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- From: dennis.gleeson@woodybbs.com (Dennis Gleeson)
- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 95 10:29:00 -0500
- Organization: WoodyWare Software, Inc. - 516-736-6662
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- PRODUCT REVIEW: "Online Profits "
- The Monthly Newsletter for Electronic Marketers
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- Published by InfoLink Editor: S. C. Allen
-
- Review by: Dan D. Gutierrez, President of AMULET Consulting
- Worldwide NetMarketing(tm) Professionals,
- Online conference: AMULET:vc BBS, (310) 374-6999
- Internet: amulet@ix.netcom.com
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- As a principal in a company that derives a significant amount of
- its revenue from services performed on the "Net", I was
- pleasantly surprised to learn of a new newsletter that focuses on
- the marketing aspect of doing business using electronic
- information networks. I found Online Profits, touted as "the
- monthly newsletter for electronic marketers", to be an excellent
- guide to pursuing business goals on the Net. The scope of Online
- Profits is broad enough to encompass both exclusive "Net
- businesses" such as mine as well as traditional businesses (e.g.
- manufacturers, publishers, distributors, importers, etc.) that
- wish to explore business opportunities on the Net.
-
- Just before stumbling upon this publication, I had begun the
- search for some authoritative source for new ideas and resources
- for companies such as mine. I quickly found a few special
- interest freebie and somewhat irregular news sheets floating
- around the various information networks, but none were of a
- professional style nor had consistent late-breaking content that
- I sought; that is until I found Online Profits.
-
- What I like about Online Profits is that the publisher
- understands the urgency that exists for savvy entrepreneurs to
- take advantage of the plethora of opportunities surrounding
- commerce on the Net. While reading its well balanced collection
- of articles, Online Profits gives me the belief that there is a
- distinct window of opportunity for businesses to enter the online
- game in order to gain an important early foothold on an explosion
- about to happen. From the direction the publisher has initially
- taken, I'm excited to wait for more insight in upcoming issues.
-
- In the premier issue (January 1995) the publisher provides a list
- of topics intended for coverage in upcoming issues:
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- o New methods for putting $'s in your pockets
- o Fail proof ways to add value to your BBS
- o What you can sell online and how you can sell it, without
- getting flamed.
- o How to market inexpensively or for FREE.
- o Ways for you to make money even when a caller calls another
- BBS.
- o How to list your business for FREE on the Internet.
- o The cheapest ways to open your business on the Internet.
- o The hottest showings at recent trade shows.
- o In-depth coverage of major opportunities like Mecklerweb and
- Business Information Centers with advertising case histories.
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- Each of these topic groups contain new ideas that one can easily
- implement immediately. For example, in the premiere issue I found
- a discussion of the "electronic marketplace," illustrating
- several areas where a business can take advantage of the Internet
- "gold rush," as it's described within. I had not previously
- considered several of these areas. In addition, numerous examples
- of "virtual stores" and "billboard services" were given, complete
- with e-mail addresses that one can contact for more information.
-
- I was also introduced to free listing services that provide
- advertising avenues that one might otherwise pass up. I was shown
- how I can get a listing in the Internet Business Pages directory
- and as my company also runs a BBS system, I was happy to find a
- full discussion of the CRIS network and their BBS DIRECT service.
-
- Probably the best part of Online Profits is its recommendations
- about marketing online. I found the discussion of "electrilla
- marketing" techniques for approaching an Internet marketing
- campaign to be insightful and stimulating. I've already tried out
- several recommendations with good success.
-
- The issue also provided some timely highlights describing an
- existing marketing organization, CommerceNet, which illustrated
- how one pioneering organization is already taking the "baby
- steps" necessary for taking advantage of new frontiers.
-
- The main thing that drew me to Online Profits was that it was
- thought provoking. It made me think about the resources and
- techniques being discussed and apply them to my own business. I
- felt challenged to try things I never thought of trying and I
- look forward to the following months' issues as a regular source
- of free flowing ideas with which I can experiment.
-
- The only thing missing from the premier issue is information
- about probably the most explosive component of the Internet these
- days, the World Wide Web. I do hear, however, that the publisher
- has made the WWW a major focus in the next issue.
-
- Although some will call the annual subscription rate of $147 a
- bit pricey, if the quality remains high, it will prove valuable
- enough to justify the cost. Like a seminar, if I get one good
- idea that I can translate into increased income, then it is well
- worth the money. Besides, it comes with a full years refund
- policy, not the usual pro-rated "for unshipped issues only"
- stuff. That offers me a certain sense of confidence.
-
- My bottomline recommendation in this product review is that
- Online Profits represents a valuable source of information,
- resources and ideas for any company that currently maintains a
- presence on the Net or wishes to establish such a presence at
- some point. The timing is excellent for this publication.
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- Ordering information: InfoLink
- 56089 Twentynine Palms Highway, Suite 254-FG21
- Yucca Valley, CA 92284
- 1-800-776-3818 Ext. FG21
- 1-619-228-9653 Ext. FG21
- FAX: 1-619-369-1185 Dept. FG21
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- Annual subscription: 12 issues $147 ($170 outside the US and Canada)
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