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DR.Mani's Get-'Em Program - Tips To Grow Your List In Just Seven Hours Part 1
Hi.
I'm the editor of two health ezines, and have recently been experimenting with some new ideas to grow subscriptions. I've devised a plan that works for me - and will work for you too. I call it the Grand Ezine Temptation Endeavour of Mani - or GET-'EM !
The beauty of this plan is that it doesn't matter what the topic of your ezine or list is. GET-EM can be suitably modified to work for any kind of list.
There are some criteria though to ensure that GET-EM really does "get them". What you'll need is:
* discipline and commitment
* seven hours of your time
* patience and persistence
I'm now going to tell you what to do in each of the SEVEN hours you've set aside to implement the GET-EM program.
GET-EM : THE FIRST HOUR
The first step in any program of this kind is to identify other lists and ezines like your own - that either provide information similar to yours, or cater to an audience who'll enjoy being on your list too. For instance, my ezines are about Heart Disease. I presume that anyone who has an interest in health and fitness, or who actually has heart disease, will want to subscribe to my ezines.
So how do I find these lists and ezines?
A couple of years back, this process was extremely difficult. No longer. Ezine directories and networks are cropping up everywhere. There are some excellent and exhaustive ones like
The John Labovitz's E-Zine List
http://www.meer.net/~johnl/e-zine-list/submit.html
The EzineSeek Ezine Directory
The E-ZineZ Search Engine: The search engine exclusively for sites publishing E-Zines.
The List
There are many others as well. But what is more relevant to GET-EM is to find ezines that accept advertising, more specifically EXCHANGE (or SWAP) advertisements. One of the best resources for this that I've come across is The Publishers Exchange Center.
GET-EM : THE SECOND HOUR
So you've found lists similar to your own. By this I mean that you have decided these are the lists whose readers/subscribers will like your list or ezine as well.
Now SUBSCRIBE to these lists/ezines yourself. To start with, subscribe to 15 or 20 of them.
In most cases, the subscription process is complete in a day or two. Some lists even offer a sample of their content - if they do, ask for it.
When you have received sample content from these lists, skim through it. Get a feel for the topics being discussed, the comments list members have about the list or ezine, the kind of advertisers and sponsors of the list, the quality of the publication (layout, originality of articles, spelling and grammar), the tone (blatantly commercial versus professional) and how it is hosted (on a free service, paid-for professional host or off a personal email program). And find out the name and contact email address of the list owner or moderator.
This will help in tailoring your Joint Venture offer to each specific publication, and ensure a higher positive response from list owners.
Tip: If you do this on a Friday, the content will be ready for you to review on Monday !
DR.Mani's Get-'Em Program - Tips To Grow Your List In Just Seven Hours Part 2 Continue....
Today's tip was contributed by...
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Dr. MANI Sivasubramanian, M.D.
GUIDE - The Mining Co. http://heartdisease.miningco.com
Heart Disease Online http://www.dencats.org/heart/index.htm
YOU CAN LIVE LONGER - When you get your HEART into shape Dr.Mani's Heart Beat Healthzine FREE by email every month delivers tips, news and advice on preventing heart disease. Get your own copy TODAY ! Subscribe NOW http://www.dencats.org/heart/register.htm or Email siva@dencats.org?subject=subscribe
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