Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 1 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines Dr. Michael Stachiw Format International, Inc. Jan. 6, 2006

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 2 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines u What is an E-Zine? –An E-Zine is an electronic version of a magazine, and usually does not exist in print. –An E-Zine is not a downloadable version of a print magazine. –HTML (or plain ASCII) file

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 3 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines u Why do an E-Zine? –Inexpensive way to communicate with a large audience –More timely than print media (i.e. delivery time) –Increases customer loyalty and your business image (creates and maintains relationships)

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 4 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines u Before you begin, you need to… –On paper, layout the E-Zine’s F Content F Format F Frequency of delivery F Who is going to deliver the E-Zine

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 5 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines u A must checklist for an E-Zine  Only use “opt-in” addresses  The sending address must be “real”  The message subject must reflect the content of the message

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 6 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines u A must checklist for an E-Zine (cont’d)  You must provide your physical US mail address in the E-Zine  You must indicate how to stop receiving the E-Zine  Should not have attached files

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 7 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines u A must checklist for an E-Zine (cont’d)  Minimize advertising in the E-Zine  Photos, PDF’s, etc. need to be linked to, but not included, in the message  Do not use Java Script in the E-Zine  On your website, provide an archive

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 8 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines u Where do I find “opt-in” addresses? addresses? –Fish-Bowl on the sales counter –Self registration form on your website –Customer s –Purchased from reliable source

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 9 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines u How do I create the E-Zine? –If the E-Zine is going to be HTML, then use a web editor. I would not suggest using Microsoft Word, as it includes items that are security unfriendly –If the E-Zine is going to be ASCII, then use a word processor, but save the file as ASCII

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 10 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines u How do I deliver the E-Zine? –Do not attempt to send large quantities of s from your desktop program –Special software and relationship with internet service provider is suggested

Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 11 Electronic Publishing – Do’s & Don’ts of E-Zines What does an “ideal” E-Zine look like?

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Dr. Michael Stachiw - Format International, Inc. 18 If you need help or have questions... Please feel free to contact us, and we will provide whatever advice or assistance we can. Our contact information is:  Dr. Mike Stachiw -  Rita Fosse –  Jo Ann Riggs – Phone: Fax: Fax:

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