Participation - Build interest by featuring member responses. Testimonials, question and answer feedback, etc. Showing peer involvement will help fuel interest, spur interaction.

Punctuality - Try to maintain a regular delivery schedule. Not only will this reflect your dedication to professionalism, and organization, it gives your readers something planned to look forward to. Helpful Hint - Run an article, or free course, *series*, whenever possible. This will give your members even more of a reason to read next, and subsequent, issues.

Well, there you have it.

Match your newsletter up to 5 "P's criteria, and I'm sure your subscribers, and you, will benefit from results.

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Good luck in your ventures. Mike Merz Internet Marketing For Newbies

MS: That sounds like something every Ezine Writer should be doing. You own and operate an article syndication service yourself - can you tell us more about that, Shelley?

SL: Sure, Michael. The Syndicator is a unique service that enables webmasters to publish complete articles (with author's photograph) and/or just headlines on their website. These articles are available in several different categories including Business, Internet Marketing, Biz tips, Web Development, Web Design tips, Home/Family, Horoscopes and others. Each article feed displays fresh articles each week and is automatically updated.

MS: What kind of exposure could an Ezine Writer get through your syndication service?

SL: The Syndicator provides content to over 4,000 websites, including co-branded syndication sites. In addition, syndicated content is dynamically delivered to over 10,000 ebooks circulating Internet, with a combined audience of nearly half a million viewers each week.

Syndicator: http://www.web-source.net/syndicator.htm

MS: That's a huge audience! What sort of articles does Syndicator accept?

SL: The articles selected to run in syndication should be well written in simple, everyday language that everyone can understand. They should provide our readers with quality information that teaches and informs in regard to subject matter.

Submissions: http://www.web-source.net/syndicator_submit.htm

MS: Some people say - with regard to Ezine Articles - that everything that could possibly be written about has already been written. What would be your response to that?

SL: There's an endless number of subjects on which to write about. But even if a subject has been previously written about, every writer has their own style and their own opinion - your article will have its own uniqueness.

MS: What would you say is single most important style tip for writing a good Ezine Article?

SL: Articles should be well written in a simple, everyday language. And, provide readers with quality information that teaches and informs in regard to subject matter.

MS: And finally, Shelley, what would be your advice to someone who wants to write Ezine Articles but has never written for Internet before?

SL: If you really want to get published, write your articles with a sincere desire to teach and inform. Talk to your readers and share your expertise.

MS: Thank you, Shelley - you've given us some great tips.

SL: Thank you, Michael. It was my pleasure.