Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
How to get rid of telemarketers
> *_REVENGE ON THE TELEMARKETER_**
>
> Three Little Words That Work!! * *
>
> (1) The three little words: 'Hold On, Please...'* *
> Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off* *(* *instead
> of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so* *much
> more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.* *
>
> Then when you eventually hear BT's 'beep-beep-beep'* *tone, you know
> it's time to go back and hang up your handset .... you have efficiently
> completed your task.
>
> These three little words could help eliminate telephone* *soliciting.*
>
>
>
>
> *
> (2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on* *the
> other end?* *
>
> This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone* *
> calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.* *
>
> This technique is then used to determine the best time of day for a* *
> 'real' salesperson to call back and get someone at home.
>
> What you can do after answering: If you notice there is no one there,
> is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7*
> *times, as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that
> dialled the* *call and it kicks your number out of their system.
> Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer!!! *
>
>
>
> *
> 3: When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for*
> *everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk,do
> not throw away the return envelope.
>
> Most of these come with postage-prepaid return envelopes, right?* *
>
> It costs them more than the regular postage 'IF' and when they* *are
> returned.* * It costs them nothing if you throw them away! In that
> case, why* *not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in
> these cool* *little, postage-prepaid return envelopes.* *
>
> Send an advert for your local chimney sweeper to American Express ...
> they might need one!* *
> Send a pizza coupon to HSBC ... in case their canteen packs up. You
> get the idea.
>
> If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them back their
> blank application form .. after all, it is their form!* *
>
> If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on
> anything you return.* *
>
> You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep
> them guessing! It still costs them, and it is their envelope after
> all ... you are just returning it!!!!
>
> The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot* *of
> their own junk back in the post, but folks ..... we need to OVERWHELM
> them, in order to stop them.*
> *
> Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail,
> and best of all they're paying for it ... Twice!* *
>
> Let's help keep Royal Mail busy. Since* *the Royal Mail are saying
> that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, let's help them so
> they will not need* *to increase postage costs again. You get the idea!* *
>
> If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- maybe* *you'll get
> very little junk mail anymore.* *
>
> Three Little Words That Work!! * *
>
> (1) The three little words: 'Hold On, Please...'* *
> Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off* *(* *instead
> of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so* *much
> more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.* *
>
> Then when you eventually hear BT's 'beep-beep-beep'* *tone, you know
> it's time to go back and hang up your handset .... you have efficiently
> completed your task.
>
> These three little words could help eliminate telephone* *soliciting.*
>
>
>
>
> *
> (2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on* *the
> other end?* *
>
> This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone* *
> calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.* *
>
> This technique is then used to determine the best time of day for a* *
> 'real' salesperson to call back and get someone at home.
>
> What you can do after answering: If you notice there is no one there,
> is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7*
> *times, as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that
> dialled the* *call and it kicks your number out of their system.
> Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer!!! *
>
>
>
> *
> 3: When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for*
> *everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk,do
> not throw away the return envelope.
>
> Most of these come with postage-prepaid return envelopes, right?* *
>
> It costs them more than the regular postage 'IF' and when they* *are
> returned.* * It costs them nothing if you throw them away! In that
> case, why* *not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in
> these cool* *little, postage-prepaid return envelopes.* *
>
> Send an advert for your local chimney sweeper to American Express ...
> they might need one!* *
> Send a pizza coupon to HSBC ... in case their canteen packs up. You
> get the idea.
>
> If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them back their
> blank application form .. after all, it is their form!* *
>
> If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on
> anything you return.* *
>
> You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep
> them guessing! It still costs them, and it is their envelope after
> all ... you are just returning it!!!!
>
> The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot* *of
> their own junk back in the post, but folks ..... we need to OVERWHELM
> them, in order to stop them.*
> *
> Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail,
> and best of all they're paying for it ... Twice!* *
>
> Let's help keep Royal Mail busy. Since* *the Royal Mail are saying
> that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, let's help them so
> they will not need* *to increase postage costs again. You get the idea!* *
>
> If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- maybe* *you'll get
> very little junk mail anymore.* *
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Hope you all finish strong in ’09.
Hope you all finish strong in ’09.
Next time we are having a "bad day"...we all need
to remember THIS guy's message!!!!!!.....
Touching, inspiring and awsome in it's impact..
http://www.maniacworld.com/are-you-going-to-finish-strong.htm
Hope you all finish strong in ’09.
Next time we are having a "bad day"...we all need
to remember THIS guy's message!!!!!!.....
