I HAVE BEEN GETTING QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO MANY OF THESE ISSUES so i figured it is TIME to resend this
information which will answer many questions you have with one email............. HOPE THIS HELPS!


HELLO FREELANCERS!  EVEN  if you are an Old timer with FREELANCEBYU this special edition is a MUST READ!  :)  Grab a cup of coffee and allot a few minutes to read this. SAVE THIS until you have time to "digest" it all, and then SAVE AGAIN for future reference if needed


GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . .
NEWSLETTER
The NEWSLETTER is written to appeal to MANY PEOPLE so there will be things you LIKE and things you DISLIKE in there,  just ignore what you DONT like and ENJOY what you do!
the only exception to that is the EMPTY POCKETS section where my advice is to INDULGE in ALL of the FREEBIE offers and SHARE with others what you cannot use.  DONATE, GIVE, RESELL, MAKE THEMED BASKETS, etc etc.......... you are only limited by your imagination.



if you are getting this Special Edition, you probably have already joined our newsletter
HERE
if by chance you signed up for the DIGEST version, you will want to log into your yahoo account / freelancebyu newsletter and CHANGE THIS TO INDIVIDUAL EMAILS in order to get links and timely delivery of GDAS (good deal alerts)


You will also want to do the following .................. IN YAHOO ACCOUNT
change to TRADITIONAL VERSION rather than FULL version to avoid ADVERTISING that yahoo puts in this version

next you will want to check your ACCOUNT SETTINGS in yahoo and UNSELECT any options that are asking you if you would like ADVERTISING SENT TO YOU BY 3rd parties  ONCE YOU LOG IN YOU then click on "MY ACCOUNT"   and the following VERBIAGE

"Edit your marketing preferences" click on that PHRASE

YOU WILL THEN SEE THE FOLLOWING:
The categories below let you manage what types of messages we send you and how we send them. Please note that certain Yahoo! products and services may require that you receive communications as part of using those services. You agree to receive these communications when you register for, use or purchase those services. The categories under the heading "Special offers and marketing communications from Yahoo!" relate to communications about products and services offered by the Yahoo! business lines indicated below.

SELECT "CLEAR ALL" to uncheck any of the selections
then SCROLL DOWN and CHOOSE OR REJECT all of the other STUFF on this page
I HAVE IT ALL UNSELECTED




EMAIL ACCOUNT(S)
NEXT YOU WILL WANT TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL FREE EMAIL ACCOUNT  to sign up for FREEBIES / CONTESTS/ OFFERS / SURVEYS
you may even want 4 different addies to filter it
I LOVE GMAIL which is a NO COST EMAIL OPTION
also you may like YAHOO MAIL, HOTMAIL etc...........
I didn't have anyone offering me advice on how to do this when I started
BUT I WISH I DID!

DOING THE FOLLOWING WILL KEEP SPAM MAIL DOWN TO ZILCH
IN YOUR PRIMARY EMAIL BOX!

here is a GOOD EXAMPLE of how to do this
NEWSLETTER:  USE YOUR PRIMARY EMAIL TO GET THE NEWSLETTER, UNLESS you have trouble getting all of your email in this mailbox. 
JANEDOE@...
FREEBIES   GMAIL
set up account that will be easy to remember when filling out offers
example JANESFREEBIES@...
CONTESTS 
you will probably want this to be a stand alone email with only contest entries so that you can spot a WIN easily.......
example: LUCKYJANEDOE@...
again using something EASY to remember
DEALS
I will always use my primary address for this but you may want to differentiate
here as well.........
example:  JANESBARGAINS@...
SURVEYS
again I use my primary but you may want to do separately to avoid any unnecessary emails EXCEPT when you want to see them, the downside is you may miss some time sensitive opportunities................it is entirely up to you

RSS
YOU CAN GET THE NEWSLETTER DELIVERED RSS INSTEAD OF EMAIL IF YOU PREFER........
information about that is HERE


NOT GETTING THE NEWSLETTER regularly?
check here first and sort by DATE to find out if it is on your end, or mine!
sometimes i miss a day or two or even a week or two for some rare instances
if it is on YOUR END
you will need to contact your service provider about how to WHITE LIST or ALLOW
the newsletters to come thru your email without getting "caught" in spam filters or
what ever issue they are having.  
IF YOU HAVE THE OPTION WITH YOUR PROVIDER
add the following emails to your ADD LIST
anjie@...
Anjie@yahoogroups.com
byuwebqueen@...


