=> 1. News From the Net => 2. Feature Article- "Get Control of Your Email" => 3. Webmaster Resources => 4. Promotional Resources => 5. Other Ezines of Interest => 6. Just for Fun or Useful => 7.E Books and Things of Interest to Publishers => 8. Freeware and Shareware to Download => 9.Subscribe/Remove Information *************************************** Hi Kids, Well, I have good news that is going to make you sleep better tonight. OK, maybe not, but I'm excited. They found "my stuff" at work. Yep, 4 days after it was reported missing someone found it in the Internet Department. Now I don't work in that department do you think the "cosmo" is trying to tell me something. I was tickled pink to get "my stuff" back as I was lost without it. Isn't it funny how us humans have to have things to feel comfortable? I mean I don't think ants and other bugs have stuff do they? At least I've never seen them hauling crap on their backs or anything. Maybe they leave their stuff at home? Something to think about anyway. If you figure it out let me know. <grin> If you've picked up a copy of my new ebook "Must Have Marketing Resources" http://mcebook.mcpromotions.com/ I'd like to say "thanks". It means a lot to me when you support me and my work. Not to mention dog bones for "the boys". Dakota says thanks and keep it coming. We've been enjoying signs of Spring here in Ohio the past few days. Convertibles are out, people walking their dogs, joggers, flowers are blooming and all seems right with the world. It won't last though as they say by Saturday we're going to be in the 30's with rain and snow. Those of us who have lived here forever know that this nice weather is not here to stay, just a sneak peak to torture us for a few more weeks. Mother Nature is like that you know. She's got a sick sense of humor, at least towards those who live in Ohio. It's been a long cold winter and it doesn't seem to want to loosen it's grasp at least not for too long. My house looks like a construction zone with "George" working day and night. Who knows in a year it might actually be liveable again. Download My f-r-e-e ebook "50 Easy Ways to Promote Your Website" at http://WebSiteTrafficPlan.com If you'd like a customized version with your name and url on the cover I can do that for you and it will only cost you 15.00. Then you'll have your very own viral marketing tool to help promote your website. I'd really like to see you over at the discussion board. Please give me your thoughts at http://www.merlesworld.com/webbbs/Don't forget to bookmark the Blog. You'll want to pay an occasional visit for extra goodies I find. http://merlesworld.blogspot.com/ This week's winner for a free ad is.. Dana of http://www.danasgiftbasketexpress.com For your own chance to win fill in the survey. You'll find the link at the very bottom of this ezine. A winner is pulled twice a month. Enter now. Thanks for joining me, let's get to the good stuff. Merle http://www.MerlesWorld.com http://www.EzineAdAuction.com http://www.MCPromotions.com

Local Online Advertising Jumps
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GoText Offers PPC Ads to Niche Marketers
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Disney Web Sites to Display Advertiser Listings
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Can Sp.m Update: Wireless Domains
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BlowSearch Ad Program Blocks Rivals
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Yahoo Boosts E-Mail Storage to 1 Gigabyte
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Google Acquires Urchin Software
http://www.bizreport.com/news/8794/

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"Get Control of your E-Mail, Before it Controls You"

http://www.MCPromotionsPress.com

Ask any online entrepreneur where they spend the bulk
of their time and they'll tell you they are reading
and responding to e-mail. If you run an online business
you may receive hundreds of messages a day. It comes
with the territory and unfortunately, there's no escaping
it. Keeping up with your e-mail is very important to your
success online and you should make every attempt to
answer any and all messages within 24 to 48 hours.

Here are some tips for streamlining the amount of time
you spend managing your inbox.

1) Folders: Set up folders to better organize your e-mail
and find things more readily when you need them. For
example, you may want to set up folders named after indiv-
uals you get frequent mail from, folders for ezines you
receive, software receipts, and others. When you need
something, you will know exactly where to find it.

2) Blocked Senders List: Face it, we all get Sp.m
and the more active you are online, the more of it
you'll receive. Take it from me, I know. I get
hundreds daily on everything from growing certain
parts of my anatomy (including ones I don't have),
to how I can become a millionaire overnight. An
easy way to rid yourself of Spam is to highlight
the message and add it to your email client's blocked
sender's list. Most all programs include this feature.
Once you add someone to this list you'll never receive
another e-mail from that address again.

Another option to reduce the amount of Sp*m you
get is to run a Spam Filtering program
before retrieving your e-mail. SpamKiller.com
or Mailwasher.net both work great.

3) Message Rules: Make sure you set up message rules
or filters as they can automate some tasks and move
incoming messages to their appropriate folders. For
example, you can set up a message rule that says if
email arrives to a certain email address, reply with
a prefabbed text document you have created in advance.
Also known as autoresponders, message rules make it
easy to automatically reply to messages, send messages
directly to the trash and more. This is a powerful
feature; study it and use it.

