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Have you thought about starting your own eZine? Here are some good reasons why you should. And some of the downside.
The Downside. As with everything else, there is a down side to running your own eZine. 1) What is it going to be about? This question is harder than it looks. What are your interests? Can you find enough content to be included in every issue? 2) Can you afford the time? Don't forget every issue will take time to put together. You will also have to send it on time every day, week, month or whenever. For a long time. 3) I have enough trouble getting people to my site. How am I going to get people to subscribe? That one is easy. You place your eZine in eZine directories and sign up to eZine co-ops such as the 10Dollars20Ads.com Subscriber Builder Program. 4) Hassle. eZine publishing does involve a lot of hassle at times. But the rewards, often small, makes up for the hassle you get. Yes I Should start an eZine. As you will see there are a lot more reasons why you should start an eZine than why you shouldn't. 1) It allows you to publish your own programs. The number one reason most people start an eZine is to publish their own get rich programs. Most of the time, the editor uses their own programs as the eZine signature or include them in their editorials. 2) It keeps you in regular contact with people of similar interests. If you run your own eZine it keeps your subscribers coming back to your site. therefore more sales. You use your eZine to promote your site and you site to promote your eZine. 3) People trust you. Not immediately of course, but over time. Providing you pass on good and reliable information, your subscriber base will start to trust you. Eventually joining your programs just because they know they can trust you. 4) It doesn't take that much time. We have listed in our members area, sites that give away FREE content and articles ( providing you don't change anything ). In many cases all you do is cut and paste the article. Giving you instant content. 5) Advertising revenue. After a while, when your subscriber base is large enough, you can start charging people to advertise in your eZine. Again we can supply you with the knowledge of how to start you own affiliate program and collect revenues. Remember you can charge what ever you like for an Ad. Most eZines charge a minimum of $5 for a normal Ad. $8 for a bottom Ad, $10 for a middle ad, $15 for a top ad, and $20 for a solo Ad. 6) Satisfaction. 99% of the time we get very little satisfaction in our jobs. Believe me it's great when people ask you for advice. And look on you as a professional. WHY? because you run your own eZine and therefore know what you are doing. I get on average 4 -5 e mails a day from people asking questions on how to promote sites. In most cases we get a big thank you, and a loyal subscriber. 7) Builds relationships. This applies to most of the above. If you publish often enough, you members will get to know you. 8) Your Own opt in Safe list. Yes people will willingly subscribe to your eZine and only you can send the subscribers mail. An eZine is your own personal opt in mailing list. that no one else can write to. 9) You decide what you are going to write about. One day it might be about this great new program you have come across. So you write your own article on it. I did say article not Ad. There is a big difference. Most people read Articles. 10) It can be great fun. When you start getting the feedback e mails. Some of the comments can be great fun and lift your heart to new heights. So what do you think? Can you do it? If you are interested in starting you own eZine and want assistance or advice, please go to other good sites ( links below ) first. These sites will give you ideas on what to write about etc. If you still want advice please use the contact form on the right. With your questions we will try and answer them. Good luck.
We believe you cannot get a higher recommendation than from someone who actually uses a program. At Daily Classifieds we use Add2it mailing Script, There is a FREE and Pro Version. The owner Frank Bauer is very helpful and even set up the pro version for us. We have found this combination to be more than adequate for our needs. Alternatively if you are looking for a hosted mail Script we always suggest you use Bravenet.com The only problem I found with this script was, it was limited to 500 subscribers. But they have now changed it to. up to 500 subscribers FREE ( Ad at bottom of e mail ) thereafter $99 per 3000 subscribers ( Ad FREE ) Or the FREE YourMailingListProvider.com Other very good sites for start up information are
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