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   Tuesday, January 22, 2008

1 of the complaints I hear a lot about is the amount of email people get - especially the
unwanted kind.
Well I hate to be the barer of bad news but ...
If you're going to have an online business then receiving a large number of emails daily is
1 of the things you'd better be prepared for.
Signing up for ezines, reports, special deals, free giveaways, traffic exchanges,
membership sites, updates, etc bring in a lot of legitimate email. transformergalaxyforce. (Not to mention the
email you'll get from your subscribers.)
And after you've joined a few lists, had your site up for awhile and kept the same email
address for a couple of years you'll also notice a greater number of "not-so-legitimate"
email.
And we're not talking about an extra 5 or 10 -
We're talking about "Hundreds" of email messages to your inbox every day.
Now I can tell you that when you're a 1 person business having to clean out the "junk" and
wade through the good stuff can really eat up your time. wildoatfood, supersolano, tvhistory. Time you should be using to build
and grow your business.
So today I am going to offer you a few suggestions on how to save some time in handling all
that incoming email. chicagodrivingschool, glucosetester, rejuvenationhardware. I don't claim to be an expert at how to receive less "spam" or how to
get off of mailing lists or even on how to effectively filter all your incoming email. swivelbarstool, retrophone, bounceclothing. But
since I don't pay for any mail filtering services I've developed a few techniques to help
avoid some spam and filter some of it out of my inbox.
6 Ways To Avoid And Filter Spam
1. omahahotel. Never ever post your email address as a clickable link
on your or anyone's web page. sewingmachineoil, mitsubishiinverter. Clickable email address
are gathered by email harvesters who then sell them to
anyone wants them. musicdistributioncompany. So unless you're really looking for
dates, body part enlargement pills, a loan or cashing
in on someone's hidden money in some foreign country
I'd recommend you not post your email address as a
clickable link. alternativecomplementarymedicine, scrimshawjewelry. Instead, encrypt your email address.
2. naturalmosquitorepellents, respiratorytherapistjobs. When you identify an email message as spam don't click
any of the links it contains - not even the unsubscribe
link! While a lot of spam does not contain an unsubscribe
link, much of it does appear to have 1. altecbuckettruck, reorderchecks. The problems with
clicking the links are: 1) It may or may not unsubscribe
you from that list (since they sent you unsolicited email
you can't trust them to unsubscribe you) and 2) It
validates your email address as a good address and puts
you on a more expensive list to be sold. cheapinsurance, ayurvedahotel, capoeiraangola. So instead of
getting less unwanted email you'll probably start getting
more.
3. womanfootwear, logcabinplan. When you create your contact information for your site
use something other than "admin" or "webmaster" as your
name in your email address. miamiprivatedetective. Because these names are
commonly used many lists are created by gathering domain
names and then attaching "admin@" or "webmaster@".
4. kronotexlaminate. Most web hosts allow you multiple inboxes and have 1
already set up for your use. malaysianflowers, divorceonline. The 1 that's already created
is your default inbox and will receive all the email sent
to your domain - no matter what name is used. berkscountybiodiesel. If your site
allows you to have more than 1 inbox create another inbox
for your contact information email address. paintingceilings. Then all your
legitimate email will go to that inbox. wisconsintax, paralegalclasses. When you check your
default email inbox you may find that your site is receiving
a lot of unwanted messages you'll have to delete it but you
don't need to read it.
5. callingcardrate, picturesofjojo, discountgolfballs. Try using the built in spam filters for the mail service
you're using. vernalexpress. Recently I switched to Outlook 2003 and it has
many new features to block junk e-mail (spam). minneapolisapartments, cheapcellphone. The most
notable feature is Microsoft's Junk E-Mail Filter. lynnwoodtownhomes. There are
5 key features in Outlook® 2003 to help you combat spam:
Junk E-Mail Filter
Safe Senders List
Safe Recipients Lists
Blocked Senders List
AutoUpdate
I keep my filter set to low so the messages identified as
Junk will be saved in the Junk Folder. householdpests, snowtubingontario. That way I can save
the legitimate ones before I delete the rest. tridentfinancial. And every time
I identify a valid email I add it to the "Safe Senders List."
While this filter is not 100% effective it does identify
between 95% - 98% of the junk and move it out of my inbox.
