Ezine questions
 

Hi,

I'm considering starting a free ezine in which to put the stuff I find or know about that's too good to just toss into the wind as a forum message.

But... what if I get too small a number of subscribers or for some other reason I decide to stop publishing? Should I make it clear at the outset that I reserve the right to stop at any time? That's question number one.

Number two is: who publishes the best course or book on how to build a successful ezine?

Thanks in advance for any replies....

Best,

- Boyd

Re: Ezine questions
 

Hi Boyd, my name is Trent Jones and I own a mortgage company in Little Rock, AR. We are also about to embark on an ezine and with regards to the number of subscribers you have, it has been suggested to us that we can start off slowly and as our list becomes bigger we can put in advertising and such. Don't be afraid to have a small list in the beginning. Have patience and in a few months you'll have a bigger subsriber list.

Trent Jones
Arkansas Residential Mortgage

www.arkansasresidentialmortgage.com
www.arkansas-residential.com
www.armortgage-loan.com
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We specialize in debt consolidation, home improvement loans, and refinancing for homeowners and home buyers in Arkansas.
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Ezine answers - from someone who actually publishes one
 

> Hi,

Hi Boyd!

> I'm considering starting a free ezine in
> which to put the stuff I find or know about
> that's too good to just toss into the wind
> as a forum message.

Good idea!

> But... what if I get too small a number of
> subscribers or for some other reason I
> decide to stop publishing? Should I make it
> clear at the outset that I reserve the right
> to stop at any time? That's question number
> one.

What if you do get too small a number of subscribers?

So what?

You said it was for putting the stuff that's too good to toss into the wind as a forum message.

If that's all you want your ezine to be, then numbers have nothing to do with it. Set it up and get it going!

You can start your ezine using the 'Distribution List' feature of Pegasus Mail (the best email program going - and does not suffer the problems that Microsoft Outlook suffers) or go to a place like http://parabots.com and use their free service.

And if you truly want to make sure you keep going through small subscriber numbers, etc., then you want to use the Power revealed in The Success Report.

> Number two is: who publishes the best course
> or book on how to build a successful ezine?

The school of 'Learn by Doing' and 'The School of Example.'

In other words, get it going first. If you want to automate it some, use the service I mentioned above.

As for formats, layouts, etc., examine the ezines that come into your email box. You have an excellent resource delivered to you... make use of it.

You can do it Boyd. It will only take a few minutes to get your ezine account at the service I mentioned and to load your first message into the system. Do it, then come back here and tell me you've done it - make sure you also provide the email address I need to 'sign up' and I will sign up.

I say

Go For It!

Michael Ross.

P.S. If you ever have trouble sticking with things until the end, check out The Success Report - it could be the very thing you want. http://www.sowpub.com/successreport.html

Re: Ezine answers - from someone who actually publishes one
 

Hi,

I've got something really cool I'm working on, and I need to finish it before doing anything on an ezine, but if I do the zine I'll find a way to get the word out.

Thanks for the resources you gave.

> P.S. If you ever have trouble sticking with
> things until the end, check out The Success
> Report - it could be the very thing you
> want.

I have no trouble sticking with things and completing them, though I'm the slowest person alive. I have almost infinite patience, and a 20-year project would be no sweat for me. I studied how to link "mini-sites" together into an Empire that conserves and recycles traffic for two years before starting to construct ours in March; we have a bunch of sites on the net and a way to create 100 new ones a month without hardly breaking a sweat. I can't think of anything I've abandoned after starting it, unless I had a good reason for doing so. I folded Trick Report simply because it had a non-working revenue mechanism.

best,

- Boyd

My previous message didn't "sound" the way I meant it...
 

Hi again,

My previous message had kind of a snippy tone to it that I didn't intend. I just wrote it hurriedly and it came out "sounding" wrong. I appreciate the sentiment in your message.

I received and read your Report and I think it's absolutely great! Every word is true.

I didn't know that PayPal would reveal that much about me; if you know anything about our sites or domain names please keep what you know secret. I prefer that no connection is made between me and our sites.

Thanks in advance for your help on this,

- Boyd

Re: Ezine answers - from someone who actually publishes one
 

> Hi,

> I've got something really cool I'm working
> on, and I need to finish it before doing
> anything on an ezine, but if I do the zine
> I'll find a way to get the word out.

