You
are so excited because your website is finished. Your business is officially
open. You are going to start an ezine to help build your business. You have
an idea of what to do with your ezine and know how you are going to promote
it. The only questions you have left are what do I put in my ezine and where
do I get it?
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There are a lot of good ideas for your ezine. You must always remember
your goals with your ezine. You should promote your business and provide
useful resources and information for your subscribers. You also want to
build trust and relationships with your readers. Giving subscribers a good
ezine with a lot of good info is the way to do it!
Informative Articles - You definitely
want to provide some good articles that have some useful, practical
information and maybe some resource links. There are a lot of good article
writers and you should also try to write some articles. It is always good to
have some original content and articles are a great way to promote your
business also. Visit these sites to find and/or post articles:
http://www.connectionteam.com/art.html
http://www.ideamarketers.com
http://www.the-best-list-site-in-the-world.com/lotsart.html
Email lists for posting or requesting articles:
mailto:Free-Content-subscribe@onelist.com
mailto:PublishInYours-subscribe@onelist.com
mailto:article_announce-subscribe@egroups.com
Resource Links - You should provide
links to sites that have resources and information pertaining to your ezine
subject matter.
Question & Answer - You could
have a Q&A section for answering some commonly asked questions about
what your business entails.
Add a Little Fun - Throw in a joke or
a link to a fun site. It never hurts to add a smile to someone's day!
Ad Swaps - You should always have
room for ad swaps. This is a great way to get good content for your ezine as
well as additional exposure for your business. To find publishers to swap
with:
http://www.yoursalesoffice.com/Ezine_Joint_Ventures.html
http://www.adswap.net/
http://www.businessstructure.com/ezineadswap.htm
http://www.bizpromo.com/ezinetrades.htm
Reader Feedback - You can provide a
section for your readers to voice their opinion on your ezine or something
that pertains to your business. This is a good way for readers to get
involved with you and your ezine.
You - Have a section where you talk
to your readers and let them know they can contact you whenever they have
questions. This is a good place for you to keep your readers informed on
what is going on in your business, with new product updates, changes in your
website, etc. This also lets your readers get to know you, which helps build
trust.
General Interest - put links,
tidbits, news, products, etc. which you think might interest your readers.
These do not always have to be business, but anything that is interesting or
useful.
To find out more about ezine publishing go to: http://www.e-zinez.com
& http://www.ezineuniversity.com
Experiment with your ezine. Change things around, add new things, change
the design. Make your ezine an extension of you and your business. Take the
time to publish a quality ezine and your business and reputation will
flourish!