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KH: How important has publishing an ezine been to your business?

TO: In 20/20 hindsight I would say that until I published an ezine and developed a mailing list, I was really just spinning my wheels and destined to become another member of 95% that make little or no money on net.

KH: How long have you been running an ezine and how many subscribers do you have?

TO: I started in December 99 with no background in marketing or publishing AND absolutely no idea of how to create an ezine. I read everything I could get my clicker on, followed what successful ezines were doing and slowly but surely it evolved into something worth reading and advertising in. There are now 20,848 Opt-in subscribers.

KH: Do you submit your ezine to directories and/or announcement lists and if so how effective has this been in gaining new subscribers to your publication?

TO: I'm constantly looking for new ezine and list directories to submit my ezine to. I use ezine submission software such as Ezine Announcer and Newsletter Promote. I would say I receive anywhere between 5-20 subscribers a day just from ezine and list directories alone.

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KH: How important has publishing an ezine been to your business?

PG: It has been most important thing I have done online. It's best way to develop relationships with people. The Internet is so impersonal and so many people have been scammed online that you really need to give them a chance to get to know you before they will think about trusting you enough to purchase anything from you.

KH: How long have you been running an ezine and how many subscribers do you have?

PG: I have been publishing LotsaPerks Newsletter for over 3 years now and have over 10,000 subscribers.

KH: Do you submit your ezine to directories and/or announcement lists and if so how effective has this been in gaining new subscribers to your publication?

PG: The first thing I did was to go to www.google.com and put in ezine+directories and then I listed my ezine in every one of them. I recommend listing your ezine everywhere you can find. You can never get too much exposure!

If they had had Ezine Announcer when I first started, it would have saved me hours and hours of time, but it didn't exist then.

KH: Do you write and use your own articles to promote your ezine? How valuable has writing articles been in promoting your ezine?

PG: Writing articles is best free advertising you can get! You not only get your business out there in front of many people, but you also get links to your business, as many ezine owners keep copies of their ezines on their sites, which helps you with link popularity in search engines.

Plus, you allow people to get to know something about you and your business which allows you to develop a rapport with potential customers. In addition, I have met and established some great business contacts and met some fine people by writing articles.

I remember first article I wrote, I thought, "If I know this, EVERYBODY must know it!" Well, I found out that not everybody knew it. There is always someone out there who knows less than you do, so never be afraid to write about things you know.

KH: What methods do you use to promote your products or services within your ezine?