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Anyware Insights

June 2009

This month in Anyware Insights - Email Solutions for your web site

Email Spam, what to do...

Why change my 'from' email address...

Refer a Friend & Choose Your Gift

More Info

Featured Clients - Pommygranate Training

Poll of the month - Moro or Mars?

Welcome to Anyware Insights. We are discovering that in these 'fluid' times the ability of a small business to adapt quickly is a decided advantage over the big players.

In this issue we look at email options and how to set up your email to advertise YOUR business.

Email Spam, what to do...

Email spam is unwanted or unsolicited email. It has become an unnecessary evil in our mailboxes.

Spam is a growing 'business' and evolving all the time making it very difficult to keep up with. Most email providers will protect against as much as they can but here are a couple of things that you can do to protect yourself:

Install a good anti-virus system on your computer that protects your email
Don't share any personal information in an email - emails are highly unsecure and can be read by anyone who really wants to
Never open an email from someone you don't know or you think is unsafe
Don't open an attachment from an unknown email address

You can easily protect yourself against spam if you take some simple precautions. Read here for a full list of tips. If you require further information on preventing email spam, please contact us and we'll give you a hand.

Why change my 'from' email address...

We help many news businesses register their domain name and set up email. The last step of this process is to change the 'from' address that you use to send email.

This is one of the most important steps in the process and one of the most beneficial for your business.

You're in business now, and you want people to see your brand or business name every time you send an email (not the brand name of your ISP). So you want your email address to look like this: sales@anyware.co.nz.

So instead of advertising the name of your ISP (eg xtra or gmail) in your email address, you're advertising your own name.

Having your business name in your 'from' address will also increase the chance a client will open your mail when they see it from a trusted source and not a random (possibly spam) email address. Read the full article here:

What's in a Domain name?

Refer a Friend & Choose Your Gift!

Refer a new client to us and receive a voucher to spend at our gift shop!

You choose your gift - see the Anyware gift shop

Want to thank your clients?
We get tons of positive feedback from clients who love choosing a small thank you gift. It's a great way to build your brand in a really positive way.
Ask us about your own gift shop!

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Do you need an obligation free discussion about your website requirements? Then Contact Us

Got a question that needs answering? Then get Answers

Contact Us today to find out how we can help you.

Want more simple advice that helps your business grow?
See past issues of Anyware Insights.

Food for thought ...

When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.

Helen Keller

We hope you found something of use in Anyware Insights. We welcome your feedback or comments, please email us at info@anyware.co.nz with any comments that you have about Anyware Insights.

For past issues of our newsletter, check out our newsletter archive. You'll find useful information about Why and How to Back up your Data, Online forms, Making your first impression count and much more.

Sincerely,

The Anyware Team

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Sell more with a Gallery:
When customers can easily look at products or services you have on offer they are more likely to make an enquiry about your service. Do you want to customers to be able to see your products? Check out our new Galleries.

Google Calendar:
Does your business take bookings for events or appointments? Insert a Google calendar and clients can see bookings online.
See example

Business Branding and Logo Design:
Is your brand consistent in all your marketing efforts including point of sale, brochures and web site? We can help you create a professional looking logo that gets the right message across to your customers.

See what can be done for you

Newsletter Service:

Want to sell more to your best customers? Have a look at email upsellers.

Contact Us today to find out how else we can help you.

Featured Clients

Jo set up Pommygranate training to offer flexible, friendly and fruitful learning, to inspire your business to deliver optimum customer service.

Pommygranate's mission is to help your business stay in business by providing exceptional customer service training for your team. Whether they deal with people on the phone, email or face to face, how they treat each other and your customers reflects on your business reputation and success.

Jo needed a web site to help promote and establish her new business. We worked closely with Jo to ensure the site was a reflection of her business and brand.

Here's what she had to say:
"I was nervous about having a website made as I didn't know much about them, but you all made it so 'unscarey'! Kim, Liz and Mike have been so friendly, helpful, informative and communicated everything every step of the way. I don't think that you need my services as a customer service trainer, you are all wonderful! I would definitely recommend Anyware to any of my friends and family."
Jo from Pommygranate Training

To find out more about how Pommygranate can assist your business with customer service training read about their Tailored Training Plans

Poll of the Month

Last month we started an online poll, the big question this month is - What is the most preferred - Moro or Mars chocolate bar? See what others are thinking instantly.
Take 30 seconds to tell us now: Moro or Mars?