•10 Easy Tips to Improve Your Ezine
10 Easy Tips to Improve Your Ezine
by: Terri Seymour
Writing and publishing an ezine is a very important part of your online business so you want to make it the best possible ezine you can. I have made mistakes and changed and re-changed my ezine many times to make it the best it can be. I am still always looking for ways to improve MOE. Over the years I have learned a few simple ways to improve my ezine. You can easily implement these tips into your ezine.
1. ALWAYS, ALWAYS have your...
•10 Power-Packed Promotion Strategies
10 Power-Packed Promotion Strategies
by: Terri Seymour
There are many ways to creatively and affordably promote your online business. I have tried all of the following and they worked very well for me.
Joint Ventures - Participating in joint ventures with fellow publishers can be a very profitable experience. This could be anything from a group pop under window to advertising each other's ezines in your welcome letter. I also know a lot of people have had some results with signature...
•100+ Resources for Your Online Business
100+ Resources for Your Online Business
by: Terri Seymour
This week's article is going to be a list of helpful resources for your online business. There are so many facets to this business and so many resources are needed. I hope you find something useful in this column.
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•35 Tips for Online Success
35 Tips for Online Success
by: Terri Seymour
1. Don't overload your site with flashing lights and slow loading graphics. Keep it simple and to the point.
2. Put a little of yourself into your site and make it unique.
3. Have your contact information listed on every page.
4. Make every page of your site consistent. You want your site to be easy to understand and navigate.
5. Provide a lot of useful content and resources. Don't just make your site one big ad.
6. Make yourself...
•5 Powerful Article Writing Tips
5 Powerful Article Writing Tips
by: Terri Seymour
Writing articles is one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful methods of building your reputation and your online business. Not only do you get unlimited exposure, but it is fre^e as well!
If your article is well-written, you will probably get listed on numerous websites as well as in several ezines. This will establish you as someone who knows what they are talking about and will more than likely bring you many visitors and...
•8 Steps to Oranizing Your Life & Business
8 Steps to Oranizing Your Life & Business
by: Terri Seymour
Your life is a mess!
Your business is going nowhere!
Your house looks like a tornado hit it!
Does this sound familiar? Are you overwhelmed? Do you feel like your life and business are out of control and going nowhere?
Well, if you do, you are not alone. Believe me, we all get this feeling at one time or another - maybe more often. There ARE ways of taking control and getting organized!!
Step 1
STOP!! This is a very...
•A Mini-Course in Ezine Publishing
A Mini-Course in Ezine Publishing by Terri SeymourOnce you get your ezine designed and formatted, you can startpromoting. It is a good idea to start promoting before theactual publication date. This way you will have some subscribersto send your first issue to.Some of the ways to promote your ezine are:ad swaps sig line discussion lists message boards ezinedirectories article writingThere are many more ways that you will learn as you spend moretime publishing your ezine.#Ad SwapsThis is a...
•An Overlooked Fr~e Advertising Opportunity
An Overlooked Fr~e Advertising Opportunity
by: Terri Seymour
When you have an online business you need to utilize every possible avenue of advertising and promotion. As I sign up for more ezines and discussion groups, I am finding numerous publishers are overlooking a very effective and fr~e advertising opportunity.
After I sign up for an ezine or email discussion group, I await the welcome letter for guidelines and to learn a bit more about the ezine/website/webmaster. Too often all I...
•Beating The Business Blues
Beating The Business Blues
by: Terri Seymour
Internet marketing is a wonderful business, but if you are like me, there are days when you get really down and just can't seem to get going. This is compounded for some people with the Winter Blues. Sometimes sitting in your lonely corner of the bedroom or living room, it seems like you are the only person on earth. You sometimes feel like you are in a cage and there is no way out! This can also be compounded by a slump in your business sales or...
•Build It.......(the Relationship) and They WILL Come!
Build It.......(the Relationship) and They WILL Come!
by: Terri Seymour
Have you ever heard the line from the movie: "Build it and they will come"? Well, this might not hold true for a website, but I do believe it is true for "The Relationship".