What if you start the ezine now, and then let those who subscribe know when your other thing is ready?

As I mentioned, it would only take a few minutes to set it up in readiness.

> Thanks for the resources you gave.

You're welcome

> I have no trouble sticking with things and
> completing them, though I'm the slowest
> person alive. I have almost infinite
> patience, and a 20-year project would be no
> sweat for me. I studied how to link
> "mini-sites" together into an
> Empire that conserves and recycles traffic
> for two years before starting to construct
> ours in March; we have a bunch of sites on
> the net and a way to create 100 new ones a
> month without hardly breaking a sweat. I
> can't think of anything I've abandoned after
> starting it, unless I had a good reason for
> doing so. I folded Trick Report simply
> because it had a non-working revenue
> mechanism.

I didn't mean to imply anything, Boyd. Using a PS to leave the link is an alternate way to leave a link that doesn't look so much like an ad. Looks like it worked, eh? :o) Sorry for any confusion.

Hey, this 'method' of yours sounds good. Are you gonna maybe write a report about the concept and sell it? I can see a BIG market for this. And have NEVER heard anything like it before.

Michael Ross.


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Re: Ezine questions
 

> Hi,

> I'm considering starting a free ezine in
> which to put the stuff I find or know about
> that's too good to just toss into the wind
> as a forum message.

> But... what if I get too small a number of
> subscribers or for some other reason I
> decide to stop publishing? Should I make it
> clear at the outset that I reserve the right
> to stop at any time? That's question number
> one.

> Number two is: who publishes the best course
> or book on how to build a successful ezine?

> Thanks in advance for any replies....

> Best,

> - Boyd

Hi Boyd,

The best resourse to guide you in setting up and running a successful e-zine, by far, is to be found free-of-charge at http://www.ezineuniversity.com/

There is a ton of stuff there, and it is all first class. Print it off and read every word!

The number of subscribers that you initially start with doesn't really matter. If your e-zine is a good quality offering, it will grow in time. When I started out I send out my first issue to 3 people. Now I have 2000 subscribers and growing.

Don't be afraid of wasting good content on low subscriber numbers. Archive every issue on a web site and you will find that new subscribers read the back copies. Believe me, nothing you write on the Internet is ever wasted effort.

As to your question about ceasing publication ... it depends on whether you charge for subscription or not, and on the promises (if any) you make. Print publications fold all the time with little or no comeback from disappointed readers. If you have charged in advance for a set number of issues, you should make provision to refund the unused funds - or risk being sued for them.

If you publish for free, then you really have no worries. You are providing a free service, which you have every right to stop providing.

Having just read your post below about your infinite patience, I hope we don't have to wait too long to subscribe to your e-zine. It sounds as if it will be a valuable resource.

Best of luck.

Martin Avis.




BizE-zine: Archives

I'm glad it did work
 

Hi,

> I didn't mean to imply anything, Boyd. Using
> a PS to leave the link is an alternate way
> to leave a link that doesn't look so much
> like an ad. Looks like it worked, eh? :o)
> Sorry for any confusion.

I'm worried that I might have offended you by the snippy tone of my message above. Said snippy tone was unintentional, and was due to fast typing.

I'm glad the PS did work, as your Success Report is extremely good and I'm happy that I purchased it. If you want to turn it into an Amazon #1 seller I'll help input ideas.

In fact, if someone wants to start a Bestsellasaurus Club I'd like to be a member. (I made up the name for the club based on my recollection that Steven King sometimes referred to himself as Bestsellasaurus Rex.)

Your friend,

- Boyd

Neat message, thank you! [DNO]
 

dno
> Hi Boyd,

> The best resourse to guide you in setting up
> and running a successful e-zine, by far, is
> to be found free-of-charge at
> http://www.ezineuniversity.com/ There is a
> ton of stuff there, and it is all first
> class. Print it off and read every word!

> The number of subscribers that you initially
> start with doesn't really matter. If your
> e-zine is a good quality offering, it will
> grow in time. When I started out I send out
> my first issue to 3 people. Now I have 2000
> subscribers and growing.

