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“The permission reminder message” – email newsletter design

from CampaignMonitor’s blog, Posted by David Greiner on September 4, 2006

These days there’s a growing list of essential content you should include in every email you send. You know the drill. Unsubscribe mechanism, postal address, link to web version, the list goes on.

The permission reminder message

Of all the essential content though, there’s one I consistently see missing in many of the thousands of campaigns we deliver each week. What makes this more surprising is that this is one of the most important elements and also one of the easiest to add. I’m talking about the permission reminder message – a simple sentence or two reminding the subscriber how they gave you their permission to email them. Here’s a quick example:

Hi, just a reminder that you’re receiving this email because you subscribed via our web site. As promised, this issue includes great tips on ……

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MostPopularKeywords.com — free report on most popular searches

http://www.mostpopularkeywords.com/

from their site:

Our research culls data based on millions of daily searches on several major search engines. Our crack team of keyword researchers works around the clock to bring you the Internet’s “most popular keywords”, neatly ranked by popularity. Now you can find out what’s hot and what people are on the Internet searching for. You’ll see what results are being found and have the chance to view and review the top sites for every keyword.

and in case you wondered, the most popular terms when this was posted were:

1 :: google
2 :: ebay
3 :: yahoo.com
4 :: music
5 :: mapquest
6 :: google.com
7 :: food
8 :: travel
9 :: hotmail
10 :: computer
11 :: yahoo
12 :: advertising
13 :: weather
14 :: sex
15 :: msn

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Zoomify.com — free flash image zoom/pan

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from their site: 

Zoomify makes high-quality images zoom-and-pan for fast, interactive viewing on the web! Just JPEGs, HTML, and Flash!

WPThemerKit.com — Free WordPress theme maker

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from their site:

WP Themer Kit makes WordPress theme creation a snap!
Not to mention that it’s FREE to download and use!

Giving Themes a Foundation

What if there was a system for making WordPress themes that not only made development more streamlined, but also gave end users options? This is our goal with the WP Themer Kit. End users should have the ability to upgrade and change a theme without the theme developers help. This is why we’ve decided to build a kit that not only makes theme creation simpler, but also sets a foundation that end users can work off of and get used to. Soon we will have hacks, add-ons, and alternate styles available for the themer kit to make it even more powerful. If you ever have a suggestion or would like to contribute your extras to the community, be sure to get in touch via the forum or the contact page.

Making WordPress Themes is Easy

After making a few WordPress themes I realized that it wasn’t as fast and simple as I had initially thought it was. I began to try and figure out a method of developing themes that made it as quick as possible so I could put more time and energy into other areas of development. Not only does the themer kit make developing a theme easier, it also makes upgrades and modifications simpler for end users.

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BittBox.com — Free stuff for website designers

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ZeroFeeMusic.com — free music for larger film/video productions

www.ZeroFeeMusic.com

from their site:

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Opportunities abound in online gaming

By Amanda C. Kooser   |   Entrepreneur Magazine – February 2008

An August report from Parks Associates states that 34 percent of adult internet users play online games every week. That’s more than the percentage of adults who watch videos or use social networking sites. Online gaming and virtual worlds are booming as both casual and hard-core gamers gravitate toward internet offerings. With them come virtual economies with goods and currencies that can be turned into real-world cash–which means opportunity for entrepreneurs.