When working an online business, you must start and build a solid relationship of trust and respect with others. This will establish you as a knowledgeable and accessible professional, which in turn will benefit your business greatly!...
•Building Relationships Through Your Ezine
Building Relationships Through Your Ezine by Terri SeymourHaving a business on the internet is different thanhaving a traditional marketing or sales business. Whenyou operate a business from a store, one of thetraditional ways of establishing relationships withyour customers is the meet and greet method. You greetyour customers in the store and talk to them a bit andthis helps build trust and establish yourself with thecustomer. However, on the internet, this method mustbe done completely...
•Caring for Your Customers
Caring for Your Customers
by: Terri Seymour
You probably think I am going to say something like, "The customer is always right." Right?? Wrong.
I have many philosophies when dealing with customers, but I definitely do not believe that the customer is always right. However, when the customer is wrong, you must handle the situation delicately.
There are many types of customers and each one needs to be treated with respect and consideration no matter how difficult they may be. I have found...
•Chain of Success
Chain of Success by Terri Seymour Internet marketing is a business with a lot of effectiveways of advertising and promoting. There is ezinepublishing, ad swapping, free classifieds, email sig file,article writing, search engines and more. Some ways are, ofcourse, more effective than others.One of my favorites has been said by some not to beeffective. The reason for this is that it takes people awayfrom your site. I do not believe this. Although it doesdirect people away from your site for a...
•Common Decency......Let's Keep it Alive!
Common Decency......Let's Keep it Alive!
by: Terri Seymour
I recently had an experience with one of the affiliate programs I *was* involved with. This experience did not surprise me, but did however, disappoint me. It is a sad fact that it did not surprise me and I thought maybe an article on this subject might bring it to our attention.
I did willingly join this program and accept the terms of which I do understand. However, when customers of this online business owner would...
•Create a Library of Articles for Automatic Promotion
Create a Library of Articles for Automatic Promotion
by: Terri Seymour
Writing articles and submitting them for publication is a very powerful promotion tactic. BUT, this can be taken a step further to put your articles on auto-pilot.
First of all, you need to get a good fr~e autoresponder such as http://www.getresponse.com or http://www.sendfree.com
Each time you write an article, what you want to do is set up an autoresponder account for that article. For example, this article will...
•E-books are for E-veryone!
E-books are for E-veryone! by Terri SeymourOne of the best ways to build your online income is by writing &distributing ebooks. Ebooks can be a very effective tool formarketing your business and they can also be big money makers.Ebooks are also a useful resource for whatever information youare looking for.There are a few things you should remember if you are going towrite an ebook.1. Just as your ezine should not be a giant ad, nor should yourebook. Be sure to fill it full of useful and...
•Easy Ezine Promotion
Easy Ezine Promotion by Terri SeymourIf you have a website or e-business, you should definitelyconsider publishing an ezine. Once you have made the decision to publish an ezine and decided on the content,you now must learn how to promote your newsletter.There are many easy and free ways to promote your newezine.Here are some of my favorites: Ezine DirectoriesThere are hundreds of ezine directories on the web inwhich you can list your ezine for FREE. You might beasked to run their ad in your...
•Effective FREE Advertising
Effective FREE Advertising by Terri SeymourIf you have an online business, you have found that there arenumerous ways to advertise on and off the internet. Someare more effective than others and some are more costlythan others. This article will deal with one method that isBOTH free and effective.I have been ezine publishing for about a year and have foundthis promotion method to be one of the most effective waysof advertising at no cost. I am talking about ad swapping.Ad swapping is...
•Ezine Envy!!!
Ezine Envy!!! by Terri Seymour Ok, so you bought a new computer, learned the basics, gotyourself a website and are ready for the bucks to comerolling in. You did some advertising with the free classifieds,listed your url in some directories and thought you were allset. After you manually submitted to the major searchengines, you were sure the bucks were going to comepouring in. You waited and waited but only about 50 peoplevisited your site and nobody bought anything. You see othersaround...
•Ezines, Ezines Everywhere!
