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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Debs Country Internet Resources http://debscountry.8m.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ISSN: 1526-2251 Issue No. 25 September 24, 1999 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHERE MILLIONS OF EYEBALLS ARE ROAMING! The Secret to Success is the ability to reach MILLIONS OF READERS right from your finger tips and without spamming! CUSTOMIZE Your Search Results! NEW enhanced searchable database for the Directory of Ezines just got better! New Advanced Search Option, advertisers can really ZERO-IN to find the BEST ezines and the BEST value for their advertising needs. Find exactly what ezines you need, in less time and with better results. Ad rates, circulation, ad rules, which ones accept articles, and a whole lot more! What do you get when 16 MILLION EYEBALLS are looking at you? Results! http://sunmoments.com/rewards.html ================================================================ IN THIS ISSUE ================================================================ 1. Welcome from the Publisher 2. M O N E Y Making Tips 3. Feature - How to write the copy on your website ... 4. Shoppers Spotlight 5. Classified Ads 6. This Week's Web Site Picks 7. Guest Article - Your Signature 8. Kids Corner 9. Free Ezine and Newsletter Picks 10. Freebies 11. Contest and Sweepstakes 12. Just For Fun 13. Contact Information =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 1. Welcome from the Publisher =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Welcome back to another issue of Debs Country Internet Resources Newsletter. The last 2 weeks the newsletter has been pretty.. well let's just say, not up to par. You are receiving this issue late so that I could try to correct that. I am involved in trying to get a DUI and Defensive Driving School open which has taken up a great deal of my time of late. Thank you all for hanging in there. Now....... grab that cup of coffee and read on. HTML version online at: http://debscountry.8m.com/news.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2. M O N E Y Making Tips =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Continuing our listing of ways in which you can make money with your computer: 31. Support a small publishing business 32. Conduct computer assisted telephone interviewing 33. Review specialty software 34. Become an engineering consultant 35. Do freelance technical writing 36. Provided automated debt collection 37. Improve small business services 38. Enhance medical diagnosis and treatments 39. Create electronic marketing tools 40. Do independent software documentation Last of the series next week ... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 3. How to write the copy on your website for maximum sales! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Some proven formulas for writing the body of your website copy. By: Dr. Kevin Nunley Here come the all-important NUTS & BOLTS of your website. It's here that you make your case, tell your audience, sell your stuff! Now if you're like most people, writing isn't exactly one of your favorite things. In fact, you may hate having to write. Putting the pen to paper or sitting down to the computer keyboard to write a letter is like going to the dentist for a root canal (yuk!). Fortunately, writing good website copy that SELLS isn't high art. You don't have to be a genius, a great writer, or even half-way good with words. There are a dozen or so tried-and-true sales copy formulas that will put readers in the palm of your hand. How do we know these formulas work? They've been perfected over generations by the direct mail industry. In that business, a top writer composes a letter, it's mailed out to a million select addresses, and they measure how many responses and sales they get. After a while, the direct mail folks noticed that certain kinds of sales copy formulas worked almost every time. I'll never forget a 27-year old manager telling me, "Get rich and famous by using other people's good ideas." That man is now the President of CBS Radio (one of the most powerful and best paid positions in all of broadcasting). We'll follow his sage advice when writing sales copy. Our copy will copy the smart strategies of those who have become rich before us. Proven sales copy formulas YOU can use to make your copy SELL! 1. Tell a story. Notice how many of the email sales letters you get follow this format. One I get over and over from different people goes "Six months ago my company was downsized and I found myself out of a job. I expected the worst. Then I heard about the XXX Company. Now I'm an independent agent making three times what I did on my old job. And I'll never be downsized again!" It's hard to resist reading a story, especially if it sounds like someone who has a situation similar to our own. People love success stories when they tell us how to get success ourselves. 