> Don't be afraid of wasting good content on
> low subscriber numbers. Archive every issue
> on a web site and you will find that new
> subscribers read the back copies. Believe
> me, nothing you write on the Internet is
> ever wasted effort.

> As to your question about ceasing
> publication ... it depends on whether you
> charge for subscription or not, and on the
> promises (if any) you make. Print
> publications fold all the time with little
> or no comeback from disappointed readers. If
> you have charged in advance for a set number
> of issues, you should make provision to
> refund the unused funds - or risk being sued
> for them.

> If you publish for free, then you really
> have no worries. You are providing a free
> service, which you have every right to stop
> providing.

> Having just read your post below about your
> infinite patience, I hope we don't have to
> wait too long to subscribe to your e-zine.
> It sounds as if it will be a valuable
> resource.

> Best of luck.

> Martin Avis.

Re: Ezine questions
 

Hi Martin - since you mentioned posting your
newsletters in html, here's a quick question.

I have been publishing an ezine bi-weekly for
3 months now and have a growing subscriber
base (from nothing to 500 so far) I have been
publishing in text format only and am getting
quickly behind since I have not been posting
any in archives as of yet.

Is there an easier way to develop text and
html versions of newsletter than to go back
and manually mark up each text file? I guess
what I am asking is do any of the html editors
or text editors offer a quick conversion
function - or do I have to do it the long way.

Thanks,

Jeff

> Hi Boyd,

> The best resourse to guide you in setting up
> and running a successful e-zine, by far, is
> to be found free-of-charge at
> http://www.ezineuniversity.com/ There is a
> ton of stuff there, and it is all first
> class. Print it off and read every word!

> The number of subscribers that you initially
> start with doesn't really matter. If your
> e-zine is a good quality offering, it will
> grow in time. When I started out I send out
> my first issue to 3 people. Now I have 2000
> subscribers and growing.

> Don't be afraid of wasting good content on
> low subscriber numbers. Archive every issue
> on a web site and you will find that new
> subscribers read the back copies. Believe
> me, nothing you write on the Internet is
> ever wasted effort.

> As to your question about ceasing
> publication ... it depends on whether you
> charge for subscription or not, and on the
> promises (if any) you make. Print
> publications fold all the time with little
> or no comeback from disappointed readers. If
> you have charged in advance for a set number
> of issues, you should make provision to
> refund the unused funds - or risk being sued
> for them.

> If you publish for free, then you really
> have no worries. You are providing a free
> service, which you have every right to stop
> providing.

> Having just read your post below about your
> infinite patience, I hope we don't have to
> wait too long to subscribe to your e-zine.
> It sounds as if it will be a valuable
> resource.

> Best of luck.

> Martin Avis.




Discovering Your Hidden Talent For Creating Hot Selling Information Products

This is how I do it.
 

Hi Jeff,

I don't know about a long way. The way I do it seems pretty simple to me!

What I do is this:

First I set up my HTML page just how I wanted it to look for the first issue that I put in archives. Then I saved it with a different name as a template for future use.

Now, each time I want to post an issue on my site, I just copy the plain text and paste it over the template text. Then I save it and upload it.

Takes no time at all.

Now, posting each article seperately - that takes me a while!

Congratualtions on getting to 500. You are doing great!

Best wishes,

Martin




BizE-zine: Archives

Re: Ezine questions
 

> Is there an easier way to develop text and
> html versions of newsletter than to go back
> and manually mark up each text file?

Jeff:

You could use the PRE tag.

Or, get yourself a copy of NotesPad (note the S at the end of Note). Write your ezine then choose the 'convert to html' option and it will be turned into a webpage instantly.

Hope this helps.

Michael Ross.


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Re: Ezine questions
 

Thanks allot Michael, didn't even know
about Notespad.

Jeff

> Jeff:

> You could use the PRE tag.

> Or, get yourself a copy of NotesPad (note
> the S at the end of Note). Write your ezine
> then choose the 'convert to html' option and
> it will be turned into a webpage instantly.

> Hope this helps.

> Michael Ross.




How To Create Your Own Hot Selling Information Products

Oops, I forgot one...
 

Jeff:

Also try http://www.notetab.com.

Michael Ross
The Success Report