Ros' Ramblings

How was your week? Busy, productive, lucrative? I hope so!

Mine certainly was. What with the impending move and a week
away prior to the move, I've been scrambling to get more
than the usual amount of work done.

So, I'll keep this intro brief because not only have I been
busy with personal and business stuff, there's also lots to
share with you in this issue of the NPC!

Don't forget to check out the "NEW! Upcoming Events"
section, which lists my conference and teleseminar schedule.

To Your Success,
Rosalind

P.S. Read the NPC next week to find out why the end of the
"Friends" TV series is good for your business. :-)

Rosalind Gardner is the Best-Selling Author of the "The
Super Affiliate Handbook:  How I Made $436,797 in ONE Year
Selling Other People's Stuff  Online"

==> SuperAffiliateHandbook.com

Readers Write

     Like you, I think email filtering has gone WAY too far
     I resent the very idea that some yahoo (:>) must decide
     for me what email I should see.

     SO, I use MailWasher Pro. It's a terrific program that
     lets ME decide what to accept (without downloading it)
     and who to blacklist. I would not be without it!

     Kent Butler, Editor & Publisher
     Catnip Chronicles
     The Feline Fancier's Digital Magazine
     http://www.CatnipChronicles.com
    

Get a free download for MailWasher Pro here:
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     I have turned off most of the filtering at two ISPs and
     filter it myself using either Mozilla or Thunderbird.
     Mozilla and Thunderbird use artificial intelligense to
     filter mail. You merely click on it to designate it as junk
     and it learns fairly quickly what is junk and automatically
     sends it to junk or trash.

     Most developers use Thunderbird for sending and receiving
     email.

     Kind regards,
     Frank and Yoda boy :-)

The subject of spyware and its removal was covered in "Is
Your Online Privacy at Risk?". Two readers objected to my
choice of Spyware Nuker for spyware removal, saying that the
program itself was 'adware'.

Although I did not see any sign of downloading any
additional software or advertising, during my testing,  I
did do some further research.

I found that most concerns related to Spyware Nuker were
about its licence agreement which reserves the right to make
automatic updates to the software.

Causing most of the concern was a portion of the agreement
that stated the autmatic updates could include, but were
"not limited to...advertising or other value-added
software".

That portion of the agreement has been deleted from the
current version, and the following statement has been added:

SPYWARENUKER IS NOT ADWARE AND WILL NEVER DOWNLOAD ADWARE OR
SPYWARE APPLICATIONS ONTO YOUR PC.

A CNET test of Spyware Nuker found that the software  did
not appear to include any bundled advertising software along
with it.

If you downloaded Spyware Nuker and are concerned about it,
you can uninstall the software using the Add/Remove Programs
utility on your PC.

Here are some alternatives about which I found no negative
press.

Aluria's Spyware Eliminator 3.0
http://www.aluriasoftware.com/

SpySweeper
http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/spysweeper/

Increasing Site Revenue: Forget the Gizmos

Cool scripts don't help you much, and music will kill the
deal.

What the heck am I talking about?

I'm talking about all the things webmasters and developers
use to make their sites 'better'.

But better for whom?

Unless your objective is beautiful design, or to showcase
your talent as a developer, those elements contribute
almost nothing to your bottom line.

In fact, they often clutter and detract from your real
objective which should be to sell products!

To get the message out about your product, you use words,
not gizmos.

Your words persuade people to visit your site, subscribe to
your newsletter and buy your or your merchants' products.

How you use your words makes the difference between your
site's success or failure.

Here are two examples of how words are used to sell real
estate:

1. Lakefront home on 60 feet of beach in Penticton. View.

2. Once in a lifetime opportunity to own one of Penticton's
premier lakefront homes with approximately 60 ft of soft
sandy beachfront. Awesome view down lake.

Which listing would persuade you to to call your realtor?

Number two, right?

But why?

If you are like most of us, you respond emotionally to the
words 'premier', 'sandy' and 'awesome view'.

The 'opportunity' to live a 'premier' lifestyle, and feel
the sand between your toes as you enjoy your awesome view
appeals to your senses in a pleasurable way.

Appealing to your readers' emotions is critical. A few
choice words can skyrocket your conversion rates.

And you don't need to be a seasoned writer or an established
author to make your words sell more of your products.

Writing is a skill that can be learned like any other.

When you combine your desire to improve your writing skill
with experts' books, courses, and seminars - copywriting
becomes easier and much more fun.

Best of all, just a little effort to improve your writing
will reap huge financial rewards.

Just 'tweaking' one paragraph can double or even quadruple
your current conversion rates.

Try it - The rewards you gain by learning to write copy well
are worth much more than a few bucks and a couple hours of
your time.

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http://RosalindGardner.com

Do You Want to Go to the Ted Nicholas Bootcamp in My Place?

Master copywriter, Ted Nicholas, whose fabulous new book,
"Turn Words into Money" I told you about a couple of weeks
ago, is having a bootcamp May 21st to May 23rd in San
Antonio,  Texas.

I won a 50% discount to attend, but can't be there, as I
have to be with my mom who is having surgery the week
before.

Instead of letting this opportunity slip, I asked if I
could pass this savings on to you, and Ted said "Yes!"

It gets better. Not only is Ted sharing his genius in this
bootcamp, but he's also offering a 12-month marketing
protégé program.

Read more about it at the URL below.

http://copywriter-bootcamp.com

To take advantage of the 50% discount, please send Ted's
assistant, Troy, a note at troy@smallbusinesscopywriter.com
and let him know that Rosalind sent you.

How to Write Copy Like a Master

Even if you can't get to Ted's bootcamp, you can still
learn to write copy like the Masters.

His work, along with that of 22 other Master Copywriters including
Dan Kennedy, Gary Halbert,  Joe Vitale, Karen Anderson, Don
Bice, Bob Bly, Larry Chase, Marty Chenard, T. Harv Eker,
Randy Gage, Don Hauptman, Dr. Audri Lanford, Dr. Jeffrey
Lant, Mike Pavlish, Brad Petersen, Russ Phelps, Murray
Raphel, Bob Serling, Brian Voiles, Pamela Yellen,  Dr. Paul
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http://netprofitstoday.com/mastercopywriters/

It is simply the most comprehensive source of copywriting
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