Hi Business Indexers,

If you haven't looked at our web site lately, check it out. Carolyn has been
working on it and the page of reference urls is great! I also like the
softer background color.

Thanks Carolyn!

Melody Englund
Songbird Indexing Services
melody@...
http://www.songbirdindex.com

I catnap now and then, but I think while I nap, so it's not a waste of
time. -- Martha Stewart

Thank you!  8=)

I can't claim credit for the color scheme; it's the one that Julie Kunshier
(the first Webmistress) devised; but I agree that it's very easy on the
eyes.

Re the 'related links' page:  Suggestions for additional links are always
welcome!  I add links as they come to my attention via Index-L, etc.; but
recommendations from list members are the most highly prized!

Regards,

Carolyn Weaver
Webmaster, Business SIG
webmaster@...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendy Allex" <wendy@...>
To: <BusinessSIG@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 11:01 AM
Subject: RE: [BusinessSIG] web site


> Very nice job, Carolyn!
>
> Wendy Allex
> Allex Indexing
> wendy@... <mailto:wendy@...>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melody Englund, Indexer [mailto:melody@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 1:33 PM
> To: Index-Business SIG
> Subject: [BusinessSIG] web site
>
> If you haven't looked at our web site lately, check it out. Carolyn has
been
> working on it and the page of reference urls is great! I also like the
> softer background color.
>
>
>

I just took another look at the SIG Web site, and it does look great.  Thanks
Carolyn!

FYI...Melody Englund, Terry Hudoba, and I are working on preparing a Business
SIG postcard mailing to follow the ASI postcard mailing which is going out
now.

Martha Malnor

Hi fellow indexers,

We currently have $309.60 available in the treasury, with another $20
expected in the next few days (Yeah! A new member!). Other monies have gone
toward paying the web site fees for the year; we have $25 in a savings
account, which enabled us to get a free checking account and cannot be used.

Martha Malnor, Teresa Hudoba and I have been working on a postcard to be
mailed to the publishers. The ASI Indexer Locator postcard went out two
weeks ago and our plan is to create a similar looking postcard with a
different picture on the front and different words on the back. It is a
well-known in marketing that it takes several exposures for an ad to be
effective, and it is our hope that our postcards will build on the interest
created by the ASI postcards. They will be sent to Business publishers only
(436 editors, as opposed to 2,100 for the entire ASI list) and tell the
publishers about our web site, www.businessindexing.org .

The cost of the postcards is $173 and postage is $103. There is also the
cost of the labels and mailing them to Martha (about $15), who has
volunteered to put stamps and labels on the postcards. Cheryl Landes (who is
not even in our SIG, but who designed the ASI postcard) has volunteered to
do the layout and ordering from www.modernpostcards.com .

We would love to hear about any leads that come to you through this effort.

Thanks!

Melody Englund
Songbird Indexing Services
melody@...
http://www.songbirdindex.com

I catnap now and then, but I think while I nap, so it's not a waste of
time. -- Martha Stewart

Can't remember:  are dues for this SIG annual, meaning that we need to renew
in January?  Sounds to me like the mailing will pretty much deplete the
treasury, since there are monthly costs to be met.

Carolyn Weaver

----- Original Message -----
From: "Melody Englund, Indexer" <melody@...>
To: "Index-Business SIG" <businesssig@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "Cheryl Landes" <clandes407@...>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 8:22 AM
Subject: [BusinessSIG] Treasurer's Report


