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Interview with Ralph Wilson on email marketing and e-commerce Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

REPPED: Mike: Today we are speaking with Ralph Wilson, a globally recognized authority on web marketing and e-commerce. He is the author of hundreds of articles, e-books and newsletter issues all found at wilsonweb.com. Thank you for joining us today, Ralph. Wilson: Thank you. Mike: For those who may not be familiar with your site and what you do, can you give a brief introduction of what you cover in this industry? Wilson: Well, I started back in 1995 when the industry was very tiny.

We certainly are not exhaustive, but our site has really become the center for internet marketing, e-commerce and web marketing on the internet. We provide a huge amount of information. We have a free version and a pay version of Web Marketing Today. The accumulation of all the writing over the years makes the site pretty big. Mike: So the free version of Web Marketing Today is something people can sign up for, correct? Wilson: Yes, it comes out weekly. I try to keep it short purposely, so it is readable and quickly readable.

Chocolate raw foods roundup: The best new chocolate superfood bars revealed Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Their e-commerce system isn't all that great (PayPal only), but if you get stuck, you can call them at 513-470-1787 and order over the phone. Hopefully they'll upgrade their e-commerce in the future and make it easier to order from their website. Also worth mentioning If you're looking for just a straight chocolate bar, without all the superfoods, try TheoChocolate (www.TheoChocolate.com), which offers a jaw-dropping 91% cacao content bar that tastes downright delicious. It's rich. I mean really rich.

Revolutionary laundry soap product grows on trees, replaces laundry detergent with eco-friendly solution Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Our e-commerce site www.BetterLifeGoods.com is now shipping these soap nuts throughout the U.S. and Canada, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Orders are also accepted from other countries, but we urge consumers to carefully consider the fuel resources needed to ship such items internationally. If you live in Australia, New Zealand or anywhere near Asia, we encourage you to find a regional source for these soap nuts to avoid redundant international shipping. Here are a few sources we know of right now: U.S. and Canada: www.BetterLifeGoods.

Hawaiian macadamia nut farmers face economic devastation due to false labeling of imported mac nuts as "Hawaiian" Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Neither one of these sites has any sort of sophisticated e-commerce system. You have to order the nuts by phone or mail. It's cumbersome, but it's worth it. Order several pounds at a time to make it worth your while. (My last order from South Kona Macs was for 35 pounds of mac nuts. I give some away to friends and family. A pound of raw mac nuts from the Big Island of Hawaii makes a great gift!) Remember the time difference if you call: Hawaii is two or three hours behind California time, so don't call these folks at five in the morning Hawaii time, please.

Chocolate raw foods roundup: The best new chocolate superfood bars revealed Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Hopefully they'll upgrade their e-commerce in the future and make it easier to order from their website. Also worth mentioning If you're looking for just a straight chocolate bar, without all the superfoods, try TheoChocolate (www.TheoChocolate.com), which offers a jaw-dropping 91% cacao content bar that tastes downright delicious. It's rich. I mean really rich. It tastes like you sledded face-first down the hillside of a cacao plantation with your mouth open, cramming raw chocolate beans into your face (and I mean that in a good way).

BetterLifeGoods.com introduces a travel safety tool with LED light, radio, cell phone charger, seatbelt cutter, glass break and more Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

BetterLifeGoods.com e-commerce site. Revenues from the sale of this product help me earn a living, giving me the freedom to keep writing on a non-profit basis for NewsTarget, as well as serving as the volunteer executive director of the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center. A percentage of profits from the sale of this product are already pledged to the Consumer Wellness Center's "Prenatal Wellness" program.) Here's a blunt, honest review of the product I've included a description of all the product features and uses below. Overall, the product has many applications.

President of eMarketing Association, Robert Fleming, discusses e-marketing certification and the current state of spam Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

These are important since colleges are not giving degrees in e-marketing or e-commerce. Most of the people who have experience in that have gained it on their own. The certification demonstrates to prospective employers and clients that people do indeed have an understanding of mechanisms, processes, techniques and procedures for marketing on the internet. It's a very popular certification, the only such certification endorsed by a governor and state board of education. It's offered in 300 colleges around the world in 30 countries.

Interview with David Wolfe on raw foods, the bird flu and herbal healing Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The other site that I have is an e-commerce site that is an online health food store, rawfood.com, which has been around 11 years now. It's out there serving the community, and it's a lot of fun. Mike: And you also mentioned Dragon Herbs, right? Wolfe: Dragon Herbs is a great company that is owned by my friend, Ron Teagarden. That's dragonherbs.com. They've got wonderful stuff there. A product that I really recommend is Protector 2000. There is also a great reishi mushroom product he has. Another great friend of mine has tetrahedron.org, Dr. Len Horowitz.