Touching, inspiring and awsome in it's impact..
http://www.maniacworld.com/are-you-going-to-finish-strong.htm
Hope you all finish strong in ’09.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Why I use AWEBER auto responder
Email Deliverability Tips
Posted by Tom Kulzer (AWeber CEO)
Ensuring requested opt-in email is delivered to subscriber inboxes is an increasingly difficult battle in the age of spam filtering. Open and click thru response rates can be dramatically affected by as much as 20-30% due to incorrect spam filter classification.
Permission
Confirming that the people who ask for your information have actually requested to be on your list is the number one step in the battle for deliverability. You should be using a process called confirmed opt-in or verified opt-in to send a unique link to the attempted subscriber when they request information. Before adding the person to your list they must click that unique link verifying that they are indeed the same person that owns the email address and requested to subscribe.
Subscriber Addresses
When requesting website visitors to opt-in ask for their “real” or “primary” email address instead of a free email address like Yahoo or Hotmail. Free emails tend to be throw away accounts and typically have a shorter lifetime than a primary ISP address.
List Maintenance
Always promptly remove undeliverable addresses that bounce when sending email to them. An address that bounces with a permanent error 2-3 times in a 30 day period should be removed from the list. ISP’s track what percentage of your newsletters bounce and will block them if you attempt to continually deliver messages to closed subscriber mailboxes.
Message Format
Usage of HTML messages to allow for text formatting, multiple columns, images, and brand recognition is growing in popularity and is widely supported by most email client software. Most spam is also HTML formatted and thus differentiating between requested email and spam HTML messages can be difficult. A 2004 study by AWeber .com shows that plain text messages are undeliverable 1.15% of the time and HTML only messages were undeliverable 2.3%. If sending HTML it is important to always send a plain text alternative message, also called text/HTML multi-part mime format.
Content
Many ISP’s filter based on the content that appears within the message text.
Website URL:
Research potential newsletter advertisers before allowing them to place ads in your newsletter issues. If they have used their website URL to send spam, just having their URL appear in your newsletter could cause the entire message to be filtered.
Words/phrases:
Choose your language carefully when crafting messages. Avoid hot button topics often found in spam such as medication, mortgages, making money, and pornography. If you do need to use words that might be filtered, don’t attempt to obfuscate words with extra characters or odd spelling, you’ll just make your messages appear more spam like.
Images:
Avoid creating messages that are entirely images. Use images sparingly, if at all. Commonly used open rate tracking technology uses images to calculate opens. You may choose to disable open rate tracking to avoid being filtered based on image content.
Attachments:
With viruses running rampant and spreading thru the usage of malicious email attachments many users are wary of attached documents. It’s often better to link to files via a website URL to reduce recipient fear of attachments and reduce the overall message size.
CAN-SPAM Compliance
The January 2004 Federal CAN-SPAM law introduced a number of rules regarding the delivery of email. It’s important you have your legal counsel review your practices and ensure you are in compliance. The two most important rules include having a valid postal mail address listed in all commercial messages and a working unsubscribe link that is promptly honored to remove the subscriber from future messages.
Reputation
Reputation services are often used by large ISP’s as a way to vet email senders regarding their email practices and policies. Businesses listed with these services are then given less stringent filtering or no filtering at all. Several reputation services are:
http://www.isipp.com/iadb.php
http://www.bondedsender.com
http://www.habeas.com
Relationships & Whitelisting
Contact with major ISP’s and email providers is essential in letting them know about your requested subscriber email. Many large providers such as AOL and Yahoo have specific whitelisting programs and postmaster website areas to ensure your email is delivered as long as you meet their policies and procedures in handling your opt-in list.
Email deliverability is about ensuring requested opt-in email is delivered to the intended recipient. While no single tip will enable you to get 100% of your email delivered each one utilized as a group can go a long way to reaching that goal.
This is Why I use AWEBER auto responder
Posted by Tom Kulzer (AWeber CEO)
Ensuring requested opt-in email is delivered to subscriber inboxes is an increasingly difficult battle in the age of spam filtering. Open and click thru response rates can be dramatically affected by as much as 20-30% due to incorrect spam filter classification.
Permission
Confirming that the people who ask for your information have actually requested to be on your list is the number one step in the battle for deliverability. You should be using a process called confirmed opt-in or verified opt-in to send a unique link to the attempted subscriber when they request information. Before adding the person to your list they must click that unique link verifying that they are indeed the same person that owns the email address and requested to subscribe.
