a survey on the web? I don't yet have a web site. Any
>    suggestions would be really helpful

1.  Web Hosting

     --The Ideal Solution--
     The ideal solution, of course, is to have your own
     domain name and your own web site.  If you would like
     suggestions or more information on hosting ideas, send
     a blank email to
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     --The Practical Solution--
     The practical solution is to acquire free web space
     at places like http://www.hotyellow98.com,
     http://www.myfreeoffice.com and a number of other
     sites.  Most of these remain free because they are
     supported by paid advertising.

     Some Internet Service Providers also provide some
     space to their customers - usually this is for non-
     commercial endeavors.  Still, if you are just
     starting out - this is a good option to gain exposure
     and later turn your personal, non-profit interest
     into a commercial opportunity once you move to paid
     hosting.

     --The No-Web-Site Solution--
     You may opt to continue with your poll without a
     web site, but keep in mind the extra work involved.
     (i.e. some manual tabulation, manual responses,
     more administration tasks, etc.)

2.  Decide On Ending Date

     How long are you going to publicize this poll?  Make
     sure you note that on all of your correspondence, ads,
     postings, etc.  That way, if someone is reading a
     bulletin board, for instance, a week later, they will
     know whether the poll has expired.

3.  Design Your Poll

     I recommend the online solution at PollIt
     (http://www.pollit.com).  PollIt provides a very
     simple, easy-to-use interface for developing your
     poll.  Many customizeable features are available.
     Also, this poll works whether you are posting it
     at your web site (recommended) or providing a link
     via email.

4.  Prepare Your Signature File

     Make sure you have your signature file ready to
     "quietly" promote your poll or survey when you
     participate in discussion groups or bulletin board
     discussion.  You may want to try more than one
     signature file until you settle on the most effective
     signature file.

5.  Target Your Poll

     Find targeted groups of people - those with the
     same interest(s) as that of your poll or survey by
     searching in the following places...

     ° Discussion Groups
       ° http://www.onelist.com
       ° http://www.egroups.com
       ° http://www.topica.com
       ° http://www.listbot.com
       ° http://www.ecircles.com
     ° Bulletin Boards
     ° Announcement Lists
       ° See Discussion Groups above for ideas
     ° Web Rings
       ° Do searches for the topic at a search engine or
         directory and check some of the web sites to see
         if they belong to a TARGETED web ring
     ° Reciprocal Linking (if you have a web site)
       ° See Web Rings above
     ° Ezine Ad Swaps - (if you have an ezine)
       ° http://www.ezine-swap.com
     ° ...and many more

6.  Write Articles

     Write articles related to your survey and submit these
     to targeted ezines and newsletters with your bio including
     information on your survey.

7.  Search Engines and Directories

     If you do have a web site, and your poll will be
     continuing for at least 3 months, you may want to
     consider registering your survey with search engines.
     Do this by simply including your survey's key words
     when submitting the site that hosts it.

8.  "Promise" the results of the survey

     Promote by promising to send the results.  For those
     people that are very interested in the topic (which are
     the people that you really want to respond) the
     curiosity will create an opportunity to contact them
     again. Be sure to tell them when the poll will end and
     when they can expect results.

9.  DO NOT SPAM

     I cannot stress this enough.  If you do not want to
     end your internet career, avoid spamming like the
     plague.  Personally, I would avoid buying those
     mailing lists (i.e. 20,000 names for only $10) because
     if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, and
     you do not want to risk being accused of SPAM.

10. Publish Your Findings

     This is a whole new topic - but may create leads for
     future surveys or updated results on the current survey.
     There are many places to post this type of report...
     That is another article... :)

This article may be reprinted as long as it contains
the following bio:
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This web site was set up to host the picture(s) and
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1.  Featured Article - "10 Best Places To Promote Your Site"
2.  Featured Review - "Words That Sell" book
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free "Microsoft Money" Software
4.  Featured Tips - Time Management
5.  Featured Poll - Rate This Ezine! Please :)
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Well,  I had intended on writing an article in response
to a question I received last week - How to promote a
survey without a website - but, well, I didn't finish
it yet - so you will have to wait until next week.

Instead, I included a wonderful article by Riyaj Shaik
of Associate-it.com describing the 10 Best Places To
Promote Your Web Site.  I agree with Riyaj - "Marketing
your web site is an art!"  We all could learn how to
work smart not hard.

With this in mind, we included a time management tip.
We also included some interesting signature-
related web sites to help you create that dynamic
signature on all your email correspondence - you
know, the one that will cause your reader to respond.

Please take a moment to rate this ezine - I would love
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And last, but not least - don't miss this months Free
Money(tm) software with $10 purchase.

Ok - back to writing other parts of this ezine...

:)

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
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1.  Featured Article
         "10 Best Places To Promote Your Site"
             by Riyaj Shaik of Associate-it.com
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Website promotion is an art. As a webmaster, I spend most of
my time promoting my sites. Without a big budget you cannot
promote a site overnight. Most webmasters don't have a big
budget. So, they have to do it the hard way.

* Keep promoting it day in and day out.
* Try different options.
* Use trial and error to determine what works.
* Spend countless hours to arrive at good places to promote
   the site.

Over the years I have promoted my sites at hundreds, if not
thousands, of different places online, some good, some not
so good. I want to share with you the 10 best places to
promote your site so that you won't spend as many hours as I
have in finding them.

Before You Start Promoting Your Site

Be sure to create and include Meta tags on every page. Also,
don't use all of the free submit utilities on the same day
since many of them submit to the same search engines. Wait
at least one week before you use the next utility. You may
want to open an email account on hotmail or another of the
free email services and use that email address if you plan
to submit to free for all links since many send a
confirmation email, or add you to a mailing list.

The Big Ten

1. Self-Promotion: This is the best place to start promoting
your site. And best of all it is free to use. However, for
only $10, you can have your data stored for one year so that
you can promote your site over and over without retyping the
information. Self-promotion allows you to promote your site
to over 400 different search engines, indexes, business
directories, international indexes, directories and awards.
http://www.selfpromotion.com

2. Jim Tools: This is another free utility that promotes
your site to 400 search engines and indexes and over 200
Free-For-All (FFA) links pages. Do not use Self-Promotion
and Jim Tools in the same week since many of the search
engines and indices are same. Compared to Self-Promotion,
Jim Tools takes a lot less time to submit to 400 search
engines and indexes.
http://www.jimtools.com

The two free utilities above let you submit one URL to 400
different search engines and indices at a time. However, in
some cases submitting your home page URL alone isn't enough.
You have to "deep submit" your site. Deep submit is nothing
more than submitting each and every page of your site. If
you have 100 pages in your site, then you must use the above
free, utilities 100 times to submit all of them. (Deep
submission is possible with Self-Promotion's paid service.)
But don't worry. You can use the following deep submit
utilities to submit multiple URLs at the same time.

3. Associate-it Free Submit: This free utility lets you
submit all the pages in your site at one time to 24 major
search engines. All the submissions are done in real time,
you can watch the submission results as they happen.
Depending on the speed of your Internet connection and the
number of different pages you are submitting, this may take
any where between three minutes to a few hours. The good
thing is that you can start the submission and then surf the
Net as usual in a different browser window.
http://www.associate-it.com/html/main/300free/

4. The Promoter: This is similar to Associate-it Free
Submit, but it will submit multiple URLs to 800 search
engines, indices, FFA pages, classifieds, etc. at one time.
This works much like Associate-it Free Submit. You can start
the submission and then browse the Net in a different
window. The Promoter also notifies you when it's time to
resubmit your site.
http://www.thepromoter.com/

5. Announce-it USA: One more free utility that submits
multiple URLs to 300 search engines, indices, FFA links,
classifieds, etc. at one time. This works like Associate-it
Free Submit and The Promoter. You can start the submission
and then surf the Net in a different browser window.
http://www.announceitamerica.com/The_Announce-O-Matic

By using the five utilities above, you have submitted your
site to most of the search engines and indices. It may take
anywhere between three weeks to six months for your site to
be indexed.

6. Open Directory: Recently, when Netscape purchased NewHoo,
the Open Directory, I was quick to submit my site to be
included. The only complaint I have with the Open Directory
Project is that the editor in the category you are trying to
submit your site to may be your competitor and may try to
list your site lower in the list. But you can submit your
site to three or four different categories if it belongs.
Recently, Lycos and HotBot adopted the Open Directory, so
getting listed with the Open Directory may bring you a lot
of traffic.
http://home.netscape.com/escapes/search/about.html

7. Direct Hit: A lot of search engines like HotBot, MSN and
others have recently adopted the Direct Hit search
technology. Getting listed with Direct Hit may also bring in
considerable amount of traffic, but your site has to be
somewhat popular.
http://www.directhit.com

8. GoTo.com: Even though it is not free, GoTo.com can bring
targeted traffic to your site at a low cost. To get listed
with GoTo.com you have to open an account with a minimum of
$25, then bid on keywords that you would like to target. The
minimum bid for each keyword is $0.01. I would recommend
bidding $0.01 on 500-1000 keywords related to your site. You
can bid high on 5-10 keywords that are really important to
your site and bid $0.01 on others.

To generate 500-1000 keywords related to your site, use Jim
Tools keyword generator at http://www.jimtools.com. If you
type in two or three keywords related to your site, the
keyword generator searches the web for similar sites and
compiles list of keywords by reading their Meta tags.
Usually, if you bid on 1000 keywords, you will get between
75-100 hits a day.
http://www.goto.com

9. Yahoo!: Even though getting listed on Yahoo is a pain and
it may take up to six months, most sites get the majority of
their traffic from Yahoo!. Also try submitting to Yahoo!
Local or International if your site fits. If you submitted
your site to Yahoo! and nothing happened for four or five
weeks, try submitting again in the same category, or maybe
in a different category. You can get good tips on how to get
listed on Yahoo! at search engine forums at
http://www.searchengineforums.com. Do what ever you have to
do, but get listed on Yahoo!.
http://www.yahoo.com

10. PRweb: Press releases are one of the most effective ways
to generate traffic to your site. If written well, they can
be very effective. Over 90 percent of press releases are
sent out by the companies or sites trying to generate
traffic or publicity. Write a press release and distribute
it free of cost using Prweb.
http://www.prweb.com/submit.htm

If you would like to add other good places to promote a
website to this list, please send them to me. I will try to
add them.

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Riyaj Shaik, President & CEO, Associate-it.com: The ultimate
directory of affiliate programs. Associate-it.com's
(http://associate-it.com) fully searchable and categorized
database includes reviews, ratings and descriptions of over
1,100 affiliate programs. You can find tons of free
information relating to affiliate programs and website
promotion at Associate-it.com. (http://associate-it.com)
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2.  Featured Review - "Words That Sell" by Richard Bayan
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Book Review:  "Words That Sell" by Richard Bayan

This is a book for serious copywriters or anyone that is
in the business of writing for money. I'm not saying that
I'm using its teachings on you right now, but it does give
birth to some new ideas.

This is not exactly a "How-To" book. It won't tell you all
the advanced rules of copywriting. It doesn't explain in
depth how you should have captivating, attention-grabbing
headlines that blast out the benefits (not features!) that
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What this book is good for is finding phrases and words
that can be used in ads or sales letters. So, if you send
direct mail or write your own ads then this book will give
a lot of helpful suggestions.

The whole idea here is that some words have been proven to
sell better. They pull a better response. In fact, I think
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   ° The first part of the book talks about "Grabbers", or
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I can't begin to tell you all the ways this book will help
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   Quick Tip from the Editor...
        Time Management
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On the internet (as in all aspects of life), your time
is valuable.  "Time Is Money" as they say.  This is true
in more ways than the obvious.  You need to keep a hold
of your time with the same tenacity that you keep hold
of your finances.

I'm not going to tell you how to spend your time or how
not to spend your time - that's your business.  I am also
not going to tell you anything you don't already know.
Count this more as a "reminder" tip - one for you and
a reminder for myself.

Before I turn this into an article rather than a tip,
here we go...

   ° Keep your focus - What is your priority - family?
   ° Set your goal - Do you want to spend 16 hrs/day
     promoting your web site?
   ° Keep in mind the difference between hard work and
     smart work - Are your promotions working WELL?
   ° Keep in mind the return on your time - You say, 12
     visitor w/16 hrs work and 300 visitors w/2 hrs work?
     You decide...
   ° The sky may be the limit - but your body is not the
     sky - Where is your limit?
   ° Keep in mind that Life still functions in spite of
     you - Are you sacrificing more important things?
   ° You do not need to READ every email that comes into
     your box - How many opportunities can you handle?
   ° You do not need to KEEP every email that comes into
     your box - Now you read it, didn't you? :)

Well, that's a start....It got me thinking, writing it.
(Now, when was the last time I played Barbies or Hot
  Wheels with my kids....)

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You are probably going to hear a lot about what I am
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goes gang...

