Internet Marketing Tips from Denise Wakeman

FeedBlitz - It's Time to Switch

If you have signed up to get email updates via the email subscription form, you know you've been receiving emails from Bloglet when I post new info.  However, as of today, I have switched over to FeedBlitz, due to the unreliablity of Bloglet.  You don't need to do anything.  Your subscription has been transferred.  Please keep in mind your email updates will now come from FeedBlitz.

Feedblitz was created in response to the poor performance of Bloglet.  The author of the application, Phil Hollows, has created a simple elegant solution as well as made it a snap to transfer your Bloglet subscriptions to your Feedblitz account. 

Two things.

1. If you have not yet subscribed to this blog, we encourage you do to so you don't miss any new content.
2. If you have set up your own blog, we highly recommend using FeedBlitz to deliver email updates to your readers.  Phil's customer service is fantasic. I will also be creating a tutorial on how to do this shortly. 

Blog for Relief Day

I've just learned that tomorrow, September 1, has been deemed Blog for Relief Day in support of the victims of Hurricane Katarina.  I have to thank my friend Paul Chaney for bringing this to my attention and for making me stop and put things in perspective.  I've been so busy with work that I wasn't really thinking about what I could do in addition to donating money.

And money is what the disaster relief organizations need. Now.

If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you know that last December I challenged readers to make contributions to the tsunami relief efforts and then I matched their donations up to $500.

I make that challenge again.  If you make a donation to any disaster relief organization between today and 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on September 1, please post a comment here with the amount of your donation, to whom you made it and email me a copy of your receipt.  I will post the total donated on Sept. 2 and then match the contributions up to $500.  I will make my donation to the American Red Cross.

If you're a blogger, then please post and urge your readers to contribute tomorrow.

Thank you.

Denise

P.S.  Here's a link to a round up of posts about the relief efforts.

Dan Poynter Discusses How to Get More Value from Your Work

Wringing More Value Out of Your Work
Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 8:30 p.m. ET
Guest Expert:  Dan Poynter, of ParaPublishing.com

Write it once, sell it forever; there are many ways to sell your Work over and over. You’ve heard of Blogs-to-Books. Dan Poynter started with magazine articles-to-books. Now he turns eZine content into eBooks. He was the first to sell eDocuments and eBooks as downloads from his website. He will describe how to publish, promote and sell eBooks, pBooks (printed), eDocuments, LARGE print books, aBooks (CDs), audio downloads and podcasting. If you don’t make your information available in multiple formats, some hungry customers will not be able to use it (for example, commuters, sales reps and long-haul truckers can’t read your printed book; they want and need audio).  Dan Poynter has the answers.

Dan Poynter is an author of more than 100 books, has been a publisher since 1969 and is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). He is an evangelist for books, an ombudsman for authors, an advocate for publishers and the godfather to thousands of successfully-published books. Dan shows people how to make a difference while making a living by coaching them on the writing, publishing and promoting of their book.
He has turned thousands of people into successful authors. His mission is to see that people do not die with a book still inside them. See his Para Publishing website at http://ParaPublishing.com

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Google Again

David Pogue is the NY Times Technology writer.  Here's his take on what's up with Google.

Pogue's column is one I read nearly every time it arrives in my inbox.  He's a great writer, funny and very articulate about tech issues and reviews of tech gadgets.

Google Takes Over the World

Today I received an email (don't know how I got on the list) about all the things Google is up to these days.  And there is quite a bit.  I'm reprinting the email below so you can get a sense and check out all the various ways Google is working to take over the Internet, if not the world!  Out of 21 services, I use or have explored only a mere three.  Looks like I have some research to do!

Instant Messages
http://www.google.com/talk
Call or send instant messages to your friends for free – anytime,
anywhere in the world.

Google Groups
http://groups.google.com
Create and join searchable discussion groups and mailing lists.

Personalize Your Homepage
http://www.google.com/ig
See information you care about on your Google homepage.

Gmail
http://gmail.google.com
Free web-based email service with 2527 MB capacity, searching your mail, email forwarding and more.