"Oops!"Written by Jane Fulton
OOPS!! by jane fulton The other day I received an email in my inbox titled "Apology". I thought, apology? for what? I opened it and began reading. It seems that a fellow publisher had made a mistake! He publishes more than one newsletter and had sent wrong newsletter to wrong database. Oh my! He send this email to apologize to all of his subscribers, because he had made a mistake and as a result, his subscribers asking to unsubscribe. This was not first email I have read on this same subject. It seems that just because we have a website on internet, publish one or more newsletters, we are suppose to be perfect. "Not So!" Let's look at me, for example, I get up at 6:30AM, Pacific time. By 7AM, I'm on computer. I run a website, publish three newsletters, and am working on another website I hope to get on internet in next few months. The first thing I do is check my business email, then I go to my other 3 email addresses and clear them out. I'm usually through by 10AM. Now, it's time to get to work! Let's break this down.......running a website: 1)You must keep it up to date. Remember, you joined three new affiliate programs last night that you have to get on site, in case someone comes along that's looking for that particular product or service. 2) You must check all links. Have to make sure they are all working! I know that it's irritating to click on a link and it doesn't work or you get an error page. I've been there--done that and got irritated myself. Now that I have a site of my own, I have learned to be more tolerant and take time to email site owner and let them know. I have even had site owners ask me to send them a free ad for their publication because I took time to let them know about problem. I have done that myself. I know everyone must have noticed that I forgot to put question in contest in 2/15 issue. I had one person email me and bring it to my attention. Guess what? You're right! I told her to send me her free ad. It is published in this issue. 3) Maybe you have some other changes that you noted to make on your site. Oh my goodness, it's lunchtime! I never had breakfast! Oh well, I'll eat lunch while working. It'll save time.
| | How To Get Your Online Education -- Part OneWritten by Joe Bingham
STARTING ON YOUR EDUCATION We all need to learn and keep on learning, and we are all at varying stages of learning. Today starts a new series focusing on where, how, and from whom we should get our online education. It's not just a matter of reading, and no you can't just lay your head against your monitor and 'absorb' things while you sleep. That DOES work with college text books, but since we are talking about learning from online resources, it's ruled out. There are skills involved in learning, and one of MAJOR importance is Discernment. WHO SHOULD YOU LEARN FROM? It never pays to believe everything you hear or read. It does pay to choose your sources carefully, and keep a discerning mind at all times. Your main sources of learning should be Experience and Expertise. No matter what, when you are first starting out learning about any topic of interest, you need to rely on experience and expertise of others. Those that have already done or learned what it is you are seeking are ones best qualified to enlighten you. Sure, learning from experts is obvious, but what's not so obvious is how to decipher who truly is an expert. It's not always easy. Take Internet marketing for example, everyone in every program is claiming to have 'the secrets' to whatever you need. Many times it's just a sales tactic, but some do have relevant knowledge to offer you. QUALIFYING EXPERTS The best way to determine who is an expert is through their works. Do they write articles for ezines or have other written information for review? Do they run a web site or business that appears successful? Do their works exhibit knowledge or are they merely regurgitating others' information? What experience do they have? I'm not saying you need to conduct an extensive interview and background check on people before you listen to them, but you do
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