If you have been on internet for any time at all, you know that there are just too many tasks to do each day to be really efficient and productive with them all.

Learning to delegate some of those routine, daily activities is one way to insure your site's success and to give you much more time in day for most important task which is that of promotion and marketing your site.

HERE ARE 5 SIMPLE WAYS TO AUTOMATE TODAY:

1) USE AUTO-RESPONDERS:

Probably one of best-known and popular ways to handle routine messages to inquirers is use of auto-responders.

It is simple and easy to set up your messages which usually involve several follow-up messages to remind your visitors what you are offering and how to find your site again.

Here are some free ones:

http://www.freeautobot.com/ (ad free also.) http://www.getresponse.com/ http://www.sendfree.com/' http://www.sendthisfree.com/

2) MAILING LIST MANAGEMENT:

If you are trying to run your own newsletter, handling process by yourself can eat up a lot of valuable time.

In beginning this may be possible, but as your list grows and tasks involved keep multiplying, your time demands will increase also.

There are lots of ways to manage a mailing list including installing your own scripts and purchasing your own software.

Weigh pros and cons, but be sure and check out possibility of *farming out* responsibility to a mailing list service.

Here are some to consider:

http://www.ezinedirector.com/ (free and paid versions) http://www.mail-list.com/ http://www.zinester.com/ (free and paid versions)

Free ones include:

http://groups.yahoo.com/ http://www.topica.com/

3) USE SOFTWARE:

There are many software options available depending upon your work online.

Never mind irritating, but effective, pop-up window. There is another type of interruption advertising that is much more subtle, much less annoying, and just as effective.

It is negative interruption.

A negative interruption is when an expected pattern is removed or "restrained" from an expectation causing a noticeable non conformity.

I'll give an example, and then I'll show you. (And I'll bet you a buck you'll want to use it for yourself.) Here goes:

You're viewing a web page and you scroll down a bit to see more. But a small image off to side, instead of moving "with" page, "stays" in same relative position.

It doesn't move, while everything else moves. It doesn't conform, thereby causing a persistent interruption, forcing you to notice its quaint existence until you act on it. It's like a child that just stands there and stares at you until you respond.

I am in act of witnessing a marvelous phenomenon, as people not only just "have to have one" but I'm watching results grow daily. Let me give you two examples, so you won't think I'm pulling your coat tails.

By way, neither of these is mine. I'm just a monkey in middle watching this unfold like crazy magic I told you so. In one of these you'll be able to see with your own eyes how effective it is.