3 Simple Steps for Starting a Newsletter

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Direct Sales Helpers News
Tips you can use!
May 21st, 2008
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Since we've talked about why you need a newsletter we decided this week we needed to show you the how. This article is short and sweet, and should get you started building your first mailing list quickly.

To your success!

~Kara Kelso & Anita DeFrank~
http://www.DirectSalesHelpers.com

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3 Simple Steps for Starting a Newsletter
by Kara Kelso & Anita DeFrank

There's a lot of reasons why you should start a newsletter. Now it's time to show you HOW to start one - step by step.

1. Find a Mailing List Provider
If your budget is tight you may want to start with a free mailing list provider. Although do note it's a royal pain to move a list over later on. Not impossible, just very annoying. Be selective when choosing your first provider and look over them all very carefully.

2. Do a Test Mailing
Once you have found your perfect provider you are going to need to know exactly how messages look when they hit an inbox. Do several test to yourself to see how they look, in multiple emails if possible.

3. Set Up Subscription Boxes
Put your subscription boxes on ever page of your site and blog. No matter what page your visitors are on, they should be able to subscribe to your newsletter. The idea behind a list is to catch those just thinking of buying and getting them back to actually buy.

Don't forget to follow all Can-Spam laws and build your list legitimately! For details be sure to see: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/canspam.shtm

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