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2007-11-03 Saturday Links Folder

Posted November 3, 2007 in Uncategorized

Hello everyone, I hope you had a productive week! Take a short break, just a couple of minute, your to-do list will still be there when you come back, and read these posts. I found them really interesting, so of course I want to share them with you folks.

Also, quick update, FreelanceFolder now has a PageRank (finally!), Google decided it was worthy of a PR4, which I’m quite happy with. But what really makes my day though, is when I look at my Feedburner account and I see 1,450-1,500 readers, that really makes me happy! Thanks so much to all of you for the support, the e-mails and the questions, and of course for reading and commenting on our posts!

Ok, so now go ahead and click away! :)

• 9 Steps To Rockstar Marketing
• Can You Earn a Living Online?: 5 Tips
• 33 Do’s and Don’ts for Your Next Presentation
• Facebook Flyers: Should You Advertise on Facebook?
• Planning a New Website – Part 1 – Part II
• The Point Of View May Be New To You
• Creating the perfect privacy policy for your website
• How Could Bad Blogging Hurt Your Company?
• Whiteboard: What I’ve Learned About Social Media Success
• Improve Your Writing with these Editing Tips

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Growing Your Mailing List – OptinComments Overview

Posted November 1, 2007 in Marketing

Some time ago Ian Fernando, a good blogging friend of mine, contacted me to have my opinion on a new product he was working on called OptinComments. Which is basically a WordPress plugin that one can use to grow his/her mailing list.

First let’s see why a freelancer would actually want to have a mailing list, or grow an existing one. What are the benefits of having a mailing list?

Most companies like Aweber or GetResponse will charge you a monthly fee. So unless you’re making money with that list or it benefits you or your clients in some ways (i.e.: newsletter), it may not be useful for freelancers.

On the other hand, you will go through slower months at some point, where you don’t have a lot of contracts, and you’re having a hard time finding new clients. This is where your mailing list comes in handy, and where OptinComments can help (provided you have a blog and you run WordPress). [Click Here to Read More...]