Interview with Loren McDonald, vice president of marketing at EmailLabs Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

McDonald: For example, I have one e-commerce client that I consult with on an ongoing basis. We have a long-term plan of how to get him to an Amazon-type level of sophistication in terms of email marketing. We're only halfway there because the person who I interface with has multiple jobs. He's been managing the website, designing and putting up product photos on the web. He's doing lots of other things. A couple of hours each month, he works on two separate email programs that go out. I work with him a few hours every month on each campaign.

The companies that were looking at this and asking questions are typically the people at e-commerce and retailers, where if 10 or 15 percent of emails are being delivered, it has a direct impact on their bottom line because there's a lot of potential loss of sales there. Mike: Sure. McDonald: We're helping our clients on a number of fronts. We have people that are dedicated to managing our relationships with the ISPs, so if there are any issues we can resolve them very quickly.

President of eMarketing Association, Robert Fleming, discusses e-marketing certification and the current state of spam Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

If you don't build the store right, you don't build the website for e-commerce properly, especially if the navigation isn't good or the graphics aren't good. Mike: Right. Fleming: Email is so widespread, and there is so much spam, and that's such a large issue. That's the hottest issue with e-marketers, along with search engine optimizations. Eighty percent of the people who get to your site get there through one search engine or another. Mike: It seems like you would need to sort of reinvent your curriculum or update it quite frequently?

Amazon.com's extraordinary emphasis on the user experience drives their continued success Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

They get it right and they understand e-commerce. Many times -- even when I see a product in someone else's catalog or on another website -- I'll leave and go to Amazon.com to see if it exists there first, because I know that if I place the order with Amazon.com, it's going to be shipped on time and I'm going to be able to track that shipment easily through the web. I also know that there will be a very competitive price, if not the best price I can find. Another thing Amazon.com does very well is that it remembers your shopping cart.

Web marketing guru Jim Sterne gives advice on how to successfully utilize customer emails Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Well, anybody who's doing serious e-commerce. Federal Express gets the first tip of the hat because they did package tracking. I don't know if you've done any online shipping these days, but even the post office is saying, "Give us your credit card, we'll print out the label with postage on your own printer." Anybody who knows how to make it as easy to possible for customers to get their work done or accomplish what they are trying to accomplish, even if it's buying movie tickets, they're engaging in personalized marketing, making it easier for people.

Interview: Zach Adelman and Navitas Naturals discuss maca, cacao, Incan berries and goji berries Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Adelman: Online, you can find our e-commerce site at www.MacaWeb.com. Mike: All right, Zach, thank you so much for sharing your story with us. Adelman: Thank you, Mike. I appreciate it.

Revolutionary laundry soap product grows on trees, replaces laundry detergent with eco-friendly solution Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

UK & Ireland sources for Soapods, another brand of a similar product: http://www.soapods.com/stockists.html Frequently Asked Questions about Maggie's Soap Nuts The following information is borrowed from Maggie's Soap Nuts website. It answers most of the common questions about soap nuts: Can I use too many nuts? We recommend two whole Maggie's Soap Nuts per load of hot water wash. For really dirty clothes, giant loads, or when washing in cold water, you can use more nuts. You'll know you've used too many nuts if your clothes feel stiff after washing.

President of eMarketing Association, Robert Fleming, discusses e-marketing certification and the current state of spam Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It's unfortunate that it's out there, and certainly we're vehemently against it because it undermines e-commerce. The fault lies especially with these people who are fraudulently going after people's bank accounts through identity theft. When you think about it, it just underscores the fact that this is a very important thing for business to understand and to work with. Mike: Right. There's been a lot of attention paid this past year to staying compliant with CAN-SPAM. But, as you mentioned, even the spammers aren't compliant. Fleming: Well, they are in terms of sending out spam.

Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele See book keywords and concepts

The seed money came from none other than Tenet. As of May 31, 2002, Tenet "owned 67.3 percent of Broadlane." In turn, Broadlane provided services to Tenet hospitals and other health care companies. Barbakow and other Tenet executives and employees owned stock in the company. One of Fetter's first major acts was to start selling hospitals.

Oxymorons: The Myth of a U.S. Health Care System J.D. Kleinke See book keywords and concepts

Best of all, we allow the health insurance purchasing marketplace to take full advantage of the aggressive, borderless kind of price shopping that has come to define e-commerce. When adopted in conjunction with the standardization of benefit plans described in the next section of this chapter, this long overdue legislating of marketplace realities will result in one thing: drastically lower health insurance premiums, more small employers providing coverage, and more uninsured people brought back into the system.

Healing Moves: How To Cure, Relieve, And Prevent Common Ailments With Exercise Carol Krucoff and Mitchell Krucoff, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

All the "advances" that make our lives easier—like e-commerce, drive-up automatic teller machines, moving walkways, and automatic doors—have contributed to the current epidemic of obesity and related diseases. For example, think about just one "energy saver": e-mail. Over time, sending e-mail messages to people in your office instead of walking to deliver them can result in enough extra pounds to jeopardize your health, reports physiologist William L. Haskell, professor of medicine at Stanford University. "Consider the office worker . . .

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