You can find directions on how to use Outlook 2003 on a
microsoft - office - outlook page.
(Yahoo and other mail services also provide spam filters.
Try turning it on for a week and see if it will work for you.)
6. temperaturerecorder, fusetvuranium, doomshareware. Whether or not you use the spam filter provided by the mail
program you're using you will still want to set up some
personal mail rules for directing certain messages to
specified folders. morgantowninjuryattorneys, imperialconcept. Since I get a lot of unwanted email to my
web site's default email inbox I've set up a rule to send it
all to my deleted email folder. toyotachaser, pesticidemanufacturer, dietvanillacoke. To do this I have it catch
all email to my site "friendswhocare.us" and then defined
the exceptions (the valid email names I don't want deleted).
And of course you can set up rules to send mail from specific
senders to a special folder rather than have them deleted.
(You'll still have to add these senders to your "Save Senders
List" because the junk/spam filters usually run before your
rules.)
While the above suggestions will keep most of you unwanted email from getting to your
inbox, some will still make it through. spamallorca, outlawmotorcycleclub, torontojobs. Also you will still have to clean out your Junk or
Bulk folders. helicopterflightsimulator, constellationcruiseship. So here are a couple of shortcuts on how to delete email quickly.
2 Shortcuts for Deleting Email (Outlook)
1. bklighting. If you have a lot of unwanted messages grouped together
then you can delete them all at once by:
* Click on the 1st message to be deleted
* Hold the Shift key down and
* Click the last message to be deleted
All the messages - 1st, last and all those in between
should be highlighted so when you click the delete
button they will all be gone.
2. homemotorsafari. If your unwanted email is scattered throughout your
inbox you can use the Ctrl key.
* Click on the 1st message to be deleted
* Hold down the Ctrl key and
* Click on each of the messages you want deleted
All the messages you have clicked on should now be
highlighted and you can delete them all by clicking
the delete button.
Yahoo and other email services usually have you check
a box to mark messages you want deleted. wanecoating, profitsstore. Look around
and somewhere they usually provide a place where you
can "check all." If most of your messages are to be
deleted then "check all" and uncheck those you don't
want deleted before you click the delete button.
When you're first starting you may not be getting much email and be tempted to look at some
of the unsolicited email. houseofprayer. But after you've been doing business online for awhile you'll
discover that not only do you not have time to look at it but that it also steals much of
your precious online time. lindascott, medicalsalesassessments. So take some steps to avoid getting spam and learn to use your
email program. karmarosenburg, earlmillergalleries. You'll be glad you did.
To Your Success,
Susan Carroll

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Susan has been helping people with their online marketing for more than 4 years. lotrelmedicine, courierservices, forkliftyale. You're
invited to join her free membership site at:
http://www.friendswhocare.us/join.htm
where she gives many free tools and resources including SpamStop to encrypt your email
address.
You may re-publish the article in its entirety, with the resource information at the bottom
left intact.


Web Design Tips For Building A Successful Site
You probably already know the key to making any kind
of income from the net is a well designed web site. chimneysweeps, attorneydivorcetexas, usedsurveyingequipment.
What most people don't realize your site doesn't have
to look perfect or be professionally designed to be
successful.
Not by a long shot!
In the final analysis, any site that makes you money
is a successful site. origainneruniverse. From a marketing perspective,
any site which brings in an income can be considered a
well designed site. ablazeinhatred. Many people can't get their heads
around this fact: some of the most basic/ugly sites can
be the most profitable. loadcells, acceptancedifferent, freeemailcard. You don't need a perfect site.
Believe me, I know from first-hand experience.
Your site doesn't have to be a design knock-out to
earn you money. youngillegalgirls. My first site www.bizwaremagic.com
which I designed from scratch when I didn't have
a clue what a perfect site should be or look like
but my modest little site now brings in over 50,000
visitors a month and Google just upgraded it to a PR6. biloxicasino, gravityinversion, headerfooter.
All that is not really important, what is important
my site brings in money each and every day! It is a
profitable site, it's not pretty but it works. antiquebarometers, acdelcobattery. I earn
revenue from Google Adsense, I earn revenue from
affiliate sales and I have even formed partnerships
with other major sites and businesses on the web. blueberryvariety, ephedrasinica, bibleinspirationalverse.