Ezines, Ezines Everywhere!
by: Terri Seymour
There are literally thousands of ezines being published online these days. Sometimes it is hard to know which ones are best for advertising in, reading, subscribing to and so on.
How do we know which ones are good and which ones aren't? Which ones should we advertise in and what type of advertising is best? How do we know we can trust the publisher?
Answering these questions is not always easy, but there are signs we can look for in an...
•Getting & Staying Motivated in Trying Times
Getting & Staying Motivated in Trying Times by Terri SeymourIt has been awhile since the devastating attack on America, yetmany people are having a hard time continuing with their dailylife and work. I think about the attack and all the peoples'lives that were forever changed and torn apart and have a hardtime also. It is a heavy load for us to deal with, but we mustcarry on the American dream and tradition.There are many things we can do to help. Donations,volunteering, and giving our...
•Getting Ideas For Your Articles
Getting Ideas For Your Articles by Terri Seymour When I first started writing articles, I didn't thinkI would be able to think of things to write about. Iwould get an idea and get an article out and thenthink; What do I write about now? After you get eachone out it seems like you are running out of ideas,but the opposite is true. As you write more articles, you are able to identify good article material more easily and more often.If you come across a good idea and are a little unsure of what...
•How to Avoid Program-Itis
How to Avoid Program-Itis by Terri SeymourWhen people first come online to start or build a business a lotof them catch a very common Internet disease that I will referto as Program-Itis. I also fell victim to this disease. Whathappens is the bug hits you and you begin to believe that youhave to join every program on the net in order to make money.Let me tell you that this is not true. There are programs for selling products of all kinds, programsfor getting subscribers or free traffic,...
•How to Research Your Information Product
How to Research Your Information Product by Terri SeymourAfter being an affiliate and selling other people's products forwhat seems like an eternity, you are finally ready to write yourown information ebook. The first step is going to be research.No matter what your ebook is going to be teaching people, youwant to know exactly what kind of information they are lookingfor and would be willing to pay for.For instance, if you are writing an ebook that shows how tobudget and save your money, you...
•I Give Up!....... How to NOT Say Those Words!
I Give Up!....... How to NOT Say Those Words!
by: Terri Seymour
Boy, I tell you....it seems the world is just going crazy these days! The economy is going haywire, the war is started, and things just seem to be out of control!
Most of us know how hard it is to keep our business going with all the work and time it requires in just the everyday whirlwind of life. How in the world in such crazy times, do we keep from just saying, "I Give Up!?"
There are several things we can do to energize...
•I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 1
I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 1
by: Terri Seymour
I have been getting numerous emails lately from people who want to start publishing an ezine, but really don't know where to start. So, I am going to write this series of articles from start to finish in the hopes of helping some of my associates get started with their own ezine! Please feel free to email me if you have questions about anything stated in these articles.
First of all, what is an ezine? An ezine is simply an...
•I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 3
I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 3
by: Terri Seymour
When you publish an ezine, you most definitely want to provide useful, and original content as well as promoting your business. Some things you might want to include:
* Original Articles/Guest Articles - If you are not writing your own articles, please try it. Although guest articles can be very effective, it is always a good idea to have some original content as well.
There are lots of places to get articles:
Article Announcement...
•I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 4
I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 4
by: Terri Seymour
I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 4 How Do I Promote? Copyright 2002 Terri Seymour
Now that you have your ezine named, designed, formatted and ready to go, who do you send it to??
To get subscribers, you need to promote your new ezine. There are several ways to do this that are effective and free. Included in these are:
Ad Swaps
Writing Articles
Announcement Lists
Networking on Discussion Lists and Message Boards
SigTag
Joint...
•I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 5 More Promoting!!
I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 5 More Promoting!!
by: Terri Seymour
To continue on with the promotion part of this series of articles, I would like to discuss networking with discussion lists and message boards as a way of promoting your business/ezine.
Those of you who know me, know that I am a big believer in online networking as an effective method of promotion. I enjoy it for other reasons as well, such as meeting new people and making friends, but that is the icing on the cake!...
