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This is a summary of the
November 2003
Newsletter and Getting Started reports
we emailed to all of our subscribers from
www. RichardPresents.com.
(You can receive periodic New Report ALERTS, too, by sending us a blank
email from the link at the end of this message.)
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There's a lot of good information packed into this message, and some free
ebooks that you can add to your library (and even use to earn some
unexpected income).
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Here is what was included in this Summary:
1. The latest information that we've gathered on protection from Virus,
Trojan Horses and malicious Hacker attacks. (Including some helpful search
and recovery tools). Read it at "Just Plain Talk about Viruses"
2. Four of the latest articles and reports
posted to the Library.
3. Links to some useful services and mini-courses
4. Some helpful eBooks that you can download and use. Most are brandable
with your own affiliate links and can be given away, too. (virally
effective!)
5. A few recommendations and suggestions about creating an on-line
presence and Getting Started with your own website or newsletter.
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MESSAGE____
This is a very special message. We are proud to be a partner with the
official U.S. Marines "Toys for Tots" program in this 3rd Annual Internet
Toy Drive. It's a sad fact that millions of children in the United States
will not have a single gift to open on Christmas Day! We aim to change
that and make sure that EVERY child has a least one present from 'Santa'
under their tree. Help a needy child in your
community right now: Click on:
http://www.internettoydrive.com
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Have you visited our Library recently? Just in case you missed them, let
us direct your attention to a few of our most recent reports:
"Double Whammy Virus Attack" (How many times has you computer been
infected?) here a 9 points to consider when working to maintain your
internet security. by RP Staff
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"A Viral Marketing Case Study" (The Key to Conversion) by Paul
Myers. If you haven't seen it yet, it outlines how Paul <paul@talkbiznews.com>
made some changes to Scott Stratten's viral subscription process and took
his subscription rate from 10 a day to (currently) 500-600/day.
CLICK HERE to download
the ZIP files for this ebook in PDF format
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"How Headlines Help You Sell More Information on the Web." by David
Garfinkel If you've been marketing information on the Web - or even
THINKING about marketing on the Web - surely you've heard many times how
important headlines are.
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"Don't Make this Common Classified Advertising Mistake" by Steve
Hackney.
This Common Classified Advertising
Mistake can Cost You Dearly.
(At this Special Report, you can quickly sign on for Steve's FREE 5 part
mini marketing course, titled "How To Skyrocket The Sales And Profits Of
Your Service Business--Closely Guarded Secrets Revealed."
Click over to the Library for these reports.
___TRUTH
IN ADVERTISING______
In May, 2003, the United States Federal Trade Commission gave notice to
everyone who markets online that they (the FTC) will actively enforce the
Rules on Truth in Advertising. "Rules? What Rules?" -- Find out what you
MUST know to avoid being caught in their search for the BAD guys. Download
our FREE eBooklet which explains in Plain English, how you can use these
Rules to your advantage.
Download your FREE copy from HERE
______EBOOKS_______
Ebooks are tremendous resources for so many things. Nearly everyone has
some special interests and you can buy literally hundreds of eBooks about
your hobbies, games, work, etc., from all over the Internet.
Ebooks are tremendous resources for so many things. Nearly everyone has
some special interests and you can buy literally hundreds of eBooks about
your hobbies, games, work, etc., from all over the Internet.
Here is the latest addition at the SiteSell University - another free
Master's Manual.
It's the WebMasters BUSINESS Masters Course. If you're thinking about
hanging out your shingle as an independent Webmaster this will be valuable
addition to you library.. get the download link at:
LIBRARY SECTION D
The Webmaster BUSINESS Masters Course will start and keep you on the right
business track. Mark Frank, the author of the Masters Course, and owner of
a home-based Web site design business, gives an insider's perspective on
what to do... and more importantly, what not to do on the "business side"
of your new company. (After all, you already have the "creative" side
under control, or else you wouldn't be promoting your services!)
We added this Masters Course to our library, too. .....Richard
If you plan to write a newsletter or ebook, create an affilate theme
website, create a website for an existing off-line business, promote your
own products from your website, etc., you owe it to yourself to download
all of the free Master's Courses from
Library
Section 'D':
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While working on our websites, we find and
use many great little applications and services... most of them Free. Here
are a few that you might like to investigate.
META TAG
Optimizer...
free tool to
help create the most effective tags for your website. Optimize for the
Search Engines
Free Software Downloads...
so many
avaialable programs that you're sure to find some that will help
TinyURL....
shorten mile long email and URL addresses with one click (still a
real cool tool!)
Search Engine Blaster...
to help you
establish the best Search Engine submission schedules
All of these are clickable text links on our
Getting Started pages. You'll find many other helpful services
highlighted on those pages. Click these links as you read through the
discussions; we put them there to help you Get Started. (Don't miss page
2)
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MORE PLAIN TALK ABOUT VIRUSES__
If you
missed our last discussion about antivirus protection and your internet
security, you can review the full article in our October Newsletter
Archive.