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Esther's Signature File Collection
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This is not for the faint of heart.  It is indeed a
"unique" page.  I am not sure about the copyright
or permission issue, but it does provide quite a
list of "creative" signature files.  It may, as I
said above help get your creative juices flowing...
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George's Sig Files
http://grid.let.rug.nl/~welling/sigs.html
This web site takes a little longer to peruse the sig
file examples because each file is on a separate page,
but it seems to be worth the time.  I have not checked
out every last sig file, but the files I did view were
very creative in terms of "text graphics."
--------------------------------------------------------------
Oxford University - Signature File FAQs
http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/internet/news/faq/archive/signature_finger_faq.html
This is an interesting link showing answers to some of
the questions that you may have regarding signature files,
headers and the like.
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Coolsig
http://www.coolsig.com
This award-winning site gives quotes for your sig file.
Very exhaustive. There should be something here for everyone.
Coolsig also offers a free newsletter!
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If you are "into" adding programs to yur signature file,
this site is for you.  This is a high tech site.  If you
have absolutely NO interest in programming or the like,
keep surfing.
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   1.  Featured Article - "Keeping Your Audience"
   2.  Featured Review - Graphics Unleashed
   3.  Featured Special(s) - Free "Microsoft Money" Software
   4.  Featured Tips - Streaming Media and more...
   5.  Featured Poll - Free Forms-What Type?
   6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
   7.  Featured Links - a break from webmastering
   8.  Discreet Classifieds - always 5 or less
   9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
===========================================================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

This issue we will talk about how to keep that audience
you have worked so hard to get - whether at your web site
or subscribers to your ezines and newsletters. In the
coming weeks we will talk about publicizing your poll
without a web site and an article about the top ways to
promote your web site.

Take a break from your webmastering with the feature links
this issue - Most are from our readers and are exceptional
indeed!

Don't miss the featured tips kindly contributed by our
readers...very helpful quick tips.

In our review we travel to Graphics Unleashed
(http://www.unleash.com) a web site devoted to graphics
and more graphics....

We will again continue our current poll so that we can
come up with the desired forms for all of our valued
subscribers :)

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
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Remember, this is Your Ezine!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
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1.  Featured Article
       "Keep Your Audience"
         by Deborah Anderson
===========================================================

© Copyright 1999 Deborah Anderson
Anderson Creations * All Rights Reserved

It is one thing to get subscribers to your ezine or
to get traffic to your web site, but it is quite
another thing to keep your subscribers and visitors
as your AUDIENCE.

You see, there is a difference between subscribers
and an audience.  Just as there is a difference
between an unsubscribe and a non-interested subscriber.
It is very important to keep the attention of your
subscribers or visitors.  If you lose their attention,
you may lose it for good.  Go back and read that
sentence again.  If you lose the attention of your
subscribers, you may not get it back.

You may have 10,000 subscribers or 40,000 visitors,
but are they really seeing and reading what you have
to offer?  What good is it if they delete your ezine
without reading it and surf right on through your
web site without "seeing" it?

The fact that you are reading this article indicates
that the ezine publisher / editor or webmaster is
doing a good job of keeping you interested (or you
are bored and have nothing better to do).  Now how
does he/she do that?  Well, stop and analyze the
ezines or newsletters you are subscribed to.
What about the bookmarks for your favorite web
sites?  Do you read all of them or visit all of the
web sites all of the time?  Why or why not?

Let's examine some ideas here:

1.  Original Content
     Does your ezine or web site provide original content
     or is it regurgitated content from a compilation of
     other web sites?  If this is your intent, present
     your ezine or web site as a list of resources.  Don't
     try to be what you are not.

2.  Relevant Content
     Is your web site focused on marketing?  Well, then
     don't fill it with deep sea diving articles.  You
     will confuse your readers.

3.  Keep it consistent
     Oh, you don't feel like writing this week?  You say
     you are just going to "throw together" your ezine to
     get it done with and publish a fantastic one next
     week?  Go ahead, but you run the risk of losing your
     audience.  One bad issue may cost you the attention
     of your subscribers, though they may take six months
     more to actually unsubscribe.
.
4.  Keep It Simple & Quick
     Don't try to re-write the encyclopedias in one issue.
     You will tire yourself out and not have anything left
     for your next issues.  You will also tire your readers
     out and they may not take the desired time to finish
     reading.  If you do provide a lot of information,
     break it into "bite-size" morsels.

5.  Personalized responses
     Do you receive feedback from your subscribers or
     visitors?  Respond to them personally and they will
     see that you are a real person that not only cares
     about their needs and wants, but understands their
     needs and wants.

6.  Feedback
     Offer your subscribers the ability to offer feedback
     and ask questions, both on your web site and through
     email.  You want to be approachable or they will
     keep searching.

7.  Free Exposure
     Offer your readers the opportunity to advertise
     themselves.  If you focus entirely on yourself,
     your business, your web site, etc., you will cause
     your readers to feel you are so stuck on yourself
     that you have no idea what is going on around you.
     People always love to talk about themselves, let
     your readers do so - they will appreciate you for
     it.

8.  Keep it Resourceful
     People vary.  Some like philosophical articles,
     some how-to.  Some like quick tips.  Some like
     contests.  Whoever your subscribers are, they
     are most likely all looking for something that
     they can get out of your ezine (preferably for
     free).  Give them something resourceful.  Give
     them something that they can use to better
     themselves and/or their business or whatever
     their interest.  Help them grow and they will
     be more likely to be receptive to what you
     publish.

9.  Give them something free
     Just like #9 above, offer free stuff to your
     subscribers.  Let them have a "taste" of what
     you are offering.  If you truly are an ethical
     personal offering valuable products or services,
     they will be back.

10.  Contests & Specials
      What benefit is it to your subscribers to
      remain subscribed to your ezine?  Offer them
      subscriber-only specials or contests.  They
      will want to view the next publication to
      see if they have won anything or to see
      what they can get for free or reduced prices

This is by far, not an exhaustive list, but hopefully
it will get you thinking as to how to keep your audience.

To sum it all up - Think of your audience first and
they will remember you.

Deborah Anderson is the editor of Webmaster Tips Weekly
published by Anderson Creations.  Visit her site
at http://www.andersoncreations.com/subscribe.shtml
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The Poll - Free Forms - What Type?
Determining what type of Free Forms
Anderson Creations should create for their
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We will continue this poll - Hey, what can
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To see a complete list of ezines
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1.  Featured Article - "The Reasons for Poor Responses"
2.  Featured Review - "Make Your Site Sell" - Part 2
3.  Featured Special(s) - Multiple Autoresponder Script
4.  Featured Tips - Frame Reloading
5.  Featured Poll - Free Forms-What Type? (continued)
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Featured Links - Of Interest to Webmasters
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Don't miss next week's issue, when we take a look
How To Keep Your Audience, whether at your web site
or your ezine or newsletter.  Getting the Traffic
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This issue we have an article by Gary Christensen
on "The Reasons For Poor Responses."  Let's read
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1.  Featured Article
       "The Reasons for Poor Responses"
         by Gary Christensen
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You place lots of ads, but your response rate
is way down.  You send out 100's of mailings,
but the orders just aren't there.  You put up
a great looking website, but you have very few
visitors.  Why?  What's wrong?

There could be many reasons and this article
is not an attempt to list all the reasons for
poor response.

Some of the reasons:

° Maybe your prices are too high or the services
you offer are less that what your customers expect.

° Your site may have too many graphics, causing
it to load slowly, customers get tired of
waiting and click on through.

° Your mailings may be poor in quality or your
ads might not have a ring of truth.

People today are more "techno-savvy" and they
read a whole lot more and they've been around.
Ads on TV today are jazzy and full color and
loaded with lots of sounds.  Slick magazines
with their full page ads leave the rest of us
in the dust, licking our wounds. There is a lot
of competition out there.  And a lot of it is
VERY good.


When I read ads in magazines or watch commercials
on TV I am amazed at how very "me" they are.
What do I mean?  Most ads are centered on the
product and why it may be the best one on the
market. As we watch and listen, we can be
overwhelmed with powerful sounds and images that
grab us and reel us in.  We're made to "feel" that
we can't do without the latest new "techno-gadget."


The focus of many ads is on the product or on the
company selling it. "They" want to tell us about
their product or service, or convince us to buy
from them because their's is the best on the market.


What's wrong with this picture? It seems to be
all about them and nothing about me. What about we,
the buyers?  What about what we want or need?


Too often, if we're really honest with ourselves,
we're mostly just out to please ourselves and to
meet our own needs.  Some say it's "just the way
things are."  Well, yes, It IS the way things are,
but it's not the way things should be.

If your sales are low, maybe it's because your
focus is too much on you, your product and your
company.  Maybe you need to focus more on your
customers, the ones who'll buy and use your
products. If it's true that we mostly think of
our own needs, and if you honestly look at the
actions of other companies and even of your
friends, neighbors and relatives, then maybe
it's time to change your focus and pay more
attention to the people who'll buy what you're
selling.

Think for a moment about your needs and what you
really want.  Maybe you want a bigger house, or a
faster car, or a raise in pay. It's possible you
want to be happier, or richer, or to have less
debt. Everyone is just like you.  We all want the
good things that life has to offer.  And so do
your customers.

Try to find out what YOUR customer wants. It's
probably very close to the same things YOU want.
You may not want to agree with this statement,
but, you're not here to have all your needs met.
You're not here to be served, but to serve the
needs of others.

Remember how it was when you were in the Military?
You obeyed the orders of your superiors and you
did what you were told.  Maybe you objected to it,
but, if you were smart, you followed orders, and
you found that things went a whole lot easier.

Remember your first boss?  You didn't like him
much and you resented him telling you what to do
all the time.  But, you tried to obey, and you
did what he said, and things seemed to work out.

Remember when you were a kid, and your Mom and
Dad were always telling you what to do, and
you couldn't wait to get away from them, so
you joined the Army, or you went out and got
a job, or you got married?  Did things change?

Be honest now! They didn't change much, and
you were still being told what to do and how
to do it, because you were put there to help
to meet the needs of your commanding officer,
or your boss or your spouse.

Is it any different today?  Aren't your customers
now telling you what THEY need?  You're probably
still following orders, or you should be. You see,
that's WHY you are here.  You were placed here to
make life easier for the next guy.

You obey the rules of the road, don't you.  You
do it because if you don't, things will get really
bad for you AND the other guy.  You're here to help
keep things safe for the rest of us. That's your
job.  That's my job.  It all works for everyone's
safety and everyone's needs and for everyone's
satisfaction.  It's the only way it can work.

Your focus should be on the needs of the next guy.
His focus should be on you, or the guy next to you.
Imagine all of us standing in a line, facing the
back of the person in front of you.  There's someone
behind you, and another one behind him, and other
people in front of the person in front of you.
All together now, everyone scratch the back of the
guy in front of you. That's your job. Look out for
the other guy. He looks out for the guy in front of
him, and the guy in back of you looks out for you.
It works in the Military, it's called the buddy
system. No one is only to look out for himself.
If everyone just looked out for himself, and tried
to scratch his own back, there would be chaos. If no
one obeyed anyone else, if everyone went their own
way and did their own thing, nothing would get done.

But, if we're all focusing on the needs of the other
guy, and he's focusing on the needs of still others,
everyone is helping to meet the needs of others, and
your own needs are being met by someone else. That is
how this world is set up. You can try to fight it
and try to get your own piece of the pie, and then
find an island where you don't have to listen to
anyone else, but, we can't all do that.  The whole
system would fall apart if we all tried to do that.

If you want to fit in, and to have a meaningful life,
and to get what you want and to make lots of sales,
you need to learn to serve the needs of the people
(the customers) around you.  If you meet their needs,
your own needs will be met in the process. That's
how it was meant to be. In a weird sort of way, it
make sense and it works.

What this means is: Try to do what you can to
please the other guy. Give something free to your
customer. Help them out and they will appreciate it,
and they'll want to return the favor.  "Give and
it shall be given to you." It's in the Bible.
"Do unto others, as you would have them do unto
you."  It's the golden rule.  "Love your neighbor
(or your customer) in the same way you love
yourself."  How do your love yourself?  You take
good care of yourself, you wear nice clothes, you
eat right, you take real good care of yourself.
So, take care of others, and they will take care
of you.  Put others first, and they will put you
first. Try it. It works.

Gary Christensen is a Freelance Writer and
Self-Published Author of 8 Books and over 100
Original Reports.  Gary's newest Report, "How
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.  Featured Article - "Customer-focused Selling?"
2.  Featured Review - "Make Your Site Sell"
3.  Featured Special(s) - Multiple Subscription Script
4.  Featured Tips - SPAM "re-"action; secure vs frames
5.  Featured Poll - Free Forms - What Type?
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7.  Featured Links - CorelDraw 8 Tips
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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>From the Editor...
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Well, I have finally completed the painstaking
one-by-one process of merging the two subscriber
bases of AC Designer and Webmaster Tips Weekly.
I know there are easier ways, but perfectionist
me had to go through each subscriber email and
cross-reference to make sure that nobody would
receive duplicate copies of this ezine.  I am
not perfect, however, so if you are receiving
duplicate copies of this ezine, please refer
to the instructions at the end of this ezine.

This issue we have an article by Kevin Davis that
is a great pick-me-up to help you sell better at
your website. Along these same lines, we also have
a guest review by Ted Holmes of Canadian Email
Business Network (http://www.cebn.com/merchants)
on the acclaimed book "Make Your Site Sell."

Anderson Creations is offering Free Form Designs
for our subscribers.  These would be basic, generic
forms for you to customize for your web site. Tell
me what type of forms you would like at...
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We have other interesting items also, CorelDraw 8
links of interest, SPAM reduction idea, Security
vs. Frames document tip, Multiple Subscription Form
script.....I'll let you go now...

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
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1.  Featured Article
       What really is
        "Customer-focused Selling?"
           by Kevin Davis
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By Kevin Davis, President,
Kevin Davis Selling Systems LLC

As salespeople, many of us have been conditioned
to see things through our own eyes and our sales
behaviors are based on these perceptions. Seeing
a buy/sell relationship only through our own eyes,
however, should be a thing of the past.

Faced with increasing pressure to reduce costs
and increase productivity, today's buyers are
more sophisticated than they once were. They are
more knowledgeable, less loyal and more cautious.
Given these changes, buyers will no longer simply
allow you to "sell."

