September 2002 - Second Newsletter

Hi,
September was a month full of information and as a result, we are bringing you additional Software Marketing News this month.

EDUCATION SOFTWARE COOPERATIVE (ESC)
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The ESC has been doing some exciting things! They've partnered with Simtel and ESC members will have the opportunity to have their titles included on a Simtel produced CD that will be available to individuals wishing to purchase evaluation CDs rather than downloading. The deadline on this is approaching so join soon! In addition they have just opened a new PAD enabled web site to ESC members.

Considering the inexpensive membership fee these two benefits easily pay for membership!
Additional information can be found: http://www.edu-soft.com

NEW FORUM NEWS
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Affiliate & Webmaster News - the latest affiliate news, who has good programs vs. not so great deals!
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Forum's specifically for registration service discussions:
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CONFERENCES
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European Shareware Conference 2002 - The theme of this year's european conference is "Opening Doors Across Cyberspace" the ESWC 20002 will be held in Cologne, Germany on November 8-9, 2002. The conference combines the wit and experience of American companies and authors with a genuine European blend of people's minds. The EWSC is a forum for authors designed by authors. Additional information can be found at: http://www.euroconference.org

COOL PROGRAM
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Shareasale, an affiliate "management" company is running a very cool program. The way it works is that 50 vendors are participating in a "Top Performer" program, the affiliate the performs the best from August 1, to December 31, receives a $ 5000.00 bonus! In addition each month their is a "Top Performer" who is granted a $ 500.00 bonus. The vendors participating cover all different areas with varying commission rates and fee structures. If you have a site with decent volume you may want to consider becoming an affiliate.
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SITE OF THE WEEK
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Take a look at this week's site of the week! Group Mail is a great way to manage newsletters and bulk mail distribution! Keeping your customers informed goes a long way to ensure add-on and future sales.
Site of the Week

SEARCH ENGINE NEWS
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If you are having a difficult time staying current on search engine news consider subscribing to the Search Engine Watch, it is a twice-monthly newsletter that summarizes changes and alerts you to significant news that can affect your ranking. Annual subscriptions are $ 89.00 or try 6 months for $ 59.00.
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PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
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I received a request from the Orange County IBM PC Users' Group looking for donations for their Christmas drawaing. Please contact Lothar Loehr at programs@orcopug.org or send donations to:

Orange County IBM PC Users' Group
Attn: Charles Moore
1701 Lark Ellen Drive
Fullerton, CA 92835

Donators are recognized in the group newsletter. They are also intrerested in quality speakers to make product presentations.

NEW SUGGESTED SITES
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Instant Messaging Software - all types of instant messaging software

OLD NEWS
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Many developers have expressed an interest in reading previous newsletters since the link is a bit buried I thought I would include it in the newsletter. www.softwaremarketingresource.com/articledirectory.html scroll to the bottom for newsletters!

Thank you for your continued interest in softwaremarketingresource.com Sharon Housley
Software Marketing Resource - http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com
NotePage, Inc. - http://www.notepage.net
Trusted Messaging - http://www.trusted-messaging.com
Monitoring-Software - http://www.monitoring-software.net
Messaging-Software - http://www.messaging-software.com
Mobile Phone Software - http://www.mobile-phone-software.com
Instant Messaging Software - http://www.instant-messaging-software.com