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IdeasWIN Unique e-Zine
A Newsletter for the Thoughtful Internet Marketer

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Issue 37 March 22, 2001

Editor: Christopher Stephenson, mailto:Chris at IdeasWIN.com

Publisher: http://www.IdeasWIN.com

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In This Issue
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1. Let's Get Started!

2. IdeasWIN RECOMMENDS: What Are Yours?

3. Feature Article: To Be Free!

4. In the Spotlight:E-Mail Marketing Extraordinaire

     5. Guest Article: Do You Have Faith in What You Are
     . Doing?
     6. Friends of the Business: Words That Pay

7. Subscription Management

8. Contact Information

9. The Last Word: PONDER POINTS

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1. Let's Get Started!
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Hello members, new & old. Sorry about the delay of this
issue. When computers work they are the most wondrous of all
inventions, but when they don't! They are accursed to say
the
very least! Well here it is none the less.

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2. IdeasWIN RECOMMENDS: What are Yours?
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I'm going to leave this empty this week to encourage you all
out there to send me more suggestions.

Have a favorite web site or program? Share it with all the
other members. We particularly like freeware and shareware.

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3. Today's Feature Article: To Be Free!
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What exactly does it mean, To Be Free?

The number one thing that enslaves the most people today is
DEBT. We each set our own priorities but this looks like
number one: Get Out of Debt.

Also many folks think they are subjugated by the job. That
is said to stand for "Just Over Broke" or "Jackass Of the
Boss". That being said, one of the most basic of human needs
is something to do. But, if someone else controls your time
then you are anything but free.

Obviously it's not for everyone but the single best answer
is self employment. The truth is, most are simply held
hostage by their fears. If you are afraid to take your life
into your own hands then you can never be free. Time has
taught me that if you will take the first step and trust in
the Lord to guide you and light the path, you can get there.

What will it take?

To get out of debt? Money and discipline.

How much money? Tough one. It depends on several things: How
much debt do you have? When do you want to be free of it?
What must you sacrifice in order to achieve this goal?

To control your own time? Money and discipline.

Again a series of questions is in order. Are you willing to
start over? Should you learn a new trade? Are you one of us
that is willing to be in business for yourself?

To secure your future? Money and discipline.

Will you take from today to secure tomorrow? Whether you are
talking investment or time or anything else that can offer
"worldly" security for tomorrow....it entails giving up some
of what you have today.

Although the prime answer for each type of freedom has
always been given as 'Money & Discipline' perhaps it would
have been truer to state it as: Discipline of Self, (needed
to get and keep) Money.

Is it worth it? So few do it that I am tempted to say that
most in the 'today' stage think not. But my experience tells
me this. All in 'tomorrow' think it is worth whatever we
might do today, and more.

Obviously the question here is not: Can you do it? but more
along the lines of, Is there a path to it along which I am
willing and able to walk?

Bottom line is: WILL YOU do it? Someone will.

Till next time. Good luck and God Bless.
Remember, IdeasWIN. Develop yours, Chris

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4. In The Spotlight:E-Mail Marketing Extraordinaire
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MyListMaker Changes

Previously I have written about the MyListMaker service.

Well those of us who joined early have certainly made some
nice commissions but some people became skeptical about the
system and whether they would get paid. Firstly let me
assure you that I have received every cent I have earned and
it has been paid on time every time.

However in a terrific move they have now opened the system
up to Free members. You may now join for Free and earn
commissions straight away. The Free membership is
essentially a trial and you don't have all the benefits of a
paid member but this is your chance to see how the system
works and try it out for Free.

I can assure you it has helped me build my mailing list and
I don't regret joining for one moment. I suggest you join
immediately for Free and see what you think of the system.
Sign up now at:

http://www.mylistmaker.com/?951791

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5. Guest Article: Do You Have Faith in What You Are Doing?
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Starting out on any venture whether it's a new business or a
trip to the local supermarket requires faith.

We live by faith or we do not live at all. Either we venture
or we vegetate. If we venture, we do so by faith, simply
because we cannot know the end of anything at its beginning.

