| The Dot Com Woman.
Vol. 3, Issue 50
The Official Ezine of
'Dot Com Women'
EVEolution On Web
03.06.2006
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| Editor's Note
In two days time, Dot
Com Women will complete three years online! DCW was launched on
March 8, 2003. The website has grown in content, look, interactivity
and features during the past 3 years. It feels wonderful looking
back and taking a look at the uphill climb that the website has had.
I hope we continue to grow and complete many more successful years
online while giving you a place to network and share and find every
information a woman needs to have.
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Contents:
1. What's Hot at DCW
2. Business & Entertainment
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Last Chance to Advertise in Crafts
Magazine
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Let's Talk Business -
Simple Marketing Tips
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Cooking - Different Ways
with Horseradish
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Weddings - Wedding
Practices American Style
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Hair Care - Herbal Hair
Rinse Recipe
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 St.
Patrick's Day Recipes
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with recipes made specially for the day.
Have an all-Irish dinner or have the kids join you in making or
assembling 'Leprechaun Hat Cookies' for a Saint Patty's family or
school activity.
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Princess
Birthday Party Theme
Looking for the perfect theme for a Girl's birthday party? Pamper
your 'princess' with a Princess themed party and see her and all the
other 'princesses' enjoy their evening!
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St.
Patrick's Day Crafts
Shamrocks, Pots of Gold, Leprechauns and all things Green and Irish!
Start crafting for St. Patty's Day with our easy and creative craft
ideas and make gifts and decorations to celebrate the holiday with
zest.
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Daytime Makeup Tips
Daytime makeup is easily smudged up by most women and generally
leans towards "a little more than needed" or "too less to even make
a difference". Learn the best way to apply makeup for daytime
step-by-step for a soft, natural look.
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LAST CHANCE TO ADVERTISE IN CRAFTS MAGAZINE
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LET'S TALK BUSINESS
Simple Marketing Tips
Marketing is one of the most important pieces of your business
plan. Without marketing, people will not be able to find what your
business is about and all your wonderful services. So how do you
market? What's the most important thing you can do to market?
1. Set clear marketing goals for yourself.
2. Follow up your marketing. If you send a letter via mail, don't
stop with just one. Marketing experts advise you to send 6-9 pieces
of advertisement before "giving up" on the recipient.
3. Decide who you want to market to. Are you a realtor who wants to
market to homeowners, reminding them of your services? Are you a VA
who works with realtors? What is your target market? Once you
decide, focus your marketing efforts on your target market. Forget
letting every Joe Brown know about your business. Focus on weeding
out those who would best benefit from your services, and spend your
marketing dollars on them.
4. If you have an advertising budget, research where you are
spending your dollars. Who does that magazine or newsletter reach?
Make sure it is your target market.
5. Track your advertising pieces. Give each marketing piece a
special code your target market needs to use to redeem your
"offered" special. This way you know where each "potential" client
heard of you. If you advertise in a newsletter for 6 months, and
never get one bite, then you probably don't want to renew. But if
you got 10 new clients, it's a safe bet that this is a great place
to advertise.
6. Follow up. Follow up is a VERY important piece that many of us
fall short on. You get a "maybe" or "when I need your services, I'll
call" people. Those are warm leads. They have shown interest, so
don't let them forget you. Set up a drip email campaign and send
them information that they would find useful. This keeps you in
their mind, without you becoming annoying. Another great thing, pick
up the phone every so often and call them up. Show interest in their
business, and they will remember you.
These are just a few important things that every business owner
needs to remember when creating a marketing plan.
Patty Benton is the owner of JERPAT Virtual Assistants and JERPAT
Web Design, www.moretime4u.org,
which provides affordable administrative and web design support to
coaches, small businesses, religious organizations, and realtors.
Additionally, Patty is a coach for new entrepreneurs interested in
venturing into the virtual assistance industry. She has developed a
program that is affordable for all. Visit her coaching site at
www.virtualvacoach.com
for program details and great business resources. If you would like
to receive Patty's articles and other tips in your mailbox every
month, you can sign up at
www.mortime4u.org/home.html.
