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How to Handle a Hungry Ad
Whether you publish or not, work overload hits us all sooner or later. But, with just a bit of forethought, you
can crawl out from under... read on!
Is There a Word Doctor in the House?
I ran across the above quote earlier today and loved it so much it's going to appear inside my Marketing Tips 2
ebook...
You Call It a What?
Tonight I received a great offer, one I probably will not accept. It's an invitation to listen in on a
teleconference. Between two well-known people. Something I could possibly benefit from... ** IF **
First Impressions Are Lasting
I received an email today from a long-standing subscriber and someone I consider a good friend though we will
probably never meet face to face.
When More Is Better
When I first started publishing, I ran not only my newsletter, but classifieds and solos, too. At some point it
did occur to me that not everyone on my primary, or better put "sole," list fully appreciated, nor wanted,
every mailing I was sending...
Don't Be Scared
While I can safely say that I'm against excessive internet marketing interference, sometimes even the worst
change can have a beneficial impact...
How to Survive Marketing Quicksand
Have you had this experience? You join a program and everything starts out so well. You're convinced you've
found what you've been looking for online. The upline, all the way to the owner, seems to know what's up and
what the next step will be...
Are You A Hobbit or a Dwarf?
Okay, I confess! With the release of the Lord of the Rings series, I'm hooked once again. Thirty some years
later and out come the books, including the one that started it all, The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Search Engines & People Want the Same Thing
When your website visitors arrive, they are looking for, and need to find, very specific things. They enter
your "front door" thinking:
Clean It Up!
Sometimes it pays to get back to basics. No, in this case I'm not talking about marketing, but the "let's take
care of the equipment that takes care of us" basics.
Who's Doing What to Who?
Last night, just before calling it quits and turning off the computer, I received an email from a gentleman who
wondered how in the world his email address had ended up in "my" classified ad board program.
Which Way Is Up?
Many moons ago I joined a program called Link Partners. I confess it was back at a time when I really did not
have a clue about reciprocal linking, the best methods, the right way to go about it.
Size Matters... Webpage Size This Is
Putting together a website? Wondering if everyone will get a good look at the entire presentation when they
arrive? One way to ensure they do is in your initial page setup.
The Law of Physics is Wrong
One law of physics tells us that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Well I'm here to
tell you that, in the case of the internet, that is all wrong.
How To Code Your Email Address To Avoid Spam Spiders
Recently I had the wonderful fortune of coming across the PERFECT script that is unreadable on your webpage by
all those roving 'bots out there - you know the ones just waiting to harvest your email address - all
variations of it - throughout your website and then spam the daylights out of you.
[Editor's Note: Okay turns out nothing is perfect, but I still think this will slow them
down...]
When "Old" is New
Have you seen the ebook Scientific Advertising by Claude C. Hopkins circulating on the net? I bet you have.
Have you downloaded it? Did you read it?
What's Out Your Window?
The most amazing thing has happened since we moved from a small town in Nevada into the greater Las Vegas area
- my whole perspective has changed and not in a way you'd typically expect.
The Little Golden Book
When I was in the second grade, I was invited to a birthday party. I remember this particular party because the
boys' mother had purchased and wrapped individual parting gifts for each child.
A Complete Fiasco
I thought long and hard about writing this article because I'm merely reinventing wheels that not only have I
written about before, but others have also. Yet, it is one of those "marketing themes" that bears repeating -
so what the heck :)
Quick? Maybe Not
We've all been plagued by the affiliate or website url that's so long it's ridiculous, and there are services
available, such as tinyurl.com, to help you out. But...
RSVP? To What?
I'm so excited, I've been invited to a wedding! Or have I? Not the wedding itself, but the "reception" to
follow it turns out - but it gets even better.
Relevant? More Often Than Not... NO
This morning I'm combining one of my favorite activities (catching up on my ezine reading) and one of my
no-longer favorite activities, trying to figure out the search engines.
Someone Please Help Me... Where Do I Start?
Have you recently joined a new program, bought a new product, know of a great service to offer to others? Are
you also sitting there wondering, "Where do I start?"
ARTICLES FOR FUTURE MARKETING TIPS 4
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available inside each new book - your chance to place your ad inside and benefit from it's circulation when the
time comes, but I've got to be able to contact you when the time comes so download any or all of the previous
Tips books :)
The Next Invasion?
After Microsoft's glitchy update to Service Pack 2 (which as of this writing I still have yet to download), I
prefer things to be out there and bug free by the time I put them on my hard drive. However, the latest and
greatest appears to be Google's attempt to "help you" find stuff online and inside your own hard drive. They
are preparing to release a "desktop helper" program (maybe the beta is out at the time of this writing?).
The Humble Classified Just Makes Good
Cents
Ever wonder which form of a.dvertising is best for you? The answer is the method you can afford that will gain
you the greatest bang for your buck. Over the past several years, I've had a.dvertisers call wondering which
service would I choose if I were them.