Subscriber Addresses
When requesting website visitors to opt-in ask for their “real” or “primary” email address instead of a free email address like Yahoo or Hotmail. Free emails tend to be throw away accounts and typically have a shorter lifetime than a primary ISP address.
List Maintenance
Always promptly remove undeliverable addresses that bounce when sending email to them. An address that bounces with a permanent error 2-3 times in a 30 day period should be removed from the list. ISP’s track what percentage of your newsletters bounce and will block them if you attempt to continually deliver messages to closed subscriber mailboxes.
Message Format
Usage of HTML messages to allow for text formatting, multiple columns, images, and brand recognition is growing in popularity and is widely supported by most email client software. Most spam is also HTML formatted and thus differentiating between requested email and spam HTML messages can be difficult. A 2004 study by AWeber .com shows that plain text messages are undeliverable 1.15% of the time and HTML only messages were undeliverable 2.3%. If sending HTML it is important to always send a plain text alternative message, also called text/HTML multi-part mime format.
Content
Many ISP’s filter based on the content that appears within the message text.
Website URL:
Research potential newsletter advertisers before allowing them to place ads in your newsletter issues. If they have used their website URL to send spam, just having their URL appear in your newsletter could cause the entire message to be filtered.
Words/phrases:
Choose your language carefully when crafting messages. Avoid hot button topics often found in spam such as medication, mortgages, making money, and pornography. If you do need to use words that might be filtered, don’t attempt to obfuscate words with extra characters or odd spelling, you’ll just make your messages appear more spam like.
Images:
Avoid creating messages that are entirely images. Use images sparingly, if at all. Commonly used open rate tracking technology uses images to calculate opens. You may choose to disable open rate tracking to avoid being filtered based on image content.
Attachments:
With viruses running rampant and spreading thru the usage of malicious email attachments many users are wary of attached documents. It’s often better to link to files via a website URL to reduce recipient fear of attachments and reduce the overall message size.
CAN-SPAM Compliance
The January 2004 Federal CAN-SPAM law introduced a number of rules regarding the delivery of email. It’s important you have your legal counsel review your practices and ensure you are in compliance. The two most important rules include having a valid postal mail address listed in all commercial messages and a working unsubscribe link that is promptly honored to remove the subscriber from future messages.
Reputation
Reputation services are often used by large ISP’s as a way to vet email senders regarding their email practices and policies. Businesses listed with these services are then given less stringent filtering or no filtering at all. Several reputation services are:
http://www.isipp.com/iadb.php
http://www.bondedsender.com
http://www.habeas.com
Relationships & Whitelisting
Contact with major ISP’s and email providers is essential in letting them know about your requested subscriber email. Many large providers such as AOL and Yahoo have specific whitelisting programs and postmaster website areas to ensure your email is delivered as long as you meet their policies and procedures in handling your opt-in list.
Email deliverability is about ensuring requested opt-in email is delivered to the intended recipient. While no single tip will enable you to get 100% of your email delivered each one utilized as a group can go a long way to reaching that goal.
This is Why I use AWEBER auto responder
Monday, January 5, 2009
Broken Home and why FATHERS DO!! matter
Studies show...fathers do matter!
63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes
(Source: U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census)
90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes
85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes
(Source: Center for Disease Control)
80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes
(Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26, 1978.)
71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes
(Source: National Principals Report on the State of High Schools )
75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes
(Source: Rainbows for all God`s Children.)
70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes
(Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988)
85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home
(Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)
These statistics translate to mean that children from a fatherless home are:
5 times more likely to commit suicide
32 times more likely to run away
20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders
Boys are 14 times more likely to commit rape
9 times more likely to drop out of high school
10 times more likely to abuse chemical substances
9 times more likely to end up in a state-operated institution
20 times more like to end up in prison
For info on how to be a better father check out this site its free and just full of info.
http://www.allprodad.com/playbook/viewarticle.php?art=53
63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes
(Source: U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census)
90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes
85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes
(Source: Center for Disease Control)
80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes
(Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26, 1978.)
71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes
(Source: National Principals Report on the State of High Schools )
75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes
(Source: Rainbows for all God`s Children.)
70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes
(Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988)
85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home
(Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)
These statistics translate to mean that children from a fatherless home are:
5 times more likely to commit suicide
32 times more likely to run away
20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders
Boys are 14 times more likely to commit rape
9 times more likely to drop out of high school
10 times more likely to abuse chemical substances
9 times more likely to end up in a state-operated institution
20 times more like to end up in prison
For info on how to be a better father check out this site its free and just full of info.
http://www.allprodad.com/playbook/viewarticle.php?art=53
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