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~ FYI ~ This is the final newsletter....Some links may become outdated over the course of time....
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~ Marketing and Internet Tips & Treats ~~^~^~
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Have your web site visitors promote your web site!~^~^~
Many thanks to RealEstate.com (formerly Resicom) for their
donation to the American Heart Association, in the
name of Sold By Design! This donation was the result of
a number of YOU, who signed up with their service. :>)~^~^~
"Drive" Promotion to Your web site each time you get in your car!
An idea that is classier than bumper stickers!~^~^~
A Greeting card store for your web site:~^~^~
Free polls for your web site~^~^~
If you haven't purchased PhotoShare yet, I highly recommend you consider
this software! Several of my clients are Allen Hainge "CyberStars" and they rave
about the product! You can use it to develop multimedia listing and buyer
agency presentations, tours of the towns/cities you service, along with local schools
and recreation areas. The presentations are best distributed by disk, but can be
uploaded to your web site, or emailed. Distribute the disks at open houses, relo
packages, to FSBO's, Chambers of Commerce, etc.~^~^~
Here is a way to build your email database quickly:
When the page opens, scroll down to "Features", "Free Products"
You will be brought to a page with literally 100's of dollars of "free
software", after rebate. Use these items as give-aways in your
monthly on/off line newsletter, on your web site, open houses,
etc., to build your email database.~^~^~
Be sure "meta tags" are on every page of your web site.
Use relevant keywords, relevant title and description
This should be included as part of the site design.Are they on every page of your site? This is how you check:
In Microsoft Explorer, At the top of the page click "View",
then click "Source".
In Netscape; click "View", then "Document Source"
When the HTML page opens, look at the top of the page,
in between the two </head> <head>
tags for "Keywords, Description and Title".~^~^~
Scheduled autoresponder........Free reports sent over
days, weeks....Possibilities are endless.~^~^~
This site/company bears mentioning again, Neon Cactus.
NC is an Internet Audio/Video media company offering
tours for your web site....It's worth a visit to their site!
Email Janey and tell ask her for the special, commission
free pricing, she offered Sold By Design subscribers
(one month only). janey@neoncactus.com~^~^~
Travel with your laptop?
Travel tips and products to make your "connection"~^~^~
Analyze your "keyword" count~^~^~
Keep the children occupied during house-hunting expeditions:
After the Rebate, this digital camera for kids might be considered
"free", as it comes with Microsoft Picture It! 99 and is on only $34.95~^~^~
Click Here for Free Address Labels~^~^~~
Your Web Site "Works" in Many Valuable Ways!Want better positioning in the Search Engines?
Have you checked your web site statistics and logs lately?
They hold an abundance of marketing of information such as:
What search term(s) is used most often to find your site
(This will help you refine keywords for better positioning
in the search engines).
What search engine, or web site, a visitor came from
Their ISP (.com, .net, company, country)
The type of version web browser they use
What day and time the visitor arrived, how long they stayed
What pages were viewed on your web site, which ones were
viewed most often....Plus much more.
These statistics hold a wealth of information! If you don't check
yours, you are missing out on some very useful research for
future site changes and planning future marketing strategies on
and off the Internet!Most web designers offer these statistics as part of their monthly
hosting fees. If your designer/site host doesn't routinely email
them to you, I would ask/insist, they give you access to these
directories.~^~^~
Your online Day Timer~^~^~
Every once in awhile, check your web site to see
if it's operating properly. Be sure to send yourself any forms
and email that is addressed to your web site....If the hosting
company changes a server, your forms can become corrupt.
(I have had this happen).~^~^~
Add your URL to:
http://www.searchking.com~^~^~
A free web page for you:
http://freewebpage.homeseekers.com/~^~^~
Find Great Deals on everything!!!~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^
~ Article/Product/Service of The Month ~
Express Assist - Don't use Outlook Express without it!Like most professionals today, you and I depend on our email as the lifeline to
our business. I recently found this product below....All I can say is that if
you have Outlook Express, buy this for peace of mind! I tested the entire
process. It works and it's REALLY easy to use! In approximately 3 minutes,
I back up my email, address book and "Favorites", every 2 days.Seem Software introduces Express Assist version 2, the simple, "one-button"
Windows 98/95/NT4 utility. It lets you effortlessly backup, copy and restore
all, or a selected list, of your e-mail folders (including all attachments),
newsgroup folders and your Windows Address book as a compressed zip
compatible archive.Express Assist is the utility that Microsoft "left out" of Outlook Express.
With e-mail being a vital communication link between business people,
Express Assist adds convenience and safety to the management of your e-mail.
It lets you quickly move any number of e-mail folders from your desktop
computer to your laptop - and back again at the end of your business trip.
In addition, Express Assist allows you to easily create compressed backups
of your key e-mail folders for convenient on-site or critical off-site
storage. The program's "fast back-up" feature works like your telephone's
re-dial button, allowing you to create backups effortlessly by simply
pressing one button. There is also a backup reminder system will alert you
when it's time to make another backup.Express Assist keeps track of Outlook Express' confusing, non-intuitive
filing and naming conventions, so you can concentrate on your business
communications. Express Assist allows you to choose where you want to back
up to - your hard drive, zip drive or diskettes. It also can span diskettes
automatically and lets you move e-mail folders between computers. A log is
created every time you backup, copy, move or restore your e-mail folders.Traditional backup programs can create backups of all of your hard drive's
files, but they're not designed to locate Outlook Express' mail folders or
your Windows Address Book, and selectively move folders back and forth
between computers. Nor are they designed to locate and integrate folders
from one computer into the folder structure of another. Express Assist,
however, performs these functions with ease.E-mail is your business' lifeblood, and Express Assist is your e-mail life
support system.E-Mail: joel@seemsoftware.com You can download a fully-functional, 15-day
trial version of Express Assist, or learn more about the program, by visiting
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.....Continuing from the email sent to subcribers.....
I have "met" some wonderful folks from around the world during the last
16 months! It's been a great experience and I hope you have learned from and
enjoyed this publication. To the newest subscribers, I hope you will enjoy this
issue and find at least one gold nugget of useful information, to increase
your business.So until we "meet" again, whether in person, or by email, I say good-bye
with 2 quotes:"The man(woman) who achieves makes many mistakes, but he(she) never makes
the biggest one of all.....Doing nothing!" Ben Franklin"The man(woman) who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd.
The man(woman) who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has
ever been." - Alan Ashley-PittAs our journey in life continues, I wish you excellent health, much happiness
and continued success!Warmest regards,
Karen
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Any products or services, URL's, etc. suggested in this newsletter are
for use, at your own discretion and should be independently verified. Links
may be outdated/void by the time you read this newsletter... No
guarantees/warranties are represented by Karen Stefani/Sold By Design.
Karen Stefani - Copyright - Please ask for reprint rights. Thank you!
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