Please note that her post is sitting in the spam bin.

It makes you want to give her money to get to the top of the search engines, doesn’t it?

Here’s their article in full (Hey, I figure someone should get the search results):

Thats a great post I read it all. there are things I agree and there are things I disagree, but than all them I wanna share with u an article I loved similar with this theme…

Sell More Books With an E-mail Newsletter

NOTE: Because many words in this article are likely to trigger sp^m filters, we’ve disguised them with symbols (e.g. sp^m). This will ensure a higher delivery rate if you use this article in your e-zine.

If you’re selling your book online, you’re practically guaranteed to increase sales by publishing an e-mail newsletter, or “e-zine.”

Why? Well, for a start, it’s a super way to give readers a taste of your expertise and style along with samples of your content. This ensures they’ll come to be familiar with you, trust you, and hopefully buy your book when they’re ready for more information.

Also, it’s a great way to *capture prospects* who aren’t ready to buy your book when they visit your site, but are still interested in the info you have to share.

Based on my own experiences in marketing my manual, ‘Boost Business With Your Own E-zine,’ here are 7 ways to help increase book sales using an e-mail newsletter.
• First thing: Encourage e-zine SIGNUPS on your Web site where you promote your book.

Before you even begin publishing, start collecting e-mail addresses. Place a signup form in many places on your site to invite visitors to subscribe to your free e-zine. This way, if a visitor isn’t interested in buying your book today, she can sign up for your free e-zine. Now you haven’t lost her, and she’ll learn even *more* about your book from being a subscriber.

E-zine publishers also report GREAT signup results using pop-up and pop-under boxes at their Web sites.

Examples: On my main site, http://www.woopsIdeletedyourURL.com, I feature a signup form on EVERY page, as well as a pop-up box. On my book sales site, http://www.woopsIdeletedyourURL.com/tutorial, I have a pop-under box that appears once you close the main window.

Remember: NEVER sign anyone up without her permission!

• Feature EXCERPTS and/or TIPS from your book in your e-zine.

These can be either direct excerpts or short tips that summarize some of your content. Go through your book and highlight individual tips or small sections that could stand well on their own. Just don’t give away the whole store! For example, giving your readers a whole chapter of your book in each issue is going overboard.
Besides lifting material directly from your book, try some other spins on your topic such as a list of top 10 tips, a how-to article, a list of resources, or a review of a trend in the industry.

Example: One of my clients, a life coach, has a hard-cover book out right now that features 101 tips on how to attract what you want in life. Each issue of her weekly e-zine features one of those tips, along with a brief explanation of how
to implement it.

• Directly after your article, give a quick PROMO BLURB that shamelessly plugs your book.

Why right after the article and before anything else? If someone reads your article/tip and says to themselves, “Gee, that was great information,” they’ll be ready to hear what else you have to share on that subject. Really pump it up
and have a good time with it.

Example: “Did you like today’s article? If you did, you’ll LOVE my new book, ‘Double Your Business in Six Months.’ It’s jammed with more than 257 great ideas to help you grow your business FAST. Learn more and order now at [Web address here]. You can begin using my best tips within minutes!”

• In each issue, offer a TESTIMONIAL from one of your book purchasers. Let your readers know that many other people just like them ARE buying your book and LOVE it. Idea: Create a small section in your e-zine for this purpose.

In each issue, feature a short testimonial from one of your readers here.

Example: “What ‘Beauty Blastoff’ Readers Are Saying: ‘I can’t tell you how much your book has helped me improve my appearance. Thanks to your tips, I’ve lost 20 pounds, cleared up my skin, and rid of all my unwanted hair. Now my rich ex-husband even wants me back. You’re a saint!’” — Suzy Smitten, Los Angeles, Calif.

• Offer your readers a SPECIAL DISCOUNT for a l1mited time.

Make your readers feel special by offering them a special discount on your book when you can. For best response rates, make it a limited time offer to lend a sense of urgency. I did this with my manual when it first came out and got great results.

Example: “For Subscribers Only: Buy my book before midnight this Friday and receive a 20% discount!”

If you can’t give your subscribers a discount, offer something else to make them feel special, such as a bonus report or free phone consultation with their purchase.

• Mention your book in as many other places as possible in your e-zine.

Bottom line: The more you mention your book, the higher your chances they’ll buy. While your opportunities are endless, here are a few ideas to start with:

• in your masthead (This is where you give the reader info about your publication— usually at the very top.)
• in your editor’s or publisher’s note (This is where you give a personal note to your readers.)
• in your article (If you mention a certain point that you cover wonderfully in your book, say so!)
• To attract even more prospects, advertise your e-zine in your everyday email SIGNATURE FILE.

You know what a signature (or “sig”) file is, right? It’s that little blurb with contact info that you can automatically insert at the end of every e-mail you send. Besides your obvious contact information, give a quick plug for your book AND e-zine. Why? Well, if you just advertise your book, some people will read your sig file and think, “That’s cool, but I don’t want to buy anything right now.” BUT if you advertise your FREE e-zine, they’ll likely take advantage of your offer. THEN you’ve got them on your list.