•I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 2
I Want to Do an Ezine! Part 2
by: Terri Seymour
When starting your ezine, the first thing you want to do is name it. I would suggest keeping the name as close to your website/business name as possible. If you do not have a website or business yet, use a name you could name your business as well.
For example: If you sell gifts/products for you & your home and your business name is Gifts Galore, you could then name your ezine "Gifts Galore News" or "Gifts Galore Ezine".
For content, you...
•I'm Out of Ideas, Now What?
I'm Out of Ideas, Now What? by Terri Seymour I'm Out of Ideas, Now What? © Terri Seymour I am actually out of ideas for an article this week, so I guess I will make that into an article. Do you have a similar problem? You write article after article and finally you just seem to draw a blank forideas for another article! I am sure this happens toall of us at some point or other.Well, when it happens to me there are a few things thatI do to try to find some fresh ideas. Maybe some of these...
•Ideas For A Successful Website
Ideas For A Successful Website by Terri Seymour There are many things to consider when you want to put up a website. Firstyou must decide on the topic for your website. This should be something thatyou are very interested in and passionate about. Building and maintaining awebsite takes time and work.An important thing to remember when you are designing your website is thatyou want a clean professional look. It might be pretty if your site lookslike a Las Vegas nightclub act, but your...
•Ideas for Ezine Publishing
Ideas for Ezine Publishing by Terri Seymour Ezine publishing is an essential element of your online business. Ezines allow you to keep in touchwith your prospective customers and to build a relationship of trust and respect with your readers.Building this relationship is very important to yourbusiness and your reputation. One way to accomplishthis relationship is by producing a quality ezine with quality content.By quality content I mean resources, information andother helpful items. Do not...
•Most Commonly Asked Questions About Ezine Publishing
Most Commonly Asked Questions About Ezine Publishing
by: Terri Seymour
Getting so many emails as I do about ezine publishing, I thought maybe an article covering the most asked questions would be useful to some of you who are thinking about or just starting your own ezine.
* What is an Ezine?
An ezine is simply an electronic newsletter or magazine mailed periodically to a list of opt-in subscribers. Opt-in means that these subscribers have signed-up for or requested to receive your...
•Person-To-Person
Person-To-Person by Terri SeymourThis article is going to be a little different than my otherarticles, in that it will be dealing with the person to personcontact on the net. I would like to dedicate this article to allthe business people who are so helpful and willing to go theextra mile to help out newbies and "oldies" alike!I have been in this business for almost two years and I am alwaysamazed at how much people are willing to help each other out.This is one of the reasons I love this...
•Re-Gaining Your Groove
Re-Gaining Your Groove
by: Terri Seymour
Well, the holidays are coming to a close and it is time to get back to business!! It is hard to believe it is the year 2003!!
Sometimes after the hectic holidays, getting back to the day-to-day routine of running an online business can be hard. If you are like me, you kind of feel like you have lost your groove or your focus and need to get back in the swing of things.
A few things that may help us do this are:
1. Review - Take a little time to...
•The "Not So Secret" Secrets of Success
The "Not So Secret" Secrets of Success
by: Terri Seymour
Have you ever heard of the "secrets of success"? Many times people are trying to sell you these "secrets" for a very high price! Well, in my five years of Internet marketing experience, I haven't learned any "secrets".
These so-called "secrets" are mostly common sense and hard work. We all know these "secrets". We just have to apply them and use them consistently.
"Secret" #1 - People
Dealing with people can be hard, but we...
•The Fastest Delete Finger in the Midwest!
The Fastest Delete Finger in the Midwest!
by: Terri Seymour
There are hundreds of thousands of people who are trying to make an honest living on the Internet these days. The Internet is a great opportunity for starting your own business. There is not a lot of start-up cost, you can reach the whole world from a small corner of your own house, and the income can be exceptional.
However, a lot of us publishers and Internet marketers are running into a serious problem.
Before I start...
•The Power of Personality
The Power of Personality
by: Terri Seymour
Owning an online business and publishing an ezine can be very frustrating, AND rewarding! There can be 100's or even 1000's of websites and/or ezines that are almost exactly like yours. What can you do to make your online business stand out from the rest?
