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COMMON MISTAKE. Many signature files just carry a name and website address. Well, what use is that! I've not been told *why* I need to pay a visit - so I won't bother. There is hardly a person alive who does not think along lines of "what's in it for me?" If you don't tell, then don't expect any results.

CHECK BEFORE YOU SIGN. Keep your signature file to a maximum of 60 characters per line. Any larger and some email clients will break up text, making it a pain to read. Also ensure that you use a hard return at end of each line - TextPad can be set to word wrap at desired length. You can download TextPad here: http://www.textpad.com/ If in doubt, send yourself a copy of your signature to check that it looks okay.

BE INVENTIVE TO BE SEEN. If you want people to read your signature, you have to learn to be inventive. I figured out a long time ago that, due to their positioning (way at bottom of your message), signatures often get missed or simply go unread.

So I designed a matching header and footer that works as a simple letter template. This ensures that people cannot fail to see my message. If you'd like to see an example of this, please send a blank email to marie@writead.com

The header is not large enough to be offensive, and simply contains my ezine title and short and catchy slogan - you do have one don't you? This is enough to grab attention of all who may be interested. It also works as a reminder to read through my signature file at bottom. And this, of course, provides extra details and subscription information.

This method works extremely well. Roughly 25% of my new members have joined in this manner. So before you simply dismiss your signature file, think again. By refusing to sign, you could be losing out big time.

So for every $100 in profits you've earned one day of freedom from daily grind.

Earn $700 dollars and you've moved one week closer to "Life Of Reilly."

I don't know about you, but to me idea of earning my freedom is a goal worth fighting for. The money is just a tool to accomplish your goal.

How would I accomplish that goal?

I would divide my efforts between two types of programs.

Program A would be an up front cash generator to keep business going and expand.

Program B would be a residual income generator to build my freedom fund. Residual Income is a monthly income created from programs that have a monthly recurring payment.

You market, expand and reward yourself for each goal you accomplish with money from cash machine.

You let your residual income program build up until you've got a guaranteed monthly income equal to your monthly expenses.

When your monthly recurring income equals your monthly expenses, you'll be free from nine to five. You'll never worry about driving to work again.

What are you waiting for? Freedom is right around corner.