Issue Number 86
In this issue:
Welcome
Featured Article: Automation sucks!
Subscriber Comments
Featured Article: Tips for Searching the Web.
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Welcome to all, old and new! :~)
Gosh I`ve been productive this week. I re-did 2 of my articles. Made them into reports with step by step pics, and they`re proving to be really popular. I've put them up on a page here: Freebies
Download them and see what you think. They might even give you some ideas if you're thinking of creating reports yourself.
I had a bit of a rant this week, and it turned into a whole article. Lol, maybe I should rant more often just so I can write more articles, huh? Update to the article: the payment DID go through, so everything worked out fine in the end ;~)
I posted my questions about the Can Spam Act to a couple of forums, this is the thread that`s had most replies so far: http://www.howtocorp.com. If you DO visit the forum, take a bullet-proof vest with ya, as a few of the in-mates are a bit rowdy towards each other..lol
The interviews book is really growing, 15 interviews in it now, all I need to do to it is add a couple more, then write an "in ending" piece for it. I`m looking forward to it being ready, and of course, you guys will be the first to know ;~) As for FTH, I updated the free version, shortened it a bit and made it look nicer with bookmarks and all, you can find the updated version on the freebies page if you want it. I'm getting very impatient though, and almost want to put out the full version before everything`s all set up..lol
Oh, keep an eye on your emails the next few days. I joined a free advertising giveaway that`s about to launch. I`ve had a sneak peek at some of the offers, and they look really cool. There`ll be 100 free advertising options offered, so I`m sure there`ll be something for everybody. I`ll let you know as soon as it launches.
So until next time, get those votes in, get those interviews in, and above all...
Enjoy Reading!
May you be happy and prosperous in everything you do!
Anna-Marie Stewart
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Not Just Another Interview #57 is posted this week. Don`t forget, the interviews may possibly be used in future ebooks as well as the ezine, plus they`re a great way to gain new contacts interested in exactly what YOU do.
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Featured Article:
Automation sucks!
(C) Copyright by Anna-Marie Stewart
Customer Service and automation isn't all it's cracked up to be. Whatever happened to the friendly people who used to be on the other end of a business phone line whenever we customers and consumers have a problem?
I went to pay my gas bill via automation over the phone and I think I made a mistake on the "valid from" date. I'm not sure though so I phone them and speak to a human in "Customer Service", purely because if the bill isn't paid within so-so amount of time, they cut the gas off.
Me; Can you please check for me, that I've put the correct "valid from" date, because I think I put the "expiry date" numbers into the automated payment instead.
Them; Oh sorry Ms. Stewart, it's all automated so we can`t check that.
Me; Ok, can you cancel it and I'll re-do it then?
Them; Oh sorry Ms. Stewart, it's all automated, we can't do that.
Me; Ok, can you at least take a LOOK and see if anythings gone through??
Them; Oh sorry Ms. Stewart, we won't know that yet, as it takes 3 working days.
Me; Ok, so in the meantime, I don't know if I've done it right, I don't know if the payment will go through or not, and you can send a guy to cut off my gas supply that doesn't even work anyway???
Them; Sorry Ms. Stewart, that's the way it works because of it being automated.
Me; So how will I know if it's worked??
Them; It'll take 3 working days, then you can check your bank account to see if it's gone out.
Me; And in the meantime? If it hasn't gone out? What then?
Them; Well our man will come and cut off your gas supply.
Me; Dammit can't you just cancel the automated crap and take my payment here and now??
Them; We could've done that if you hadn't done the automated one. We have no way of stopping that one or seeing if you've done it right until the money either shows up or doesn't. Oh, and because you've done the automated one, we can't do a manual one in case the first one comes through.
Me; So you can't take a manual payment right now and refund one if it happens to be paid twice???
Them; No. Sorry Ms. Stewart, if you pay 2x we cannot refund one of the payments.
Me; Ok, I've done everything in my power to make sure the gas bill is paid, so what if there WAS a mistake and the payment DOESN'T go through? How do I get you people to turn my gas on again WHEN it goes through?
Them; That will cost you 200 and something pounds for the re-connection charges.
Me; Automation sucks!!
In this hi-tech day and age, it seems a shame that people have totally lost the "person to person" relationship.
The same can unfortunately be said about a lot of online businesses too. It all seems to be autoresponders for this and autoresponders for that. Where are the REAL people??
I personally subcribe to a lot of different internet marketing newsletters and ezines and the ones I unsubscribe from quicker than you can say "Jack Flash" are the ones that are so obviously all pasted into autoresponders. The "hands off" approach, they call it.. hmmm
"Hands off" is all well and good for automating the sales process, I have nothing against that. But follow-ups via autoresponder? Nah, that just sucks in my opinion... Gimme REAL people over automation any day.
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Featured Article:
Tips for Searching the Web.
(c)Copyright 2005 by Sonya Anderson
Learning the basics of the "How To" search on search engines will save you an enormous amount of time and frustration. With today's demands on our time, who wants to sift through vast amounts of search results to find the information you were looking for?
The most important thing to remember when conducting your search is be specific when you request results from a search engine. If you are looking for sushi recipes, don't just type in sushi, type in:
sushi recipes
or be even more specific: California rolls sushi recipe
If you require the search engine to produce results with web pages that have all the specific words on each page, make sure you use the + symbol
example: +web +design
You can also use the - symbol to eliminate results from your search as well.
example: +scuba +diving -sharks
Using quotations marks will provide you with more accurate results in the search, specifically what you were looking for with the words in that order and not spread out throughout the site:
example: "2010 Winter Olympics"
Now you can combine all of these search symbols to get even better results:
example: "figure skating" -"winter olympics" +pairs
Each search engine also has specific ways to do a more thorough search. Check on their own search site for Search Tips to learn more about your favourite search engine. Enjoy!
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Some Major Search Engines:
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