by Larry Johnson
Automating your online business is one of the most important If you have been on the internet for any time at all, you know Learning to delegate some of those routine, daily activities HERE ARE 5 SIMPLE WAYS TO AUTOMATE TODAY: 1) USE AUTO-RESPONDERS: Probably one of the best-known and popular ways to handle It is simple and easy to set up your messages which usually Here are some free ones: http://www.freeautobot.com/ (ad free also.) 2) MAILING LIST MANAGEMENT: If you are trying to run your own newsletter, handling the process In the beginning this may be possible, but as your list grows and There are lots of ways to manage a mailing list including installing Weigh the pros and cons, but be sure and check out the possibility Here are some to consider: http://www.ezinedirector.com/ (free and paid versions) Free ones include: http://groups.yahoo.com/ 3) USE SOFTWARE: There are many software options available depending upon your Here are some possible software applications available. Just ~Creating links to your site and others. 4) PAYMENT SYSTEMS: Well, this is just a no-brainer. It is just too simple not to do this one. Having an automated payment system that allows you to accept Here are a couple of third-party ones that I use and recommend: ClickBank-- http://www.ClickBank.com/
steps you can take to insure your success on the internet.
that there are just too many tasks to do each day to be really
efficient and productive with them all.
is one way to insure your site's success and to give you much
more time in the day for the most important task which is that
of promotion and marketing your site.
routine messages to inquirers is the use of auto-responders.
involve several follow-up messages to remind your visitors
what you are offering and how to find your site again.
http://www.getresponse.com/
http://www.sendfree.com/'
http://www.sendthisfree.com/
by yourself can eat up a lot of valuable time.
the tasks involved keep multiplying, your time demands will increase
also.
your own scripts and purchasing your own software.
of *farming out* the responsibility to a mailing list service.
http://www.mail-list.com/
http://www.zinester.com/ (free and paid versions)
http://www.topica.com/
work online.
do a search online.
~HTML editors
~Ad swaps
~Promotion
~Subscription management
~Survey forms
credit card payments for your products or services and is something
that everyone has to have to be successful online.
PayPal-- http://www.PayPal.com/
5) AD TRACKING SYSTEM: If you are going to advertise your products and/or services online, Knowing how many hits you got to your site is nice, but it won't Here are some ad tracking systems. (Some offer free versions.) http://www.BusiToolz.com/ Implementing these five time-saving helpers is a very important Best of luck with your promotional efforts. Larry Johnson, author This article may be published in your newsletter or on your website Get this article by auto-responder: ============================================= GET A QUICK START with this free, How-to-do-it e-zine. Or personalize your delivery by using this form: About the Author
Larry is a webmaster and ezine publisher for more than eight years working on the internet.
then it is critical that you track your results.
take care of your questions like, "Where did my traffic and sales
come from?"
http://www.hypertracker.com/
http://www.adminder.com/
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