I found an interesting blog that y’all might enjoy. Lisa McLeod is a bit like Irma Bombeck. Take a look and listen.

Lois

~Lois

Ruth Furman of ImageWords Publicity & Writing writes:

Hi Lois…

I’m curious if you or your readers have any favorite programs for eblasts. Results Mail seems to be the best I have researched so far.

My criteria:

1. User friendly and easy to use with limited design
skills/HTML skills

2. Capable of inserting downloadable images (photos, pdfs)

3. Option of visiting a website if recipient can’t see
the image

My clients want something easy so they can send out professional eblasts about their offerings complete with images.

I was going to have a graphic designer program a template for them, but some of these products on the market seem better than having them send out an image pasted in their Outlook. And Results Mail seems better to me than Constant Contact.

And Lois Says…
I have, of course, heard of both of these systems, but I haven’t used them. I save my money and use my shopping cart to send all of my newsletters, handle my products, and send out my autoresponder messages. It’s a great program with lots of bells and whistles. You can get a free trial of KickStartCart. Check it out. It’s a very robust program.

Another program that I’ve heard good things about is AWeber. It also allows a free test drive.

I’m sure my readers will have lots of ideas for you, too. How about it, readers? Post your comments here and I’ll include the best ones in next week’s Brainy Tidbits ezine.

~Lois

Creating a Consciousness of Health & Wellness

Please sign up 24 hours prior to the start of the event.

DATE: March 8, 2007
TIME: 4:00PM PST
PRESENTED BY: Miluna Fausch, founder of Making Wellness Fun®

To register for this free teleclass, click here.

~Lois

Here’s something that WorldWit sent me today. I signed up for two of the free seminars. You can, too.

Why do we pay so much attention to women in history? And why do we reserve one whole month out of a short 12-month year to honor them? Because ordinary women, like your mothers, sisters, and daughters, created the history we celebrate today. In fact, one day stands out above all others, and it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men.

WorldWIT(TM), the world’s largest online community for professional women, observes the nearly 100-year-old holiday of International Women’s Day (IWD) by partnering with ReadyTalk to host The Year of the Woman: Movers, Shakers and Policy Makers, a week-long, free web seminar series beginning March 6th.

The 50,000-women-strong WorldWIT organization and ReadyTalk, the premiere web conference service provider, have teamed up to recognize International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8th during Women’s History Month, as the perfect opportunity to gather ‘virtual-ly’ together and celebrate women’s strength and resilience and the desire to gain economic and political parity through a week-long series of Web-seminar events.

For more info on how you can recognize this holiday, attend the web seminar series events or speak with the founder of WorldWIT, click here to review the complete press release.

Have a great Women’s History Month!

~Lois

Eliza Hoover, a local activist, lawyer and artist, will be our speaker this month to tell us all about the Peace Pole project. Valley Friends Meeting in Dayton recently put one up. Learn what it is, how they chose the languages, and how you can participate in the process.

Date: Thursday, March 8
Time: Registration, 11:45AM; Lunch and program, 12N-1PM
Where: Spotswood Country Club, Harrisonburg
Fee: $12 Members/$15 Guests

Please reserve no later than Tuesday, March 6, noon.

lcf@marketingideashop.com or 540.820.3840

~Lois

It’s been a pretty tough three weeks. My sister Judy lost her battle with small cell lung cancer on February 16. She was only 50 years old.

Judy and I never got along when we were kids. I was four years older than she was and I didn’t want a little kid hanging around with me all the time so I constantly told her to get away from me. But like most little sisters, she kept coming back. We shared a room together for about a week, once. I guess I complained so much that my mom let me switch rooms. I was much happier sharing with my baby sister than Judy. Judy was messy; I was clean. She liked to take my things and play with them. I hated that.

But when we were older, Judy and I finally became friends. We still didn’t have a lot in common, but we could talk and have a good laugh together. And Judy loved to laugh. She had a good one! She was a good, kind soul and I miss her.

~Lois