Re: InterExchange E-Magazine

[barbara wolf <lupa@biddeford.com>]

REMOVEAt 05:57 AM 1/23/96 -0500, you wrote:
>I  n  t  e  r  E  x  c  h  a  n  g  e   (Jan 22, 1996 issue)
>
>Your online interactive E-Magazine for business minded people world
>wide.  Information supplied by our readers for our readers.
>
>To stop receiving InterExchange simply reply to this email and place
>the word REMOVE in the subject heading.
>
>With the Internet growing exponentially, it is hard to keep up with
>all of the changes.  So, InterExchange was designed to keep you on
>top of what's going on!
>
>With a readership of 150,000+ and a goal to reach 1 million by the
>end of 1996, we can keep the latest information in your hands on a
>weekly basis.
>
>Readers with knowledge on any aspect of the Internet are encouraged
>to submit articles that they feel will benefit all of our readers.
>
>Do you run a Web page, offer an opportunity, or have something you'd
>like all of the readers to check out?  Why not place an ad in our ad
>section for all to see (details are at the end of this e-magazine).
>
>
>F  E  A  T  U  R  E  S
>
>1) This weeks article: "Why your small business needs to get on the
>     Internet"
>2) Check out the ads from our readers.
>3) NEW!  Beware of this Company!
>4) How to submit an article to InterExchange that may appear in future
>     issues.
>5) How to place an ad in InterExchange.
>
>NOTE:  Sorry for the delay.  We were experiencing a software
>limitation that we have now corrected.  Enjoy this week's issue.
>Rich
>
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>1) THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE
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>Why your small business needs to get on the Internet
>    by: David Schmetterer
>     Tigre78@aol.com
>     tigre78@j51.com
>
>Ok, let's get something clear right from the get-go.  We have all
>heard the hype about getting your business on the Internet.  You will
>reach millions of people with one little post in the right spot.
>People will come flocking to your Web site in droves, the server it
>is on will go down from the heavy load, and your email box will be
>filled to it's limit. Who knows, this happens so abruptly maybe the
>postmaster from your domain will freak out and try to figure who who
>is mailbombing you. I mean, your on THE NET, right? Your business is
>into the 23rd century right?  Wrong.
>
>Don't Believe the hype. But know this. Hype stems from fact, and it
>is a fact that you can improve business with just one little post in
>the right place. The thing is, the Internet is a complex place and to
>find or create that place is an arduous task to say the least.
>
>There are a few things you can do to improve business using the
>Internet. The first being email, which you all have. Your  email
>connection is the prime way someone will get in touch with you over
>the Internet. Another is this E-Magazine.  If you scroll down a bit you
>will see advertisements for businesses (do I need to draw a map?)
>Well, you might say, "that costs money".  Well everyone, there is
>rarely a free lunch, but you can make lunch a more affordable venture
>if that is what you are looking for.
>
>With your Internet connection, provided it is a cost effective one
>and usable at the same time, really does wire you in to millions of
>people. Newsgroups, Web sites, IRC rooms, these are all places to
>advertise your business.  A post onto USENET newsgroup is free, just
>make sure you don't "spam" and anger the regular readers of that
>group.  Use discretion in USENET or you might find your mailbox
>filled with a real mail bomb, rather than a lot of mail.  Keep your
>posts short and sweet.  Bulletin Boards are another great place to
>advertise for free. Most online services have bulletin boards
>associated with business, if not your business in particular. Look
>around your online service, you wont break anything. Internet Relay
>Chat  (IRC)is a complex thing to get hooked up to for some people,
>but once in you may find a room pertaining to your business. Of
>course you should treat this with discretion, Don't just waltz in and
>start spamming about your business every 15 minutes, you will get
>kicked out.  It is simply a place to meet people interested in the
>same things as your business, which will usually result in sales.
>
>Web sites are probably the hottest things to have if you want to
>advertise (or webvertise) on the net, but you need special tools and
>code just to get a simple post up.  Graphics and links and even
>(gulp) CGI scripts just make it all the more confusing to run.
>Remember KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid and you will save yourselves a
>lot of headaches.  Now, if you are saying, "I am running my own
>business, how am I supposed to have time for all of this, my time is
>money ya' know", then you can find someone else to do it all for you.
>There are many consulting firms who make either very complex web
>pages for a large price, or simpler pages for, you guessed it, a
>lower price.  Some also offer their services in the form of
