'elf Expressions Ezine
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"Get hold of your 'elf!"
Your weekly collection of marketing tips,
hints, and advice interspersed with humor and other goodies to
spice things up a bit. It is offered for entrepreneurs, would-be
entrepreneurs, and online marketers, who need guidance, tutoring,
and advice. The publisher's philosophy is that most learn faster
by taking small bites, rather than large gulps. Small bites are
chewed more thoroughly, swallowed, and digested more readily.
Keeping that in mind, many features will be solo items. That
way, you will not be bombarded or overwhelmed.
Publisher: Mary Wilkey
Volume 1 - Issue 2
Published every Tuesday evening
Welcome, readers - Well, now that the first
issue is "under my belt," things feel a little more relaxed this
week! Sure would appreciate any feedback, comments, questions,
or suggestions from my readers -- how else am I going to know if
you're enjoying and benefitting from my efforts? Don't miss the
Subscriber Spotlight section this issue -- got more than I
bargained for when I asked Dave Main sent in his bio! And that
being the case, we will skip my article planned for this week, as
Dave's bio is an article in itself! Final note: Publishing from
now on will be weekly, every Tuesday evening.
Small minds discuss people.
Mediocre minds discuss events.
Great minds discuss ideas.
NOTE: While reading Carl Jung's autobiography some years ago, I
noticed that it wasn't until close to the end of the book before
he even bothered to mention that he'd acquired a wife and
children somewhere along the way!
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CONTENTS:
Special Announcement
Ad Contest
Subscriber Spotlight
Classifieds #1-3
Today's Chuckle
Today's English lesson
Internet Tips & Hints
Classifieds #4-6
Guest Article
Inspiration
Etcetera
SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT
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FREE
FOR OUR READERS: Mike Enlow has just released a
brand new Ebook today on Internet Marketing and Joint Ventures.
The Ebook is priced at $49, but we have arranged to provide it
free to our readers for a short time only. To download it right
now, go to: http://www.enlo
wcircle.com/go/millionaires
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AD
CONTEST
Results of last issue's ad contest:
No one guessed the word last issue ("super"), so let's try
another one.
For our subscribers only: Be the first person to submit an ad
this issue containing any word starting with "G" and ending in
"R" and receive a top sponsor ad next issue FREE!
The man who will not read is no better off than
the ignorant man who cannot read.
The man who will not open his eyes to see is no better off than
the blind man who cannot see.
The man who refuses to listen is no better off than
the deaf man who cannot hear.
The man who ignores a warning is no better off than
the man who has no warning.
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SUBSCRIBER SPOTLIGHT
The first
subscriber to submit his or her personal profile sharing with the
rest of us all about who he/she is, background, family, location,
interests, hobbies, goals, dreams, etc., will be spotlighted
right here next issue -- and yes, an email
and/or URL may be included!
This issue's Subscriber in the Spotlight is David Main --
actually, David preferred to do what I refer to as a character
sketch, in that he submitted the following article in place of
the usual stuff about family, etc.:
I Like To Create and Solve Problems - By David
Main
I often joke with people that I have worked on computers
since they were mouse driven. I am not that old but it seems
that I have been on "these things" forever.
What I like to do most is create and help people solve
problems. That is why the Internet fascinates me so much.
New people coming on every day. Confused, as I was. People
with time on the Internet as confused as I am sometimes.
But there is one big difference.
Back in the early days we had scams and garbage to wade
through. But today with more web sites than snowflakes in
a heavy blizzard or rain drops in a flood we have lots
more scams and garbage to wade through.
That is one of the biggest reasons I became an editor of an
ezine again. This wading through all these scams and garbage
was even getting to me. Watching people fail when all it
would have taken was a little guidance. And even a little
self-starting, self-motivation on their part.
If I may use this word, "hate," then the one thing I hate
the most is poverty. Now I am not just talking about
poverty of having to live on the streets. I am talking
about the poverty that keeps us all from obtaining our
dreams, our goals.
I won't sugar coat it. Success is a "tough road" to travel.