Invasion Revisited... And With Good Reason
If you read my previous article located now at http://www.mywizardads.com/articles/article75.txt and soon at
.../article75.html, you will already be familiar with my warning regarding Google's latest desktop helper. And
today I received further proof that issuing that warning was the correct thing to do.
You Have to Think Like Them
Target your traffic. Sounds easy doesn't it? Well, think again. Just as your text ads and solo advertising must
be written from the other guy's point of view, your selection of targeted traffic needs this very same
attention.
Health Coverage For Self-employed and/or Those On A Limited Budget
Up until the beginning of 2005, our family has always had health insurance provided through an employer.
Frankly, it's been one of those necessary evils. Easier to get through the employer than to hunt on our own,
BUT the costs are staggering - especially when you consider it's suppose to be a GROUP rate.
2005 Reality Check
It's all well and good for someone with a mailing list of a quarter of a million or more to tell you that
advertising is easy on the net. Their lists are filled to overflowing with a huge handful of individuals that,
no matter what they sell, push, or announce, jump on the bandwagon and buy, buy, buy.
A BRAND NEW [INTERNET] WORLD
A while back I heard the statistic that every 20 minutes 400 people begin using the internet for the very first
time. 400 people every 20 minutes... wow. For the veteran marketer...
WHAT'S NEW FOR YOUR SUMMER?
Ah summer! You're either getting ready to enjoy the carefree possibilities at home, at the shore, in the
mountains... or like millions of home-based business people, you'll be working hard on your online endeavors
... right? Business as usual.
Knowing Your Options
New to online promoting? Wondering where to start and what to start with...? Here's an easy explanation, along
with a few pros and cons for "standard" online a.dvertising fare:
Why Call?
This morning my father asked me, "Do people really call you?" and "Why would they call you?"
Land Of The Free?
February 25, 2006 - Let me begin by making the statement that the issues below deal specifically with the
United States, but I personally feel they apply to the world as a whole. Individuals make up this planet, and
we have responsibilities.
Time To Regroup? Think Checks Not Charge It!
If your family is anything like mine, you've probably been in a similar situation. You get all your "time to
pay" bills together and think, "Holy Cow!"
Do You Think for Yourself or Do You Just Think You Do?
I just got off the phone and, as often happens, the urge to write was like a tidal wave. I get my best
inspiration that way :) Due to this conversation...
Social Bookmarking... Confused? You're Not Alone
The word is out that social bookmarking is the thing, that special flavor of the month (or year or decade?),
but only by taking it in small steps have I been able to figure out some of its ins and outs.
Should You Be Here?
If you follow any of my articles (and if you do a big thank you!), you'll know much of my writing comes from
business situations or phone calls or emails or casual conversations. This is one of those... It actually
started as the ravings of a mad woman, but numerous revisions later I believe I've got a valid article to
present. Something that needs to be said. Something that must be said.
A Basic Analysis of the Free-to-Join Program
So you've just found that perfect program and you're all fired up to join! The greatest part (you say to
yourself) is it's not going to cost me a penny! You just know in two-weeks time your total investment of zero
dollars is going to net you $1000, $2000, $5000 or more. That's what the website said...
Why I Switched Exclusively to ZoneLab After Years of Using Only Symantec's Norton
Products
After last night, I (a diehard Symantec Norton Antivirus user) have forever cast Norton and Symantec products
into the bottom-less pit of never-to-be-retrieved online products. You would not believe the hell I went
through last night!
Effective Marketing Means More Than Advertising
Online web site owners know that buyers don't just come to their sites, they must be enticed to visit and
purchase. In a nutshell, "... if it doesn't facilitiate a "sale" then it's not marketing."
Developing the Best Internet Marketing Strategy
Cost effective internet marketing and a solid online marketing strategy are key elements to your online
business success. Developing the best internet marketing strategy can be difficult. It must encompass a wide
variety of services, methods, and techniques to even begin to show results.
Marketing - When You're onto Something HOT!
To market one's own business, you need to key in on the search engines themselves. Warm markets for home
businesses are always advisable. "Advertising," cold marketing, becomes a sideline, an adjunct to a good
internet marketing strategy.
The Atkins Diet
From the time I was a child, right through the glorious 20s (thankfully behind me no pun intended) and into the
early 30s (before I had my son), maintaining my weight was never a problem. I always trusted to the fact that
by watching what I ate, if my weight drifted upwards, a bit of non-stressful exercise would be all that I
needed to get back to my ideal weight.
The Art of Forensics - Are You Sure?
Based on a contemporary article in the August 2009 edition of Popular Mechanics, forensic science may not be as
reliable as we would like to believe. "The Truth About Forensics" goes into great length about the very shaky
ground on which the science of ballistics, finger printing, fiber analysis, and more, now stands.
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