Anything we do involves faith. We enter marriage by faith or
we stay single. We study for a profession by faith or we
give up before we have started. It's by faith that we move
mountains or we are stopped by molehills.

Faith is essential for day-to-day living let alone achieving
the heights of success! Without faith in your own ability to
achieve the desired results of your actions you might just
not even try.

However, most, if not all of us are plagued with doubt.
Doubt that we are doing the right thing, doubt that we have
what it takes, and doubt that it is even worth the effort.

We all fumble in the search for certainty, wishing that we
could escape the doubts that haunt us. The danger is that we
stop fumbling on through our doubts and begin to stagnate.

There has been no one throughout history who has never had
some doubts at some time in the intended outcome. So if you
are experiencing doubt, join the club and welcome to
reality!
So how can we increase our faith?

· Just do it!

If, despite our gnawing doubts, we can muster faith enough
to take a single step on the road to where we're going, we
are well on the way to creative achievement

· Take bite sized chunks.

Don't try to summon up the faith for the whole event, just
concentrate on enough faith for the next step and be
prepared for the doubt that will hit you around the corner.
So long as you can maintain faith for just 5 minutes more,
you will have faith to last a lifetime.

· Be sure that your faith is not misplaced.

It's all very well to believe that you can fly, but don't go
jumping off the cliff just yet. Make sure that you have done
the preparation and training first.

· Make faith your own

People who let others do their thinking for them, who will
not venture forth an opinion on any subject until they're
sure what they say will be met with approval and acceptance,
do not believe. Make sure that you make your own decisions
and build your own faith in those decisions.

· The past does not equal the future

Whatever experience you had in the past is just that, an
experience in the past! So long as you learn the lessons you
can be assured that you are not going to repeat things, that
is unless you want to!

· You are not alone

Whether you believe it or not, there are Universal Laws
which will come to your assistance once you decide that you
will make the first move. Try it and find out for yourself!

· Faith comes to those that ask for it

You can't generate or manufacture faith from within, nor can
you hype it up. Faith comes when you accept that you are
part of the bigger picture. So shut up, open up, and
receive. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the
conviction of things not seen.

If you manage to keep enough faith to bear the burden of
your doubts, then you have no reason left not to achieve
your dreams.
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Malcolm Harvey - Publisher 'The SuccessTrain'
Success is a journey not a destination.
For FREE provisions and route maps go to:
http://www.successtrain.com
To subscribe to 'The SuccessTrain' send a blank e-mail to:
mailto:subscribe@successtrain.com?subject=subscribe

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6. Friends of the Business: Words That Pay
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To sell more, write better. Make the most productive use of
words, words that address the needs and wants of your
customers.

The right words will overcome a mediocre look-and-feel. But
use the wrong words, and even the most professional-looking
site will be instantly destroyed.

Pretty serious stuff, especially when so many people
think...

"I Am Not a Writer"

Neither am I. Hemingway was a writer. Tolstoy was a writer.
Stephen King is a writer. Writing is about crafting
wonderful fiction, stories of power and feeling. But we're
talking here about creative writers.

You and I, on the other hand, are natural-born persuaders.
Think of all the people you persuade every day...

• your suppliers and your customers

• your co-workers and your boss (if you're the boss, your
employees)

• your spouse and your children

• your friends and associates

• even your competitors!

Yes, persuasion is a bit trickier "in writing." It's less
spontaneous and the "persuadee" is not sitting in front of
you. But, believe me...

You CAN learn to use Words that Sell. Read HOW.

http://myws.sitesell.com/IdeasWIN.html

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8. Contact Information
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What sets you apart from the crowd? Anything?
Surely, it is what you read.

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9. The Last Word: PONDER POINTS
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Somebody says, "Well, I can't be concerned about other
people. About the best I can do is to take care of myself."
Well, then you will always be poor.

From THE TREASURY OF QUOTES by Jim Rohn
http://www.jimrohn.com/ps.dll?a=petsc3189