But it is obtainable for everyone. It is how you get there
that is the secret. And the secret is really no secret at
all. It is what everyone has told you for years. Success is
a matter of believing in yourself, putting action to your
thoughts, and being persistent.
The Internet is the greatest avenue for people to succeed.
It is a level playing field. The only people that succeed
on the Internet are not the richest or the luckiest. It is
the people that are willing to learn. To start with the
basics and build. The basics in this case is learn how to
advertise. Anyone can learn it. The best source of material
I have found on the Internet is ebooks written in a format
of the old "mail order" advertisers. Learning is where it
is at, not speed.
I research. And then I research again. I don't pile my
sites with a whole conglomeration of offerings just to make
a buck. The secret I have found to this Internet business
is to have repeat customers. Or in the case of MLMs, good,
responsive downlines.
I know this was supposed to be a bio. Where I live and what
I do. But my thoughts, words, and deeds are who I really
am. So all the above words are your picture of who I have
been, what I am doing now, and where we all (you and I)
want to go from here. Thank you.
Dave Main is a webmaster and editor of Bizzie Bits Ezine.
Free Subscriber ads, weekly issue, contests, original
content. Subscribe at: http://www.mainzoo.com
or
mailto:EarnYourFuture@.com
Also find out why he is so successful by duplicating:
http://www.theduplic
ator.com/polpower
You may reprint this article; please do so with the article
and bio intact.
TODAY'S CHUCKLE
Worried that his son was spending too much money on dates,
a father asked the boy how much his last date had cost.
The son calculated a minute then replied, "Oh, about $15
or so I think."
"Well," said the Father, "I'm proud of you for finally
coming up with an inexpensive evening."
"To be honest Dad," the son went on, "we'd have done
more, but that was all the money she had."
TODAY'S
ENGLISH LESSON
Seeing the
same elementary mistakes over and over again has prompted this
publisher to write an English lesson each issue. This one
concerns the misuse of "lose" and "loose." Now listen up!
"Lose" refers misplacing something, or it can refer to losing
something, such as money. If you can use the word "loss" to
refer back to it, you want to use "lose," and not "loose."
"Loose" refers to something that is set free or something that
isn't tight, such as a loose screw, or loose change.
INTERNET
HINTS & TIPS
A novice writes:
During my website design "ongoing learning experience,"
I have discovered that the Internet offers many great
free resources, such as design templates and clipart.
Unfortunately, the "good stuff" -- such as intelligent
email forms, postcard systems, databases, counters,
stats programs, and tell-a-friend systems -- are all
"CGI" programs.
CGI and Perl scripts require special configuring and
installation on my ISP's server. Because I'm not a
"programmer type," I have to pass up all these powerful
cool scripts. What am I to do?
Response from webmaster:
Great question, and I've got a great news answer.
Even a novice can add CGI functionality to their
website and do things like: Create your own search
engine, start a classified ad service, start your
own FFA ("Free For All" links) site, implement
powerful traffic building scripts into your website,
add user polls, a tell-a-friend button, and lots
more. You can even capture "environmental variables"
of your visitors, such as their IP number and their
browser type and version.
In a moment I'll tell you how you can get CGI scripts
installed on your website's server. But first, here's
a quickie on CGI.
CGI ("Common Gateway Interface") is a standard for
running external programs from a www server. Most
CGI programs are written in a powerful language
called "Perl." CGI gives you the ability to look up
something in a database and then present it as part
of your HTML webpage, and many more useful things.
When you purchase a CGI script, in many cases the
seller will install and configure it for you for
$50 or $100. Some CGI scripts (usually the more
expensive ones) come with free installation.
There are some excellent resource websites which
offer free CGI programs. Unfortunately, most of
us can only wish to have these programs as part of
our website.
Now for the good news I promised you.
There are companies which will install and configure
CGI programs on your server for a very low fee.
Some charge as low as $15!
That means that you can hit the free CGI websites
and download some wonderful and useful CGI scripts.