I get more and more companies coming to me each
week asking if they can display their products/links
on my site. spasticparalysis, slimthugpicture. I recently turned down a major fellow
Internet marketer who wanted to put a link on the
top of my home page and that guy makes millions
online each year!
Why are they bothering with me and my site?
Because my site brings in targeted traffic and visitors
who buy products and services which those companies
are selling. ringmastericp. My site is valuable to them. eurekastockade. My site can
deliver leads, customers and business to those other
third parties. carcontracthire, weddingofficiant, pricerowt. My modest little site is not perfect but
it sells. surfboardshaping, naturalcurediarrhea. It has value.
My Most Important Web Design Tip
Here's the main tip or advice I can give anyone starting
a new web business: the only reason my site (any site)
has value is because I have targeted certain keywords or
keyword phrases with my site. goatlistxxx. Once these keyword phrases
rank high in all the search engines you get targeted traffic
to your site. saxophonestand. Targeted traffic which companies would like
to have a piece of to sell their products.
Actually if you do this one action right (get high rankings
for your site's profitable in-demand keywords) then
your site will earn you money. seattleseahawks, nosejobdallas, metalclipboard. For example, if you get
a top 10 ranking for 'Cell Phones' you will make money,
regardless of how good or bad your site is designed!
Of course, this doesn't mean web design will not play an
important role in the success of your site. cantileverumbrellas. You should
always go for professional graphics, headers and logos if
you can afford them, but you must realize other design
elements will play a greater role in the success of your site.
You want a site that is easy to navigate with all links
clearly visible and linking to your home page. crossovernetwork, marmothoteljasper. You want a
site that is easy on the eyes so keep all fonts and colors
even and consistent throughout your site. brunswickcountyhomes. Organize your content
and material in a simple and straightforward manner featuring
the one thing most surfers are searching for: information.
Please your visitors and the search engines by covering
or discussing only one topic per page. rhinestonebra. Place a well defined
page title at the top and include your main keyword phrase
in your title and description. watthourmeter, mahouseappraisal. Feed the spiders but never
forget you're writing for real human beings; the majority
of whom will actually have a heart and a pulse!
Design For The SERPs
Keep your web copy and writing short, informative and witty. homecablinginstallation.
Some eye candy is dandy as long as you get your point across
in the process. paymentcalculators, unsecuredwirelessnetworks. If you're selling from your web site, many
professional marketers will suggest you start your marketing
strategy not on your site but in the search engines'
descriptions listing your site or page. satellitebroadbandinternet. Keep this in mind
when you're writing your page descriptions, start to pre-sell
to your potential customers in the MSN, Yahoo! or Google SERPs
(Search Engine Results Pages).
These search engines, especially Google, will add creditability
to your information or offer. discountmotorcycletires, offshorefishing, oasiscasino. This is one design trick or tactic
you should be utilizing on your site to increase conversions
if your goal with your site is to sell products or services.
Design For The BIG Picture
Along those same lines, I believe very few webmasters
have a Big Picture when they're creating or designing
their sites. sponsorgolftournament, noveltystringlights. You must look far beyond the actual pages
you have uploaded to your web host... gardenornaments, bizrate. mainly because you
must extend your site well beyond this limited concept.
You must fully understand your site's real power exists well
beyond your web pages. playmates, orchidtravel. You must extend the reach of your site
to all corners of the web. diversityrecruiting. You must build links, partnerships
and content into these countless areas of the web. mexicodrugstore, actividadesmercantilesebro. Use articles,
blogs, social networks, viral marketing, directories, related
sites and most of all you must pay attention to all your site's
content in the major search engines. discountballetshoes.
Grasp the Big Picture of your site's design and keep it in
mind at all times as you expand your site and watch it grow. recenthomesales, persiandance, doxepinhydrochloride.
Always have a clear picture of what you want to accomplish
with your site's design and point it in that direction. carproton, olivamunn. Never
forget your site doesn't have to be perfectly designed to be
successful; you just have to get your information across in
a frank and friendly manner. sheridannurseries, lakevermillion. Just give your visitors what
they're looking for and your site will be successful.


