Welcome to the May issue of Twin Creek Media News

In this Issue

	We design for people who hate computers
	You're not using NEDmail? What are you, crazy?

In Other News

A Handy Nerdy Jargon Translator

Domain Name: the name of your web address with a DOT something on the end.  For example, Google.ca, JamesShawPhoto.com (capitals used for readabilty only, they're not required)  You usually pay by the year for this.  Get your domain at Twin Creek Hosting starting at $12.25/yr.

Host: the place where your website physically is - could be here, could be across the world... doesn't really matter.  You usually pay monthly for this.  Get your website hosted with Twin Creek Hosting starting from $9.99/mo.

We design for people who hate computers

It's okay to admit.  We maintain a strong love/hate relationship with computers ourselves.

At Twin Creek Media we want to make "web stuff" as easy and painless as possible!  Through a tightly integrated range of services we can now DESIGN or RE-DESIGN your website, HOST your website, and help you set up a kick-butt EMAIL MARKETING campaign.  Getting your business online has never been easier!  Already have a web presence, but want more?  Let's talk...

You're not using NEDmail? What are you, crazy?

We've seen the future of marketing - and it's cheap.  Well, atleast it is in the form of email marketing.  Email marketing is simply one of the best ways to stay in touch with clients and create new ones.  It's easy, it's cheap and it's effective.  In fact, email marketing is predicted to return an incredible $48.29 for every $1 put into it in 2007, according to the Direct Marketing Association.  To put this in perspective, that's more than double the average return of other forms of online marketing and more than 6 times the return from print catalogs. 

Perhaps the best thing about NEDmail is that the results are measureable!  Wow.  This is acutally pretty phenominal... what other type of marketing do you know that tells you who is paying attention, how many are paying attention, and what in particular they are interested in?  NEDmail stores the results it generates from each email campaign.  You get the info you need to make smart choices about your business.  So get smart, get NEDmail.  (Okay, that was cheesy, but I couldn't resist...)

NEDmail is designed for you, our customers, and friends.  No subscriptions, no monthly fees.  Just a simple pay-per-use method for maximum flexibility.

1. We design a template for you (similar to what you're look at now)
2. Import your clients' email addresses (you must have permission to contact them)
3. Design your announcement / newslettter
4. Send it out
5. Track the results (who and when they opened it, and what they clicked on)
6. Rinse and repeat steps 3 - 5

Cost? $12 per mail out + 2cents per person you send it to.  Eg. If you send out an email to 500 people, it'll cost $22.  Compare that to $372 for a physical mailout with Canada Post!  Cool, huh?  NEDmail accounts are FREE, and you can even send emails to groups under 5 people for FREE.

So, if you're not using email marketing in your overall strategy, why not?!

Twin Creek Media
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Kelowna, BC V1X 7V7
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Ph: 250.808.1242