[epub] ezine ads & list managers, misc

[Mydenise@xxxxxxx]

Hi, Everyone ...

First, I want to thank everyone for all their  input a couple of weeks ago 
about how to best relaunch my ezine.  I integrated a lot of your input and 
verbiage and sent out my announcement last week.  I decided not to ask people to 
resubscribe but to give clear upfront instructions how to unsubscribe if they so 
desired.  To my relief and amazement, no one accused me of spam.  In fact, I 
got a few responses indicating they had missed my publication and felt it was 
one of the best business ones out there.  At least I know someone is reading it 
:)).

Anyway, I have a couple of questions as I get back into the ezine world.  I 
am looking for some ezines to place an ad for a teleclass that I am doing for 
women business owners.  If it is a paid ad, what is a fair price to pay?  Where 
are the best places/ways to find ezines that  target the same market?  Are 
there other more effective ways to get the word out there, besides promoting in 
my own ezine and posting at teleclass web sites?

Second question - I signed up with my current host because it seemed to have 
one of the best mailing list features.  From day 1, my web master has had many 
challenges in linking the subscribe form to the web host mail manager.  He 
had spent many hours with their tech support in getting it hooked up properly.  
It was working for awhile and now there seems to be a glitch.  When someone 
subscribes now, I get confirmation yet their name does not appear on the list.  
Tech support is now telling me that there is some problem with the 
configuration of the form (which I have no idea what they are talking about).

Now for the question - is this a common problem when linking subscribe forms 
to a web host?  Any feedback on where I should go from here?  Right now my 
most of my subscriber base is at topica but I don't want to move it till I can 
get this issue resolved with web host.  I prefer integrated solutions - ie., 
having  list management capabilities through my web host rather than use a 
separate list manager vendor.  Right now it is chewing up alot of my time so I need 
to get it resolved.  I just don't have a clear sense of my alternatives, or 
even what the real issue is.  (and my webmaster is in Europe right now.)  

Thanks for all your input.

Warmly,
Denise 



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