Watch Out!

Always read user agreement of any software you install. Watch out for phrases like 'occasional or periodic use of your Internet connection in background' or enhanced browsing. Watch for extra user agreements and install windows popping up. It's easy to click OK without realising it's not for original software clicked on earlier.

Be Gone!

Some spyware can be removed from add/remove programs in control panel. The best way is to use a program such as Lavasoft's Ad-Aware (which comes in three options - basic - plus and Pro). I like this program and use it a lot. http://www.lavasoft.de/

Simple to use - this scours you system, scanning your registry and hard discs searching for any adware and spyware. Anything that is found can be quarantined and/or removed.

If you have a program that you think is spyware check it on spychecker database at http://www.spychecker.com/. If it is adware and not spyware then spychecker usually tells you.

Protect Yourself

Here's those addresses again

ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp Tiny http://www.tinysoftware.com/ Sygate Personal Firewall 5.0 www.sygate.com http://www.spychecker.com/. http://www.lavasoft.de/

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SEVEN: Suggest to your readers that they pass along your Newsletter to others. Include your subscribe address in every Edition of your Newsletter.

EIGHT: You may want to consider advertising your Newsletter in other ezines. From $10 to $20 per solo ad in reputable Newsletters can usually gain you several subscribers.

NINE: Ad Coops are an excellent way to gain new subscribers if you are willing to publish their ads. A few coops will enter subscribers automatically into your list if you are using an autoresponder that permits. The retention rate can be rather satisfying if your Newsletter is interesting.

TEN: Writing Articles and passing them along to other publishers can create a viral effect for you. There are many directories just for this purpose. You might choose to use a software program that automatically submits to directories.

ELEVEN: Submit your Newsletter to Directories. Many search directories for just Newsletter that pleases them. This is an excellent source of new subscribers.

TWELVE: Are you using a Signature Link? Every email you send out can have a Signature Link to your Subscriber Address.

THIRTEEN: Watch for websites that include Testimonials. And submit your testimonial. Let's say you have your testimonial on 10 websites and you receive 1 subscriber per week from each testimonial. That's 520 new subscribers per year from this source only.

One of enjoyable parts of publishing is finding new ways to maintain subscribers. HAVE FUN! =============================================== Darlene Styers is Publisher of iNetProfitz Marketing Newsletter. You may subscribe or contact Darlene http://www.inetprofitz.net If you have questions regarding this article, Darlene will be happy to hear from you. Darlene will also be happy to assist you if you are ready to publish a Newsletter. =============================================