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"Responsible Internet Marketers".

 

Striving to be the BEST resource for Small Biz Owners...

 

May 10, volume 7-issue 18

 

Happy 53rd birthday to my livelong friend, Mary, today.

 

and ... Happy Mother's Day Sunday to all of my Moms!

 

 

Subscriber Count as I hit send is 1849

 

welcome to our new subscribers!  :-)

 

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Today's Issue Contains:

 

Publisher's Spot

Featured Article: Starting a Viral e-Book?

                  Choose a Good Topic

Freebies for my subs

Positive Quotes

Warmhearted Smile for the Week

Feedback

Recommended eZines

Publisher's Goodbye and Legal Stuff

 

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I hope all of my Moms have a wonderful Mother's Day-

mine will be because I get to take the two kids who

still live here, Justin and Shannon, and go see my

oldest daughter, Crystal, and my GRAND PRINCESS, Madi

who is turning 15 months old tomorrow AND get to be

fed at Pasta House, my favorite place in the world

to eat AND do not even have to pay for it AND only

have to drive 50 miles as PH is halfway from them

to me! I am trying to get my usual two day visit

with my princess and though Crystal is assuring me

that last year was enough, it IS my Mother's Day

as well and that is ALL I asked for, lol.

 

 

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Featured Article

 

Starting a Viral e-Book? Choose a Good Topic

 

Viral marketing is the most popular type of marketing

strategy in the online industry at the moment. Why is

it so? Because it can give a huge number of potential

customers in just a short period of time with very

minimal cost. Of course, if there are a large number

of potential clients, the turnover percentage will

also be bigger.

 

Viral marketing can be done in many ways. There are

newsletters sent thru email, web sites, invitational

emails and much more. One effective way to do it is

by producing an e-book, or the so-called viral e-book.

 

What is a viral e-book?

 

E-books, or electronic books, are the online or electronic

version of books, newsletters, publications, manual, etc.

E-books are downloadable files from the internet and can

be installed to one’s computer. Some of the popular books,

like Harry Potter, actually have an e-book version. Some

of these are free; some are available for a minimal cost.

 

The concept of e-books has been adopted by marketing

people because of the ease of distribution to a huge

number of people over the internet. They incorporated

advertising and marketing strategies with e-books to

boost revenue, at the same time giving useful

information to other people.

 

That is how the term viral e-book came about. A Viral

e-book is, basically, an e-book that is passed on to

other persons which brings several benefits, mainly

profits, for each individual. These e-books are free,

most of the time, to encourage more people to get them

and pass them on to others.

 

Viral e-books contain useful information about something

related to what the marketer is promoting. And since it

is a marketing tool, these viral e-books contain links

that lead to the marketer’s web site. Thus, if a person

reading the e-book becomes interested and clicks on the

link, that will already be a potential sale to the one

who originally sent the e-book.

 

If you are planning to start making such an e-book to

promote your products or services, you should consider

several things before jumping on to it. The very first

thing that you have to think about is the topic.

 

How to choose a topic?

 

An e-book can talk about anything. But, of course, if

you are planning to make profit from it, your e-book

should talk about something interesting. It should deal

with things that most people are concerned about. People

want things where they can benefit from in whichever way

it may be.

 

The first thing to consider when thinking about the topic

for your e-book is your main goal. You have to define your

purpose of writing the e-book. If your goal is to increase

sales of your product or service, then your topic should

be something related to those things.

 

You, as the maker of the e-book, should also be interested

in the topic you choose; else, it will feel like a burden

doing something that you do not really like. Also, it will

be easier for you to write things about a topic that

interests you so you can express yourself better.

 

To better help you in selecting a topic, you must set an

ample amount of time thinking about it. Go in a place

where you can concentrate. Try to think of the things

that interest you, things that you are comfortable with.

Then list down all those things that come to your mind,

even the crazy ones.

 

Once you’ve listed them, select those that can be related

to your product or service, if you are promoting these

things. If not, select the topic that you think will be

most profitable. Also, make sure that you can have a lot

of resources for the topic you choose. More resources

would mean more information to put in your e-book, and

the more interesting it will be to read.

 

Having a good topic is the best way to start your viral

e-book. A topic that interests you, as the author of the

e-book, will make the journey of creating it be enjoyable

and fun. Other than that, more valuable and quality

information will be incorporated since you know the

topic well.

 

So start brainstorming now with yourself.

Choose the best topic that you can think of.

And make that vision of increased profit turn

into reality with your own viral e-book.

 

Jan Tallent, Marketing Warrioress

at http://www.jantd.com/ and Publisher of

Rim Digest eZine, http://www.rimdigest.com/

 

 

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Positive Quotes

 

The potential of the average person is like

a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored,

a world of possibilities waiting to be released

and channeled toward some great good.

 

-- Brian Tracy

 

and

 

Many people believe that support is something that

you give to someone you feel sorry for or that it

means propping up someone who would fail unless you

were there to give him a boost. But that's not the

way I see it. Support is the boost you can give

someone who can help himself but who needs a partner

to open a window or push aside a roadblock.

 

-- Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's

 

* I do believe this is the best I have seen yet! *

 

 

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Warmhearted Smile for the Week

 

The Laws of Life

After your hands become coated with grease,

your nose will begin to itch.

 

Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least

accessible corner.

 

The probability of being watched is directly

proportional to the stupidity of your act.

Law of the Telephone

 

If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

 

If you tell the boss you were late for work because you

had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a

flat tire.

 

If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you

were in will start to move faster than the one you

are in now (works every time).

 

When the body is fully immersed in water, the

telephone rings.

 

The probability of meeting someone you know increases

dramatically when you are with someone you don't want

to be seen with.

 

When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't

work, it will.

 

The severity of the itch is inversely proportional

to the reach.

 

At any event, the people whose seats are furthest

from the aisle arrive last.

 

As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee,

your boss will ask you to do something which

will last until the coffee is cold.

 

The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing

face down on a floor covering are directly correlated

to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.

 

No matter where you go, there you are.

 

Anything is possible if you don't know what

you are talking about.

 

If the shoe fits, it's ugly.

 

A closed mouth gathers no feet.

 

As soon as you find a product that you really like,

they will stop making it.

 

 

If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go

to the doctor, by the time you get there you'll

feel better.

 

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Feedback

 

( referring to a previous issue with news of

2 deaths and 2 horrible accidents in one day

in my small town )

 

Jan,

 

If anyone other than you had told me that all those

terrible things happened in just one day...

I wouldn't have believed them!

Talk about the old saying, "When it rains, it pours!"

 

Faye

 

< update on the two accidents: the young woman who

had been in the auto wreck and had broken her neck,

etc. is now home and stable but not yet back to work.

 

The dear sweet two year old boy in the lawn mower

catastrophe DID lose his foot BUT they managed to

save his arm, he has to be kept in a coma to keep

him quiet and restful but even with lots of facial

surgery and I am sure probably years of rehab, as

the last news came in, he will live and was doing

quite well, considering all of the circumstances,

last I heard. >

 

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Hi Jan,

 

Has Cabot News discontinued advertisements?

 

Sincerely,

Veronica

 

< as I told Veronica, I am not sure and get no

reply when I write to Rose, does anyone know? >

 

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Michael wrote:

 

Dear Jan

 

Link below returns a 404 error!

 

Michael

 

< oh, my! so glad you caught that for me,

the download must have stopped and I missed it.

It should be fine now.

 

thanks, Michael! >

 

that is why I have run the same freebie again:

 

subs only download

 

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