by Jessica Swanson

Most small business owners believe that email marketing is a simple process: you simply type up an email and send it off. A few years ago (before the onset of spam and CAN-SPAM laws), that may have been the case. However, in today's business environment, the email landscape has drastically changed.

In order to develop an email campaign that builds loyal subscribers and eventually turns those subscribers into customers, there are a few key points to keep in mind:

By Carole Nickerson

We have always had problems with fruit flies, with one of the main reasons being that we live in an apartment and by law - must recycle. Because of where we live, we have to keep our recycling containers inside until they can be disposed of once a week. If the recyclables aren't cleaned well enough after being used, they make a perfect breeding ground for fruit flies. They love bits of rotting food remnants and seem to thrive in even the smallest amount. When fruit flies move in, they just don't want to leave and will lay eggs in and on anything they can find - fruits & vegetables left on the counter, sink drains, garbage disposals, empty bottles & cans, garbage bags, and even mops and rags