Here's how...

FREE download of $49.95 HTML Holiday Templates

What have you done to thank your top customers and prospects for their loyal support over the past year? And yes, they are "loyal," as cliched as that sounds. Your customers can go elsewhere in a nanosecond...

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How to Design and Copywrite Email Postcards for Maximum Results (MarketingSherpa)


... if you've already sent them a postcard with a useful tip (see Postcard Marketing Shortcuts below), a gratis report on a useful topic (er, see our free blogging guide below) or another tangible reminder of how you have their interests at heart, then good for you.

You're off the hook.

But if you're trying to juggle dozens of end-of-the-year MUST-DO's, here's an easy way to connect with your customers or client base...

Send them a holiday e-greeting!

Don't send it through one of the free greeting services. Send them a professional-looking HTML email that looks as if you custom designed it.

Courtesy of Jim Kinlan, a loyal WordBiz subscriber who happens to be founder of TemplateZone.com, you can choose from over 275 pre-designed HTML templates with holiday themes and messages.

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FREE download of $49.95 Holiday Edition of High Impact Email 3.0

Gentle reminder... don't miss out on your complimentary holiday gift from WordBiz

Our new 38-page Beginner's Guide to Business Blogging ($29) is getting rave reviews. Seth Godin calls it "neato!"

You get a complimentary copy with any purchase through the WordBiz Store.

Yes, you get your FREE WordBiz blogging guide if you order the complete version of High Impact Email 3.0

Just email my assistant Donna (and enclose your purchase confirmation from TemplateZone) and she'll promptly email you the PDF Blogging Guide. Reach her at donna@wordbiz.com.

High Impact 3.0 comes with hundreds of templates (almost 800, to be exact) for e-newsletters, email promotions, email reminders, letterhead for your company, etc.

It's not just for small business users, although it was designed with them in mind. TemplateZone's Jim Kinlan told me that managers in large companies are using them as well as professionals in specific verticals (from engineering to health care).

Order the complete version of High Impact Email 3.0 with close to 800 professionally-designed templates


Bonus holiday tip to thank your customers

I got this idea from several marketing colleagues... including WordBiz subscriber Kelly O'Brien, principal of TurningPointe Marketing. Be sure to sign up for Kelly's e-newsletter to get her free 20-page marketing guide.

Here's the tip: send your favorite clients a $5 Starbucks debit card!

Tuck it into a useful article, report, book or other reading material relevant to your customer with a little note: "Enjoy a cup of coffee while you're reading the enclosed."

Clever, huh?!

Got any more tips for how to thank your customers? I'd love to hear them. Email me at "debbie.weil@gmail.com."