Example: Here’s what I have at the END of my sig file, after my contact information: “BOOST BUSINESS by publishing your own e-mail newsletter!
Learn how now — sign up for fr*ee how-to tips at http://www.woopsIdeletedyourURL.com.”

(c) 2000-2003 Alexandria K. Brown. All rights reserved.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alexandria K. Brown, “The E-zine Queen,” is author of the award-winning manual,
“Boost Business With Your Own E-zine.” To learn more about her book and sign up for
more FREE tips like these, visit her site at http://www.woopsIdeletedyourURL.com

One small problem. The medicine prescribed didn’t address the pain. To be frank, it didn’t even shake hands with it. It just walked on by the pain without even a sideways glance.

To make a long and painful story short, they finally gave me something that just completely obliterated my coherence and within four hours of the initial pain, I had passed the stone.

You may wonder why I’m bothering to write about this at five AM in the morning. On my blackberry. In my bathroom.

Unless you’re really slow, you should no longer be wondering. That’s right ladies and gents, the Incredible Schwim’s next feat will consist of passing a kidney stone with nothing but water and some Aleve.

At least he prays to God that it’s his next trick.

Hour 1:

At five AM on the dot, I’m awakened by a pain in the lower left of my back. Within five minutes, it has wrapped around to encompass the whole left side of my torso. Also, I have to urinate like it’s nobody’s business. I get to the bathroom but I barely pass anything. I head back to bed and lie down but before I can even begin the fruitless task of trying to adjust my position in hopes of getting rid of the pain, the realization that I’ve got another kidney stone hits me. I head back to the bathroom, close the doors and commence drinking copious amounts of water. I begin pacing in a circle. I stretch. I crouch. I duck-walk. As is always the case, nothing works. You simply buckle down for the ride. You have no choice in the matter.

Hour 2:

I tried searching on the Blackberry, but I can’t control my fingers well enough to operate the browser, so I grab the laptop. Search history shows “alleviate kidney stone pain” “kidney stone pain” “immediate relief from kidney stone pain” and my personal favorite, “ohmyfuckinggodhowdoIstopthepain?” After searching for what seemed like an eternity, instead of the common “it’s like giving birth. It’s normal.”, “There is nothing you can do to help the pain.” and “drink water” comments, I found hope. Neigh, I found promises! Joe Barton promised me relief! As I read, I began answering all of his questions. After a while, I was getting pretty pissed that he was putting me through the mental anguish:

Right now you are probably feeling terrible. Sharp pains may be shooting through your body as you curl up in pain. Your lower back may feel like it is being stabbed with a hot knife, over and over again. You may even feel like vomiting, or you may have some nausea.

Yes Joe, I am feeling terrible! How do I make it stop?

Memories of past episodes with kidney stones may be haunting you as you feel another attack coming on.

Oh my God, Joe, it’s almost as if you’re in the bathroom with me! Now tell me how to make it stop!

You are desperate for a kidney stone miracle.

Jesus Joe, we’ve already established that! Please tell me what to do!

Instead, Joe tells me how it’s guaranteed to work or my money back and then begins telling me about his great kids.

Now I am in so much pain that it’s hard to think, but I do the math.

Under 10% of sufferers have to have surgery. The rest pass the stone on their own, usually within 24 to 48 hours.

Chances are great that I’m going to get rid of this stone. For the simple fact that Joe has created a site to amplify the fears of his visitors before hitting them with a shopping cart, I decided that I would die on my bathroom floor before I sent him any money. It would be akin to the anesthesiologist waiting for the birth pains to start before telling my wife how incredibly bad it’s going to hurt to have a child and then handing her a credit card processing machine to pay for the spinal tap. Even in my pain induced stupor, I realize that there is no magical solution. I close the laptop and grab another glass of water.

Hour 3:

Holy Baby Jesus in the manger, this hurts. I’ve had a lot of pain and I do believe that this tops the list, barre none. I’ve tried stretching, curling, lying down, jumping, sitting, jogging and more. The thing that separates kidney stone pain from other pains is the simple fact that it is all-encompassing and it is completely inescapable. Where you can cradle a broken arm, you’re on your own with your fluid processing plant. You get waves of pain, spikes of pain, flashes of pain and finally, you get crushing blasts of pain. You feel as if you have to do something and you can’t sit still, but nothing helps. My wife is up now and has continued the internet search, finding all kinds of home remedies for easing the pain. I will save future suffers the trouble by letting you know now that none of it worked.

In order from most crazy to least crazy:

1) Hold a vibrating back massager against your lower back and groin area. The vibration will both help jar the stone loose and will dull the pain.

Rating: 5 bullshit stamps.
Bonus: It confuses the sensations and now you’re not sure whether you have to pee, poop or have an alien pop out of your midsection.

2) Filling your stomach completely with water, then jumping up and down. This will just knock the stone right out of there.

Rating: 5 bullshit stamps.
Bonus: Now you have to vomit.

3) Take a brisk walk.

