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Sunday
Nov 15,2009

Looking for a free Wordpress email autoresponder plugin to build a list of newsletter subscribers on your blog? Let us look at the latest plugin from Gary at GetWebActive.

This plugin is free. You simply download it from the website, unzip it, upload it to your website plugins folder and activate it from your Wordpress plugin panel.

Once activated, create your new list signup form and place it in a prominent spot on your blog.

Is the plugin worth the price of $0? Well, here is what it does:

* Helps you build a list of people interested in getting your newsletter. So, you can easily convert your blog visitors into sales leads.
* Allows you to create subscription form widgets that will display in your sidebar. One click and you can start accepting subscriptions.
* Provides for automated, scheduled daily mailings and auto-sending of your pre-written promotional email.
* Boasts a full autoresponder control panel integrated into your Wordpress administrator login area.

Yes, it is a simple plugin but it contains features only found in expensive paid autoresponder services like AWeber; for example, it is a:

1. easy list manager with complete subscription manager and mailer software
2. WYSIWYG editor so you can compose & send HTML/plain-text messages from Wordpress
3. mass mailer software permitting you to send email directly to your entire list anytime
4. portable subscription form, letting you copy the form code and place it on any website
5. auto-subscriber with a user checkbox, which offers subscriptions on each new user registration

Conclusions: This free email autoresponder is easy to use and powerful. In fact, it is packed with features normally costing hundreds of dollars per year at the paid autoresponder services. It also allows you to begin building a list as soon as you activate it. Spend about 10 minutes downloading, installing and configuring and you are ready to go.

So, I recommend you: download this free Wordpress email autoresponder plugin today :)

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Tuesday
Apr 7,2009

When building your own website there are a few things to consider. If you know nothing about web design, you will need to pay someone to design it exactly the way you want. Make sure you use a reputable source so you are not wasting your money. Be very picky about choosing your domain name. Make sure it is short, sweet and memorable. One popular site you can visit to check what domains are available is www.whois.sc This is also a good site to see who owns a particular domain you are interested. If the owner is not using the domain, you can offer to purchase it from them.

wordpress membership plugin
Probably one of the most important factors in an internet company is choosing a very good web host. If your web site goes down, you are completely out of business. When searching for a web host company make sure they have secure server capabilities, fast servers, lots of space, unrestricted CGI access, SSH and FTP access, web-based administration, access to raw server logs, full email services, power and daily server backups, and no minimum contracts. You may want to test their technical support and see if they offer services, scripts, and software. Inquire about their downtime and how long they have been in business. Make sure you are not being charged for the extra services.

create a membership site
When a customer visits your website, you want them to see professionalism, knowledge and fast connections. If your visitors notice advertisements from your free or low cost web host server they will perceive your site to be unprofessional and very small time. Slow connection speeds will definitely lose customers and cost you much money. So, choose your web host server carefully and you will be well on your way to creating a website that will attract all types of visitors.

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Monday
Mar 30,2009

Many are using WordPress for their secondary blogs. But this also means a few issues that are boring to deal with. That’s where this alternative to WordPress will come in: MyStarterBlog.

So, what so boring in using WordPress with a secondary blog?

You must setup a MySQL Database

Depending on your skills and your host, this could be a real issue for you. Many cheaper hosting package can limit the how many MySQL database you can setup on your domain package. Because MyStarterBlog does not use any online database, this become a non issue. You just upload the files of the generated blog on your domain. You just need to upload the files to the host if you decide to change hosting company.

With WordPress, you must use a backend

Of course, it’s an advantage but also a security risk. You will need to update your blog often. You won’t have that concern since MyStarterBlog does not include a backend. Plus, instead of uploading 4000KB(first time, updates), you just need to update 200KB. You only need to uplaod a few files when you publish a new post.

Wordpress is not SEO optimized

By default, WordPress does not use permalinks. With MyStarterBlog, the themes are optimized from the start so that the user can think about blogging and SEO.

That’s just the beginning with secondary blogs even if I use Wordpress!

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