I really like to receive newsletters; at least some of them. At one time I did think about doing a newsletter, but decided against it because knowing me, after awhile I would just stop sending them. If I had folks that had subscribed, I like to think this might have disappointed them.
I subscribe to a number of newsletters that I really like. If you are at all curious which ones you can read about it on the newsletter page on Martha's Web. I try to keep this page updated as all good things come to an end and so do newsletters.
Another reason I don't write a newsletter is because I don't want to give wrong information about stuff. In a newsletter (not on my newsletter page) I read some stuff about how to fix a problem with Outlook. Now I am no expert by any means, but this was basic stuff and the 'fix' was totally wrong!
I sometimes get really annoyed about folks who continually bad-mouth products I use and really like. I have discontinued two newsletters for that very reason. One insinuated if I use Microsoft Front Page to make my website I have 'bad' code on the site. I would challenge that person to find the 'bad' code on my site! True I remade it using Expression Web, but it didn't have bad code before then. I have seen bad code on sites made with DreamWeaver which is what the newsletter editor was saying everyone should use. Another kept bad-mouthing Microsoft Vista to the point I just unsubbed for that reason alone. These folks are 'trashees', and so I left their cyber missives.
Most of the time I learn good stuff from my newsletters. But one thing I have noticed; they are all trying to get me to buy stuff. Generally it is software, usually security software. I don't mind that as everyone needs to pay the bills. I just ignore most of it as I have all the software I need. I do notice the fact that some of them are insinuating what I have is not the best available.
Again, they are just trying to make some $$ but what they are pushing may NOT be the best! So while I really enjoy my newsletters I am aware that a really good newsletter takes a lot of time and work to keep up with new trends, new and good software, accurate information about 'fixes' and it needs to go out to subscribers on a regular basis. (There are some exceptions to the regular basis. If the subscriber knows up front the newsletter will arrive once in awhile and not on a schedule, then forewarned is forearmed.)
Since lately I can't even post on a regular basis to this blog, I suspect my decision to not have a newsletter is the right decision.
Martha
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