Happy 2010 Reader!

Ok. I admit. I'm a little slow. I know it's already February and I'm only wishing you a happy 2010 now! But better late than never I hope?

Firstly, I have a confession to make

And I am so embarrassed about this but I want to come clean with you. This is our very first (decent) email newsletter. We've made a few attempts in the past, but with all our client projects we never really had the time. In this instance we were determined and the team put in a little over time to get this newsletter ready for you. I sincerely hope that you'll find this newsletter useful for your business.

I've made this commitment
To bring you the best content, news, tips, articles and interesting bits of info about the Internet and online marketing. Which brings me to my next point.

We've turned over a new leaf

You may or may not know, Clay Ant Creative is well known for our ability to produce great branding materials and websites. Sadly we've had to do away with our branding services. We did this for a very specific reason, and the reason is you! Yes Sir. We want to look after our clients as best we can and to be straight with you, we were spreading ourselves a little thin by being everything for everyone. Now, with a special focus on the Internet you can rest assured that we'll only be producing awesome online work which includes the following services:

• Web Design & Development
• Search Engine Marketing & Optimization
• Email Marketing
• Online Copywriting

A new leaf deserves a new website
We've also upgraded our website. Please check it out to get the low down on what we can do for you.

Sharpening our pencils

I recently qualified as a Quirk Accredited eMarketer. What does this mean? Well, it means that I know a whole lot more about online marketing than I did a year ago. We've also been investing loads of time, money and resources on in-house training to sharpen our pencils. Clay Ant Creative has been building great websites for years but now we can do so much more than just great websites.

Can I brag a little?

We at the ant colony are simply delighted to receive international recognition for our work from the lads and lasses at Smashing Magazine. In their new book called, The Smashing Book, Clay Ant Creative received a mention as having "an exemplary business website". The Smashing Book is a printed book about best practices in modern Web design.

Enjoy!

In This Issue

• Featured Article
• From Our Blog
• Check this out!
• Ed's Note

Featured Article

Turn Your Website Into A Money Making Machine by Piet Alberts

Just Say Yes To This One Question. Do You Want Loads More Customers, Leads And Revenue? Read it now. (5 minutes reading time)

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From Our Blog

3 Brilliant Email Marketing Tips

by Piet Alberts

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Check this out!

In defense of eye candy

If you ever needed convincing that beautiful graphics help to make the sale then read this.

Hiring a web designer is like getting married

The first thing to remember is that looks are not everything. Its easy to be seduced by the prettiest girl in the room. However, she could easily have bad breath or a terrible personality. Check it out

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Ed's Note

Well, that's it from me! Hope you enjoyed today's edition.
I have no grand exit words right now except for this - if you've read this far, thank you for reading and God bless.

Yours in online marketing
Sincerely,
Piet Alberts

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