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Here are a
few of the most important comments that warrant repeating:
►You
must have a Firewall.
►You
must have an anti-virus
program.
►You
must practice all possible
precautions with your email
(especially attachments).
►You
must consider every floppy you
get from someone else to be a
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But, what can you do right now if you haven't installed your firewall and
anti-virus programs yet?
Here are a few suggestions:
Get McAfee'e Search and Repair 'Stinger' program from their site. It's
free, will fit easily on one floppy, can be used over and
over again to check all of the computers you use, even if they aren't
connected to the internet.
___IMPORTANT
NOTICE___
As of November 4, 2003, the current version of Stinger now checks for 44
viruses, trojans and worms. Get it from McAfee at no cost
HERE
And - you can download a free ZoneAlarm Company Firewall program from
c|net by
clicking HERE
In our October Newsletter, we listed some important things to consider for
your "Disaster Plan".
Here are a few more:
First. and probably the most important.. be prepared! and if you haven't
taken this seriously, consider the plight of one of
our friends who thought his computer was secure because he had installed a
firewall. He was hit with a virus and we asked him
Which of these 5 serious mistakes caused your Computer to be
attacked? Did you --
1.. fail to immediately Delete any new
suspicious looking email
messages
that got past your filters?
2.. take a chance that you could open a
suspicious file
attachment without
downloading it to a floppy
first and
doing a virus scan of the
floppy?
3.. fail to manually initiate a complete
scan of your system at least
once
a week?
4.. ignore online Virus Scanning program
updates from your
antivirus program
Company or put off doing
immediate
system virus scans of your whole
computer when you did update?
5.. ignore update alerts from your
Firewall provider?
Any one of these omissions could have been the one that allowed a
hacker to get into his computer and plant a virus or Trojan Horse. He
really wasn't sure which one, but was certain that it he wouldn't let it
happen again.
Invasion by hackers is not the only way that viruses are planted.
Even email from friends and family can provide a serious threat...
and that's why it's so important to be vigilant and protect your computer,
and your peace of mind, by installing and maintaining
adequate firewalls and up-to-date virus scanning programs.
But, what about SPAM? You bet! It's a serious threat! If you don't know
who sent it, consider Serious Mistake 1 and 2 above.
Also, you should at least set the filters of your email program to reject
or defer undesirable email because it could definitely
be the carrier of bad news and serious consequences.
Nearly all of the most popular email services and ISP's have effective
SPAM filters. Sometimes they are too effective and stop
email that you really want to read. Most of these anti-spam programs can
be trained (taught) to recognize what is
acceptable for you.
Companies like McAfee, etc, provide Complete Security Centers that include
Personal Firewalls, Antivirus programs, Spam Killers and Privacy
protection... see the list of McAfee's programs
HERE
We suggest that you take another look at our "What's
a Firewall?" Report. We update it regularly.
Remember, virus infections could happen to you. If you haven't had any
problems -- congratulations! Continue you vigilance and
help your family and friends avoid virus infections,...
Our personal policy is to be suspicious of strange email messages, expect
the worst, delete unless we know the source....and sometimes this doesn't
even work.
And why not help your friends maintain maximum security for their
computers by forwarding a copy of this message to them. Change the subject
line so that they will recognize that the message comes from you.
We thank you, and we're confident that they will, too.
They can even register for their own copy of our monthly ALERT summaries
by sending
a blank email to Richard
In future discussions, we'll talk more about
Disaster Planning, Remote (Server Side) backup, current virus updates, and
new security tools.
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That's all for this time. We encourage you to stop by our
www.Richardpresents.com website regularly to keep up to date on our
newest reports, tips and tools to help you Get Started in creating your
own web presence.
...and if your internet activities are centered on
just plain interesting and informative reading, and
learning, we'll continue to publish more of everything we find that will
help you meet those goals. We're open to suggestions
Thanks for reading along
Helping you get started to
turn your ideas into income at
http://www.RichardPresents.com
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PS. Are you tired of SPAM? It seems that everyone is asking that
question, especially those of us that attempt to provide helpful tips,
tools and related information to our readers.
We do not send SPAM... and to be certain that your ISP doesn't accidently
cancel out this message, we tested it first with the Free
SPAM Checker by SiteSell.
You can
use it, too. Get all of the details at:
SpamCheck_Buildit
A Note of Interest: To combat the resource-destroying spam problems, ISPs
and individuals are using filters in record numbers. Some of these
are defective and sometimes mark and delete email you actually want.
To continue receiving our ALERTS, please put Richard@Richardpresents.com
on the white list of each spam filter you are using. Ask your ISP to do
so, too.
We thank you.
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