For free. So you can set up a full-blown search engine,
or a dating/matchmaking service, just for the wee
price of paying an installer.
I have prepared a list of websites for companies
that offer low-cost CGI installation. Click to
"http://www.eHits.com
/AskVicki/012901" I've also
included a great CGI resource site with about 2,000
downloadable CGI scripts.
GUEST ARTICLE
What Do I
Put In My Ezine? (c)2001 Terri Seymour
You are so excited because your website is finished. Your
business is
officially open. You are going to start an ezine to help build
your
business. You have an idea of what to do with your ezine and know
how you are going to promote it. The only questions you have left
are what do I put in my ezine and where do I get it?
There are a lot of good ideas for your ezine. You must always
remember your goals with your ezine. You should promote your
business and provide useful resources and information for your
subscribers. You also want to
build trust and relationships with your readers. Giving
subscribers a good
ezine with a lot of good info is the way to do it!
*Informative Articles - You definitely want to provide some
good articles
that have some useful, practical information and maybe some
resource
links. There are a lot of good article writers and you should
also try to
write some articles. It is always good to have some original
content and
articles are a great way to promote your business also. Visit
these sites
to find and/or post articles:
http://www.connec
tionteam.com/art.html
http://www.ideamarketers.co
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http://www.makingprofit.com
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http://www.the-best-list-site-in-the-world.com/lotsart.html
Email lists for posting or requesting articles:
Free-Content-sub
scribe@onelist.com
PublishInYours
-subscribe@onelist.com
article_announce-subscribe@egroups.co
m
*Resource Links - You should provide links to sites that have
resources
and information pertaining to your ezine subject matter.
*Question & Answer - You could have a Q&A section for
answering some
commonly asked questions about what your business entails.
*Add a Little Fun - Throw in a joke or a link to a fun site.
It never hurts to add a smile to someone's day!
*Ad Swaps - You should always have room for ad swaps. This is
a great way
to get good content for your ezine as well as additional exposure
for your
business. To find publishers to swap with:
http://www.yoursalesoffice.com/Ezine_Joint_Ventures.html
http://www.adswap.net/
http://
www.businessstructure.com/ezineadswap.htm
http://www.bizpr
omo.com/ezinetrades.htm
*Reader Feedback - You can provide a section for your readers
to voice
their opinion on your ezine or something that pertains to your
business. This is a good way for readers to get involved with you
and your
ezine.
*You - Have a section where you talk to your readers and let
them know they can contact you whenever they have questions. his
is a good place for you to keep your readers informed on what is
going on in your business, with
new product updates, changes in your website, etc. This also lets
your
readers get to know you, which helps build trust.
*General Interest - put links, tidbits, news, products, etc.
which you
think might interest your readers. These do not always have to be
business,
but anything that is interesting or useful.
To find out more about ezine publishing go
to: http://www.e-zinez.com & http://www.ezineuniversit
y.com
Experiment with your ezine. Change things around, add new
things, change
the design. Make your ezine an extension of you and your
business. Take the
time to publish a quality ezine and your business and reputation
will flourish!
Terri Seymour is the publisher of Web Success Ezine and owner
of Web
Success Central. You can contact her at "mailto:ter02@newnorth.net
Subscribe to Web Success Ezine and receive two free gifts by
sending any email to "mailto:web-succes
s-subscribe@egroups.com or visit Web Success Central at http://www.websuccessce
ntral.com for lots of resources, helpful information and
moneymaking programs.
INSPIRATION
God's presence is here on earth. That is why
we can experience such highs of joy--but they cannot last
because, even though God's presence is everywhere, we have to be
tuned in to His station. We must be on the same frequency. And
if we move too far away, we cannot bring Him in. We can search
and search the dial, but unless we get on the same wave-length
and tune in to His signal, we cannot hear His program. We have
many other stations from which to choose. But once we discover
His frequency and stay close to His signal, His station comes in
loud and clear.
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©2001, Mary Wilkey
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pertinent jurisdictional laws and regulations pertaining to their
business."
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Mary Wilkey
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City OH 45371
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