Welcome to the creativepublicity list, the distribution list for "The Town Crier," a monthly newsletter published by The Creative Enterprises Network for small and home business owners (and those who want to be!)

Creative Enterprises http://www.creativethought.com is a working online business community that brings entrepreneurs together to promote, market and discuss their businesses in a legitimate business community comprised of small independently owned traditional businesses and distributorships like those that can be found in any downtown in America. We work together to discuss the pros and cons of operating an online business that sells real goods or provides services to businesses or individuals . . . we discuss what works and doesn't work . . . we share resources . . . make suggestions when asked . . . collaborate when it's practical and even share advertising costs at times.

Our "Town Crier" newsletter is intended to help traditional businesses succeed online by learning and sharing the same good marketing and promotional techniques and information, and basic business-building resources that our merchants' group employs. We don't sell ads, so you won't be bothered with those. We don't give out your email address because we don't believe in unsolicited email marketing ourselves. You'll never get any more than this newsletter, unless you apply for membership in our merchants' community.

Visit our Creative Enterprises' member directory at http://www.asmallbusinessdirectory.com to see the caliber of the small and home-based businesses that make up the community, and you'll see that you're in the right place to learn about working online (and in some cases, off line too!)