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How To Set Up PayPal and Aweber To Work Together

by Martin on 25 November, 2008

in Internet Marketing

I’ve seen a couple of questions recently about how to combine Aweber and PayPal.  The person asking the question wanted to be able to get their buyers to also subscribe to their list, so they could follow up with them effectively.
This is one of the best ways to build a sustainable online business and, since [...]

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List Building and Email Marketing

by Martin on 18 May, 2008

in Internet Marketing

I saw a question today that asked if double opt-in was really necessary for growing and managing your list.
In my view it’s a no-brainer: you weed out people who are not really serious about your offer, which keeps your list cleaner, and you’re protected in case someone screams ’spam’, an important consideration since a [...]

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Why Not to Use Free Autoresponders

by Martin on 19 February, 2008

in Online Home Business

Q. Why should you pay the monthly fee associated with the big, well-established autoresponder service providers, when there are several autoresponder applications that you can download, install and run yourself – free..?
A. Because in the long run using one of the free, self-hosted autoresponders will cost you more than the service from the big guys. [...]

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How to Avoid These Simple Errors

by Martin on 1 January, 2008

in Blogging

In these days of spelling and grammar checkers, both online and off-line, I’m continually amazed by how many blogs and websites I read that contain obvious spelling errors. I’m not talking about the differences between American English and UK English, or Australian English – I’m talking out and out spelling errors.
Spelling errors and, to [...]

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