Instead, successful salespeople will be those
who provide information and recommendations, who
anticipate problems and offer solutions, who look
at the sales process as long-term and provide
guidance along the way. In short, the successful
salesperson is the one who gets into the
customer's head and applies a customer-focused
selling strategy.

      Buy-Knowing vs. Buy-Learning

In customer-focused selling, a salesperson sees
things from the buyer's perspective and matches
the sales process with the steps customers go
through when making a buying decision. Instru-
mental in adopting this approach is under-
standing the two ways people buy: buy-knowing
and buy-learning.

Buy-knowing: when buyers believe they already
know what they need to know and can make a
relatively quick purchase decision, this is
buy-knowing. A repeat order is an example of
this.

Buy-learning: this method is more complex
because it involves acquiring knowledge and
weighing alternatives to arrive at the optimum
choice. It is certainly the buying process of the
'90s. The advances in technology, continued
change and a multitude of choices means there is
more risk and uncertainty for buyers. Therefore,
there's a greater need to learn about the
available options.

Buy-learning, as I define it, unfolds in a
series of eight predictable steps: change,
discontent, research, comparison, fear,
commitment, expectations and satisfaction. The
effective salesperson understands how to shepherd
buyers through each step of the buying process to
encourage them to make the purchase.

To make the customer-focused selling process
easier to use, I developed a memory aid for
these eight roles of selling. In the buying
process, each step a buyer takes is firmly based
on the preceding step. The more effective you are
providing the correct information at each
juncture, the better your chances of winning the
sale.

      The Eight Roles of Selling

1. The Student. For the change step in buy-
learning, you take the role of a student and
study how changes are affecting your prospects
and find opportunities where you can add value.
To make larger and more profitable sales, you
must find bigger and more significant needs. The
prospects' potential value to you will determine
how much time you devote to learning about them.

2. The Doctor.  Your role as a doctor is to ask
questions that diagnose your customers'
discontent and uncover their needs. Discontent
occurs with prospects recognize that where they
are now is not where they would like to be. A
problem or an opportunity can cause discontent,
and it is critical look at both. As a doctor,
you diagnose what ails your prospects, and
identify the complications that are likely to
affect the prospects if they do nothing to
resolve their discontent.

3. The Architect.  Here, your role is to design
unique solutions that simplify your customers'
research steps while setting the ground rules in
your favor. Help them by translating their
tangible concepts of what they need into more
definite buying criteria.

To move from a general concept to a specific
plan, you can use the same four steps an
architect uses: 1. Understand the client's
intangible concept of need. 2. Determine the
must-have requirements necessary to achieve the
concept. 3. Refine the concept by identifying
"nice-to-haves." 4. Determine the relative
importance of each nice-to-have to the client.

4. The Coach.  As your prospect compares your
offering to that of the competition, your goal
is to defeat your opponents without cutting price.
A coach gains competitive advantage through
analysis and insight, then executes a winning
game plan.

The steps that will help lead you to victory
include: 1. Analyze your strengths and weaknesses
in comparison to those of your competitors.
2. Develop a game plan to positively position
yourself against the competition. 3. Demonstrate
your superiority on the playing field with a great
sales proposal and presentation.

5. The Therapist.  The therapist draws out fears
and helps resolve them. The closer people get to
making a major commitment, the more they focus
on the future consequences. Be on the lookout for
indications that the prospect is getting nervous.
To detect fear, you must be sensitive and
observant. Take time to review how things are
going. Is anything out of the ordinary happening?

Once you have detected fear, you must determine
its source. This is not always easy and may
require a bit of risk on your part. Raise the
issue if you think it is causing fear and help
your prospects by weighing options and discussing
alternatives.

6. The Negotiator.  The goal here is to reach
a mutual commitment to open a relationship, not
to hammer close the sale. Negotiation is a
discussion designed to reach an agreement between
parties who share some interests but are at odds
on others.

Here are some key points to consider as you
negotiate the commitment: 1. Prepare to negotiate
by determining what you want from the agreement
and by generating a list of high value con-
cessions other than price. 2. Reach agreement by
clearly identifying your customers' interests,
determining areas of agreement, and creating
win-win solutions to resolve differences.
3. Ask for commitment in a non-manipulative way.

7. The Teacher.  Immediately after the customer
buys, the salesperson helps the buyer get a clear
understanding of his or her expectations and to
know when and if value has been achieved.
Salespeople can help on both fronts by adopting
the role of a teacher.

First, in customer-focused selling, the
objectives agreed upon must be realistic and
measurable. Once these goals are set, it is up
to you to manage your customers' expectations
and teach them how to attain their objectives.
The key here is to make sure your customer
knows how use your product or service properly.
Test for value to make sure your offer provides
what you said it would.

8. The Farmer.  The role of the farmer is to
cultivate satisfaction and to grow the account.
Today, companies striving to be the best have
made customer satisfaction and retention their
cornerstone business strategy. To survive and
thrive, you must get closer to your customer,
not just during the sales process, but after it
as well. Your customers form a perception of
satisfaction based on four factors: value
achieved; product quality; service quality;
and price.

The challenge to salespeople is that while
customers may be satisfied with all or some of
these points today, their opinions may change
tomorrow. Cultivating a good relationship with
customers will pay benefits again and again down
the road.

As customers become increasingly sophisticated,
successful salespeople will be those who modify
their sale strategy accordingly. Customer-focused
selling means you must get into your customers'
heads, finding out what they are thinking and why,
and get your sales process in sync with customers'
buying process. That is customer-focused selling.
Give it a try, and you'll certainly win more
sales and give your competition fits!

About the Author...
Kevin Davis is president of Kevin Davis Selling
Systems LLC, and provides sales and sales
management training programs to corporations.
Clients include BellSouth, IKON, Siebel Systems,
as well as many smaller, aggressive growth
companies. He is the author of the highly-
acclaimed book and audiobook, "Getting Into
Your Customer's Head".

FREE Report - "15 Biggest Mistakes Salespeople Make"
http://www.customershead.com/resources/article.cfm

Kevin can be reached at (888) 545-SELL or
mailto:Kevin@... Visit his web site at
http://www.customershead.com.

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2.  Featured Review
===============================

Make Your Site Sell
http://www.sitesell.com/andersoncreations.html

The following review has been generously supplied
by Ted Holmes of Canadian Email Business Network
Visit his web site and learn about...
"Merchant Accounts for the Little Guy"
http://www.cebn.com/merchants

>I don't make recommendations lightly, and each one
>must have passed exhaustive scrutiny before I  am
>comfortable in supporting them.

>I devoured the book, roughly 800 pages of the best info
>I've seen on the subject, and am busy putting his ideas
>to good use.

>Ken has articulated an incredibly elegant marketing
>model. The book explains in wonderful simplicity how to
>make your Website sell.

>I've spent well over $200 on an Internet marketing
>course that could learn a lot from Ken's approach. If
>you are involved or planning to be involved in
>marketing products or services on the 'Net, you need
>this information."

Get your free trial segment of "Make Your Site Sell"
http://www.sitesell.com/andersoncreations.html

*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

Submit your web site to be considered for review
and featured in this column in a future issue.
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

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3.  Featured Subscriber Special
===============================

** The Multiple-Subscription Form Checkbox Script **

This Month the Special is a Free Checkbox Script
with any purchase (starting at $25) of Checkbox
Script Configuration or Form Creation / Editing.
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

What is the Checkbox Requester Script?  See
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/checkbox.html
Then, for your Subscriber-Only special, visit
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

Do you have more than one ezine or newsletter or
discussion list available for subscribers? Would
you like to automate these from one multiple-
subscription page?  Maybe you have more than one
autoresponder that you would like available,
automated, from one request form.  If so, Checkbox
Requestor Script is for you.  And, for a limited
time (August only) You get the script and
configuration for only $25 (a 50% savings)!

Would you like more information about the script?
Send a blank email to mailto:checkbox@...

Then, to order, go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

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4.  Featured Tips
===============================

Note:  If you do not see your tip here, stay
tuned to future newsletters...

*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

Jan Tallent-Dandridge * Tallent Agency
http://www.jtdbizopps.com/dtp.html

------> SPAM "re-"action <------

>From my own ISP: If you keep getting spam mail
>and cannot filter it out in your mail program
>and they do not have a "remove" option with
>either a clickable email or website address
>for unsubscribe or remove, or state in the
>mailing that you have the option of just
>hitting "reply" and typing "remove" in the
>subject line, do NOT respond by asking them
>to take you off of their list!  As soon as you
>do this, they know that email address they are
>spamming is current and being used and will not
>only keep sending endless hordes of their
>garbage, but the really unscrupulous also
>sell or give your name to lots more spammers.
>My ISP suggested to just delete and ignore if
>you cannot set your filters with the sender's
>name or the subject matter, and they will most
>likely get tired of sending if there is no
>response at all.

*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

Quick Tip from the Editor...

Thought of this one while ordering...
Don't put your secure order form in a frames document.
It may be a secure order form, but some browsers will
not "register" it as a secure document.  This may
produce a lack of trust on the part of your potential
customer - may produce "No Sales."  Instead, hyperlink
to a non-frames secure order form

*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø

Get free advertising for your web site,
product, or service!  Submit your tips at...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

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5.  Featured Poll
===============================

The Poll - Classifieds or Not?
Determining whether or not to provide a Classified
Section of Webmaster Tips Weekly yielded the
following results:

   Yes - 50%
   No - 50%

Therefore, Webmaster Tips Weekly will provide a
"Discreet Classifieds" column from here on out.

-----------NEW Poll----------------------

Free Forms - What Type?

Anderson Creations is offering to provide basic
"generic" forms for FREE for our subscribers.
Please tell me what types of forms you would like
for your web site.  You may vote for more than
one type and if your desired form is not listed,
you may fill out the comment section of the feedback
form.

Poll & Feedback form at:
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

NOTE:  If you voted last week, don't forget to hit
your "reload" or "refresh" button on your browser to
get the most recent poll.

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6.  Featured Ezines
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7.  Featured Links
===============================

I couldn't resist...I just purchased CorelDraw 8
and received it today so I just had to share the
following sites with you.  They incorporate
CorelDraw features....(I have left out the
descriptions for the sake of space conservation)

These links were contributed by a Corel users
discussion group.  Not all of these links have
been verified by Anderson Creations by the time
of publication of this ezine.

http://www.clicknlearn.com/
http://www.designer.com/
http://www.helptalk.net/graphicsdesign/
http://www.regals.co.za/
http://www.corel.com/products/user/
http://cdug.com/
http://www.altman.com
http://www.unleash.com
http://www.corelmag.com/shane/corelfx/
http://www.cedesign.com
http://www.wjkaplan.com/
http://www.slip.net/~themook/
http://members.aol.com/elleboroom/
http://www.boogiejack.com/
http://www.saber.net/~benjamin/corelgraphics.htm
http://www.visionary-voyager.com.au/corel/photopaint/index.html#about
http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikebres/index.htm
http://gabiscott.com/pages/corel.html

*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

If you would like your link featured here, go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

What is the difference between Featured Link and
Featured Review?  The Review is more descriptive
and written by the staff at Anderson Creations
unless otherwise noted. The link descriptions in
the Featured Link column are provided by the site
owners themselves.

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8.  Discreet Classifieds
===============================

-----------------------------------------------
** Limited Time Only **
Free "clickable" (most email programs) listing
of 100 search engines, directories, etc. to
submit your web site.  Links directly to the
add page of the web site.  Send blank email to
mailto:usubmit100@...
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Submit your ezine *free* to...
EzineLinks@...
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-----------------------------------------------

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9.  Who We Are
===============================

Webmaster Tips Weekly and the occasional
   AC Designer Issue

Anderson Creations * Ezine Publishing
To see a complete list of ezines
published by Anderson Creations go to...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/subscribe.html
contact:  Deborah Anderson
PO Box 393 * St. Francis, MN  55070
mailto:danderso@...

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   Webmaster Tips Weekly
===============================

** Now Combined with AC Designer ***
* http://www.andersoncreations.com *
* Providing you with useful quick **
** tips to improve your Web Site ***

Friday, August 13, 1999

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IN THIS ISSUE
===============================

1.  Featured Article - E-Commerce On A Shoestring
2.  Featured Review - ValidPay.com
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free Checkbox Script with purchase
4.  Featured Tips - Netscape Composer & HTML code
5.  Featured Poll - Classifieds or Not?
6.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
7.  Featured Links - E-commerce Solutions
8.  Discreet Classifieds
9.  Who We Are - Contact Information


===============================
From the Editor...
===============================

Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Ok, so I have incorporated some things from
AC Designer...Hey we have to marry the two
ezines as promised.  One thing we have carried
over from AC Designer is any free ads that
we have in cue from our Free Ad offer for
AC Designer Subscribers.  This will be located
in the Discreet Classifieds section.  I have
not decided whether this will be a permanent
column or not.  Please help me out....I have
a poll located at...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Should Webmaster Tips Weekly include classified
ads on a permanent basis?
° Yes
° No

Thanks to all the great comments!  Here is one
that made me smile :)

> Dear Deborah:
>
> Thank you very much for your kind review  of our
> website.  I also wanted you to know how much I
> enjoy reading your newsletter each week!  Thank
> you again.

> Please feel free to quote from my note.
> I find Webmaster Tips Weekly to be an
> excellent resource!

> Sincerely,
>
> Marlene
> Marlene Klein Cosmetics
> http://www.MarleneKlein.com
> http://www.PowderFoundation.com
> ------------------------------------------------
> Visit MarleneKlein.com for Lipstick, Blush,
> Foundation, Eye Shadow, and more.  Marlene Klein
> a department store quality brand...at internet prices!

