GetResponse recently updated its pricing to better compete with rival autoresponder Aweber. Previously, GetResponse was a cheaper but not quite as user-friendly Aweber alternative for anyone with a mailing list of over 500 subscribers who didn’t want to pay the higher fees charged by Aweber.
Now that GetResponse and Aweber pricing is pretty much on the same playing field – the question then becomes this: Which autoresponder has better delivery rates?
Hi, I’m Nicole Dean and I’ve been invited to discuss “Outsourcing Mistakes“. Today, we’re on our final day of this series of posts.
Now, I certainly don’t want to scare you away from outsourcing by discussing these common mistakes, but I also don’t want you to think that there are only 5 mistakes that are commonly made. There are many, many more.
That’s why continually learning how to be an effective manager/CEO is essential.
It’s important to learn the ins and outs of the technical and marketing aspects of your business, but the #1 skill that you can learn is that of a people manager. You can always find highly-skilled workers who you can leverage to grow your business – if you are a motivating and inspiring manager. In fact, I try to hire helpers who are my peers — or are hopefully smarter than I am. (And, why wouldn’t I? I prefer to be surrounded by my own mastermind group, not a reenactment of Dumb and Dumber.)
Hi, I’m Nicole Dean and I’ve been invited to discuss “The Five Common Mistakes that Can Sabotage your Outsourcing Success and How to Avoid Them”.
Today we’ll dig into Mistake #4: Outsourcing the Wrong Things.
I’m going to throw a curve ball at you today.
Not everyone needs to write articles, post to a blog, or write an ebook.
Now, I love to write, so I do those things. But, that’s because I enjoy it.
Here’s where I see a common mistake. An online marketer hears that she should write and submit articles. She also is told that she should outsource the article-writing if she’s a poor writer or doesn’t enjoy writing.
So, she invests her money into a ghostwriter to write articles and a Virtual Assistant to submit them.
Hi, I’m Nicole Dean and I’ve been invited to discuss “The Five Common Mistakes that Can Sabotage your Outsourcing Success and How to Avoid Them”.
Today’s topic is something that I discuss quite a bit in the Outsource Weekly course.
What is it? Mistake #3: Outsourcing when you should be Automating
Let’s say you need to pay your cable or phone bill every month (who doesn’t) and it’s an annoying task that you oftentimes forget and then end up with late fees.
Would you outsource that task by hiring someone to open your cable bill, write a check, lick a stamp, and drop it in the mail every month?
Wordpress Custom Avatars Plugin
For many people, blog avatar plugins like Wavatar, Identicon and MonsterID are all they have to choose from in addition to the widely supported Gravatar. But what if stick figure monsters and unusual shape faces or quilt pattern icons just aren’t your style?
Enter iElectrify’s custom avatars plugin for Wordpress (2.5 and above). With this plugin, you’ll be able to upload any number of icons to your blog and have them appear next to the post of anyone who leaves a comment, only if they don’t have a Gravatar enabled. The end result? Your blog stays stylish while your visitors get unique avatars for each comment.
To install it, simply open the zip file and follow the easy installation instructions. To find beautiful themed icons (most of which are free for personal and commercial use), check out iconfinder.net. Enjoy!
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