Contents:

   1.  Editor's comments
   2.  Aweber takes advantage of the ListBot exodus
   3.  Is your website 'Dressed for success'?
   4.  Affiliate Industry News
   5.  Thank you for helping me spread the word!
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1.  Editor's comments
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Its been a hectic week for me. It was sure nice to take a
day off yesterday for the 4th of July, but it sure made
things pile up on me.

I'm also in the process of moving my sites to a new host!
After all this time I decided to up and move. No problems
or anything with Adgrafix, I just found what I feel is a
better deal with more of the features that I need to run
my business.

Next week I'll let you know how things are going and tell
you more about who I decided to go with.

I've gotten several emails over the past few weeks asking
me questions on the basics of making money from a website.

So I've decided to reprint one of my older articles to
help out.

If you've never read this one, or if you haven't seen it
in a while you might find some motivation from it.

Sincerely,


Chuck McCullough
Chuck@affiliatematch.com
http://www.affiliatematch.com
Make money with your website!




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2.  Aweber takes advantage of the ListBot exodus
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Spot an opportunity and jump all over it. This is a very
powerful way to make money online.

And Aweber has done just that, along with a bunch of other
companies I'm sure.

Microsoft recently announced that it is shutting down its
free list hosting service, ListBot.

The alternative offered by Microsoft is a paid service that
will run $29.95 a month.

This decision leaves many thousand searching for an alternative.

Aweber sees this as an alternative to get new customers for
their services. But how does an intelligent autoresponder
service help out those searching for a new list host?

Well, their package offers mailing list services as well,
that's how.

The features include:

  Send an unlimited number of e-mails / month
  Unlimited number of list subscribers
  Unlimited message length
  Send HTML or text messages
  Personalize any message for FREE
  Autoresponder included
  Automated follow up messages included
  Mailing list capability included
  Subscriber statistics and graphs
  Ad statistics and graphs
  Ad tracking capability included
  Complete, 24/7 control over your list,
  via an online control panel
  Free customer support via phone and e-mail
  Subscriber signup via e-mail or web form
  Easily import and export subscriber lists
  Cancellations handled automatically
  Forward subscriber responses directly to list owner

And you get all of this for included with their autoresponder
services for only $19.95 a month!

If you are one of those homeless ListBot users, or are wanting
a solution for hosting your list you should give Aweber at try:

http://www.affiliatematch.com/aweber





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3.  Is your website 'Dressed for success'?
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You've heard the motivational talks about dressing for
success. "You have to eat, drink, sleep, and breathe success
to truly become successful. Your sub-conscious mind will lead
you down the right path if you think about it enough."

Even if you don't totally believe in these words, you can
surely hope that this mindset will help. You might even have
famous quotes and uplifting sayings pasted around your desk
or office.

You figure "why not?", "it can't hurt".

Some people even spend a lot of money believing that looking
successful will ultimately lead them to success.

So I ask you:

Is your website 'Dressed for success'?

Why should it get any less attention? You want your website to
be a success, don't you?

If you think about it, isn't your website the only visual image
your visitors will have of you? (unless you have a web cam, of
course)

What image does your website portray?

Do your visitors assume you went with the low bid on site
design?

Do they wonder if the words "website navigation" are foreign
to you?

Does your visitor subconsciously move her purse away from her
monitor when she surfs by?

Do you really think they are going to install a T1 line so
they can come back and view your graphics?

Your website needs to look and feel as if the person or
persons behind it know what they are doing. It has to make
your visitor feel comfortable. It needs to look successful.

If it looks like others are doing business with you, she will
be more inclined to do business with you as well. The minute
your potential customer spots the cobwebs, or one inch of
dust on top of your products, she's gone.

Now, I'm not talking glamour and glitz...don't try to dazzle
and baffle 'em. I'm telling you to make sure the basics are
covered.

Sharp, crisp design, fast loading pages, lots of white space
between the tons of content. You are providing tons of
content aren't you?

Fresh, original content shows you know your stuff. People
will want to link to your content to add to the usefulness
of their own website. Lots of pages with relevant content
can even help your search engine traffic. Your potential
customers will have to return to finish reading through all
of the great information.

I could go on and on about that one.

Anyway, what I'm saying is, even if YOU aren't successful
yet, your website should make you appear as if you are.

If I run across a site on Geocities do I think the person
is successful? Do I whip out the credit and order his
products? Nope.

Do I want to give my gold card (if I had one) to someone
that can't or won't pay $20 or less in registration fees
and $30 a month in hosting fees?

I'm not saying that people on the free websites aren't
making any money. Its just that for me it doesn't spell
'trustworthy company'.

Neither does 15 banners on the home page, or graphics
from the clipart CD.

Put yourself in your customers shoes. What things make
you feel that you have hit a legitimate site?

What things make you click away before the page has
finished loading?

What things make you bookmark that site, and then actually
return to it?

Ask yourself these questions, then type in the URL of your
website and view it from the eyes of your visitors. Have
you broken any of your own rules?

The bottom line is that every pixel of your visitors
monitor as they hit your site should scream SUCCESS!

Besides, "it can't hurt", right? Worst case is that the
information provided in this article does nothing to help
your online presence.

But if it does work for you, you just might make enough
money from your website to allow you to buy clothes so that
YOU can dress for success!

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For more of my articles visit my article archive at:

http://www.affiliatematch.com/free_articles/




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4.  Affiliate Industry News
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Pollit.com has closed down its affiliate program with
Commission Junction.

Study: Users Addicted to E-mail
http://www.digitrends.net/mna/index_16476.html

eToys Faces Class Action Lawsuit
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/11778.html

Analysts: Dot-Bomb Phenomenon May Be Slowing
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/11743.html




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