February 2008
In This issue:
:: Putting the Power in Your Hands: Content Management Made Easy
:: My friend gave me this massive list of email addresses to blast to and...
Welcome to 2008! We hope that this year is going to be your best yet. We want to be a big part of your online success, and have many new and exciting products and services coming this year.
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Putting the Power in Your Hands: Content Management Made Easy
The first exciting service we want to introduce is SiteMechanic. This is a feature-rich content management system (CMS) for your website. If you’re new to the terminology, this is an online tool that will allow you to make changes, add images, add pages, and create links with a easy-to-use interface. In fact, if you can use Microsoft Word, you can use SiteMechanic. You don’t need to know any code! View the complete list of features | Read More
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My friend gave me this massive list of email addresses to blast to and...
- Christianna Connell
For marketers email is one of the least expensive, easiest, and quickest ways to get the word out about their business or product. With all these great attributes, the temptation to purchase an email list or "borrow" one from your various associates can be high. However, you must be aware of the possibly damaging repercussions if the people you email to aren't expecting to hear from you.
You can be 86'ed from your email service.
Constant Contact doesn’t play around and will pull the plug on your account if you receive too many spam complaints. The way around this would be to send the emails yourself. But this approach can be even worse for you! ISPs are bulldogs about protect their clients' inboxes. It is possible your domain name could end up on a blacklist preventing you from sending even the most mundane email to your most important client.
Having your email ability come to a screeching halt might not have an impact anyway. After all, one of the damaging side-effects of being labeled a "spammer" is that your company loses all credibility and clients will stay as far away as they can. No email. No clients. No problem.
So, what can the well-meaning marketer do to bolster their email list? Read More
Mouse Your Way to Good Health
Losing weight and getting in shape is the most popular resolution year after year. If you are one of the millions of people that have made this vow, we have stumbled upon a fun application in the fight against bulge. Desktop Counters is a free application from Freelabs that keeps track of your mouse clicks and calculates the calories burned when using your mouse. We don’t make this stuff up!
It’s a mouse! Wait, it’s a remote!
Actually believe it or not the Air MX from Logitech, is both a cordless mouse and a remote. This ingenious little gadget works like a mouse on the desk, but the moment you raise lift it off the desk it magically transforms into a remote. Not just any remote, a sort of Wii type remote that you control with wrist movements instead of buttons. Use this remote to control your computer media center from across the room. With a flick of the wrist you can move through tracks and control the volume. If you use your computer as a main source of entertainment, this just might be your favorite gadget of the year. The specifications don’t say whether or not it will serve as a light saber anytime soon, but for now it tackles two space-hogging gadgets on your desk freeing you to have more room for the popcorn bowl.
Check it out.
I wonder how many more calories Air MX can burn than your run-of-the-mill mouse?
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