
April 2008 [TRACKER]	Dear [FIRSTNAME] [LASTNAME], The JD Approach newsletter now has almost 400 subscribers. If you know someone who might like to receive this newsletter please forward it on and ask them to subscribe at our website; www.jdapproach.co.uk Our swap up challenge is still going strong and we now have an e-pc available to the best swap offer. Contact us to find out more or to offer a swap. The JD Approach Team OOO Website of the Month As a reader of this newsletter you have probably already heard about JD Message and perhaps even seen the site. If you haven't had a look at it yet, then here it is. Time is running out to sign up for our free trial so if you have a message to send now is the time to make the most of this offer. http://www.jdmessage.com OOO Dates for your Diary Monday 2nd June2008 Forward Ladies Cafe Aston Hall Hotel This is an informal weekly event for women in business, which takes place every Monday at Aston Hall Hotel. There is also a free IT surgery from JD Approach on the first Monday of every month - As this falls on a Bank Holiday for May we have moved our session on to the following week. 9.30am till 12pm FREE www.forwardladies.com OOO Friday 20th June 2008 How to Look Good - In Business Barsley and Rotherham Chamber Women in Business Aston Hall Hotel. The presentation will be given by Jane Verrall of evolve image and colour consultancy, whose expertise has led hundreds of women (and men) through the maze of what to wear for every occasion imaginable. 12.30pm – 2.30pm, £15.00 plus VAT for members of Rotherham and Barnsley, Sheffield or Doncaster Chambers, £30.00 plus VAT for non-members http://www.brchamberwib.co.uk OOO Thursday 26th June 2008 Inspiring Women Evening Behind The Scenes at Whirlow Farm! Chief Executive Bridget Evans will give an insight into running a Charitable Trust, Jill White will share her experiences of fundraising and being a charity board member and Cath will talk about launching and developing a retail outlet at the farm. 4.00pm till 7.00pm £25 + VAT for members of Sheffield Chamber, £30 + VAT Non Members www.inspiringwomen.org OOO Monday 14th July 2008 Marketing Your Business Online Back by popular demand our e-marketing seminar covers all aspects of online presence for business from websites and email marketing to blogging, social networks and pay per click advertising. 9.00am till 12.00pm £40 + VAT www.jdapproach.co.uk OOO Saturday 16th August 2008 Office Wars Fun and games for Sheffield businesses at Whirlow Hall Farm. The event will invite organisations to compete against others in their particular field across four zones; a costume zone, a wet zone, and two school sports day zones before the top four compete for the Office Wars title in a specially prepared Crystal Maze dome (see final article opposite) 12.00pm www.benchmarkrecruit.co.uk
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JD Message– Getting Ready for Launch Firstly, THANK YOU to everyone who has been trialling the Beta version of our new e-marekting software, JD Message. You will be receiving a survey to complete soon so if you haven't tried sending a campaign yet please do so. If you haven't seen or tried out JD Message yet, there is still chance to sign up for the trial and get unlimited use of the software for FREE until the launch date. JD Message allows you to create an email online via the editor or upload an html file and send it out via the website, it then collects statistics about the message you have sent such as who opened it, what links they clicked on and if it has been forwarded on. Once the site is officially launched, subscription prices will start from as little as £10 plus VAT per month. You can use PayPal to pay by credit or debit card, as well as the traditional invoice method. Until that time it is completely FREE for our trialists as long as they give us their honest feedback. To find out more go to the JD Message website: http://www.jdmessage.com If you would like to help us with our beta testing and get exclusive free usage of the new system please contact deric@jdapproach.co.uk Useful Tip WINDOWS FLIP 3D When you have lots of windows open in Vista you can easily scroll through them using the flip tool. Just press the Windows Key and Tab together: + Microsoft Office 2007 Training Would you like to be able to make the most of the new Microsoft Office products? Work more efficiently in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook or even Access? JD Approach is now offering a range of scheduled courses covering all of the Microsoft Office 2007 suite. If you are really brave we are also about to begin offering accredited courses in these products too which means you could gain a qualification and prove yourself to be a 'Microsoft Certifed Application Specialist'! For a limited period we are offering readers of our newsletter the chance to book two places for the price of one on any of our Microsoft Office 2007 courses.* If you don't have two people who need the same training the offer is also open to two places on different courses. For example you could book a place on the Word course and then get an Excel or Outlook course for free. ** Contact training@jdapproach.co.uk to find out about the training courses we offer in Microsoft Office, OpenOffice and GoogleApps. * Subject to availability of places and courses. ** Lowest priced place will be free. Marketing Your Business Online 14th July 2008 (only £40 plus vat) The internet is becoming more and more important to small businesses. Even soletraders and tradesmen are now embracing the benefits that having a website and email address can offer. The World Wide Web is constantly expanding and offering countless new ways to do business and promote your products or services. We are bombarded with new ideas like Facebook, Google Pay Per Click, SEO (Search Engine Optimisation). If you would like to know more about what all this means in an easy to understand way which can be applied to any business then this seminar is for you. For only £40 plus VAT we will help you to analyse your current web presence and position within your market and identify the opportunities available for promoting your business, finding new customers and doing more business online. See events.. OFFICE WARS: Are you the best business in Sheffield? Office Wars will see businesses from across the region go head to head through an assortment of team challenges at Whirlow Hall Farm on August 16 to decide who will be crowned the 2008 champion. All proceeds will be donated to Whirlow Hall Farm - an educational trust which delivers educational programmes to inner city children from the Yorkshire region and beyond and young people with special needs or disabilities. As well as all the challenges, there will be plenty of fun for those who want to bring the family along. Activities on offer include face painting, a bouncy castle and farm tours for the kids. The afternoon will be rounded off with the famous Whirlow Hall Farm BBQ - followed by the presentation ceremony at which only one Sheffield company will take away the 2008 Office Wars title. It all kicks off at 12pm, with activities running all afternoon. Teams of between eight and twelve can enter - anyone interested in booking tickets should contact Benchmark Recruit on 0114 279 2879 or via email info@benchmarkrecruit.co.uk or visit www.benchmarkrecruit.co.uk
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