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		<title>Are Email Newsletters Better than Blogs?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here at Two Cups Connect, we’re often asked which one is better.  I’m sure a lot of you are probably wondering if you should set up email newsletters or a blog.  If you have the time and resources, there’s no doubt that you should put up both.  But let’s be realistic here.  A lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asheville Business Connections Meeting May 11 at Chef Mo&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi everybody!
Wow &#8211; what a meeting we had yesterday!  Almost 50 people attended our lunch meeting at the new Chef Mo&#8217;s at 900 Hendersonville Rd. in Asheville, NC and we had a great time.  I had at least 5 people come up to me afterwards to tell me that this is the best business networking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Should I Buy My Domain &amp; Hosting?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have used GoDaddy.com for a number of years for a number of reasons &#8211; they are well-priced, their site is not too complicated, and &#8211; most importantly, they have real live SUPPORT!   Their support is the best, and that&#8217;s why we recommend our website clients use GoDaddy for hosting and domain registration.  Check them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twocupsconnect.com/wordpress/domain-registration-and-website-hosting/where-should-i-buy-my-domain-hosting</link>
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		<title>How to Build Your Email List</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to build your email list is probably one of the top questions for those who want to use email newsletters as a strategy.  After all, there’s no point in having a newsletter with a great design if you can’t send them to anyone.  It’s comforting to know that you can build a list just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twocupsconnect.com/wordpress/quickmarketingtips/how-to-build-your-email-list</link>
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		<title>Online Newsletters: Making Your Powerful Message Heard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a great product or service that you’re trying to sell?  Well if you’re like most people who don’t get the chance to be heard, tough luck.  It’s an even tougher luck if you do something about it through several online marketing efforts and still, no one is listening.  This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twocupsconnect.com/wordpress/quickmarketingtips/online-newsletters-making-your-powerful-message-heard</link>
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		<title>Top Three Reasons Why Your Email Newsletters Need Great Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people feel that it’s not important for email newsletters to have a great design.  I guess they’re believers that it’s not about the packaging; it’s about the gift.  That’s partly true.  There’s no doubt about that.  If you’re sending out online newsletters, you have to make sure that it contains helpful information [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twocupsconnect.com/wordpress/quickmarketingtips/top-three-reasons-why-your-email-newsletters-need-great-design</link>
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		<title>Who Needs Email Newsletters?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You’re probably asking if you’re someone who could use email newsletters.  Over a cup of coffee, you asked yourself if you need them for your marketing needs.  To know the answer, ask yourself these questions:
1.	  Do you need to resell to your existing customers?
There are services that people get regularly.  It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twocupsconnect.com/wordpress/quickmarketingtips/who-needs-email-newsletters</link>
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		<title>5 Free (or almost free) Marketing Actions You Can Do Yourself</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As marketing pros we frequently find ourselves brainstorming with business owners on how to economically spread the word about their business.  We find that people sometime overlook simple things that can help them reach more prospects. Here are some of the things we tell them to do:

Make sure people can contact you. This seems [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twocupsconnect.com/wordpress/quickmarketingtips/5-free-or-almost-free-marketing-actions-you-can-do-yourself</link>
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		<title>Setting a Good Example is a Cool Marketing Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Wayne Porter
I think one overlooked marketing tool is to just set a good example. I&#8217;ll tell you a little story. A few years back, I was in charge of hiring at a company I worked for. One day I went out for a quick bite before my afternoon appointments. As I sat in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twocupsconnect.com/wordpress/quickmarketingtips/setting-a-good-example-is-a-cool-marketing-strategy</link>
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		<title>5 Ways to Attract Attention with a Spiffy Newsletter!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When using email marketing, you have to grab someone with your subject line. A well-crafted subject line can make the difference between the &#8220;open&#8221; and &#8220;delete&#8221; button.
1) Be Specific.
Would you open an email with a subject line &#8220;Email&#8221; or &#8220;Newsletter&#8221;? Probably not. But how about a newsletter promising to give you some specific information about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://twocupsconnect.com/wordpress/all-about-e-newsletters/5-ways-to-attract-attention-with-a-spiffy-newsletter</link>
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