What's an email list and do you need one? (Heart-Centered Tech Tip)

Last week I talked about some uses of autoresponders in managing your email. This week I want to talk about the idea of an email list.

Email lists: The conventional wisdom

If you’ve read anything about Internet marketing, you’ve probably heard the prevailing view, which is that you must have an email list. Apparently, you’re supposed to [...]

What exactly is an autoresponder, anyway? (Heart-Centered Tech Tips)

An email autoresponder does just what the name suggests: It responds to incoming messages. Automatically.

Most email programs will let you set up simple email autoresponders. For instance, you may have seen (or used) “out of office” or “on vacation” messages. When one of these autoresponders is active, any incoming email will trigger an automatic and [...]

Are you smarter than a third-grader?

This week’s tip is brought to you by the most amazing third-grader on the planet: my daughter.

As I was checking over her math homework tonight, she told me that kindergarteners (remember, to a third-grader, they’re babies) don’t use UPSC. I said, “youpie-what?” and she patiently explained that UPSC stands for a four-step method of problem-solving, [...]

Email Overload

If your email inbox is routinely clogged, there are a few simple things you can do to reduce the gunky buildup. I wrote about email filters a couple of weeks ago, and next week I’ll discuss a nifty way to subscribe to newsletters that completely bypasses your email and stops spam in its tracks.

This week [...]