2. A message from the president. People respect a note from the head of the company. It lends authority to the message and makes the reader feel important. That's a good way to make a sale. This formula can also be used to let the reader in on some inside information, another sales copy favorite. Insider information is also one of the more effective things you can put on your website. People on the Net like to feel that they're getting special information they can't get anywhere else. 3. Offer something free. Maybe it's a free or discounted visit to your store or office. A doctor who lives down the street from me built his patient list by sending out several hundred postcards offering "10% off your first visit." The prospect who is interested in your product or service will appreciate more information. Offer it in the form of a free Special Report, brochure, or booklet. (By the way, write me at DrNunley@aol.com or call (801)253-4536 for my free info-packed Special Report on marketing your business!) 4. Ask a question. "Are your days hectic and frustrating?" This is good old-fashioned psychology. When you ask a question, the reader is enticed to answer it. It mentally involves the reader in your sales copy and offer. Some experts say to ask a series of questions, each likely being answered with "yes." The final question has the reader saying "yes" to a sale. 5. Point out a problem that the prospect has. This is the adverting classic. Watch for it in marketing and commercials everywhere. Direct the reader's attention to a problem, then make the problem seem worse. Once you've established the problem as a major impediment in the reader's life, introduce your service or product as the solution. WRITE A HEADLINE TO GRAB ATTENTION! People won't read the details until you get their attention with a headline. Because of the way HTML code works, headlines are a big part of website design. Use them on your site whenever possible. Most sales letters begin with a headline that quickly presents the major points. It can be typed in big bold letters like a newspaper headline: THE NEW WIDGET 2000 WILL SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE--AND IT'S 40% OFF THIS MONTH ONLY! You can also write the headline in paragraph fashion just above the salutation: The new widget 2000 will simplify your life! And it's 40% off this month only! Finally, stress benefits rather than features. How do the features of your service or product improve the customer's life, work, or pocketbook. The benefits of your offer may be obvious to you, but don't leave it up to the reader to figure them out, no matter how obvious they may seem. Stress benefits. Link them to the features your offer. Websites are a very close cousin to personal letters. And just like a good sales letter, your well-written website copy can be a wonderfully personal way to introduce people to your product, service, organization, or idea. By using some of the ideas and formulas I've mentioned above, you can produce sizzling sales copy that produces results. ---------------------------- Kevin Nunley helps small & mid-sized businesses build effective marketing. Reach him at DrNunley@aol.com or at (801)253-4536. Ask for his free marketing report and list of Special Reports and Tapes that make you a marketing whiz in dozens of areas. Also ask how he can help you build your on-line presence. ---------------------------- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 4. Shoppers Spotlight =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Personalized from the Heart Personalized certificates just for you and much more Specializing in personalized certificates, Personalized from the Heart also offers baby announcements, wedding announcements, greeting cards, holiday letters and much much more. http://www.personalfromtheheart.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 5. Classified Ads =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHRISTMAS IS COMING ... It's just around the corner. Products from Real Life Checks make great gifts. Add any photo to note cards, note pads, and checks too! Truly unique. Take a look at: http://www.reallifechecks.com/order/5973/ *^.^* *^.^* *^.^* *^.^* SAVE $10 - $25.0O TODAY on 2 Books Needed by every NET MARKETER! 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This Week's Web Site Picks =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Web Hosting: $7.95 per month. Cedant Hosting Solutions offer full featured web hosting from $7.95 per month. All accounts receive a free two week trial and no set up fees. Visit at: http://www.cedant.com ---------------------------- Guru.com A San Francisco-based startup dedicated to empowering independent professionals and the clients who hire them. By providing access to the services and community gurus need to make work more productive, more lucrative, and more fun, Guru.com is creating the Internet's most comprehensive resource for people who have the skills and determination to manage a solo career. http://www.guru.com/ ---------------------------- Page Resource.com A great source of web development information. http://www.pageresource.