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The author is a full time Internet Marketer with numerous
sites on the web, including two niche sites on Internet
Marketing. ferrarishowroom. His main site is Internet Marketing Tools
If you need further web design tips - one great resource
is Marlon Sanders. listofliquor, oralstimulation, stoptakinglexapro. He has a helpful Free PDF download here:Top 10 Design Mistakes
Copyright © 2007 Titus Hoskins. centremilanhotels, perioperativenursing. This article may be
freely distributed if this resource box stays attached.


Bring Your Customers To You. stockpicks, taylorstevensblog, cooktopsdowndraftgas. How To Utilize the Feedback Form
Most of the websites you visit will have some sort of facility for visitors to send a message to the webmaster. dominantblackmistress. Some sites have a feedback or contact form, which is basically a form that you can complete and send using our web browser. dnasequencing, elizabethbunn. Other sites have their contact information, like email addresses, displayed on a page on the site. blackboardpaint, refinancingloan.
How a Feedback Form Works
Having a working feedback form on the website involves more than simply designing a web page that has a form. jigsawpuzzleaccessory. The first thing we need is the web page containing the feedback form. lexushybrid, voiceringtones. Most of the designers use Nvu for page designing. invisiblemonsters. By itself, the form doesn't do anything at all: visitors can click the "submit" button till they are blue and you will still not receive their message. cologneperfume. The task of sending the form contents as an email message lies with what is known as the feedback form script. satinsleepwear, shihtzus, cargotrack. The feedback form script is essentially a computer program that processes the contents of the form sent by the visitor's web browser. chelseaheadhunter. It takes the raw message and formats it as a regular email message and then sends it via email to the webmaster. aircompressorregulator. This script has to run on the web host's server (ie, computer) itself. intercontinentalhotelhouston, attachmentparenting. Next, the �thank you" page. johnedwardsphysic, fairydollhouse, cattreat. After the browser sends the message to the script, you need to thank the visitors for their email. motorcoachindustries, fbiagentsalary, smutmagazine. Even if you don't feel particularly grateful, you will still need some sort of page that will inform the visitors that their message has been successfully sent. pastorgifts, gojiberry, tucsonlandscapers. This page can be easily designed using Nvu. nonalcoholiccocktail, homemadevanillaextract. Finally the "error" page. nynursingjobs, grandhotelhaussmann. If a visitor mistakenly clicks the "submit" (or "send") button before he/she has finished typing essential elements such as their email address, the feedback form script will direct them to a page telling them that they have missed out components required in a message. mobillubricants. Like the "thank you" page, this is a straightforward web page that can be designed with Nvu.
Generate a custom feedback form script
The next thing you will need to do is generate a customized feedback form script. downloadmozillafirefox, caseyjohnson, physicianrecruitment. Create the PHP feedback form script. dragonflyshowercurtains, jaguardealer. Also you can generate any types of feedback form scripts. cityofsaginaw. In the next page, enter the information requested by the form. polycarbonateroofingsheets, tongueproblems.
Saving the script
Start up an ASCII text editor without closing the browser. businessprivacy, affordablemodernfurniture. Windows users should start up Notepad. sandrashinemovies. Switch to the web browser, and locate the section that has the header "Feedback Form Script". hawaiidestinationwedding, newlondonct, texasgolfcourses. Select everything in the box below. inflammationprocess, unitedlaboratory, infantswimsuit. If you are using Windows, one easy way is to simply click your mouse somewhere in the box and type Ctrl+A. backupdrive. Then copy the text selected from the clipboard. africanbrides, militarybayonet. Switch back to the text editor, ie, Notepad if you are using Windows. timberlandmanshoes, exterminatorlasvegas, yamahawarrior. Paste the contents you copied earlier. corporationoffshore, ohiovalleyschools. In Notepad, paste by using "Edit | Paste" from the menu. customstaffing, slurrypumps, personalitytype. WARNING: Do not modify anything in this page. jerryoconnell, printedpaper. Do not attempt to beautify it. Do not even attempt to add a blank line. This is not the user-visible portion of the web page. Save the file as "feedback.php" and quit the editor.
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Dallin Horneby is a design professional for a New York Web Design company. He has has helped to establish many successful online Web Design businesses over the past 10 years.