Sunday, March 18, 2007

Creating a Newsletter Online

Creating a newsletter online is a great way to reach your current customers as well as target the market out there that can potential be customers. This provides you will a very low cost way of reaching and communicating with consumers. You can advertise your online newsletter by submitting each issue to the major search engines. This should generate interest, leading many new consumers to your newsletters.

Individuals get busy, so be sure you send email alerts to readers reminding them when a new issue is available for viewing. This will require proper maintenance of a database with subscribers email addresses. You can easily compile the data by having a message on your online newsletter informing consumers that the option to be notified of future issues is available. Then they simply complete their information and submit it. It is very easy to set up a template you use for your online newsletter.

Catch your customer’s eye

It is important to add some flare to your online newsletter in an effort to get the consumer to read it. In today’s world of frequent junk email, your online newsletter could easily be mistaken for just that. Adding some graphics and color can make your newsletter appealing. Use a two column layout. This look is organized and appealing. It also varies from the standard that stretches from one end of the screen to the other.

To make your online newsletter even more user friendly, space out the articles, with headings similar to those in our newspaper articles. This will help the consumer scan over the headings and determine in there is information in the articles that they might be interested in reading further.

Take the time to view your newsletter in several different browsers before posting. This is because the layout can change for various browsers. You want to be prepared for this and make adjustments accordingly. Most online users prefer to use Microsoft Explorer, Netscape Navigator or Modzilla Firefox. Therefore, it is very important that you check at least these three main browsers for layout issues.

Create online archives

It is a great idea to archive your previous issues of the online newsletter. This way, as new consumers become interested in reading the newsletter, they can access previous ones. It is also a great resource for faithful readers who remember seeing an article on something, and now they want to go back and read it again.

Keep track of your readers

Installing a tracking system for your online newsletter is a valuable tool. This will give you information regarding the number of people reading it. Most tracking systems also inform you how much time a reader spends looking at the online newsletter. Such statistics can help you find out what is working and what needs to be improved in regard to your online newsletter.

Online newsletters provide consumers with valuable information. They also keep your product or service fresh in their mind. It is important to set up the newsletter so that it is not only informative, but easy to read and draws the consumer in because of the layout. Offering access to archives gives consumers a great research tool. Tracking the access to the online newsletter can help you make future decisions on how to promote it.

TJ Klock is an Internet Marketer in Internet Home Based Businesses As well As an Authority on Developing Home Based Internet Businesses Part Time. To find the best home based business tips, and work at home ideas and opportunities Visit: A-New-Start-Today.com

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