This ezine is focused on e-commerce and your web site -
I'll let you go so you can read it yourself.

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Remember, this is Your Ezine!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
advertise yourself!

===============================
1.  Featured Article
       E-Commerce On A Shoestring
           by Deborah Anderson
===============================

This article is written out of the experience
that I had setting up our e-commerce enabled
web site on a shoestring budget.  It is not
the only way and it is not necessarily the
recommended way either, but this article may
be helpful in guiding you along the sometimes
confusing path to a more dynamic e-commerce
enabled web site.

For the sake of keeping this article as brief
as possible, definitions for many of the terms
below are NOT provided.  If you have any
questions as to what is being discussed, please
email your question to mailto:danderso@...

1.  Choose the Company and/or Bank

Although there are many quality companies out
there that will help you set up your merchant
account and credit card processing system, we
found that Webtranz was the most economical
(http://www.webtranz.com/cgi-bin/affiliate/banner.cgi?790).
Some of the other companies may hold your hand
and guide you throughout the system in a little
more detailed manner, but will cost more.  For
a sampling of companies to choose from see the
Featured Links column below.

2.  Ask Questions

Is there an application fee and credit check?
What are the batch fees?
What is the per transaction percentage fee?
   (this varies depending on your industry)

Do they set up the Merchant Account for you or do
you need to contact a bank?

No - Contact Your Bank first

Yes - Ask the following questions:
   Is there a monthly bank charge?
   Is there a monthly sales minimum?
   Will you be charged if your sales fall
     below the sales minimum?

3. Determine what type of processing that you
    wish to do.

Are you a retail store also?  You may want a
swipe card system.

Are you desiring to process the credit cards
with your computer hooked up to a modem?
You may want the software option for your
particular computer.

Ideally you want real-time-processing which
will provide you, the merchant, with the
payment right away, without you being present
and without you having to transmit the payment
information yourself.

This is not always the most economical method
if you are extremely limited on funds when
starting out.  You may transmit the payment
information via the hardware or software method
mentioned above after the order is placed and
before the product is delivered.

You may always upgrade to a real-time-processing
system when your profit margin increases. For the
purpose of this "shoestring" article, we are
assuming that you are not using real-time-processing
immediately.  Also, it must be noted, that, for
obvious reasons, this method does not work if you
only check your email once a month.

4.  Do you have access to a Secure Server?

Your potential customers will not want to
provide you with credit card information if your
server is not secure.  You may opt to apply for
your own Security Certificate if you like
(http://www.verisign.com), but this can be quite
costly.  We opted to lease Secure Server space
directly from our Host, Virtualis
(http://www.virtualis.com/vr/danderso).

When determining whether or not to lease secure
server space you need to ask the following:

What is the application fee, if any?
What is the monthly fee?
How much space is leased?
Is there a personal cgi-bin directory available
on the leased space?

If you decide to lease secure server space,
you will need to upload any scripts that you
will use to the secure serve along with all
order forms that you decide to use.  Note:
If you use a script like formmail.pl
(Matt's Script Archives * Free Script *
http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/) to
process your order forms, but use the script
on a non-secure server, your customer's data
is NOT SECURE during processing.  You will
need to have the same script in a cgi-bin on
the leased secure server.  If you are not
provided with a cgi-bin on your leased space,
don't lease.

5.  Shopping Cart System or Secure Email System

If you are requesting data on a secure server
with a secure script you have one more security
concern - how is the data being transmitted?

Option One:  Shopping Cart System

Most shopping cart systems will "automate" the
ordering process with configurable features such
as determining quantity figures, postage and
handling, and applicable state tax.  In addition,
most shopping cart systems can be configured to
save the order data securely on the secure server,
notifying the store / web site owner via email
that there is a order awaiting them.  In this
manner the order is never transmitted insecurely
via normal email.

There are many shopping cart systems available
in varying price ranges and varying capabilities.
I recommend minivend (http://www.minivend.com)
because it is free. To use it you will need to know
something about cgi scripts, but there is a lot of
support from other minivend users which is available
through a discussion list.

Option Two:  Secure Email System

LqidSkin (http://www.lqidskin.com) offers a free
script to encrypt the email that is received when
an order is placed.  It is called Encrypt-It.
There is also a Professional Version available.
Using this method, you may use a script like
formmail.pl stored in the cgi-bin of your secure
server, in combination with Encrypt-It and use a
basic order form to collect orders and payment
information.

6.  Create Order Forms

This is not necessary if you use a commercial
shopping cart system.  The forms will be created for
you in most cases.  These would vary according to how
good the program is, how much money you spent on it,
etc.

If you are choosing the simple method and using
Encrypt It to transmit your order emails, you can create
some very simple order forms in a basic HTML editor.  To
see an example of a form that we use, go to:
https://caolson.virtualis.com/acreations/bannerorder.html

7.  Accepting Checks Online

For this, I recommend that you use an external company
rather than processing the checks yourself.  In this way
you are utilizing their very detailed instructions for
the consumer to follow when filling out an online check.

We chose ValidCheck (now ValidPay) due to their lower
application fee and lower monthly rates
(http://www.ValidPay.com/default.asp?RefWord=ACREATIONS)
See review below.

8.  Consider an All-In-One package

An example of this would be the new features of
ValidPay.com where you can accept credit cards and
checks in one package.  This may be a very economical
choice if you are just starting out.  You may bypass
steps 3 and 4 and possibly others depending on which
program you choose.  Again, see review below.

Well, I hope that covers it.  If you have any
questions, don't hesitate to contact me at
mailto:danderso@...

Copyright 1999 Deborah Anderson * Anderson Creations
http://www.andersoncreations.com

Do you need help setting up your merchant
account system for credit card and online
check acceptance for a modest fee?  Contact
Deborah at mailto:danderso@...
for negotiable personalized plans and rates.

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2.  Featured Review
===============================

ValidPay - the answer to online processing
http://www.ValidPay.com/default.asp?RefWord=ACREATIONS

In ValidPay's own words...

>What is ValidPay? ValidPay allows you to safely
>accept real time credit card and check payments
>from your website, while utilizing IFDS™ a defense
>against fraudulent payments.

Some features of ValidPay:
* Easily present online bills to customers
* Accept Checks online
* Accept Credit Cards online
* Real-time Processing
* No need for machine or processing software
* No need for leasing a secure server - this is included
* Defense System (IFDS) which performs detailed
   validations on each customer who uses system

ValidPay does require that you have a merchant
account already set up.  They have a few merchant
accounts that they partner with that may be
recommended to you, or you can shop around and
find a merchant account yourself.

Also, there is an application fee and monthly charge
for this service.  This will vary depending on if you
sign up for check processing, credit card processing,
or both.

ValidPay - a simplified - all-in-one solution
http://www.ValidPay.com/default.asp?RefWord=ACREATIONS

*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

Submit your web site to be considered for review
and featured in this column in a future issue.
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

===============================
3.  Featured Subscriber Special
===============================

This Month the Special is a Free Checkbox Script
with any purchase (starting at $25) of Checkbox
Script Configuration or Form Creation / Editing
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

What is the Checkbox Requestor Script?  See
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/checkbox.html
Then, for your Subscriber-Only special, visit
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

Do you have more than one ezine or newsletter or
discussion list available for subscribers? Would
you like to automate these from one multiple-
subscription page?  Maybe you have more than one
autoresponder that you would like available,
automated, from one request form.  If so, Checkbox
Requestor Script is for you.  And, for a limited time
(August only) You get the script and configuration
for only $25 (a $25 savings)!

Would you like more information about the script?
Send a blank email to mailto:checkbox@...

Then, to order, go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

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4.  Featured Tips
===============================

Note:  If you do not see your tip here, stay
tuned to future newsletters...

*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

Deborah Anderson * Anderson Creations
http://www.andersoncreations.com

I don't know how many of you may or may not
use Netscape Communicator to compose and publish
your web pages.  I personally wouldn't use anything
else!  I love to tweak my pages to the Nth degree
and find that Netscape Communicator gives me that
full capability with no limitations.

The only feature of Netscape's software that is
not necessarily ideal is that in order to edit the
HTML code I must open the HTML window (which, by the
way, takes a while) and then edit it.  This does not
allow me to cut and paste and it is very slow.

What have I done?  Whenever I am working with HTML
code, especially that which is derived from other
sources, I paste it into a blank Adobe Pagemill
document under the edit/HTML mode, save it as "x"
and open it with Netscape Composer. I can then
tweak it to my heart's content and it takes me
seconds compared to the old method

*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

Get free advertising for your web site,
product, or service!  Submit your tips at...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

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5.  Featured Ezines
===============================

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Effective Business Building Since 1909
Providing you the power to promote your
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Most recent articles include "Don't Be A Wiener"
& "Mousing Around". Send a "Subscribe" message to:
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Think it is beyond your reach?  We can help!
If you are in the market for a New Home Loan,
Refinancing an Existing Home or an Equity Loan,
Creative Mortgage Company can help you!  We
offer residential loans in 42 states!  Good
Credit or…Not so Good. Have you claimed bankruptcy
in the past?  Are you self-employed? Visit our
website at http://www.creativemortgageco.com/
You'll be glad you did!  Or Call 1-877-355-9414
Toll Free to discuss your options!

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6.  Featured Links
===============================

The following links are E-Commerce Resource
Web Sites.  Note:  Not all of the links below
feature *Free* stuff...

Webtranz
* Economical
http://www.webtranz.com/cgi-bin/affiliate/banner.cgi?790

AIS Merchant Services
* Walks you through the process of setting up your merchant
   system
http://www.aismedia.com/x/cc.cfm?DA12389xWTW

Internet Marketing Center
* New program from a proven, quality company
http://www.marketingtips.com/creditcards/t.x/18151

ValidPay.com
[See Review above]
http://www.ValidPay.com/default.asp?RefWord=ACREATIONS

Minivend Shopping Cart Program
* Free Shopping Cart script
http://www.minivend.com

LquidSkin
* Free Email Encryption script
http://www.lqidskin.com/

Matt's Script Archive
* Free Formmail.pl script
http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/

*œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø**œ®ø*

If you would like your link featured here, go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

What is the difference between Featured Link and
Featured Review?  The Review is more descriptive
and written by the staff at Anderson Creations
unless otherwise noted. The link descriptions in
the Featured Link column are provided by the site
owners themselves.

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7.  Discreet Classifieds
===============================

A WEB SITE THAT MEETS ALL YOUR NEEDS. A site
"Dedicated to Your Business Success". We have researched
all the offerings. Count on Helpfulinfo for increased income
and BLOCKBUSTER ideas.  FREE vacation and computer
contests too:  http://www.helpfulinfo.net

===============================
8.  Who We Are
===============================

Webmaster Tips Weekly and the occasional
   AC Designer Issue

Anderson Creations * Ezine Publishing
To see a complete list of ezines
published by Anderson Creations go to...
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Friday, August 6, 1999

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----------------------------------
IN THIS ISSUE
----------------------------------
1.  Featured Article - Common Sense
2.  Featured Review - 'Zine Connection Ezine
3.  Featured Special(s) - Free Checkbox Script with purchase
4.  Featured Tips - Submit to FFA; offering an incentive
5.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
6.  Featured Links - Anti-Virus Utilities and more
7.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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Editor's Notes:
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

This issue we have an article by Bob Osgoodby
entitled "Common Sense."  This article provides
some very good tips to help us avoid fraud
and scams on the internet.  Even some ideas
I hadn't thought of prior to reading his great
article.

Somebody get me off this script kick.
All I can think about is more scripts and more
scripts for our web site.  Got some suggestions?
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html
Send them to me at mailto:danderso@....

By the way - as you will see in the featured
special - you can get Checkbox Requestor Script
free with purchase ($25 or more)...Read the column
for more info.

I promised you free HTML and free forms.
What would you like in this area?  Email me
at mailto:danderso@... or go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

In our feature links section we have some more
links (compliments of thefreesite.com) for virus
utilities, screen saver, and mailing list.  Don't
wait too long to protect your computer.  I did,
and it cost me dearly!

William R. Nabaza of http://weblord.8m.com has
provided some tips on email incentives.  Check this
out to see if it is a viable consideration for your
business.

This week, we are reviewing an ezine " 'Zine Connection"
for our Featured Review.  Don't miss Becky Bales'
wonderful resourceful ezine!

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Remember, this is Your Newsletter!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
advertise yourself!

-------------------------------------
1.  Featured Article
       Common Sense
           by Bob Osgoodby
-------------------------------------

No this is not an article written by Thomas Paine -
His pamphlet, Common Sense (January, 1776), was one
of the memorable writings of the day, and helped the
cause of American Independence.  We are talking about
using common sense when surfing the net.

People in cyberspace may not always be what they seem.
Someone who is sharing a "friendly" tip about a money-
making scheme or great bargain in a chat room or on a
bulletin board, may have an ulterior motive. Sometimes
those friendly people turn out to be crooks!

Don't judge reliability by how nice or flashy a website
may seem. Anyone can create and promote a website. One
can be created with relatively little effort and expense
in just a day or so.  Once they have exhausted their
particular scam, they can disappear just as quickly.

Many times, when visiting a web site, you will be
given the option of downloading a program to see
pictures, hear music or get other features from their
website.  You should never download programs like this
from websites you're not familiar with. You could
unwittingly download a virus that wipes out your
computer files or even hijacks your Internet service,
reconnecting you to the Net through an international
phone number, resulting in enormous phone charges.

