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

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

> 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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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

Jeff:

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

Michael Ross
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