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It's easy and FREE! http://www.BizLand.com/nlclicks.cmp?L=000531x03o6002 ***************************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ++ Editor's Corner ++ You've Got to Get Off Your Duff and Advertise, Advertise, Advertise! ++ How To Design A Successful Banner Today and For The New Millennium ++ BizLand.com Favorite Tools ++ Site of the Week ++ Sponsored by . . . ++ Customer Care & Community ++ Subscribe / Unsubscribe ***************************************************************** Editor's Corner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear subscriber, Welcome to BizLand.com Express - our weekly newsletter devoted to the small business community. In this issue learn how to design effective banner ads and market them throughout the Internet. Are you taking full advantage of the Internet as a marketing medium? If not, begin by creating compelling banners to promote your services with our Animated Banner Creation tool. Get started with the helpful design tips featured in our Articles of the Week. Or, if you have a question about creating certain types of banner ads, be sure to ask our marketing expert Lee Steele. He'll respond to your question within one business day. Read one of his more recent tips where he explains why rich media banners get the greatest response from visitors, click below. http://www.BizLand.com/nlclicks.cmp?L=000531x18o2005 We're always interested in hearing from you. Tell us how BizLand.com tools have helped you build your banner ads. Have you seen an increase in traffic as a result of your banner ad campaign? We'd love to hear what has worked for you at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yours truly, Ravi Agarwal Founder & Chairman P.S. -- Thinking about building a web site for your business? 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Read "You've Got to Get Off Your Duff and Advertise, Advertise, Advertise!" to learn seven keys to creating effective ads. http://www.BizLand.com/nlclicks.cmp?L=000531x04o5055 ***************************************************************** For additional articles of interest, visit our Article Archive. http://www.BizLand.com/nlclicks.cmp?L=000531x12o0057 If you have an original article about successful small business practices, please submit it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***************************************************************** How To Design A Successful Banner Today and For The New Millennium ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Eric Bonnici Before you can attract attention with animated banner advertisements, learn the basics of banner design in "How to Design a Successful Banner Today". http://www.BizLand.com/nlclicks.cmp?L=000531x05o5056 ***************************************************************** BizLand.com Favorite Tools ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Create compelling banners to promote your business on the Internet. 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