Unsolicited e-mail not only violates computer etiquette,
it is often used by con artists.. Reporting "spamming,"
as unsolicited e-mail is called, to their online or
Internet service provider was once a viable defense,
however today it is less effective.  Many con artists
use fraudulent E-mail addresses and attempt to get you
to respond via "snail mail" or to call their toll free
number.  If you are tempted by their offer, reply to
their E-mail and if it is returned as undeliverable,
walk away.

Don't provide your bank account numbers, credit card
numbers, social security number or other personal
information unless you know the company is legitimate
and the information is necessary for the transaction.
Even with partial information, con artists can make
unauthorized charges, deduct money from your account,
and impersonate you to get credit in your name.

Do business with companies you know and trust.  Be sure
you know who the company is and where it is physically
located. If they will not provide this information, you
should be leery.

Above all, use common sense.  Perform "Due Diligence"
with those offers that just seem "to good to be true"
as they most likely are.

-----

Bob publishes the free weekly "Your Business" Newsletter
Visit his Web Site at http://adv-marketing.com/business
to subscribe and place a Free Ad for your business


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2.  Featured Review
----------------------------------

'Zine Connection
Editor:  Becky Bales
http://zineconnection.hypermart.net/archives.html

Very nice ezine indeed!  The columns included in
this ezine are:

*  Quotable Quote

    I found this quote very applicable and very funny:
      "If it weren't for caffeine I'd have no personality
       whatsoever!"  -- Anonymous

*  Featured Marketing Article

    Great articles to help you market your ezine and
    your business

*  New Survey!

    Great idea, Becky!  Very informative to those who read
    the results.  She features useful surveys and accepts
    ideas for surveys from subscribers.

*  Award of Excellence Winners

    Would you like your web site featured here?  I would.
    Put it on your "To Do" list and submit it to Becky for
    the next issue.

*  Free Content For E-zines

    This helpful column lists articles available at
    zineconnection for use by publishers and webmasters.

*  Spotlight 'Zine

    This is the place where ezines are featured.  Add this
    one to your promotion list of things to do and don't
    forget to add you ezine to zineconnection directory.

-This review provided by Deborah Anderson

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Submit your web site to be considered for review
and featured in this column in a future issue.
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

----------------------------------
3.  Featured Special(s)
        for Subscribers
----------------------------------

This Month the Special is a Free Checkbox Script
with any purchase (starting at $25) of Checkbox
Script Configuration or Form Creation / Editing
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

What is the Checkbox Requestor Script?  See
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/checkbox.html
Then, for your Subscriber-Only special, visit
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

Do you have more than one ezine or newsletter or
discussion list available for subscribers? Would
you like to automate these from one multiple-
subscription page?  Maybe you have more than one
autoresponder that you would like available,
automated, from one request form.  If so, Checkbox
Requestor Script is for you.  And, for a limited time
(August only) You get the script and configuration
for only $25 (a $25 savings)!

Would you like more information about the script?
Send a blank email to mailto:checkbox@...

Then, to order, go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

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4.  Featured Tips
----------------------------------

Note:  If you do not see your tip here, stay
tuned to future newsletters...

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The following tip was provided by
William R. Nabaza
Weblord's Web Essentials, Manila, Philippines
http://weblord.8m.com

>You can submit to 50 free for all links in one
>click, submit to 34 search engines, and get your
>free replicating ad site that will advertise your
>site even if you sleep.
>http://weblord.8m.com/freehp.htm

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And....also from William R. Nabaza
http://weblord.8m.com

>Give incentives to your subscribers by giving
>them money every time they read their email.

>Get Money For Reading Email
>http://www.moneyformail.com/signup.asp?ref=weblord

>Welcome to Money for Mail, the only site dedicated
>to paying you money for your information! Find out
>about some of our exciting programs:

>Free stock! Join our associate program...it's simple!
>Refer as few as two friends and qualify as an associate.
>Find out more! Get paid for reading email from
>advertisers. Your confidential information is never
>released. Get paid $.20 to $2.50 per email message
>you read. Find out more!

>Access your confidential "money summary" page via the
>web! From here, you can view the number of points you
>qualified for as well as the number of dollars
>accumulated from advertisers.  Receive credit tips and
>more on your personal money summary page. Just sign up
>and log in below to start saving money and improving
>your credit

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Get free advertising for your web site,
product, or service!  Submit your tips at...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

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5.  Featured Ezines
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Tricia's Tips - Advertising Specialty News
Effective Business Building Since 1909
Providing you the power to promote your
website, business, or event with Ad Specialties.
Most recent articles include "Don't Be A Wiener"
& "Mousing Around". Send a "Subscribe" message to:
subscribe@... and receive your first
issue today!


Free Ad Post
Create customers by offering them free stuff!
Build your opt-in gold mine list by advertising
in this free Safe-to-Email List! Post up to
5 different ads daily! Join this list!
mailto:free-ad-post-subscribe@egroups.com

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6.  Featured Links
----------------------------------

The following links are compliments of TheFreeSite.com
http://www.thefreesite.com?andersoncreationscom

Disclaimer:  Anderson Creations has not tested, nor
directly endorses any of the following products. You
use at your own risk.  This information is simply
provided for you to investigate further and decide
for yourself if this is an option for you.

Worm.ExploreZip utility
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/kill_ez.html
A tool provided by Symantec to remove the
Worm.ExploreZip virus from Windows 95/98
or NT computers.

InoculateIT anti-virus utility
http://www.cai.com/antivirus/personal/
Free Antivirus Software for Windows 95/98 and NT.

Data Fellows Screen Saver
http://www.datafellows.com/download-purchase/tools.html#screensaver
Award winning free screensaver for Windows 95/98
and 3.1 that provides valuable information about
protecting your computer against viruses.

HouseCall online virus scanning
http://housecall.antivirus.com
Free online virus scanning and email updates.
Requires Internet Explorer (version 3 or newer)
or Netscape Navigator (version 3.01 or newer).

F-PROT antivirus utility
http://www.datafellows.com/download-purchase/tools.html#dos
Free anti-virus software for Home Use of DOS
machines by Data Fellows.

AntiVirus E-mail Update Notification
http://www.hitchhikers.net/up-form.shtml
Receive an email update every time the particular
anti-virus software that you use is updated. Several
software packages supported, so chances are your
anti-virus software is also listed.

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If you would like your link featured here, go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

What is the difference between Featured Link and
Featured Review?  The Review is more descriptive
and written by the staff at Anderson Creations
unless otherwise noted. The link descriptions in
the Featured Link column are provided by the site
owners themselves.


----------------------------------
7.  Who We Are
----------------------------------
Webmaster Tips Weekly and the occasional
   AC Designer Issue

Anderson Creations * Ezine Publishing
To see a complete list of ezines
published by Anderson Creations go to...
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PO Box 393 * St. Francis, MN  55070
mailto:danderso@...

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Friday, July 30, 1999

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----------------------------------
IN THIS ISSUE
----------------------------------
1.  Featured Article - Analyze Your Risks and Prosper
2.  Featured Review - Birdcast.cgi Recommendation Script
3.  Featured Special(s) - $10 custom banner design
4.  Featured Tips - Configuring Your Recommendation Script
5.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
6.  Featured Links - Do-It-Yourself Promotion Links
7.  Who We Are - Contact Information


----------------------------------
Editor's Notes:
----------------------------------
Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

This week we married two of our ezines.
This one - Webmaster Tips Weekly and
AC Designer.

What was the difference between
the two ezines, both for webmasters?
AC Designer was focused on design aspects
for web site development and was published
twice monthly.  Webmaster Tips is a
broader based newsletter going beyond the
design elements into other aspects of interest
for the Webmaster.

What does this marriage of ezines mean to
the subscriber?  The tips etc. that would normally
have appeared in AC Designer will now be
incorporated into Webmaster Tips Weekly and
periodic issues of "AC Designer" which focus
more directly on design issues will be published
on an as-developed-basis (no more than once monthly).

This issue we have an article by June Campbell
that focuses on developing a business plan that
will help you analyze possible (& probable) risks
and counteract these risks to turn them into
profits.  A definite must-read if you are developing
or re-developing your business online!

In the last issue of AC Designer we announced
that we would be focusing on encouraging interaction
from visitors when developing web site design, we
will proceed with that focus throughout future
issues of Webmaster Tips Weekly.  First, as promised,
we will feature a recommendation script in our
review & tips section below.

Til next week :)

Sincerely,
Deborah * Anderson Creations
http://www.andersoncreations.com/index.shtml
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Remember, this is Your Newsletter!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
advertise yourself!

-------------------------------------
1.  Featured Article
       Analyze Your Risks and Prosper
           by June Campbell
-------------------------------------

Analyze Your Risks and Prosper

When I started my full-time business, I
enrolled in a class with a group of
other wanna-be entrepreneurs to learn
how to develop a business plan.

One component of writing a business plan
is risk analysis -- i.e. the identification
of existing or potential threats to the
success of your new business. You identify
all possible events, happenings or occurrences
that might stand between you and business success.

Then you develop a strategy to combat each one.

One classmate said that she was a believer in
the power of positive thinking and that she would
jinx her business by thinking about the negative.
Another refused to identify threats because "I get
depressed when I think about what could go wrong."
A third person simply said that his business idea
was perfect and that there were no "downsides" to
consider.

All three businesses failed before they reached
their first anniversary.

These three entrepreneurs are not alone. I am
often asked to assist with business plan or
proposal writing and I'm always surprised to see
how many people are unwilling consider potential
problems.

There are two excellent reasons why your planning
should include a risk analysis.

1. No matter how great your idea may be, there's
no such thing as a risk-free business. The risks
are there whether you admit it or not. Successful
entrepreneurs face these challenges in advance and
devise a strategy for handling them if the time comes.

2. If you are hoping to raise money, get a business
loan, or attract a sponsor, the money-people won't
allow you to use their hard earned cash until they
are satisfied that you have done your homework. To an
investor, risk analyses is a sign of good planning,
not an indication that your business idea is a poor
one because there are potential threats.

  Convinced of the value of risk analysis?  Start
by asking "what if." Here are some examples to get
you started.

1.  What if your direct competitors find a way to
     undersell you?  What will you do to remain
     competitive?
2.  What if your direct competitors become so
     numerous that no one can make much profit?
3.  What if you indirect competitors seize the
     lion's share of the market? Indirect competitors
     are businesses providing a different service than
     you do but still competing for a share of your
     customer's dollars. For example, if you are
     selling books, indirect competitors are magazines,
     newspapers, content-rich web sites, electronic
     books, etc.
4.  What if your suppliers raise their prices, go on
     strike, or go out of business?
5.  What if your suppliers can't keep up with the
     orders you are receiving?
6.  What if you experience theft, vandalism, fire,
     or damage caused by "Acts of God?"
7.  What if you get caught in a "cash flow" crisis?
     This can happen if you tie up cash with equipment,
     inventory, etc., but sales are slow or customers
     are slow in paying.
8.  What if your employees unionize?
9.  What if delivery costs escalate?
10. What if import or export regulations change?
11. What if future trends affect your business? In my
     area, once-prevalent muffin shops are closing down
     and coffeehouses taking their place. The muffin
     trend is out, the coffee house trend is in.
12. How might changing technology impact your business?
     For instance, many small web designers are feeling
     the pinch as a consequence of software developments
     that make it easier for people to design their own
     sites. The web designers who find a strategy to
     remain competitive will survive.
13. What seasonal influences might you be facing?
14. What if your bank, your suppliers or your customers
     aren't prepared to handle Y2K issues?

Identify your problems in advance and you'll be a winner.
Remember the old saying, "If you fail to plan, you plan
to fail."

June Campbell is a professional writer whose work has
appeared in a several international print publications.
She also provides business writing services as well as
offering online sales of "How-to Booklets and Templates
for Business" from her Web site. (http://www.nightcats.com).

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2.  Featured Review
----------------------------------

Birdcast.cgi
Recommendation Script by Bignosebird.com
http://www.bignosebird.com

This script, provided by Bignosebird.com
for free is a great little script to use
to encourage your visitors to recommend
your web site to up to 5 friends or
associates at one time.

To see this script in action, go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/go.shtml#6
and recommend the web page to yourself by entering
your own email as both the sender and the receiver.
Hint:  Try a different name for the "receiver" to
see how this script works.

I think the best "selling" feature for this Free
script is the ease of use and ease of installation.
Yes, you can get more sophisticated scripts, but
they may require more "thinking" for the amateur
and more headache for the webmaster who doesn't
particularly care to become a programmer on the
side.

Some features:
* Option to configure a link or form for script
* Option to set up a log file for the webmaster
   to keep track of referrals
* Ability to set up customized email
* Ease of use for web site visitor and webmaster

See the Featured Tips section below for hints on
configuring.

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Submit your web site to be considered for review
and featured in this column in a future issue.
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

----------------------------------
3.  Featured Special(s)
        for Subscribers
----------------------------------

This Month the Special is Custom Banner Designs
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

Currently, we are offering Custom Banner
Designs to Subscribers for only $10!  You can order
as many banner designs as you like for only $10 each!

What do you get for $10?
*Save $40-$90 off normal price
*One custom graphic (or your logo added)
*professional
*customized
*animated
*banner exchange ready
*registered with banner exchange program FREE

View our "Sample Designs" in our Banner Gallery.
http://www.andersoncreations.com/banners/bannerindex.html or
http://www.andersoncreations.com/banners/bannerindex3.html
for the newest banners

You are free to choose one of these banner styles
as a "template" for your custom design or request
a completely new and unique design (there is a
comment section for this on the Secure Order Form).

To Order Your Banner or just "look":  Go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html
Note:  You must order through this URL to get
the $10 Deal :)

----------------------------------
4.  Featured Tips
----------------------------------

Note:  If you do not see your tip here, stay
tuned to future newsletters...

