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1. Safety glasses: These prevent dust, debris, wood shavings, shards from fiberglass, etc from getting into the eyes. Safety glasses are one of the most basic pieces of safety equipment that must be used when working with power tools. 2. Protection for the ears: Power tools can generate a lot of noise, which may sound louder in the cloistered environment of a workshop; in order to minimize damage to the ears, it is advisable to wear earplugs. 3. Knowing the right tools for the job: It is important to know the right tools for the job in order to avoid injury to oneself and damage to the materials. To this end, it is advisable to thoroughly read the instruction manuals provided with the equipment and get familiar with the recommended safety precautions. 4. Correct method of using tools: Tools should not be carried by their cords; tools that are not in use should be disconnected; and while handling a tool connected to a power source, fingers should be kept away from the on/off switch. 5. The right clothes: Long hair should be tied and loose clothing should be avoided. Ideally, clothing that covers the entire body should be worn and heavy gloves should be used in order to avoid sharp implements and splinters from hurting the hands. Masks prevent inhalation of harmful minute particles of the material that is being worked upon. Steel-toed work boots and hard hats can also be worn. 6. Tool inspection: Power tools should not be employed in wet environments and should never be dipped in water; they should be checked periodically for exposed wiring, damaged plugs, and loose plug pins. Nicked cords can be taped but if a cut appears to be deep, a cord should be replaced. Tools that are damaged or those that sound and feel different when used should be checked and repaired. 7. Cleanliness in the work area: This should be maintained because accumulated dust particles in the air can ignite with a spark. Of course, flammable liquids should be kept covered and away from the place where power tools are being used. An uncluttered work area also makes it easy to maneuver the power tool; often distractions caused by a tangled cord can result in an accident. 8. Care with particular tools: Miter saws and table saws should be used with a quick-release clamp and a wood push-through, respectively. Extra care should be taken while using nail guns and power belt sanders. 9. Keep tools in place: Power tools should be returned to their cabinets after use to prevent them from being used by an unauthorized and incapable person. 10. Lighting: It is important to use proper lighting while working with power tools, particularly when working Jean Lam publishes the Zine Guru newsletter. To subscribe,for cutting edge internet marketing tips, tricks, techniquesand secrets mailto:zinegurunews@getresponse.com and receive a FREE valuable ebook. Check out also his internet marketing resource site at 204f Email marketing is a way of directly communicating with a target audience to market your website or increase awareness about an upcoming promotion connected with your site. In general, the term email marketing is used to refer to any emails sent to customers or potential customers in relation to your website. Email marketing can be a very effective tool to inform customers of future events, or attract new customers by increasing awareness about what your site offers. Success in email marketing does not come from thoughtlessly blasting out email ads without working to build your own customer base. The basis of successful email marketing is to build existing in-house customer lists, augmenting them by outreach through outside mailing lists. Your own email list allows you to develop a long-term relationship with your online audience -- to communicate with and market to them over and over. Generally email marketing can be implemented with these 3 objectives in mind: (1) Sending direct promotional emails to try and acquire new customers or persuade existing customers to buy again (2) Sending emails designed to encourage customer loyalty and enhance the customer relationship (3) Placing your marketing messages or advertisements in emails sent by other people Of course, it seems easy to collect hundreds of thousands of email addresses and send everybody an email about your website. Unfortunately, it isn't quite that simple. Essentially, you require the permission of the email recipient to send them info about your site otherwise it may be regarded as spam which is unsolicited bulk email. In the marketing industry, spam is definitely a four letter word and something that should be avoided at all costs. If you are accused of spamming, there could be direct consequences such as damage to your reputation, your website may be shut down and your email accounts closed. In conjunction with this, there is a strong argument from successful marketers that long-term email campaigns only work consistently when they are based on permission in the first place. There are plenty of acceptable ways to market your website by email, don't be tempted to take shortcuts because chances are it could be your downfall. It's important to stress that anyone considering email marketing must read up on the subject of permission and spam. If you don't understand the importance of permission and the risks of ignoring it, then you could be heading for commercial disaster. Don't panic, though. It's actually relatively easy to ensure that the address lists you use or build yourself are permission-based. Below are 3 possible ways to do that: (1) New Content Notification You've probably seen sites that offer to notify you whenever they have new information, products, or content. To tell you the truth, this is probably the least effective kind of opt-in list, simply because most people won't sign-up. Instead, they'll bookmark your site thinking they'll just come back from time to time - but don't count it! Of course, there are certain kinds of sites that CAN benefit from this form of opt-in list. For example, if you have a site that runs contests, you can offer to notify people whenever a new contest begins. (2) Free Report Another kind of opt-in list involves the offer of a free report, or series of reports. However, be careful with this! By offering a free report, you are restricting the number of times you can mail to your list, it's not a good idea to capture the names and then bombard them with a continual stream of sales material when they were only expecting one or two reports. This would be considered spamming! If you offer a free report, it should contain real information and a reason for them to visit your website again. (3) Free eZine/Newsletter - A great way to build an opt-in list is by offering a free subscription to an electronic newsletter or ezine. Newsletters are a really good way of regularly reminding your subscribers about your website and products. By writing a newsletter that contains copy which is both informative and compelling, you draw subscribers back to your website again and again! Having an ezine/Newsletter is one of the best ways to build credibility and rapport with your readers and customers. If you understand the value of a Lifetime Customer, then you know exactly how powerful an ezine or newsletter can be! So now that you know how to get your opt-in mailing list, it's time that you learn how to run your email promotions effectively when you do it. Below are 6 tips to consider for successful email marketing: (1) Perhaps the most critical step in guaranteeing the success of your e-mail promotions is that you e-mail a targeted list of opt-in subscribers who have specifically requested to receive information on a particular topic from you. You'll be wasting your time and energy if you don't. (2) Personalize each and every email. A phrase like Dear John will have more impact than just Dear customer. For that person assumes you know him. (3) Write benefit-oriented subject lines or you can ask a question or trigger curiosity.. Subject lines are very critical in ensuring whether your email gets opened or not. (4) Make it easy to read. Check grammatical errors and proof read everything. Keep paragraphs short, between 4-6 lines. (5) Give the opportunity for your readers to opt-out of your mailing list. At the end of all e-mail you send, it's extremely important that you give people the opportunity to opt-out or be removed from your e-mail database. This is really, really important! (6) Test your email promotions. Before sending your e-mail to your entire list, take an extra 15 minutes to test how it looks in a variety of e-mail clients like hotmail, yahoo, outlook express, eudora etc... Email marketing is an excellent way to increase the exposure of your website and advertise any special offers that are currently available through your website. Executed well, a targeted email campaign can have a dramatic influence on your traffic, acquisition of visitors and traffic behavior. © 2003 by Jean Lam About the AuthorJean Lam publishes the Zine Guru newsletter. To subscribe, http://www.aaarticles.com/article.php?id=5665 | ||||||||||||||||||||