>advertising the web page (if you don't tell people about it, no one
>will ever find it), posting in USENET groups and on bulletin boards.
>Remember, it is all about reaching people.  If you have something
>they want, and you make it so they can find you, they will. And
>remember, it pays to advertise. You can reach me for FREE advice at
>tigre78@j51.com or Tigre78@aol.com, thanks, and happy netting.
>
>
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>3) BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY!
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>
>The purpose of InterExchange magazine is to help business minded people
>either improve their current business or start a new one.  In either
>case you may find your self needing the services of other company's.
>In setting up and maintaining InterExchange I have spent thousands
>with other company's to help me get this magazine up and running.  In
>the course of getting things going I have come accross a few
>company's that promise the moon and the stars and fall short or just
>plain ripe you off!
>
>Well, now it's time to put a stop to these company's.  As a reader of
>InterExchange magazine you will be given updates as they are found of
>company's that fall into this catagory.  In fact, we have a Web page
>currently under construction that will offer more information for
>those of you that are interested.  We will keep a running file on the
>web page of these company's.
>
>This week's hall of shame company:
>
>BEWARE OF:        Email America Co.
>                                6230 Wilshire Blvd.
>                                Suite 260
>                                Los Angeles, CA 90048
>
>In my quest to reach 1 million readers I came accross this company.
>They claim for $99 they will sell you 5 million email addresses. I
>called the number they left and spoke to someone.  He seemed
>intellegent and honest.  I sent my $99.  He called me to let me know
>he received my money order (that's all they accept) and I would
>receive on Wed.  On Friday I called and left a message.  I also left
>messages Sat, Mon, Tue, and Wed, still no response.  Wed (a week
>later) it arrived.  Great, I wasn't ripped off...until I looked at
>the names.  There was only a little over 404,000 names on the disks.
>My guess is that those names are no good anyway.
>
>Now, I believe in giving a guy a fare shake.  I left a message on
>Thur that stated if he doesn't atleast call me back I will post his
>name as a company to avoid.  And he still didn't get back to me.  I
>even tried the email address that he sent me and my message was
>returned as a non-existant user.
>
>BEWARE OF EMAIL AMERICA CO.
>
>
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>4) HOW TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE FOR PUBLICATION
>--------------------------------------------------
>
>Simple email us the article to:  RichKahn@InterRamp.com and place
>the word ARTICLE in the subject heading.  We will read through it
>and decide if it goes in the next issue of InterExchange.  If we do
>not use it in the following issue, we may save it for a future one.
>If we ever use it you will be notified by email and offered a free
>ad in our business listings.  Your free ad can be up to 5 lines with
>70 characters per line.  Additional lines can be purchased at a rate
>of $10 per line.  If you need to purchase more lines you will need
>to fax us the check made out to R & B Associates and include the ad
>in the fax to 1-800-657-1257.
>
>
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>5) HOW TO PLACE AN AD IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE
>--------------------------------------------------
>
>At this point our magazine is going out to over 150,000 readers each
>week.  We have a goal to reach 1 million readers by the end of 1996.
>You can place your ad in our AD SECTION for only $10/line (each line
>can be up to 70 characters in length, using work wrap; our magazine
>is set up in a 70 character word editor so that the format looks
>great on any email program); minimum number of lines is 3.
>
>Just fax the check made out to R & B Associates for $10 per line
>along with the ad itself to 1-800-657-1257 (if you do not have
>access to a fax machine you may email your ad and phone number to
>us; make certain that you place the word 'AD' in the subject field).
>Once your ad is added to next week's issue you will receive a
>confirmation by email.  And of course, when the magazine goes out you
>will also receive a copy of the actual magazine.
>
>
>Thank you for reading this week's issue of InterExchange.  We look
>forward in mailing you next week's issue.
>
>InterExchange E-Magazine
>Copyright(c)1995, 1996
>
>Richard K. Kahn
>--------------------------------------------------
>President of R & B Associates
>Founder of InterExchange E-Magazine
>Email   : RichKahn@InterRamp.com
>
Barbara Wolf

        "But we've got to be careful not to reduce people by cramming
        them in the limits of our understanding, haven't we?"

                                                Reginald Hill