Before finding for the different ways to use email marketing, let us examine how we can make our email marketing campaigns more effective. Like the traditional marketing methods, when we are using email marketing we must pay attention to some fundamental rules of the particular marketing.

1. Target our Message

We must show our messages to the viewers who are supposed to be interested in our services and products. We must know whom will our services or products help and where can we find them?

2. Offer Value

When viewers visit us by the way of our promotions, we must create an environment of such value which can make an urge to buy our products or services- we should offer great benefits, make the benefits visible to people, create an urge in viewers to catch the maximum benefits from our services or products, and make them simple to buy.

3. Use Repetition

Our visibility to potential buyers is an identical part of a successful marketing strategy. So, it is quite important to understand the need of showing our message to the viewers repeatedly.

4. Track Our Marketing Results

The execution of our promotions is another important consideration. Tracking allows us to test our promotions and zero in on things that work. Following are the ways to measure the results of our email marketing campaign:

• URL Tracking

To code our URL can be the simplest way to track the feed-back of our promotions. Just put a code at the link end and then click your log files to view clickthroughs. You are free to use any code of your choice, following with a question mark.

• CGI Tracking

We can accomplish various tracking tasks by using our CGI directory. CGI scripts can run on our server, so we must be acquainted with the installation or we should get ready to pay suppliers for the installation. We can use any link counter script or any strong program.

• Tracking Services

If we are not ready to go with any script, we can hire any third party to track our email marketing campaigns. These email marketing services can cost monthly fees, but they are well worth it in helping us to get the best results from our email marketing campaign.

Best tactics to trade with Email Marketing

We can bring in consented buyers by targeting our market. We can break the barriers hindering sales by giving attention to the delivery value. We become able to demand recognition through revision. And we become able to trade effectively with performance tracking. Here are the six most effective email marketing tactics:

1. Start an Opt-In Mailing List
2. Offer an Email Course
3. Self-Submit Ads to E-zines
4. Advertise in Email Newsletter Networks
5. Rent-a-List
6. Write Articles and Get Published

Hence, email marketing is without any doubt a very efficacious way of marketing. Email marketing must be an essential component of our marketing plan, if our goal is to get majestic results.

As per the latest announcement by Microsoft, the upcoming version of SharePoint will be called “Microsoft SharePoint 2010” instead of “Microsoft SharePoint 14″. The announcement had number of other goodies too.

What is SharePoint 2010?

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 is a business collaboration platform for the Web and the Enterprise that enables you to connect and empower people through an integrated set of rich features. Whether deployed on-premises or as hosted services, SharePoint 2010 helps you cut costs with a unified infrastructure while allowing you to respond rapidly to your business needs

Featured Highlights:

New User Interface including the new Ribbon

• Rich Theming
• Silver light Web Part
• Web Edit
• SharePoint Designer
• Visio Services
• Multiple Browser Support
• SharePoint Workspace
• Business Connectivity Services (the evolution of the Business Data Catalog)
• Rich Media Support

With Microsoft SharePoint, Inline editing for list items will be possible; there will be no need to hit the datasheet view. BDC will be a two way road: with SP2010 it may be possible to insert data from BDC. SharePoint 2010 will be “targeting standards based browsers (XHTML 1.0 compliant) including Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.x. running on Windows Operating Systems, it will not support IE 6.0. With similar architecture as MOSS 2007, the strain will be on integrating the advanced UI features, watch out for office like ribbon control, ajaxed controls etc. Content Management Interoperability Services will allow SharePoint 2010 to communicate with other CMS.