GETTING THE NEWSLETTER BUT are HAVING TROUBLE WITH LINKS
99% of the time this means you need to GET FIXED
directions for "fixing" are located here:
http://www.freelancebyu.com/faq.htm
we currently have 100% success rate at FIXING this issue! :)
if you complete all of the steps on this page and this does not work, please email me and I will investigate for you..............

SOMETIMES i send out a link that is broken, dead or wrong, I try NOT TO at all cost
but occasionally this happens.  I depend on my moderators to let me know if they find these
type of errors in the newsletter and most of the time I will send out an UPDATE email w/ correct
link within a reasonable amount of time.  FEEL FREE to alert me if you run across this problem

UNSUBSCRIBE AND/OR CHANGING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
is something that you need to do thru YAHOO GROUPS NEWSLETTER PAGE
i cannot log into your account and change for you.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/anjie/



FILLING OUT FORMS
now that you have your email addies set up you will WANT and SOON LUV
if you like doing freebies, contests etc THIS IS A MUST! :)
this FORM FILLER
get this downloaded and fill out with your IDENTITIES (differing email addies)
THIS VERSION IS NO COST AND HAS ZERO SPYWARE ASSOCIATED WITH IT!
VERY SAFE............. you can use this for form filler as I do PLUS save a few passwords in it too
if you WANT OR NEED MORE PASSWORDS you will want the paid version
PERSONALLY THE FREE VERSION WORKS JUST FINE for me
I use about 3-4 passwords at every site so the only ones stored in my FORM FILLER are those
that are alternates to my norm


TECHY TUNE UP
NEXT YOU WILL WANT THESE CLEAN UP / TECHY PROGRAMS FOR YOUR COMPUTER
when you are BUSY surfing the net the LAST THING you need is computer problems to deal with the following is a PRO-ACTIVE list of recommended but absolutely not necessary programs that will make your surfing much easier and safer!


I HAVE A BLOG POST THAT GIVES MANY OTHER GREAT FREE PROGRAMS FOR KEEPING YOUR COMPUTER IN TIP TOP SHAPE
read here


CLEAN UP unwanted, unneeded files on your computer You should use this after each day or before each day of surfing http://cleanup.stevengould.org/

SPYWARE SCUMWARE REMOVERS
****very important to clean your computer!  I do this DAILY
but you may only need to do weekly or monthly depending on
how many sites you visit daily  I have BOTH of these as they


pick up things that the other doesn't  the first time you
run these programs you will prolly find MULTIPLE instances
of things on your computer delete them ALL!



ADAWARE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

SPYBOT anjie note: on the spybot I recommend that you do NOT


immunize as this will make you UNABLE to surf to many sites
(not a good thing for deal, freebie and contest people!)
http://www.download.com/3001-8022-10289035.html

THIS DAY AND TIME FIREWALLS ARE A MUST
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/home.jsp SCROLL DOWN TO BOTTOM OF PAGE UNDER BROWSE and CHOOSE THE FREE VERSION this is the best I have found for no cost, I use the no cost version, but the pro version has a no cost trial (I used until expired) and is QUITE EXCELLENT! don't forget to ALLOW sites
www.freelancebyu.com (for surfing our site)
www.xsorbit6.com (for surfing the forum)

BEST NO COST ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
AVAST
I have BOTH of these installed!
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html


BLOG
anjie's blog has many things the newsletter and forum do not!
check it out HERE
www.flbyu.blogspot.com


FORUM
is currently CLOSED TO NEW MEMBERSHIP
I will alert in the newsletter when we REOPEN
STAY TUNED
we have to be READY when this happens to man the board diligently and
have everyone on board, due to the spammers and people that have nothing
better to do than inappropriately post , sorry guys this is just what I have experienced in
the past so I have to do things this way...........


I WILL DO MORE SPECIAL EDITIONS ANSWERING QUESTIONS (ALL AT ONCE) that are relevant to all.  I hope that this GETS YOU STARTED on your FREELANCER JOURNEY
with a smile on your face and more money in your pocket!

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Living Lavishly For Less
www.freelancebyu.com