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Hello Kolb Net Works Clients and Friends,
Greetings. This
is the first email sent by our new email server software which provides for
email personalization, better email list management, read tracking, link
tracking and HTML / text preferences for each user. I expect we’ll make
some mistakes along the way, thanks for your patience.
Please
let me know if you have any troubles viewing this email newsletter.
KNW News:
The winner of last month’s free email newsletter trial is… Al Smith of
www.albionsmo.com
who
won 3 free months of trial email newsletter manager use!
Congratulations, Al.
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Upcoming event: I’ll be presenting a seminar for the Williamsport / Lycoming
Chamber of Commerce on Friday, October 17, 2003 at 8 am on “Email Business uses and Email Marketing”. I’ll be
covering basic email business practices (how to add a signature line, how to
use CC and BCC properly, features of using mail servers) along with email
newsletter concepts and tips. Visit the
Williamsport / Lycoming
Chamber web site to register:
http://www.thechamber.net/cgi-bin/foxweb.dll/wlx/cal/wlxprofile?caleid=781&cc=WPLYCOM
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Project web glitch update: The domain name glitch with
www.knwsupport.com has been fixed by Network Solutions. Thanks for your
patience during the trouble. Both
www.knwsupport.com and
http://support.kolbnetworks.com will continue to point to the KNW
development server where active projects are built and supported.
Web Site Launch news:
Integrity Building Systems new web site went live this month:
http://www.integritybuild.com. IBS builds great modular homes at their
Montgomery, Pa facility. Their new web site features a custom built
Macromedia Flash viewer which allows users to view high quality vector
drawings of floor plans.
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Industrial
Modernization
Center – The IMC’s new web site launched recently. Check out the bold new
interface at
http://www.imcpa.com. The IMC helps manufacturers compete globally by
offering technical assistance and consulting.
Search Engine News:
Localized search results may be coming soon to Google and Alta Vista
according to
this report.
Virus Report:
Keeping a network or even a single computer can be a difficult task these
days. Even the government has its bad days in this regard. Read about a
computer virus infection at the US State Department:
http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5081360.html
Internet News:
California has
recently passed a law making spam illegal. The law is expected to go into
effect January 1, 2004. Read more:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5082049.html
The US
House of Representatives passed a bill that prohibits state taxing Internet
access. Read more:
http://www.publish.com/news/548-Publish%20News.html
Web Site Tips:
Have you checked your web site traffic statistics lately? Contact us if you
need your web site traffic report link (if your site is hosted by us). I
recommend checking your web site traffic statistics on the first day of each
month.
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Ecommerce Definition: Conversion rate – it is how many purchases are made
per 100 visitors to your ecommerce web site. Averages are in the 1 to 2%
range. A small difference in your conversion rate can make a big difference
in your web site revenue.
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Brand Keys predicts 50% of people will spend money on the Internet this
holiday season (read
more). Is your web site ready for the upcoming Holidays? Give us a call
to review your site stats and get ready for November and December.
Additional Services:
Did you know that Kolb Net Works also offers ancillary design services
including:
- Web
Development / ECommerce / Database / Maintenance / hosting
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Multimedia Production: CDROMS, web sites, Video spots
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Domain Registration
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Search Engine Optimization
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Email marketing
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Streaming Media live broadcast and archive
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Flash & Shockwave Development
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Logo Design / Development
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Print Ads
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Brochure / flyer / newsletter design
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Poster design / Buttons / Election campaign
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Postcard design
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Kiosk development
- Ad
Campaign Development
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Radio spot writing and producing
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Voice over narration / On Hold messages
Newsletter Tips:
I’m still having trouble remembering to ask new people I meet if they would
like to receive this newsletter. I’ll let you know when I come up with a
good method. For now, I'm making an effort to verbally ask new clients
permission to add them to the list.
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Note: Graphical versions of current and past newsletters are online and can
be viewed at:
http://www.kolbnetworks.com/newsletters
As you
start your email newsletter address list, please include my email address so
I can see how you’re doing.
Regards,
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Kathy Kolb
President, Kolb Net Works, Inc. - Powerful Web Solutions
http://www.kolbnetworks.com --- (570) 326-2888 ---
kathy@kolbnetworks.com
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