TEN YEAR Anniversary Issue of Rim Digest eZime                                                                                            Hello and welcome to Rim Digest, the ezine for "Responsible Internet Marketers". Striving to be the BEST resource for Small Biz Owners... February 11, 2010 volume 10-issue 6 Your editor: Jan Tallent, rimdigest@usa.net Rim Digest ezine: http://www.rimdigest.com   ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Today's issue is sponsored by:   Still my best selling and most valuable offer ever: http://www.jtdhealth.com/helluva.html You can build an entire health related digital business around just this one product. 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Seems we have muddled through without one, so why bother now? <GRIN> Thank you to all who have hung in there with the ups and downs through all of these years AND to my newest subscribers who get to reap the benefit of NOT having to go through some of the stuff the rest did- it has not always been easy or pleasant BUT we have made it as one of the longest running marketing ezines on the Internet and I thank my subscribers for that.                                      I finally got the first official issue of The Tallent Agency Gazzette on my blog:   http://jantallent.com/blog/2010/02/tallent-agency-gazzette-issue-1/ thanks to my Rim subs who signed up for the ezine-type updates for my Virtual Assistance Business :-) Today marks the start of a series on "Creating and Maintaining a Member Site" from Kim Beasley of Pro Membership Services http://www.marketerschoice.com/app/?af=1117457 who is also "The WordPress Lady" http://tinyurl.com/Jan-WPT for those who need Advanced WordPress Training I have a "fan page" for my Virtual Assistance business and would be honored to have my subscribers join me there: http://tinyurl.com/TallentAgency-Jan Here is my account on YaHoo Messenger: jan_tallent1954 and you can reach me there as well :-) My latest news and tips, etc. are on my blog http://jantallent.com/blog/ I am still here if you ever need any editing / proofreading 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 personal Facebook account: http://www.facebook.com/jan.tallent ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   Featured Ads Down Memory Lane Treasures, gifts from yesterday! find classic movies, memorabilia, barbies & era dolls, novelties, sterling silver jewelry and so much more, sure to put a smile on your pickiest loved one's face http://www.downmemorylanetreasures.com/     this spot open, five lines plus url http://www.rimdigest.com/ads.html only $20 or 6 for $100 AND will be archived on web site for at least 3 years. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Featured Article Benefits of Creating a Membership Site by Kim Beasley of Pro Membership Services http://www.marketerschoice.com/app/?af=1117457 A benefit to owning a membership site is having a group of members that you can go to and work with on future products; in essence you create your own following. This will be helpful when you are working on future products, not only to survey them for ideas but also to use as the primary group you will market these new products to, as well as receive recommendations from for others to find your product or services. Within the group you can poll members for ideas, survey them to determine their interest level or needs and even have them sign up for an affiliate program where they too can benefit from your new opportunities and services by referring others to you for commission. The more people you have telling others about you, your business, your products and services the better. You will also begin to grow in status, be seen as an expert and the "go to" person for not only your members but others that they tell about you or who find you through the connections that are made within the group itself. Once your group grows in size there will be multiple opportunities for connecting with others. It is a proven fact that everyone has connections with people that other people do not have, therefore just think of the many valuable connections you will create when you bring together the large group of like-minded individuals that come together as a result of owning a membership site. Let’s face it, the benefits of owning a membership site are strong, why would you not want to benefit from the value created by this opportunity? Pro Membership Services is your resource for Web 2.0 integration, blog/website design/development and social media integration. Come see how Kim Beasley can help YOU with your own membership site. http://www.marketerschoice.com/app/?af=1117457 thanks, so much, Kim. 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