> Hi fellow indexers,
>
> We currently have $309.60 available in the treasury, with another $20
> expected in the next few days (Yeah! A new member!). Other monies have
gone
> toward paying the web site fees for the year; we have $25 in a savings
> account, which enabled us to get a free checking account and cannot be
used.
>
> Martha Malnor, Teresa Hudoba and I have been working on a postcard to be
> mailed to the publishers. The ASI Indexer Locator postcard went out two
> weeks ago and our plan is to create a similar looking postcard with a
> different picture on the front and different words on the back. It is a
> well-known in marketing that it takes several exposures for an ad to be
> effective, and it is our hope that our postcards will build on the
interest
> created by the ASI postcards. They will be sent to Business publishers
only
> (436 editors, as opposed to 2,100 for the entire ASI list) and tell the
> publishers about our web site, www.businessindexing.org .
>
> The cost of the postcards is $173 and postage is $103. There is also the
> cost of the labels and mailing them to Martha (about $15), who has
> volunteered to put stamps and labels on the postcards. Cheryl Landes (who
is
> not even in our SIG, but who designed the ASI postcard) has volunteered to
> do the layout and ordering from www.modernpostcards.com .
>
> We would love to hear about any leads that come to you through this
effort.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Melody Englund
> Songbird Indexing Services
> melody@...
> http://www.songbirdindex.com
>
> I catnap now and then, but I think while I nap, so it's not a waste of
> time. -- Martha Stewart
>
>
>
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> BusinessSIG-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>

Hi Carolyn,

Yes, the renewal is annual, $20 per year, and in January. The treasury will
have approximately $30 remaining, plus the $25 in savings, until January.
The remaining web site payment ($23.85 due on 12/11 and good until 3/11)  is
not included in the available funds mentioned, so we're covered, unless
there is some other expense coming up that I'm not aware of?

Thanks!

Melody


-----Original Message-----
From: Carolyn Weaver [mailto:cgweaver@...]
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 8:28 AM
To: BusinessSIG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BusinessSIG] Treasurer's Report


Can't remember:  are dues for this SIG annual, meaning that we need to renew
in January?  Sounds to me like the mailing will pretty much deplete the
treasury, since there are monthly costs to be met.

Carolyn Weaver

----- Original Message -----
From: "Melody Englund, Indexer" <melody@...>
To: "Index-Business SIG" <businesssig@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "Cheryl Landes" <clandes407@...>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 8:22 AM
Subject: [BusinessSIG] Treasurer's Report


> Hi fellow indexers,
>
> We currently have $309.60 available in the treasury, with another $20
> expected in the next few days (Yeah! A new member!). Other monies have
gone
> toward paying the web site fees for the year; we have $25 in a savings
> account, which enabled us to get a free checking account and cannot be
used.
>
> Martha Malnor, Teresa Hudoba and I have been working on a postcard to be
> mailed to the publishers. The ASI Indexer Locator postcard went out two
> weeks ago and our plan is to create a similar looking postcard with a
> different picture on the front and different words on the back. It is a
> well-known in marketing that it takes several exposures for an ad to be
> effective, and it is our hope that our postcards will build on the
interest
> created by the ASI postcards. They will be sent to Business publishers
only
> (436 editors, as opposed to 2,100 for the entire ASI list) and tell the
> publishers about our web site, www.businessindexing.org .
>
> The cost of the postcards is $173 and postage is $103. There is also the
> cost of the labels and mailing them to Martha (about $15), who has
> volunteered to put stamps and labels on the postcards. Cheryl Landes (who
is
> not even in our SIG, but who designed the ASI postcard) has volunteered to
> do the layout and ordering from www.modernpostcards.com .
>
> We would love to hear about any leads that come to you through this
effort.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Melody Englund
> Songbird Indexing Services
> melody@...
> http://www.songbirdindex.com
>
> I catnap now and then, but I think while I nap, so it's not a waste of
> time. -- Martha Stewart
>
>
>
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I subscribed to the listserve in process of wanting to become a new member
of the SIG.  I obviously missed seeing anything about dues.  To whom should
I send a check?  Should I send something for the balance of this year or
just send in a check for 2003?

Regards, Galen
Galen L. Schroeder ~ Dakota Indexing
25  -  36th Avenue NE
Fargo, ND 58102
(701) 298-6304

Hi Galen,

I am sending you, off list, an application and my address (for the check).
Shortly after I receive your check, you will be added to the web site as
well.

Welcome!