?© 2005 JERPAT
COOKING
 Different
Ways with Horseradish
In all recipes using horseradish, vary the amounts according to
taste and to compensate for differences in "heat" that come with
the natural aging of the prepared product.
Think of using horseradish where you use specialty mustards. It
adds an intriguing complementary flavor.
Horseradish is especially good combined with balsamic vinegar in
salad dressings and marinades.
Mix horseradish with cold butter, a little lemon, and your
favorite fresh herbs. Serve in portions on hot grilled fish.
WEDDINGS
Wedding Practices American Style
Residing in the United States makes one feel liberated - in other
words free to do whatever you want, free to live your life, freedom
of love, and free to make your own choices allowing you to break all
traditions. There are a great many practices still adhered too; some
people find tradition hard to cast aside. Here are some distinct
western touches:
The yanks have a fantastic unique way in personalizing their
weddings which means giving priority over engagements which are not
traditionally celebrated in a way that it is in some countries.
Old fashioned original down on bended knee marriage proposals, the
better they say.
Wedding preparations start with the engaged couple visiting
parents/family informing them of their engagement.
Engaged couples intend to invite more friends along to their
engagement party than that of the wedding, because engagement
parties cost a lot less than any planned wedding reception. Light
snacks on the menu will be just that, light e.g. cocktails and hors
d'oeuvres. To make the wedding day cost effective couples will ask
more colleagues and friends to the engagement party therefore less
to cater for if on a tight budget on the day they tie the knot.
Bridal shower preparations are given by the maid of honor and
bridesmaids. A bachelor party is certainly on the cards for the
groom to be. One tradition I think that will never be cast aside.
Drinking should be consumed in moderation; you need to be steady on
your feet when taking those vows.
A good idea is to make sure all wedding invitations include response
cards this way guests will let you know if they can attend. Wedding
invitations are usually sent within 4/6 weeks before the occasion.
Rehearsal dinners are sometimes carried out with wedding party
guests who come from far away places to attend the wedding practice.
Word has it that the groom's parents foot the dinner bill cost.
The bridal luncheon is hosted for the bride's attendants on the
wedding day itself. However, time may not allow this to be part of
the routine on the wedding day. This also applies to the groom and
groomsmen.
Religious ceremonies are very popular with the Americans even if
they hold know religious beliefs. How ever problems can arise when a
couple gets married from different faiths or religions.The feeling
where bad luck prevails if the groom should see the bride the day
before is still upheld in many parts of the world, the yanks are
adamant in keeping to the rules and comply with this voodoo curse as
some would see it, so the groom bides his time and takes notice when
the bride walks down the aisle.
Still in practice the groom and groomsmen make their entrance
into the chapel through a side door. Brides are still given away by
dad sometimes by two males if they have a stepfather.
Formal receptions usually have a bridal table where the couples and
their chosen attendants sit. As guests arrive for the reception food
and drinks are served on entry.
Gift lists are on show for the guest thus making it easy for them to
choose the right present for the happy couple. A fabulous idea to
say you thank you for all gifts received is to send personalized
notes to all the guests who attended.
The choice is yours whether you stick with tradition or not but one
thing that does not change in the eyes of an American is that most
take their vows very seriously "For better or worse, 'til death do
us part." is still common in American wedding practices.
Weddings plans left in the hands of the proffessionals will
guarantee you a stress free day leaving you to enjoy the best day of
your life. An amazing fabulous site for all bridal requirements can
be found at
http://www.your-wedding-planning-help.com
HAIR CARE
Herbal
Vinegar Hair Rinse (for Normal Hair)
What you will need:
4 tablespoons rosemary, or an herb of your choice
1 C vinegar, heated
1 C distilled water
Directions:
Steep rosemary in vinegar for 30 minutes, covered. Strain and add
water. Use as a rinse after an herbal shampoo.
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