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Birdcast.cgi Script Configuration Tips
from Anderson Creations:
http://www.andersoncreations.com

The readme file that comes with this script
is very easy to understand.  Also, the script
itself includes easy-to-understand instructions.

The trickiest part of the configuration that
I found was determining the method of commanding
the mail program. The script lists 2 options, I
have included those 2 plus an additional one.
My recommendation is that you configure the script
the way you think your mail program on your server
is set up and then test it.  If it doesn't work,
try one of the others.  You may want to refer to
other scripts that you have installed to see how
those scripts access the mail program.  The 3
options are:
#  $SMTP_SERVER="localhost";
#  $SEND_MAIL="/usr/lib/sendmail -t";
#  $SEND_MAIL="/usr/sbin/sendmail";
Be sure to leave the semi-colon (;) and to remove the
number sign (#) of the line that you use.

The rest of the configuration is so simple, that
I would simply be quoting it here.  You may
download your script at http://www.bignosebird.com.

If you have any difficulty or questions, contact
Deborah @ mailto:danderso@...

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Get free advertising for your web site,
product, or service!  Submit your tips at...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

----------------------------------
5.  Featured Ezines
----------------------------------

             Internet Profitability
   In every weekly issue you'll find
original articles,contests,freebies,tips.
tools.and strategies for Internet Income.
All new subscribers get 1 free 25 word ad!
mailto:list@...?subject=Subscribe/a


Free Ad Post
Create customers by offering them free stuff!
Build your opt-in gold mine list by advertising
in this free Safe-to-Email List! Post up to
5 different ads daily! Join this list!
mailto:free-ad-post-subscribe@egroups.com

----------------------------------
6.  Featured Links
----------------------------------

Most of the following links are compliments of Reallybig.com
http://www.reallybig.com


Anderson Creations USubmit 100
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/go.shtml#1
Free listing of 100 Search Engines / Directories
that you can submit your web page to yourself.
Receive a listing in your e-mail box or free
access to USubmit Web Page. USubmit 500 and USubmit1000
also available. You may send blank email to
mailto:USubmit100@...


Busy Marketing
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/go.shtml#2
This web site is great for those people who would like
to find some quite marketing and search engine submission
tips but do not have or want to spend a lot of time right
now.


Link Trader
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/go.shtml#3
Great little program.  I haven't tried it out
personally yet, but this program looks like a
must-have for those of you who have web sites that
use a lot of reciprocal linking.  You may use this
program to verify the linking and the code that
the reciprocal link is using.


Search Engine Forums
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/go.shtml#4
This web site gives you a listing of forums that you
may participate in to learn about each of the major
search engines.  Learn about the search engines and
techniques to improve your ranking from people who
have "been there."


WebAlias
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/go.shtml#5
This web site provides free URL redirection service
so that you may change your extra long URL to
something easy to remember.  This is a great service
for those of you who are using one of the free
web hosting services available out there.


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If you would like your link featured here, go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

What is the difference between Featured Link and
Featured Review?  The Review is more descriptive
and written by the staff at Anderson Creations
unless otherwise noted. The link descriptions in
the Featured Link column are provided by the site
owners themselves.


----------------------------------
7.  Who We Are
----------------------------------
Anderson Creations * Ezine Publishing
To see a complete list of ezines
published by Anderson Creations go to...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/subscribe.html
contact:  Deborah Anderson
mailto:danderso@...

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Copyright (C) 1999 Anderson Creations * All Rights Reserved

=============================
   Webmaster Tips Weekly
=============================

Friday, July 23, 1999

You are receiving this newsletter because you
subscribed to it.  Subscribe and Unsubscribe
directions are found at the end of this newsletter.

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----------Sponsor Ad--------------------

  ********** Extended til 7/31/99 **********
    Custom, Professional, Animated Banner
      Designs by Anderson Creations for

            O N L Y   $ 1 0

    (This applies to the Series II banners)
  http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

----------End Ad------------------------



----------------------------------
IN THIS ISSUE
----------------------------------
1.  Featured Article - Breaking into Email Cliques
2.  Featured Review - Designer.com
3.  Featured Special(s) - $10 custom banner design
4.  Featured Tips - Submission tips; Tracking Tips
5.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
6.  Featured Links - Script Resources * Reader Feature
7.  Who We Are - Contact Information


----------------------------------
Editor's Notes:
----------------------------------
Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

Can you believe it is the end of July
already?  I am already planning my Christmas
list. Woah---- let's keep this nice weather a
bit longer...

Let's see what do we have for you this week...
(she says as she thumbs through imaginary
papers...)

Nancy Roebke has provided an excellent article on
Email Cliques.  Her no-nonsence-get-in-there-hold-
your-head-up-high method is very refreshing.

You'll also find a review on Corel's Designer.com
a very resourceful web site.

Are you "into" scripts and interactive programming?
Or, desire to be?  Don't miss the Featured Links
section.  (Hint - you won't want to miss the next
issue of AC Designer either :) )

There's also some submission tips and tracking tips
in this issue.

Before I finish, I want to say it is continually nice
to receive your feedback, like this one from Jan of
Tallent Agency (http://www.jtdbizopps.com),

>Hi. I want to thank you for featuring my web pages in
>your ezine today. I really appreciate the exposure
>and hope I can reach lots of "newbies" before they
>make some of the mistakes I made while learning my
>way around internet marketing. It means a lot more to
>be featured in such a nice ezine than any amount of
>ads I could run bragging about myself or my pages!
>thanks again and this is a terrific resource and thank
>you for letting me be a part of it.

Thank you Jan!  You bring a smile to my face :)

Til next week - y'all take care now

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Remember, this is Your Newsletter!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
advertise yourself!

-------------------------------------
1.  Featured Article
       Breaking into Email Cliques
           by Nancy Roebke
-------------------------------------

Networking in public forums has it's challenges with
how to get into the small groups that tend to form
within the large group. One of the best ways is to
have someone help you with introductions. What do you
do when the same thing happens to you on a list where
there is no in-person contact and no "gatekeeper" to
make a way for you?

Here's what happened to me on the very first list
I joined with the very first post I made. I posted to
a list on a controversial topic that had come up. My
post reflected very personal material and involved
using a member of my family as an example of why I felt
the way I did. I got a response back from one member of
the list saying I should run quickly from my opinions
and that the member of my family was a "lunatic" for
expressing the same sentiments. This response was posted
to the list and not to me privately. I was embarrassed,
surprised, humiliated, confused- you name it, I felt it.

That was seven months ago. I am now considered one of
the "old" list members, my name is recognized by most
list participants, I have gotten business and right now
sit on the Board for a major project that is underway on
that list. I had all I could do when that post came out
seven months ago, not to walk away from that list and all
other lists because of that one response.

How did the change occur? Here are the steps I took to
get from that post to reaping the benefits of list
participation:

1. I sent a private post to the sender of the offending
    post. She never responded.

2. I received several private posts about how unkind
    the post from the other member was and I responded
    with "Thank You's" to all of them. In those posts,
    I asked questions about the businesses of the people
    sending me these kind posts and began to build
    relationships with them.

3. I never posted a rebuttal publicly on the list.
    Many people did, and I also would respond privately
    to them and ask about their business.

4. I waited a while.. probably a month or two before
    posting again, and this time I picked a topic that
    I knew a lot about and positioned myself as the
    expert in that field. I got a few responses and
    always posted responses publicly that would help
    THE GROUP MEMBERS.

5. During my waiting period I sent Virtual Postcards
    to everyone who introduced themselves, welcoming
    them to the group and offering myself to them as a
    friendly ear if they needed it. In these postcards,
    I also asked for info about their businesses. This
    was one of THE best relationship-building tools I used.

6. I would post information I had found on the Internet
    that might be of interest to the group. I also posted
    a few humorous posts. These always got me private
    responses that I would also answer in the manner above.
    These mass, non-specific, non-threatening posts were
    probably what started my name recognition within the
    group.

7. I read posts from other members and when their
    opinions or presentations mirrored my own, I would
    send a private response of encouragement to them. I was
    building a circle of like-minded individuals . These
    individuals also only posted to the list with similar
    information to mine. I noticed that over time as I read
    their posts.

8. From this work, I was invited to join the Board of a
    significant project underway from this list. This was a
    direct result of the responses I made to the like-minded
    members of the group.

9. I did not get involved in any controversy or flaming on
    the list - not even to make an "enough is enough" post
    about it, even when I felt that way.

10 To this day, I only post to the list with general info
    or on a topic I know a lot about. The rewards from the
    list from my behind-the-scenes work more than make up
    for the rude welcome I received from one member.

The answer to the challenge is in the relationship-building
steps that are taken. A list has a lot of appeal because of
the volume of people you have exposure to. But the chances
of building relationships with all those people are slim
and none. The chances of building relationships with a person,
one person at a time are very real, and well worth the effort
it takes to do so.

Nancy Roebke, is the Executive Director Profnet, Inc.,
a professional business leads generation corporation. We
bring business professionals together in a non-competitive
environment to help each other make more money.  Visit
http://www.profnet.org

Copyright 1998    Nancy Roebke

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2.  Featured Review
----------------------------------

Corel Designer
http://www.designer.com

Wow!  You really have to view this web site
yourself to get the full value out of this
web site.

>From a designer's aspect this web site offers
a lot to be learned - a goal if you will - for
web site improvements.

For example...

I (Deborah) have added a mousever javascript
effect on my subscribe page located at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/subscribe.shtml
This feature allows the viewer to see a description
of the ezines etc. without leaving the web page.
Corel took this one step further and have a
java mouseover graphic which is really quite
appealing.  Now I know what I am re-designing
next!

>From a content vantage point, Corel also offers
many benefits to its viewers.  Not only the Corel
users, although obviously that is the goal, but
also non-Corel users who can benefit from freebies
like picture and clip art.

I would recommend this site for both the designer
seeking to learn something about design and the
surfer wishing to investigate available resources
on the internet.

-This review provided by Deborah Anderson

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Submit your web site to be considered for review
and featured in this column in a future issue.
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

----------------------------------
3.  Featured Special(s)
        for Subscribers
----------------------------------

This Month the Special is Custom Banner Designs
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

Currently, we are offering Custom Banner
Designs to Subscribers for only $10!  You can order
as many banner designs as you like for only $10 each!

What do you get for $10?
*Save $40-$90 off normal price
*One custom graphic (or your logo added)
*professional
*customized
*animated
*banner exchange ready
*registered with banner exchange program FREE

View our "Sample Designs" in our Banner Gallery.
http://www.andersoncreations.com/banners/bannerindex.html or
http://www.andersoncreations.com/banners/bannerindex3.html
for the newest banners

You are free to choose one of these banner styles
as a "template" for your custom design or request
a completely new and unique design (there is a
comment section for this on the Secure Order Form).

To Order Your Banner or just "look":  Go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html
Note:  You must order through this URL to get
the $10 Deal :)

----------------------------------
4.  Featured Tips
----------------------------------

Note:  If you do not see your tip here, stay
tuned to future newsletters...

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The following tip was provided by
Jan Tallent-Dandridge
Tallent Agency
http://www.jtdbizopps.com

>You really can get a good response from
>placing free ads, submitting your urls to
>ffa sites and using traffic generators.
>You need to track the response from each kind
>of advertising you use. I have found, for myself
>anyway, that newcomers seeking business
>opportunities or affiliate programs search the
>ffa sites and answer those ads. More seasoned
>marketers seem to favor ads and traffic generators.

Thanks Jan! Don't forget to visit her site!
http://www.jtdbizopps.com

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Tracking Tip from Anderson Creations:
http://www.andersoncreations.com

Reading Jan's tips (above) reminded me of this
tracking technique that we use - it may be
helpful to some of you.

Do any of you do ezine or link exchanges
whereby you invite prospects to either
subscribe to a publication or send for
more information?  In other words, do
you use autoresponders?

Let me tell you what we have done.

We use egroups.com for the 6 groups
that we manage (3 ezines, 1 newsletter,
1 safe opt-in free adverting list, 1
discussion list).  We use a checkbox
script to facilitate multiple subscriptions
from one form.  This script then forwards
the visitors inputted email address to
autoresponder "subscription confirmation"
autoresponders for each of these publications.
We use Sendfree.  At the end of the day,
when we receive a digest from Sendfree
indicating who has accessed the autoresponder,
we know who to subscribe to which egroups.

How do we track?  Very simple.
When we exchange an ad with another ezine
we include the subject which then shows up
in the SendFree digest.

Let's say for instance that one of our ads
runs in XYZ ezine.  We would provide a blank
email link of
mailto:subscribe_web_tips@...?subject=XYZ
for the subscription email address.

When we receive the digest from Sendfree we
will note how many requests had a subject line
of "XYZ" and we will be able to determine if the
ad in XYZ was effective and have an ability to
measure the effectiveness.

The following are resources that we use:
Sendfree...http://www.sendfree.com
Checkbox Script...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/checkbox.html

Example of this application...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/subscribe.shtml

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Get free advertising for your web site,
product, or service!  Submit your tips at...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

----------------------------------
5.  Featured Ezines
----------------------------------

***Learn from the experts ***
Design & Maintain the best web site possible!
Subscribe free to AC Designer at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/subscribe.html or
mailto:ac_designer-subscribe@egroups.com

Free Ad Post
Create customers by offering them free stuff!
Build your opt-in gold mine list by advertising
in this free Safe-to-Email List! Post up to
5 different ads daily! Join this list!
mailto:free-ad-post-subscribe@egroups.com

----------------------------------
6.  Featured Links
----------------------------------

88888888888 Reader Feature Link 88888888888888

Weblord's Web Essentials
http://weblord.8m.com

Free Webmaster/ Netpreneur / Internet Marketer
Resources, Freebies, Free Special Reports and Online
Shopping All In One.
Everything Essential To The Web, Nothing Less.