Melody


-----Original Message-----
From: Galen at Dakota Indexing [mailto:galen@...]
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 8:22 AM
To: BusinessSIG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BusinessSIG] Membership Dues


I subscribed to the listserve in process of wanting to become a new member
of the SIG.  I obviously missed seeing anything about dues.  To whom should
I send a check?  Should I send something for the balance of this year or
just send in a check for 2003?

Regards, Galen
Galen L. Schroeder ~ Dakota Indexing
25  -  36th Avenue NE
Fargo, ND 58102
(701) 298-6304



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-----Original Message-----
From: mamalnor@... [mailto:mamalnor@...]
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:15 AM
To: BusinessSIG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BusinessSIG] Business SIG Postcard Mailing

Dear Fellow Business SIG Members,

       On Monday, I mailed postcards advertising the Business SIG Web site to about 430 publishers.  The addresses of these publishers of business information were drawn from the list used by ASI for their recent publicity mailing.  The cards look great - very professional and attention-getting. 

       On the front is a photo of a man in business attire, and it says "Looking for an indexer whose business is business?"  On the back it says "Attn:  Business Publishers   Whether your publications are electronic, books, journals, databases, or Web-based, the American Society of Indexers' Business Special Interest Group (SIG) can help you find the right indexer.  We have the knowledge, training, and expertise you need to create the finishing touch for your publication:  a professionally prepared index.  Why not check us out?  Find more details about our SIG and an online directory of business indexers at:  www.businessindexing.org.  At the bottom of the card is the ASI logo and address.

       If a publisher contacts you as a result of this mailing, will you please let me know so that I can monitor the success of this marketing effort?  Many thanks to the committee who put this postcard mailing together:  Melody Englund, Terri Hudoba, and Cheryl Landes. 

Thanks,
Martha Malnor
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Hi Everyone,

The Business SIG of the American Society of Indexers
(http://www.businessindexing.org)  has accomplished a lot this year with the
dollars invested in it by its members. We upgraded our web site to a
commercial-free site, we increased the information available to indexers by
adding a page of links to our site, and we mailed postcards to 440
business-oriented publishers directing them to the online Indexer Locator at
the Business SIG site.

It's time to renew your membership in the Business SIG. Anyone who is a
member of ASI, Society of Indexers, IASC/SCAD, or AusSI, China Society of
Indexers, or the Association of Southern African Indexers, is welcome to
join.

The dues are US $20 per year and can be paid by check (see below) or PayPal
via my personal account at melody@.... Dues are due by
December 31, 2002.

Please make checks payable to *Business Indexing SIG* and mail to:

Melody Englund
Songbird Indexing Services
3121 SW Iowa St., #42
Portland, OR  97239

If you are a new member, I will email a url for the form that provides
information to our webmistress, Carolyn Weaver, so you can be included on
the web site locator list. In any event, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
WITH YOUR CHECK SO I CAN SEND YOU A RECEIPT!

Thanks!

Melody Englund, Treasurer
ASI Business Indexing SIG
melody@...
http://www.businessindexing.org

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and
unquestionably. -- Walt Disney (1901-1966)

As you're writing your Business SIG dues renewal checks, please check your
listing in the online directory to verify that all info is still valid.
Please email requests for changes in your listing to:

Carolyn Weaver
webmaster@...

Happy Holidays,

Carolyn

Two new Format options are now available for the Business SIG directory,
based on the 'Other' formats listed by several members: (1) Corporate
Documents and (2) Textbooks.

For the moment, I've left (1) Reports and (2) Proceedings under 'Other',
since to me these are variants of Corporate Documents, and the listees also
used slightly different wordings. If you would like to see either of those
added as a category, please let me know.

Are there other Format headings that people would like to see added to the
directory?  If at least three members ask for a new category, I'll add it.
Please take a look at the new format listing at www.businessindexing.org and
give me your feedback.

Regards,
Carolyn Weaver
Webmaster, Business SIG
webmaster@...

Hi Everyone,

This is a reminder that dues are due by the end of December. Anyone who has
not paid their dues by the end of January will be removed from the Business
Indexing SIG Web site.

