Explode Your Email List Responses

If there is one thing every email marketer wants to know, it is the answer to this question: When is the best time to send an email? By the time you finish this article, you will finally know the answer.

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Publishing Jargon Glossary

The Language Of Publishing
101 Newsletter Answers is not about the mechanics of newsletter publishing but we thought the inclusion of this page might be useful, especially for newcomers to the field. Every line of work has it’s own language, or jargon, and publishing (together with it’s associated fields) is no exception. In fact, like most [...]

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Starting A Newsletter Business!

The Voice Of Experience
Anyone who has ever thought of starting a newsletter publishing business will want to read this new ebook by Mike Alexander. Not just a book of theory, like so many you see advertised on the Internet nowadays, this one was written from practical experience by someone who has actually done it.
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Newsletter Content Ideas

Where To Look For Ideas
We all run out of ideas from time to time. Very often, all we need is a nudge in the right direction to get us back on track. If you need a few newsletter content ideas, or are just running out of steam, I hope this article helps by giving you [...]

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‘For-Profit’ Newsletter Content

What Is A ‘For-Profit’ Newsletter?
Non-profit newsletters are relatively easy to recognize as such and are usually provided as a service to members of a group with a common interest. The term ‘FOR-profit’, on the other hand, can easily be misunderstood, in relation to newsletters. For example, a non-profit organization might publish a newsletter that generates [...]

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Non-Profit Newsletter Content

Developing Ideas
Coming up with newsletter content ideas can sometimes tax even the most creative among us. If you are like me, you have times when new ideas just seem to pop into your head unasked but, frustratingly, other times when you can rack your brains for hours and still not come up with anything very [...]

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Graphics And Color In Newsletters

Practical Considerations
Two main considerations have a bearing on whether or not color or graphics should be used in a newsletter, and if so, to what extent. The type of newsletter is one, and method of production is the other. The second of these, of course, might be dependant on what in-house devices and expertise are [...]

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Targeted Email Marketing (2)

Recap
In Part (1) of this article we looked at targeted email marketing, first from the point of choosing an electronic newsletter (or ezine) over a transparently false ‘personal letter’ (unless, that is, you have a particular talent for creating them), and next we looked at what we need to know in order to ensure that our [...]

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Targeted Email Marketing (1)

What Is Targeted Email Marketing?
Put as simply as possible, targeted marketing means directing your promotional efforts at a specific group of potential prospects. In general, the easier it is to define the group concerned, the easier it will be to match their needs and wants with suitable products or services, as well as other things [...]

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Are You New To Computers?

Do You Want Yours To Pay For Itself?
Then use what you already have! Forget all the hype you hear about the Internet. 90% of it is complete drivel. But it’s a technical revolution isn’t it? Sure, and its going to revolutionize the way we work and a lot of other things, but it’s basically a [...]

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