Rating 5 bullshit stamps.
Bonus: I’ve been walking since the pain started. Walking briskly has done nothing but take me farther away from the john in case I do have to go.

Hour 4:

My wife has called all of the family members and all feel that I should visit the doctor. I’m in no position to argue and would really love to have some of those pills that make it all go away. I decide to wait a little longer and during that time, the incredible pain vanishes, leaving in it’s wake a substantial need to pee and phantom pains that are just enough to make you think that maybe you didn’t get rid of it. For the next hour, I wait for the return of the pain. For the next 6 hours, I continue to use the bathroom in an attempt to get rid of the two gallons of water that I ingested. It seems that I passed it after all. Running on an hour and a half of sleep, I finish out the day. I’m just so thankful that the pain is gone!  I don’t ever want to have to go through that again.

Day two:

I wake up at 7AM with an intense pain in my lower back.

They state that they were following the “regulations” set forth by the FCC. If that is the case, then why is DirecTV, Tivo and every other DVR system able to record the same shows that WMC can not?

Aha, therein lies the rub. The reason is because there are no “regulations” prohibiting the recording of any media. The FCC and MPAA attempted to dictate what the hardware makers could allow their hardware to record with something called broadcast flags, but the courts said they were high.

Imagine that your local schools stated that you could not drop your kids off in any vehicle manufactured with a sunroof. This was because you could inadvertently fall out of the car if the earth’s gravity were to reverse in areas with a high concentration of ill behaved children. Although the courts stated they were morons for attempting to enforce something like this, GM produced cars for your region that, if equipped with a sunroof, refused to turn into any school entrance. When asked, GM states “it’s the law”.

What Microsoft is doing is just as lame as my attempt at an analogy.

Microsoft loves digital rights management. They pack it into anything they can; music services, media centers, personal audio devices. If they are able to fit the code into something, you can pretty much guarantee that it will be shipped with it. When asked though, their common response(after their initial refusal to respond at all) is that their hand was forced by the media providers. Just like now. These concrete rules and regulations that they absolutely must adhere to. These absolute laws that they are unable to circumvent.

If only there were an alternative.

Japan feels the same way. In fact, they say it’s a risk.  I guess you might accidentally stab yourself with the instructions, but otherwise I just found it to be a terrible inconvenience.

It may not seem like that big of a deal, but it’s the first meal we’ve cooked in our home in the last four months(give or take a few days).

Why? Because we didn’t have a kitchen.

No crap. For the last four months, there was no kitchen in our house. Since I had removed the first floor bathroom earlier, we didn’t have any form of running water on the first floor. This meant that we carried any dishes upstairs to the master bathroom for washing.

I put the sink in today and after resolving an issue with a clogged waste pipe, we had running water again. Although I still have a bit to do in the form of base, kickplate and cabinet surrounding trim, we now have a fully functional kitchen.

I think my wife would like to sleep in there for a few nights. I think that I might steer clear of that end of the house for a while.

Chloe will bring me food. For reasons I’m sure you can understand, I can’t go out to eat for a while.

Over the course of too long of a period of time, I’ve been remodeling portions of my home.  I’ve often run into “creative” building practices, but while working in the kitchen, I’ve found some of the most mind boggling things I’ve ever come across in all my years of hitting things with a hammer.

You have to wonder, “How bad can it be?”.  Frankly, I don’t blame you, since I’m prone to exaggeration  if it makes for a good story.

What are you looking at?

1) A header for a load bearing wall.  This wall single-handedly holds up our loft bedroom.  Unfortunately, the header only has one jack stud.  On the pictured side, two nails toe-nailed through the stud hold it in place.  This effectively means that the joists above this header is being supported by the shear strength of two 12 penny nails.

2) A plumbing vent stack for the kitchen.  You are correct if you think that it is not in fact a complete vent stack, but two parts.  It seems they used an under sink fitting to tie the two pipes together and didn’t support the lower half.  Over time, the lower half sagged and the pipes separated.  From that point on, our septic vented into the wall cavity of the kitchen.  Bonus: No insulation.

3) This is an exterior wall cavity.  Note the lack of insulation. I guess they ran out.

Please don’t think that this is the extent of the issues in the kitchen.  Before starting the project, there were five(5) switches in the kitchen alone that didn’t do anything.  The wires had been cut and thrown into the walls over time with no protection, just bare wires tucked into the wall with still active switches.

I’ve done some repair/remodeling in the area for some time and I can state that this is not an isolated occurance.  Not long ago, this was accepted building standards.  This area had little to no enforcement of codes and the builders took advantage of that fact.  I’ve seen roof joists built from 2×4′s, whole houses with no insulation, doors(exterior) held in with only 8d nails through the casing, septic tanks buried under the house and once a whole addition held up with buckets of sand.

I will never purport to be the best at anything.  I do however have a modicum of pride and I believe I would walk in front of a Good Humor truck if I built anything like this.

Regardless of what the accepted practices were at the time,  the guy who built my house should be punished.

I can only hope that he’s living in something that he built.