The number one answer to this question is - add your own personality to your business and in your ezine.
I subscribe to probably over 100 ezines and most of these I do not even read. The ones...
•Thrifty Decorating Ideas for the Holidays
Thrifty Decorating Ideas for the Holidays by Terri SeymourThrifty Decorating Ideas for the Holidays© Terri Seymour of www.seymourproducts.com Decorating for the holidays is a fun and exciting wayto bring the holiday cheer to your home. But, it canalso be very expensive. Over the years, I have usedmany of the ideas below to save money and spruce up my holiday decor.HalloweenUse tin cans for eerie jack-o-lantern luminaries.Before you throw those cans away, make more use of them. Poke holes in...
•Tips & Tricks for More Efficiency
Tips & Tricks for More Efficiency by Terri SeymourWhen running an online business, there are so many importantdetails to remember to take care of. Between the websitemaintenance, answering emails, writing articles, organizing adswaps, searching for ezine content, etc., etc., we tend to get alittle overwhelmed sometimes.I would like to share some of my timesaving tips & tricks that Iuse to help me get things done more efficiently.*Ezine PublishingSave each issue of your ezine and just change...
•Upload??...Download??......Help!!
Upload??...Download??......Help!!
by: Terri Seymour
How do I upload an ebook to my site? How do I download an ebook or program? I seem to be getting this question a lot lately as well as a specific request to write an article on this subject, so here is the info on how to download and/or upload.
First of all, let me explain the difference. A download is when you "pick up" an ebook, program, etc. from another computer and bring it "down" to your computer.
An upload is just the opposite....
•What Do I Put In My Ezine?
What Do I Put In My Ezine? by Terri SeymourYou are so excited because your website is finished.Your business is officially open. You are going to startan ezine to help build your business. You have an ideaof what to do with your ezine and know how you are going to promote it. The only questions you have leftare what do I put in my ezine and where do I get it?There are a lot of good ideas for your ezine. You mustalways remember your goals with your ezine. You should promote your business and...
•What is an Ezine?
What is an Ezine? by Terri SeymourI have been on the Internet for 3 years and have been asked thisquestion numerous times. I also did not know what an ezine waswhen I first came aboard. I will attempt with this article toexplain what an ezine is and why it is so important for youronline business.First of all, an ezine is an electronic newsletter sent out byemail at intervals of your choice to a list of subscribers. Theezine can deal with many subjects depending on what yourbusiness deals...
•What Is The Meaning Of This?
What Is The Meaning Of This? by Terri Seymour When I first started on the internet, it was like trying to readanother language. There were so many words andexpressions that I did not understand. Words like webhost,ezine, upload, download, http, isp, dsl and so many, manymore!! I was lost. Little by little I began to learn what thesewords and others meant. But there are always more to learn.So this article will be more or less a mini-dictionary to helpexplain some of these foreign words. So...
•Yes, You CAN Write Articles!!
Yes, You CAN Write Articles!! by Terri SeymourWriting articles is by far one of the most effective ways of promoting your business or website. Ezine publishers are always looking for good content for their ezines. You, as a writer provide that content and at the same time you build a reputation as an expert in your field. You also gain credibility for your business. The first article is indeed the hardest. Once you get started they will come much easier. The first thing you want to do is get...
•You CAN Be a Great Salesperson!
You CAN Be a Great Salesperson!
by: Terri Seymour
When you are in sales, you have the choice to be successful or unsuccessful. The only one to set limits on your income and success is you! A career in sales is a challenge. Use that challenge to motivate and excite you. Meet and beat that challenge!
There are five basic components to sales:
prospecting
making contacts
qualification
handling objections effectively
closing
Do not fall into the "natural-born salesman" myth. A...
•You've Got to Have Content!
You've Got to Have Content! by Terri SeymourEzine publishing is an essential element of youronline business. Ezines allow you to keep in touchwith your prospective customers and to build arelationship of trust and respect with your readers.Building this relationship is very important to yourbusiness and your reputation. One way to accomplishthis relationship is by producing a quality ezinewith quality content.By quality content I mean resources, information andother helpful items. Do not...
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