Anyone who is a member of ASI, Society of Indexers, IASC/SCAD, or AusSI,
China Society of Indexers, or the Association of Southern African Indexers,
is welcome to join.

The dues are US $20 per year and can be paid by check (see below) or PayPal
via my personal account at melody@.... Dues are due by
December 31, 2002.

Please make checks payable to *Business Indexing SIG* and mail to:

Melody Englund
Songbird Indexing Services
3121 SW Iowa St., #42
Portland, OR  97239

Thanks!

Melody Englund, Treasurer
ASI Business Indexing SIG
melody@...
http://www.businessindexing.org

Martha et al,

It was about a year ago  that an author contacted me about an index.  I
never asked him directly, but I think he looked at the Business SIG and
contacted several people listed there.

He asked for resume, etc. and a few days later conducted a phone interview.
  I did get the job and he was very nice to work with.

That was a before postcards, etc. but I do think that the SIG was
responsible for that particular job coming my way.


Judy

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Judith W. Kip
Indexing

3 Courtly Circle
Owego, NY  13827
607-687-0993
JudithKip@...

Hi Everyone,

We have grown! We have 26 members now compared to 20 in 2002.

Treasury:
Revenue:
Carryover from 2002  $36.40
Dues $20 x 26       $520.00

Total Revenue       $556.40

Expenses:
Web site 	   $95.40
Domain name (2 yrs)  $40.00

Total Expenses  	  $135.40

Total remaining   $421.00
Less $25*          -25.00

TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS:  $396.00

*We have a free checking account; we are required to keep $25.00 in savings
for this account.

If anyone has ideas about a promotional activity we could afford, make a
suggestion to the list. Martha (our president) is keeping a list of
possibilities for presentation at our yearly chat/meeting (stay tuned to
this list for announcement, sometime in the next couple months).


Melody Englund
Songbird Indexing Services
melody@...
www.songbirdindex.com

I'm trying to find out if anyone knows of any company that offers video e-mail
for consumers or companies? If you do know of anyone, plesae let me know.

Best regards,

Jim

Hi Jim,

I put "video email" into the Google search engine and came up with 10
responses (that's not very many for Google!). I looked at the one for
about.com and it had two suggestions, one of which was free.

HTH

Melody Englund
Songbird Indexing Services
melody@...
www.songbirdindex.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Malmberg [mailto:jmalmberg@...]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 1:50 AM
To: businesssig@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BusinessSIG] Quick Off-topic Question



I'm trying to find out if anyone knows of any company that offers video
e-mail for consumers or companies? If you do know of anyone, plesae let me
know.

Best regards,

Jim


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On Monday I posted an off-topic message asking for advice on Video Mail
applications.

I really want to thank everyone who responded to my request for information.
There was no way for me to get in touch with all of the people who replied, but
I want you all to know that the information you sent was very much appreciated
and went to good use.

After looking at a variety of services, we have elected to run a test with Video
Mail Direct. They appear to meed all of out criteria (no plug-ins, customizable
to our site, and available for resale to our end users for as little as $5 per
month.

In the event you want to look at their consumer version service, you can take a
look at my test account at http://store.vmdirect.com/amplesupply

If you want to see an example of their service, send me a note and I'll send you
a message. I haven't put any of my own videos into the account yet but they do
have a couple of canned videos that I can use.

BTW, I really want to thank the person who pointed me in their direction.

Best regards,

Jim

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
BusinessSIG group:

Which date can you attend our 2003
annual online meeting here on Yahoo!
Groups? (The meeting is expected to
take about an hour.)

   o Wednesday, October 8 at 10 am C.S.T.
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   o I can attend at either time


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Thanks!

Melody Englund
Songbird Indexing Services
melody@...
www.songbirdindex.com

What matters is not the features of our character or the drives and instincts per se, but rather the stand we take toward them. And the capacity to take such a stand is what makes us human beings. -- Viktor Frankl

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To: BusinessSIG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BusinessSIG] New poll for BusinessSIG

Please  do not send me messages. I have no idea what SIG is.
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