4) Empty Deleted/Sent Folders: Make sure you go into
your sent box and deleted message folders on a regular
basis and delete their contents. Messages can pile up
quickly and slow down your e-mail client substantially.

5) Software: Many software manufacturers make add on module
software for many of the popular e-mail clients like
Outlook and Outlook Express. If the program doesn't
have a feature you need, you may find an inexpensive
package that will extend your e-mail client's capabilities.
For an example: check out a list of freeware at..
http://www.webattack.com/freeware/comm/

ExLife Add on for Outlook:
http://www.ornicusa.com/add-ins/exlife.shtml

About Us Has a nice section here:
http://email.about.com/cs/oetipstricks/

Nelson Email Organizer
http://www.emailorganizer.com/

6) Do Something: Don't allow messages to build up in your
inbox or before you know it you'll be buried alive in
messages. As you go through your mail, try to act on
every piece of mail you receive immediately.Reply to
it, delete it, or file it in one of your folders.
Just make sure you do something. If you follow this
advice you'll never end up with 500 sitting in your
inbox demanding your attention.

7) Print It: If you're like me, you subscribe to a lot
of ezines. If you don't have time to read them online
do what I do: print them out and take them on the road
with you. I read them while waiting for appointments or
when I'm on break or lunch at my night job.

8) Customize Layouts: Most e-mail clients allow you
to customize the toolbars and look of your program.
Add the features you use most often to the toolbars
and change the look of the layout to suit your needs.

9) Return Receipts: Have you ever sent a message and
wondered if the recipient ever received it? Send your
e-mail with a "return receipt" request and you'll be
sent a notification by e-mail when they have read it.
The reader can stop this message from going out to you,
but nine out of ten don't mind and allow the reply.

10) Message Priority: When you send an e-mail you
can set the priority of the message to "high," which
puts a red marker or flag next to it when the recipient
receives it. This tells the reader that the message
is very important and may help motivate them to
reply sooner. Just don't get in the habit of sending
every message this way or people will get annoyed.
Only use it for important correspondence.

If you follow these top 10 tips, you won't find
yourself drowning in e-mails and you'll spend less
time managing it. Remember, you need to control your
e-mail, don't let it control you.

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is loaded with VALUABLE online resources you need
to know about, when it comes to running your web
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Free Flash Tutorials

A really cool site loaded with free Flash tutorials.
If you've been wanting to learn Flash you'll want to
spend some time here.

http://freeflashtutorials.com/

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Free DNS Service

"ZoneEdit hosts reliable DNS servers, e-mail
servers for email forwarding, and web servers
for URL forwarding and parked domains.They
provides a convenient single-location,
integrated, web-based domain manager for
configuring all of the services provided."
The first 5 domains you add to the system are
free, as long as you don't exceed their
bandwidth limits.

http://zoneedit.com/

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UpTime Bot

Use this online tool to check your link popularity
and find all of your backward links that are
listed in the search engines and directories.

http://www.uptimebot.com/

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Useful Tips
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Search Engine Optimization

When optimizing your web pages for best ranking in
the search engines make sure to include your
keywords in your page titles, alt tags, H1tags,
and in your linking text. Search engines pay
extra attention to key phrases that are in bold
or underlined.

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Take advantage of John's 10 years of online marketing
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includes 7 DVD's, 6 CD's and over 500 pages of text.

http://www.mcpromotions.com/johnreese.htm

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Hp Activity Center

Have a blast with yourself at HP's Activity Center.
Fun things to make like cards, albums, iron ons, gift
wrap, picture frames, toys, stickers, iron ons and
much more.

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Kodak Gallery

Want to do some fun things with your digital photos?
Get prints, make photo gifts and share your
pictures with others.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Welcome.jsp

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Workaholics 4 Hire

Need work? or maybe you're a busy entrepreneur
with not enough hands to get it all done. This site
pairs up those in need of a job with those who have
work. What a concept.

http://workaholics4hire.com/

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Becoming a Super Blogger

Free .exe ebook on becoming a super blogger. You'll
have to subscribe to his ezine first but the information
looks top notch.

http://www.turboreferer.com/turbozine/blogsecrets/

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This f-r-e-e ebook contains over 100 resources that
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Advanced Diary

"Do you need a simple and free private digital
diary for daily records? Advanced Diary is a
perfect choice. First, it supports multiple diaries
and multiple entries for a single day. This is a
unique feature, because no other diary software
is capable of keeping multiple diaries in a
singe database file." Free to download for Win
98, ME, NT, 2000, XP.

http://www.csoftlab.com/Diary.html

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MS Photo Story

Free software you can use to create slideshows
even Add stunning special effects, soundtracks,
and your own voice narration to your photo stories.

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Step Voice Recorder

A real-time recording software with MP3 file
format support. It allows recording from any
sound source, such as microphone, line in or
any sounds currently playing on your PC
(Internet radio, movie sounds, etc.). F-r-e-e
trial or purchase for 14.95.

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