"Free Subscribers from Ezine Directories"
by Azam Corry
Registering at numerous ezine directories, or other Web sites
that list newsletters, is a simple way to recruit subscribers.
Maintained for the benefit of visitors, these listings provide
increased exposure to publishers who add their ezine to the
database.
Don't expect to receive hundreds, or even tens of new sign-ups a
day from most of these sites. It just doesn't work like that.
Niche markets excepted, I suspect relatively few surfers
regularly search for ezines; though publishers often investigate
other listings when submitting their own. In addition, your
publication is one of thousands in the directory competing for
attention.
Having said all that, ezine directories should not be ignored.
Especially if you're operating on a budget. The thing is,
although you might not get many subscribers per day, your listing
is permanent.
If your publication appears at enough directories, over the
course of a year, it can mean hundreds, possibly thousands of new
subscribers. And they're all free.
As an added bonus, many of these sites allow you to include your
Web site URL. Those which use static, as opposed to dynamically
generated pages (which aren't indexed by search engines) will
improve your site's link popularity, and thus its search engine
position.
Still, for registering to be really worthwhile, you want to be
able to list your ezine quickly and easily in as many directories
as possible. As with most things, the key to speed is
preparation.
Before you go online, open a new text file. This wants to be a
plain text file, not a Word document. In it write:
* Two versions of the title of your ezine or newsletter.
A short one at 50 characters or less (simply the name of theezine). A longer title of up to 100 characters, incorporatingseveral of your most important keywords.
* Three versions of your ezine description.
A full description of up 250 characters, another of up to 200characters, and a sort description of just 150 characters.Emphasize the benefits of subscribing, and use your mostimportant keywords, adding more as space permits.
Since some directories allow the use of HTML commands in thedescription field, you might want to prepare a duplicate ofeach, using HTML formatting for added impact.
* A list of up to 15 keywords relevant to your publication.
These are words and short phrases you want searchers to findyour ezine under. As with your title and description, differentdirectories set different size limits. Some allow only 5keywords, others, 6, 8, 10, 12, or 15. For this reason, whencomposing your list, it's essential you order it in relation tokeyword importance.
Start with your most important keyword, and work your way down,with the least relevant word or phrase last of all. Separateterms with commas, and avoid line breaks or carriage returns.
* The main URL of your Web site.
* The URL to your Ezine information/sign-up page.
* The URL to a sample issue (if you have one).
* The URL to ezine archives (if you have any).
* The email address used to subscribe.
* The email address used to unsubscribe.
* The approximate number of subscribers.
* Your full name
* Company/Organization name.
* A contact email address that may be published online.
* A private contact email address (not to be published).
Don't worry - no single directory will request all this
information. But since you'll need different elements for
different directories, it makes sense to keep all the details in
one place.
Once you've finished, save the file in a logical location
together with other ezine related material. Create a shortcut
(alias) to it in an easily accessible place (perhaps your desktop
or main menu), so that you can always open it without digging
through folders.
Below are 44 places you can list your ezine. All are currently
active.
http://www.asphyxia.com/ezm/
http://www.bizx.com/
http://www.bestezines.com/ezines/master.shtml
http://www.cashconnection.com/publisherssite.htm
http://www.catalog.com/vivian/interest-group-search.html
http://www.copywriter.com/lists/
http://www.cumuli.com/
http://www.e-zinez.com/
http://www.escribe.com/
http://www.ezine-marketing.com/
http://www.ezine-universe.com/
http://www.ezineadsource.com/
http://www.e-zinedirectory.com/
http://www.ezinefactory.co.za/
http://www.ezinesearch.com/search-it/ezine/
http://www.ezineseek.com/
http://www.ezinestoday.com/
http://www.freezineweb.com/
http://www.gneworld.com/mlist/
http://www.ideamarketers.com/publish/esignup.cfm
http://www.infojump.com/
http://www.inkpot.com/zines/
http://www.lifestylespub.com/
http://www.list-city.com/
http://www.List-Universe.com/
http://www.listex.com/category.html
http://www.listsnet.com/
http://www.liszt.com/
http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
http://www.marketing-info.com/zinedirectory.html
http://www.meta-list.net/
http://www.new-list.com/
http://www.newsletteraccess.com/
http://www.oblivion.net/zineworld/
http://www.paml.net/
http://www.perfecthomebusiness.com/
http://www.published.com/
http://www.reference.com/
http://www.techmailings.com/
http://www.tile.net/lists/
http://www.topezineads.com/submit_ezine.html
http://www.webscoutlists.com/
http://www.zinos.com/
http://www.zineconnection.com/
When submitting, having several browser windows open at once will
make progress faster. In the time it takes for you to complete
one submission, other pages will have loaded in the background.
Open your new file and simply copy and paste the required
information into each form. Get a multiple clipboard utility and
you'll save even more time.
[I recommend shareware CopyPaste http://www.scriptsoftware.com .
Besides many other useful features (the character count of
selected text, for example), it provides you with 100 clipboards
which can be saved through restarts].
There you have it! Though it may take a while to prepare your
information file, once done, you'll breeze through the
submissions. I'm sure you'll agree, a few hours work is worth it
to plug-in a never-ending, free subscriber feed!
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