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 7. Guest Article =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= One of the things I think webmasters don't do is use their signature. Or they don't do it right. A signature is a couple lines of text at the end of an e-mail, newsgroup post, message board post, etc. You can stick anything in it- text, hyperlinks, pictures, and so on. Of course the best thing to stick in your signature is the obvious: your site's URL. If someone's reading your newsgroup posting, for example, they might scroll down and see this: Free Stuff! CD's, TV's, Cars, and more! http://www.crazyfreestuffgiveaway.com (As you read, that was an EXAMPLE. Don't e-mail me about any cars.) So this person gets excited about your site. He clicks on it. You get a hit. Who knows, he might tell his friends, who might tell their friends, and so on. And there might even be other people reading your post. As you can see, signature files could be very profitable. But that's only if done right. (Of course there's a but!) Rule number one: Don't be boring! Which is the better signature? I'll let you figure it out. Bob's Doorknobs www.bobdoor.com Bob's Doorknobs: Open the door to a world of possibilities. www.bobdoor.com Rule number two: Don't go overboard I've seen people with signatures 20 lines long or longer, trying to get me to click on links which they probably get money off of. They'd have a better chance of me clicking on one link than six links. Rule number three: Don't forget When you have a signature, don't forget to put it in. Get an e-mail program like Outlook that lets you put a signature in your e-mail easily. Rule number four: Get posting! Your signature isn't doing anything if you never use it. Send e-mail, post messages, and remember to use your signature. ---------------------------- Copyright � 1999 Zach Holman. 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Free Ezine and Newsletter Picks =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Whispers ONline Magazine for Women - An interesting magazine for interesting women. http://www.cyberpathway.com/whispers Articles cover Image, Food, Home, Finance, Computing, Romance, Travel and Arts & Entertainment as well as forums and chat. For your free subscription Subscribe at mailto:subscribe@cyberpathway.com ---------------------------- What is the best way to drive traffic to your Website for free? Reciprocal links! Reciprocal linking is one of the most powerful and effective advertising concepts on the Web. Yet it is vastly underutilized by most Webmasters. Don't be one of them! Subscribe to our reciprocal links newsletter Elite Links at: http://www.freeclassifiedlinks.com/ec.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 10. Freebies =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Free and low cost tools and resources to promote your web site: http://www.webmastergate.com/ ---------------------------- ABC Free Classifieds - FREE ads, FREE links, FREE info! Post a free ad or link and Find out where to get 50 FREE internet business e-books and courses. http://abcads.cjb.net ---------------------------- Free software, shareware, commercial demos, and more. Visit: http://www.filemine.com/ ---------------------------- Pegasoweb offers a variety of free web promotion services. http://www.pegasoweb.com/ ---------------------------- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 11. Contests and Sweepstakes =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN a $1,000 gift certificate in "Giftpoint.com's $1,000 Gift Certificate Giveaway." It's free to enter. Giftpoint.com has the largest selection of gift certificates on the Internet, featuring over 100 restaurants, retailers, catalog and Internet companies. When you enter you will also receive a $5 coupon off any gift certificate purchase between now and October 1st. Click on the link to the sweepstakes at: http://debscountry.8m.com/ iMusic Daily CD Giveaway - Every day there's a new CD to win: http://www2.imusic.com/free/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 12. Just For Fun =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Two tourists were driving through Wisconsin. As they were approaching Oconomowoc, they started arguing about the pronunciation of the town's name. They argued back and forth until they stopped for lunch. As they stood at the counter, one tourist asked the blonde employee - "Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us? Would you please pronounce where we are...........very slowly?" The blonde girl leaned over the counter and said, "Burrrrrr, Gerrrrrr, Kiiiing." -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 13. Contact Information =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This newsletter only sent to people who have requested it. Our subscriber list is NOT made available to anyone. We value every subscriber and respect your privacy. If you enjoy reading this newsletter each week, why not tell a friend about it and forward a copy? Contributions are always welcome. Submit via email as indicated. 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