Top 10 Reasons to Use a Blog to Publish Your Ezine

Written by Denise Wakeman


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9. Readers can comment on your articles, which creates rapport and trust between you and your subscriber. Comments also add rich content to your site and again, helps your ranking inrepparttar search engines. 10. The bottom line is this: using a blog can help you attract more visitors who become subscribers and then eventually become clients. For an ezine publisher, a blog compliments and can significantly easerepparttar 120056 delivery of your ezine content. Essentially, like any web site, you have to promote it and encourage people to add your site to their RSS feed (that's another subject) or subscribe for updates through a subscription form. That's why I put a subscribe form on my site – subscribers and get updates in anyway they want. You still need to submit to search engines and directories to drive traffic. If you already have an ezine subscriber database, my advice would be to post everything onrepparttar 120057 blog and then send a weekly email, or whatever your normal publishing schedule is, informing your subscribers when new content is posted. Marketing is done in a conversational way and viarepparttar 120058 links on your blog. Announcements can be posted onrepparttar 120059 blog and to one's list. I seerepparttar 120060 blog and ezine database as complimentary...working together to increase your exposure and make it easier for people to get your information and build relationships.

Denise Wakeman is Chief Implementor of Next Level Partnership, a company dedicated to partnering with you to take your business to the next level. She has specific experience in leveraging Internet marketing systems to create awareness, build customer loyalty and increase the bottom line. Visit Denise's blog at http://www.biztipsblog.com to get tips and tactics for taking your business to the next level.


Images for your website...What is OK to Use?

Written by Francisco Aloy


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The most common formats for web images are GIF and JPEG because they offer good image quality with reasonable file size. Do remember that images take up lots of resources and should be used sparingly. One half ofrepparttar country is still using dial up modems and you must design and edit your website to include them.

A web based utility I've found very useful for testingrepparttar 120055 loading time of my websites isrepparttar 120056 Web Page Analyzer, located here: http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/

Use it to findrepparttar 120057 correct loading time of your web page. As a rule, most folks will wait 5 to 8 seconds for a page to load; if it's more than that, you riskrepparttar 120058 chance of visitors hittingrepparttar 120059 back button.

Remember that images should be used to enhancerepparttar 120060 message you are presenting to your visitors. They should have a professional, finished look to them. The last thing you want is forrepparttar 120061 images on your website to have such an amateur look that they inspire questions about your general competence. Remember: You never get a second chance to make a first impression!

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by Francisco Aloy

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Francisco Aloy is the author of "Yes, I Want to Start My Internet Business Without Being SCAMMED!." He has an online business catering to the needs of the Newbie Net Entrepreneur. Visit his site to see more of Mr. Aloy's articles. http://www.newbie-business-guide.com


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