8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

The following links are useful script resource
links.

Don't miss the feature on feedback and recommendation
scripts in the next issue of AC Designer.  If you are
not currently subscribed you may send a blank email to
mailto:subscribe_acdesigner@...?subject=wtw
If you would like an archive listing, send an email to
mailto:acdesigner_archives@...?subject=wtw

The CGI Resource Index
http://www.cgi-resources.com/
This is the resource that I use the most - provides
everything from java, html, perl, applescript, books,
and much more!

Matt's Script Archive
http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/
Not as many scripts to choose from but what Matt has
is exceptional.  We use his formmail.pl script and
I have heard wonderful things about his bulletin
board program.

Free Code
http://www.freecode.com
Another not-as-big-as CGI Resource web site, but
definitely a great resource.  I consult this site in
conjunction with the others when I am looking for
that "just right" script.

CGI World Online
http://www.cgi-world.com
To be honest with you, I haven't really checked this
one out thoroughly.  I just "found it" today and look
forward to referring to it in the future.

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If you would like your link featured here, go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

What is the difference between Featured Link and
Featured Review?  The Review is more descriptive
and written by the staff at Anderson Creations
unless otherwise noted. The link descriptions in
the Featured Link column are provided by the site
owners themselves.


----------------------------------
7.  Who We Are
----------------------------------
Anderson Creations * Ezine Publishing
To see a complete list of ezines
published by Anderson Creations go to...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/subscribe.html
contact:  Deborah Anderson
mailto:danderso@...

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----------------------------------
IN THIS ISSUE
----------------------------------
1.  Featured Article - The Ezine Explosion
2.  Featured Review - Marlene Klein Cosmetics
3.  Featured Special(s)s - $10 custom banner design
4.  Featured Tips - Customized Error Page and more!
5.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
6.  Featured Links - Mook Productions & Ezine Related
7.  Who We Are - Contact Information


----------------------------------
Editor's Notes:
----------------------------------
Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

It's been a long, tiring, but worthwhile
week.  We opened up our new ezine directory
EzineLinks@AndersonCreations this week at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/directory.shtml
and after receiving so many kind comments from
publishers, I am "all talked out."  Yeah, like
I ever run out of words... :)

Anyway...

This issue we have an article by Jim Daniels -
a very basic overview of ezines.  We also included
some links for ezine development and promotion.
There are only 3 links of this kind, but they will
lead you to many more resources. (I better stop
before I beginning telling you the links here.)

Don't miss the review on Marlene Klein Cosmetics
and the Featured Link - Mook Productions.  Also,
there is a terrific tip on how to create your
own error page.  I am going to do that for my
web site this weekend.

Well, until next Friday - Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:webmaster@...

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Remember, this is Your Newsletter!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
advertise yourself!

-------------------------------------
1.  Featured Article
       The Ezine Explosion
           by Jim Daniels
-------------------------------------

Ezines are rapidly becoming one of the most
popular marketing tools on the internet! An
ezine is an electronic magazine or newsletter
like our BizWeb E-Gazette. The number of
ezines on the net has exploded from a few
hundred in 1993 to a number well into the
thousands in 1998. There are ezines on thousands
of different subjects!

Before I go into details on ezine marketing, I
must first explain the difference between the two
very distinct types of ezines on the net.

The first type of ezine is basically a web site.
Anyone that has the URL, or web address can check
out the ezine. Some are free and others charge a
subscription fee. Although this type of ezine is
very nice to look at (graphics and sometimes audio
included) the marketing value is not nearly as
strong as the next type.

The next type of ezine is delivered directly to
your email address, like our gazette. That's what
makes it so popular with online marketers. Since
people don't have to actively seek out each issue,
the marketing value is boosted greatly.

These "email ezines" have begun to grow in number
very rapidly, as more and more people jump on the
internet. Most of these are free and are delivered
weekly. Although not as fancy as a "web ezine", (most
email ezines are currently text only) this type of
ezine has proven to be an excellent marketing tool.

Take a look at the advertising section of your
favorite email ezine. The reason there are so many
ads there is simple... ezine advertising works! Not
only do you reach your target audience, you reach
them by the thousands. Of all the online marketing
methods available, this could be the most effective.
Many larger companies are just starting
to realize this and are starting to explore this
exciting new advertising medium. Compared with the
high costs of web site banner advertising,
ezine advertising is a bargain!

* Article by Jim Daniels of JDD Publishing. Jim's
site has helped 1000's of regular folks profit
online. Check out their FREE "how-to" cybermarketing
assistance, free software, business opportunities,
manuals, web services and more! Real money is being
made on the net -- get in on it at:
http://bizweb2000.com - Subscribe to their
FREE, weekly BizWeb E-Gazette:
mailto:subscribe4free@...

----------------------------------
2.  Featured Review
----------------------------------

Marlene Klein Cosmetics
http://www.marleneklein.com

In Marlene's own words, she says to
>Visit MarleneKlein.com for Lipstick, Blush,
>Foundation, Eye Shadow, and more.  Lots of
>tips, links, and a doctor's column.  Marlene
>Klein - a department store quality brand...at
>internet prices!  Let us be your place for
>make-up on the Web!!

I took her up on it and viewed her site.  It is
very nice!  She has all of the expected categories
(lips, blush, eyes, etc.) in addition to color
selection and even a doctor's column, as she
mentions above.

What really impressed me was the quality of her
site.  No, I am not talking about design here,
although her design in my opinion is without
flaw.  Rather, I am talking about the fact that
she is registered with BBBonline and she has a
page that describes WHY her products are worth
purchasing.  She has endorsements by Beauty
Industry Professionals and by customers.  She
provides customer testimonials.  She explains
how to determine if the cosmetics that you
are using are quality products.

This site is worth visiting even for those who
are not interested in cosmetics.  It is a great
example of good quality professionalism.

Disclaimer:  Abigail Rushmore is simply providing
a review of the web site based on the viewing of
the website only.  Neither Abigail Rushmore, nor
Anderson Creations has ever purchased any products
or services from this web site owner and therefore
cannot comment on any specific business dealings.

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Submit your web site to be considered for review
and featured in this column in a future issue.
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

----------------------------------
3.  Featured Special(s)
        for Subscribers
----------------------------------

This is a new column to this newsletter where I
will post specials that Anderson Creations or others
are offering exclusively to subscribers of this
ezine (and in some cases also to subscribers of
AC Designer, also published by Anderson Creations.)

This Month the Special is Custom Banner Designs
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

Currently, we are offering Custom Banner
Designs to Subscribers for only $10!  You can order
as many banner designs as you like for only $10 each!

What do you get for $10?
*Save $40-$90 off normal price
*One custom graphic (or your logo added)
*professional
*customized
*animated
*banner exchange ready
*registered with banner exchange program FREE

View our "Sample Designs" in our Banner Gallery.
http://www.andersoncreations.com/banners/bannerindex.html or
http://www.andersoncreations.com/banners/bannerindex3.html
for the newest banners

You are free to choose one of these banner styles
as a "template" for your custom design or request
a completely new and unique design (there is a
comment section for this on the Secure Order Form).

To Order Your Banner or just "look":  Go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html
Note:  You must order through this URL to get
the $10 Deal :)

----------------------------------
4.  Featured Tips
----------------------------------

Note:  If you do not see your tip here, stay
tuned to future newsletters...

If any of you read the Internet Day on July 14th
you read an article about Creating Your Own Error
Page.  I thought the article was so terrific that
I contacted the author, Sylvia Myers of Dine 4 Less
(http://www.dine4less.com) to ask her permission to
mention it in this ezine.  She (and Internet Day)
gave the okay...so don't miss her article at
http://www.internetday.com/archives/071499.html
You will be glad you read it!

By the way, Sylvia has since sent me the following:
>Please mention in your article about Create your
>own custom web page that htaccess does not work
>for web sites being hosted on NT servers.People
>on these servers should contact the web site
>support as it has to be set up by the web hosts.

Thanks Sylvia!

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The following offer was provided by
Jonathan McClellan of SUCCESS Ventures
http://www.tips4profit.com/suite/acquire

>For those of you involved in HOME Business
>or MLM already, there is an excellent tool/
>program on the internet that specifically
>targets people involved in Network Marketing.
>Follow this link to see what this new tool is:
>http://www.FreeLeads.com/team/acquire

Thanks Jonathan! Don't forget to visit his site!

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Get free advertising for your web site,
product, or service!  Submit your tips at...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

----------------------------------
5.  Featured Ezines
----------------------------------

***Learn from the experts ***
Design & Maintain the best web site possible!
Subscribe free to AC Designer at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/subscribe.html or
mailto:ac_designer-subscribe@egroups.com

Free Ad Post
Create customers by offering them free stuff!
Build your opt-in gold mine list by advertising
in this free Safe-to-Email List! Post up to
5 different ads daily! Join this list!
mailto:free-ad-post-subscribe@egroups.com

----------------------------------
6.  Featured Links
----------------------------------

88888888888 Reader Feature Link 88888888888888

Mook Productions
http://www.mookproductions.com

Advertising for web design and section with
my personal interests and family

8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

The following links are Ezine Related.  Do you
publish an ezine?  Are you thinking of publishing
an ezine?  Here are some of my personal favorite
links:


EzineLinks@AndersonCreations
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/directory.shtml
This is a new ezine directory developed by Anderson
Creations.  It is new this week!  Feel free to add
your ezine, newsletter, or discussion list to the
database.  Also, we welcome comments and suggestions.
(You will find a section for this when you add your
publication)


E-zine
http://www.e-zinez.com?andersoncreationscom
I have learned so much from Kate and her web site.
If you are just starting out, this is definitely
the place to go! Her site is exactly the way she
describes it - An Ezine Publishing Handbook.

EzineSeek
http://www.ezineseek.com
Another great resource web site by another great ezine
professional, Brian Alt.  Again, I have learned so much
from Brian through his publications his web site(s).
Stop by today!

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If you would like your link featured here, go to
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

What is the difference between Featured Link and
Featured Review?  The Review is more descriptive
and written by the staff at Anderson Creations
unless otherwise noted. The link descriptions in
the Featured Link column are provided by the site
owners themselves.


----------------------------------
7.  Who We Are
----------------------------------
Anderson Creations * Ezine Publishing
To see a complete list of ezines
published by Anderson Creations go to...
http://www.andersoncreations.com/subscribe.html
contact:  Deborah Anderson
mailto:danderso@...

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   Custom, Professional, Animated Banner
     Designs by Anderson Creations for

           O N L Y   $ 1 0

   (This applies to the Series II banners)
http://www.andersoncreations.com/specials.html

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----------------------------------
IN THIS ISSUE
----------------------------------
1.  Featured Article - Creating Your Own Netposts
2.  Featured Review - Tallent Agency
3.  Featured Tips - Code for "new window"
4.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
5.  Featured Links - Java Sites & Marketing Site
6.  Who We Are - Contact Information


----------------------------------
Editor's Notes:
----------------------------------
Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly!

We are finished with the transfer of the
subscription base from free-dollars-resource-weekly
to webmaster-tips-weekly@egroups.com. Now we can
focus on the tasks at hand and providing you with
quality free stuff on the 'net!

I received June's article on creating your own
"Net Posts" last week and was so excited that I
had to pull out my blank business card paper
and start creating "Net Business Cards" right
away!  Don't miss this article.  June shares a
great Free idea for offline promotion of your
web site!

Our feature links are java related and we have
included a feature link to Success Ventures for
a "marketing central" experience.

As in every issue...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Remember, this is Your Newsletter!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
advertise yourself!

Thank you for all your submissions - I look forward
to them :)

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:danderso@...


-------------------------------------
1.  Featured Article
       Make a Postcard from your Home Page
           by June Campbell
-------------------------------------
You know how difficult it is to drive traffic to
your site. The sheer numbers of websites make it
all too easy to get lost in the crowd. Search
engines are becoming less effective at keyword
searches, banner advertising has a lower click-
through rate than it once had .....

One solution to the traffic problem is offline
advertising.  Big names like Beyond.com are already
promoting their site through commercial ads on
national television networks

Those of us without deep pockets might do well to
look for more affordable methods of offline adver-
tising -- such as postcards containing a picture of
your web site and a custom message. Let's call them
"Netposts."

Here are just some of the ways that you might use
Netposts.

* Mail them to clients in thanks for business.
   Send them business contacts in lieu of Christmas
   or other seasonal cards.
* Distribute them at networking groups and trade
   shows.
* Leave them in selected locations instead of
   brochures. For example, if your site is selling
   pet care products, publish some articles on pet
   care on your web site, then ask animal hospitals
   and veterinarian clinics if they will display
   your netposts.
* Send them out to potential customers before you
   make that cold call. Since the cards are colour-
   ful, attractive and easy to handle, they are more
   likely to be kept on display than a letter or
   even a brochure.
* Mail them to your customers to announce special
   deals, sales or other corporate news.


You can make your own netposts if you have the
equipment, software and skill to use both
effectively.

You will need a graphics software program (i.e.
PaintShop Pro, PhotoShop), a desktop publishing
program (i.e. PageMaker, CorelDraw, MS Word), and
sheets of blank postcards such as those sold by Avery
(www.avery.com). You will also need access to a good
quality color printer. Desktop bubble jets can work
quite well when budgets are tight, but do not expect
the same quality printing as you would from an offset
printer.

