Internet Marketing

by Syd Tash

Email is such an integral part of our lives now, that many of us cannot imagine how we ever got along without it. So here are a bunch of things to do, not do, and keep in mind as we use this wonderful, maddening essential tool we call email.
Always sign out properly from your email account. Do not just click the little "X" in the upper right corner. Yes, this will indeed appear to close your email client, or program. But your account may still be active. The next user of your computer could click on your shortcut or icon to that program, and find themselves right back in your account.
If you use a public or shared computer, never step away from your PC while your email account is open. Also, do not use your main email account to sign up for stuff unless it is from a trusted, respected source. Get a fr ee web-based email account from Yahoo! Windows Live (Hotmail) or Gmail. Do not believe email Subject Lines that claim "You requested this". Chances are, you did not.
Here is something I hope everyone knows by now. If you are sending a message to a list of people, but you do not want each recipient to see who the other recipients are (or their email addresses), do this: In the To: box, put your own address to another of your mailboxes. Then put all the real addresses in the Bcc (Blind carbon copy) box. Each addressee will get the email with your address in the From: field, but will not see the multiple addresses. Go to that other mailbox of yours, to confirm the email has been sent in the proper form.
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by Debbie Proctor

Blogging is now something that most people are well aware of and a practice that even computer novices are employing in their daily life. Blogging can be used as a promotional tool on the internet for a multitude of different purposes. It is much more effective than the standard sales pitch because it communicates to prospective customers on a more personal level. If you have an online business, it is essential that you develop a business blog.
You can create a business blog just about anywhere,even a social networking site such as MySpace. You can develop relationships with people who would be inclined to purchase your product, on these sites, and begin writing to them. Once you have them on the hook, you can direct them to your affiliate website. You can also use RSS feeds that can be fed into your website to generate more publicity for your affiliate product and also establish yourself as an expert. Here are 5 tips on how to use blogging to promote your business:
1) Think of Your Audience
When you are blogging for business or to generate publicity for your product, it is important to keep your target audience in mind at all times. After all, you are writing to keep their interest alive. Keep your blog posts short, lively, and interesting. But most of all make sure they pertain to relevant key words.
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