January 14 issue of Rim Digest eZine Hello and welcome to Rim Digest, the ezine for "Responsible Internet Marketers". Striving to be the BEST resource for Small Biz Owners... January 14, 2010 volume 10-issue 2 Your editor: Jan Tallent, rimdigest@usa.net Rim Digest ezine: http://www.rimdigest.com   ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Today's issue is sponsored by:   This is still my number one selling digital product: http://www.jtdhealth.com/helluva.html Sharon McPherson and I put together the most complete and profitable package we could to help marketers present a HUGE collection of health related downloads which can be sold as a package, complete with the reseller site OR can be separated and sold as stand-alone products or packaged into categories like weight loss, stress management, etc. If you have ever wanted either a digital business or a health related web presence, this is the one for you.     ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Today's Issue Contains: Publisher's Spot Featured Article: The Many Facets of Viral Marketing Positive Quote Fun Tip or Site Feedback Recommended eZines Publisher's Goodbye and Legal Stuff ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** It was in the teens at best and below zero at worst last week here. Hard to believe now that it was 50 for the high yesterday and already 45 at 9 am today. I will take lots of this and pray really hard that we have seen the last of the single digits, etc. BUT, since February is usually our worst month, this is doubtful. For a real Spring and Autumn person, who loves 35 to 76 or so, the single digit and triple digit extremes are awful BUT we did have a terrific December, so knew something was coming. We had warnings of 4 to 6 inches of snow while it was so cold, of course, being down a hill, I was the lucky winner of at least 6.   My latest news and tips, etc. are on my blog http://jantallent.com/blog/ remember me if you ever need any editing / proof reading help or other VA services: http://tallentagency.com/ and PLEASE pass the word if you know of someone who NEEDS a VA :-) you can follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/jantallent and connect with me for business at linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jantallent and, of course, I have a Facebook account: http://www.facebook.com/jan.tallent ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   Featured Ads this spot open, five lines plus url http://www.rimdigest.com/ads.html   ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Featured Article The Many Facets of Viral Marketing In the beginning, e-mail was the way that viral marketing was started. Since then, viral marketing has gone from a marketing strategy to an art form and there are many ways to accomplish the objective of creating a successful viral marketing campaign. Seven of those ways are: 1. E-mail: It was first but it is still around and still used. It is, however, getting a little harder to use as more and more government restrictions are placed on it. Still ... it does work. 2. Newsletters: This is an extension of e-mail but is a very effective tool. If you include enough timely and valuable information, a good newsletter can drive up the number of visits to your website. 3. Blogging: Providing the tools on your website to enable bloggers to interact with one another is a terrific way to get the message about your product or service out there and being talked about. Bloggers have their ears to the ground for new products and services. 4. Chat Rooms: A chat room on your website can and does encourage interaction among your customers and that can’t be a bad thing. Also, you can use the chat room to schedule special events like having an expert available to answer questions on a given day at a given time. 5. Tell-a-friend Script: If you add this with a statement saying that e-mail addresses supplied will never be shared with third parties, you can increase your potential customer list greatly. 6. Video Clips: Including cool video clips on your website will keep the interest up and increase traffic. 7. Flash Games: Although they are a little costly to start, they are an extremely effective tool to get your viral marketing campaign going. Once they are launched, they require nothing more from you.   start 2010 out with perfectly edited blogs & web pages, spelling & grammar errors DO hurt your biz, I can help! http://www.tallentagency.com   calling all writers, I need some good marketing or business articles. 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