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Ideas for growing your email list

I gathered these tips for a presentation, "Email Marketing with Constant Contact", that I gave for the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce on September 29, 2010.

  • Add a sign-up box to your website
  • Add a link to sign up on your email signature
  • Use a sign-up list - at tradeshows, etc.
  • Have a contest/giveaway
  • On website info form, add checkbox for permission to email newsletter
  • Mail a postcard with offer for email address

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Free Image Editing Tools (Windows)

Here's a list of free image editing tools, that might be useful for small businesses that don't want to spend the money on graphics software.

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Best Practices for Email Marketing

I gathered these tips for a presentation, "Email Marketing with Constant Contact", that I gave for the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce on September 29, 2010.

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Production Lapping - An Immigrant Story

This article first appeared in the November/December 2009 issue of the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce newsletter.

Have you ever stopped to think about where the parts on a deep sea explorer come from? Or the special knives on the machine that cuts diabetes test strips? How are those parts even made? The answer lies in the specialty of Production Lapping in Monrovia – precision flat lapping and CNC machining.

How Small Businesses Can Use Social Media

Here's a fantastic article about how small businesses can use social media in their marketing: 10 Small Business Social Media Marketing Tips. What I think makes this article stand out is that the author gives both a basic strategy and an advanced strategy for each social media tool. Most articles I've read give only more advanced strategies. However, the basic strategies are especially helpful for those who are just getting their feet wet. With these basic strategies, you know you're starting out on the right foot.

Monrovia Floral's Community Connection

This article first appeared in the July 2009 issue of the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce newsletter.

Swing open the door of Monrovia Floral and you are enveloped by the fresh scent of forest and flower gardens. A large refrigerator holds distinctive floral arrangements, and assorted gifts fill shelves on both sides. But the scent of greenery comes from the back workroom, where creativity and camaraderie flow into each bouquet.

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