Here is what you do:

1. Take a screen capture of your Web site. PC users,
press the Print Screen button on your keyboard. Mac
users, your instruction manual will tell you a key-
board command to use.  [Editor's Note:  See note
following this article for mac users]  A screen
capture will save an image of your screen on the
clipboard if you are using Windows, and on the
desktop if you are using the Mac.

2. Open your graphics software application. Mac
users, open the image that appeared on your desktop
when you did the screen capture. PC users, open a new
file then paste your clipboard contents onto the new
file. (To paste, PC users use the keyboard command of
Control V). Voila! You now have a graphic image of
your home page. Edit and resize as desired.

3. Using a sheet of Avery postcards as your guide,
lay out a postcard page in your desktop publishing
program. Use your creativity to add text or other
images if wanted.

4. Design a back page for your postcards, including
your return address and any other message you require.
You can also add  recipients' addresses.

5. Print your front page onto your Avery postcards,
using any good quality printer. Then, turn the postcards
over, being careful to match upsides; and print the back
page

There you have it. Your own do-it-yourself netposts!

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June Campbell's writing has appeared in several
international print publications. Visit her site for biz
articles, a free gift, books at low Canadian prices, online
sales of proposal and business plan templates and more.
(http://www.nightcats.com)
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Editor's Note:  Are you a Macintosh User?  I use Flash-It
to make screen captures.  It is a shareware program and it
works great!  You can choose the portion of the screen that
you would like to capture so that you do not have to resize
later.  If you would like more information on how to obtain
a copy, send an email to me at mailto:danderso@...

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2.  Featured Review
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Jan Tallent-Dandridge * Tallent Agency
http://www.jtdbizopps.com?andersoncreationscom

There is a wealth of information at this web site!
The design of the web site is very clean, attractive,
and easy to navigate.

Jan has included many resourceful links including a
Warning Page to alert you to possible scams on the
internet.  One of her desires is to help the newbies
on the internet to learn their way and she does this
very well by keeping her web site simple, yet resource-
ful.

She has a submit page directory for places to submit
your links and classifieds, an Office and Professional
Services section and even a section for those new to the
internet.

A Real Home Business Central! (Especially for those just
starting out!)

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3.  Featured Tips
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Note:  If you do not see your tip here, stay
tuned to future newsletters...

The following offer was provided by
Barbara Jones of Barbara's Essential Oils
http://www.color-country.net/~ulive/

>I don't know if this has been discussed before
>since I am new to the list.  I just learned how
>to keep your visitor by opening a new wingow when
>ever they click on a link to go somewhere else from
>your page.  You use target="new source" to open a
>new window.  Example:
<A HREF="http://www.dollars-n-scents.com/byleo/
ylproducts.html"target="new source">
[Young Living Products]</A>

Note:  To test this you will need to remove the spaces
in the hyperlink above.

Thanks Barbara!  Even for those who knew this,
it is a great reminder!

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4.  Featured Ezines
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***Learn from the experts ***
Design & Maintain the best web site possible!
Subscribe free to AC Designer at
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Free Ad Post
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5.  Featured Links
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88888888888 Reader Feature Link 88888888888888

Jonathan McClellan * SUCCESS Ventures
http://www.tips4profit.com/suite/acquire

A Free Comprehensive Custom Marketing Center,
complete with "result driven" marketing tools,
strategies and resources to get the job done right.
Also a complete E-Z Commerce web solution shopping
center with your ID embedded in all of the order
form functions to PAY YOU all profits generated
from your new marketing center! Finally, Great
Plug-in "Traffic Tools" to help you get the HITS!

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The following links are Java-related links.
Provided by The Free Site
(http://www.thefreesite.com?andersoncreationscom)

The JavaScript Source
http://www.javascriptsource.com
This site offers lots of free "cut & paste" JavaScript
examples for your Web pages. Source codes included.
Examples includes background effects, buttons,
calculators, calendars, clocks, cookies, equivalents,
folder trees, forms, games, messages, navigational
scripts, page details, password protection, scrolls,
user details and much more.

JavaScript Corral
http://www.crays.com/jsc?andersoncreationscom
You'll find JavaScripts for pop-up images,
mouse-over effects, clocks, scrollers, dates,
menus and more. Just cut and paste the scripts
you want. The site includes tutorials and
instructions for implementing the scripts.

The Javascript Library
http://phiberoptix.com/jslibrary/indexs.shtml
Nice collection of almost 150 free JavaScripts,
ready to cut and paste onto your Web site, and
complete with instructions. Categories here
include "Text," "Navigational," "Cookies,"
"User Info," "Image," "Sound," "Background
Effects," "Time" and more.

Freewarejava.com
http://www.freewarejava.com?andersoncreationscom
This site serves up free applets, tutorials, free
zines, forums and JavaScript resources. Applets here
include counters, clocks, games, search engines,
menu & navigational applets, music and sound
applets, slideshows, scrollers & ticker tapes and
text animations. .

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What is the difference between Featured Link and
Featured Review?  The Review is more descriptive
and written by the staff at Anderson Creations
unless otherwise noted. The link descriptions in
the Featured Link column are provided by the site
owners themselves.


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IN THIS ISSUE
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1.  Featured Article - Getting the Best From Your Banners
2.  Featured Review - Feature Presentations
3.  Featured Tips - Creating Banners
4.  Featured Ezines - you'll have to see these
5.  Featured Links - Banner-Related Sites
6.  Who We Are - Contact Information


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Editor's Notes:
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Welcome to Webmaster Tips Weekly
formerly Free Dollars Resource Weekly!

As you probably already know, we have changed our
name to Webmaster Tips Weekly.  Anderson Creations
has acquired the newsletter and Free Dollars
(http://www.free-dollars.com) will have their own
newsletter.  This allows Free Dollars to focus on
issues related specifically to their web site and
the resources found therein and Anderson Creations
to focus on providing subscribers with free
webmaster resources from around the internet.

As a result, look forward to a wider variety of
resources in upcoming issues of Webmaster Tips Weekly!

This change in name also means that we will be
changing the subscription management at egroups.com
from free-dollars-resource-weekly@egroups.com to
webmaster-tips-weekly@egroups.com.  For the new
subscribers, don't worry, you are already "in."  For
the current subscriber base, you will be receiving a
notice from egroups.com during the next week indicating
the change.  You may disregard this email if you like.

Ok, now with that out of the way....

This issue deals almost entirely with Banner topics.
Instead of describing all the features, I'm going
to stop babbling and let you see for yourself :)

As always...

Submit your tips, articles, questions, etc. at
http://www.andersoncreations.com/ezines/wtw.html

Remember, this is Your Newsletter!  Yours to learn
and gather resourceful information from and yours to
advertise yourself!

Happy Reading and may your banners be effective!

Sincerely,
Deborah
Anderson Creations * http://www.andersoncreations.com
mailto:danderso@...


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1.  Featured Article
       Getting the Best from Your Banners
           by Brian Alt
-------------------------------------
That banner ads are the source of millions of dollars in
revenue each year is undeniable. A less clear question is
whether the "free" services provided by banner exchanges
can aid the smaller sized business that might not be able
to afford thousands of dollars worth of banner displays on
Yahoo every month. Are those banners you're displaying at
the top of your pages worth it, or are they drawing away
potential sales?

I recently had a conversation with a colleague about this.
He said, "Say my banner from my banner exchange draws in 5
surfers a day. But if I lose 10-20 folks who click on the
banners I have to display, that's not exactly a fair
trade." This seems clear, but before you run off and
remove all those banners from your pages, let's take a
closer look.

The question that my colleague raised seems to me to be a
question of audience. That is, just who are you trying to
attract to your site and why?  Granted, if you just
maintain a personal home page, losing a few visitors to
the exchanges is no big deal. But most of us are trying to
make an income with a website, and every lost visitor is
perhaps a little less "bread on the table." The real
question becomes then not one of losing visitors, but of
losing customers.

One thing I've noticed about my site stats is that the
number of unique visitors to my main page and the number
of new subscribers to my newsletter are essentially the
same. I have the newsletter subscription form in a very
prominent place on the page, and hope that most of my
visitors will fork over their email addresses (if not
their cash). This means that even if I do lose them to
a banner (they have to eventually go somewhere, don't
they?), I know that I might be able to bring them back
to the site. And I wouldn't have had many of those
subscribers in the first place if not for the banner
exchange that I use.

This brings us back to the question of audience. Perhaps
the most important variable of all resides in what kind
of product or service you are selling.  If you are
dealing with impulse products, it would probably be a
bad idea to show your visitor lots of snazzy banners that
could distract him and take him and his unstable money
elsewhere. But what if we're talking about non-impulse
items? Does anyone hire a web designer, or decide to go
with one web hosting company, without first checking out
the others? Perhaps, but I would imagine not often. If
you've got a potential customer who is "ready to buy,"
you can always decrease the chance of his leaving by
filtering out the banners of your direct competition
(and the good exchanges let you do this).

Thus, the main factor which you should use to determine
whether or not to use a banner exchange on your site's
pages is your audience. Are you targeting impulse buyers?
If so, then maybe now IS the time to run off and remove
those ads from your pages.  If, on the other hand, you
are selling a product or service that encourages your
customers to shop around anyway, then showing a few
468x60 graphics at the top of your pages isn't going to
hurt. In fact, it can generate a significant amount of
extra traffic, which may in turn transform into extra
sales!

For detailed help in choosing a banner exchange, check
out a past issue of my newsletter by emailing
webmasters-digest@... with the following line
in the body of the message:

[x] Get file "Webmaster's Digest #003"

For now, let it suffice to ask the following questions
before you decide on a banner exchange:

1. Does my banner exchange allow me to target my
marketing? This is by far the most important question
you can ask. With the exact same banner on two different
exchanges, my CTR (click-thru ratio) was nearly ten times
higher due to the detailed targeting that the superior
program offered.

2. What is the display ratio?  That is, how many banners
do I have to display on my pages to earn a display of my
banner elsewhere?

3. Do I have options of how to display the banners, or
must I always link back to the banner exchange's home
page, etc.?

4. Do I receive credit for people who join the program
through my links? Some exchanges pay you a few cents for
each new account, some give you commission on their
credits earned.

5. Are there any bonuses?  Do I get free credits for
joining?  Do I get a certain amount of freebies per day?

If you'd like my recommendation on an exchange that
fulfills all of the criteria above, visit:
http://www.infobot.net/

If you'd like to share your experiences with banner
exchanges (or anything else relating to website design
and promotion), I invite you to post a message at the
Design/Pro Forum, located at:
http://www.firstsolve.com/wwwboard/

Good luck! :-)

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Brian Alt is an freelance author and web designer. His
website, FirstSolve.com <http://www.firstsolve.com> has an
extensive selection of free resources for web designers
and promoters. He publishes The Webmaster's Digest, to
which free subscriptions are available by emailing
webmasters-digest@... with SUBSCRIBE in the BODY
of the message. His newest project is  the Email
Publisher's Resource Center, located at <http://www.infobot.net>

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2.  Featured Review
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Feature Presentations Banner Exchange Program
http://www.featurepresentations.com/exchange/sprogram/sitemap.sys?F100374

Feature Presentations is definitely my personal
favorite banner exchange program.  Not only are
they an exceptional banner exchange program, but
their customer service is timely and sincere.
This is very important and sometimes difficult
to find in the impersonal crevices of cyber-space.

They offer:
* targeted marketing
* 3/2 display ratio
* many options of configuration and specialization
   (more than I have seen in other programs)
* up to 3 different banners
* ability to designate percentage of display for each banner
* configurable clickable regions on each banner
* many bonuses and incentives
* GREAT Customer Service
* much more!

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I have been asked several times how we create
banners.  Here is a very very quick overview:

1.  Using an image manipulation program (i.e.
     Photoshop, Corel 8, etc.) create the "frames"
     that you would like to appear in your banner.
2.  Using a gif program, compile these frames
     into an animation by adding all these frames
     into one file.
3.  Optimize your banner with a program that
     will reduce the colors to decrease the
     bandwidth of the banner.  I use the online
     tool at http://www.gifoptimizer.com
4.  For really dynamic results, consider using a cgi
     script in your banner!  For an example of what I am
     talking about, go to our banner gallery at
     http://www.andersoncreations.com/banners/bannerindex.html
     and look at the interactive banner at the top of the page.

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4.  Featured Ezines
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Free Ezine, Internet Biz Guide. Helping You to Start,
Operate and Promote an Online Business.
To subscribe, go to: http://www.internet-biz-guide.com
or mailto:subscribe-internetbizguide@onelist.com

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5.  Featured Links
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The following links are helpful Banner-
related links.  Some of these are
provided by The Free Site
(http://www.thefreesite.com?andersoncreationscom)

WebSponsors
http://www.websponsors.com
* highly recommend by The Free Site
   (http://www.thefreesite.com/?andersoncreationscom)
* referral program

Anderson Creations Free Banner Designs
http://www.andersoncreations.com/freebanner.html
Pick up your free, animated, all purpose banner here.
Stay tuned:  We will be adding more dynamic, more
"specific" all purpose banners soon.  Sign up to
receive notification of Free banner designs such
as "Increase Traffic" banner(s).

The Pop-up Exchange Network
http://www.popupexchange.com
* unique free banner exchange
* promote your site with "Pop-up Internet Commercials"
* animated and stream live audio and music without the use of plug-ins

HyperBanner
http://www.hyperbanner.net
* Java-based banners
* target specific geographic regions and/or topics

buttonXchange.com
http://www.buttonxchange.com
* exchange for 88 x 31 buttons
* online help with button design

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and written by the staff at Anderson Creations
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the Featured Link column are provided by the site
owners themselves.


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