June 2001 Issue

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In This Issue

• New ICA "Flash" opening getting rave reviews
• Are You Publicizing Your Web Site?
• Comic Relief
• Upcoming dates
• Now You Know Products and Services

New ICA "Flash" opening getting rave reviews

Now You Know has created a "Flash" opening movie for the entrance to the International Chiropractors Association web site.  This 30 second movie attempts to show the spirit and history of ICA as you enter the site.  The combination of background, music and images leaves the visitor with a sense of pride in chiropractic and ICA.  We invite you to view this new web opening at www.chiropractic.org  to see for yourself. Just select the "Flash Entrance" from the cover page of the ICA site.

Flash is quickly becoming the hottest thing in web sites.  This technology allows mini movies to be placed on websites and play on normal speed internet connections. This really adds some life to any web site and brings the web site experience to a whole new level. 

Other impressive web sites with Flash opening include our new Now You Know web site (www.nowyouknow.net).  We have changed the entire look of the site with new colors and a new navigation system.  But the most impressive part of our new web site is the "knock-your-socks-off" Flash opening.  I recommend you turn up the speakers on your computer before you go to our site to view it.

Other sites that include Flash openings are:  www.michiganchiropractic.org, www.georgiachiropractic.org, www.fcschiro.com, www.karlparker.com, and of course our subscriber Flash opening which can be seen on www.georgiachiropractic.com . In the coming weeks and months ahead we will be creating other Flash movie openings for our subscriber web sites and other associations and organizations we now handle.  

Are You Publicizing Your Web Site?

Your web site can be the most effective and complete tool you have to educate your patients.  Nowhere else can you put so much information in one place that your patients can view to help them understand the basic principles of chiropractic and health we know so well. In your practice, as in most chiropractor's, referrals are the main way you get new patients.  Well the same is true for your web site.  So the question I pose is are you maximizing the outreach of your web site? There are probably many more places where you can publicize you web site.  But starting with these can help.  If you have some innovative ways in addition to these please email me and let me know of them.  

 Below is a partial list of things you should be doing to get you web site looked at by your patients and community.

1. Put your web address on your business card.  Sounds simple but you would be surprised.

2. Have your web address on all office forms and letters, including new patient forms, receipts, sign in sheets, etc.

3. Have your web address stamped on all pamphlets you have in your office.

4. Print pictures of your web site and place them around your office for your patients to see.

5. Place interesting pages from your web site on your bulletin board.

6. Have your web address in all advertising you do, especially phone book.

7. Have your web address in your front window or near where people walking by can see it.

8. Mention your web address to your patients when possible.  Including your lectures, report of findings, and other appropriate times.

9. If you can put your web address on your outside sign, go for it.

10. Make sure that everywhere you have your phone number you also have your web address.

11. Tattoo your web address to your bald head. This will not work with everyone but it sure will get noticed!

Comic Relief

 I'm not normally in the habit of sending emails of jokes around to people but the following I got off a local church's web site and I just couldn't help myself.  As I attempted to read these I had to stop several times to wipe the tears of  laughter from my eyes,  these are bloopers from actual church bulletins that went out to parishioners of various churches.  Enjoy:

Church Bulletin Bloopers!!!
1. Don't let worry kill you- let the church help.
2. Thursday night - Potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow.
3. Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.
4. For those of you who have children and didn't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
5. The rosebud on the alter this morning is to announce the birth of David Alan Belzer, the sin of Rev. and Mrs. Julius Belzer.
6. This afternoon there will be a meeting in the South and North ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends.
7. Tuesday at 4:00 pm there will be an ice cream social. All ladies giving milk will please come early.
8. Wednesday the ladies liturgy will meet. Mrs. Johnson will sing "Put me in my little bed" accompanied by the pastor.
9. Thursday at 5:00 pm there will be a meeting of the Little Mothers Club. All ladies wishing to be "Little Mothers" will meet with the pastor in his study.
10. This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the alter.
11. The service will close with "Little Drops of Water". One of the ladies will start quietly and the rest of the congregation will join in.
12. Next Sunday a special collection will be taken to defray the cost of the new carpet. All those wishing to do something on the new carpet will come forward and do so.
13. The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They can be seen in the church basement Saturday.
14. A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
15. At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.
16. Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
17. The 1991 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11.
18. Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to church secretary.
19. 8 new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
20. The Senior Choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir.
21. Please join us as we show our support for Amy and Alan who is preparing for the girth of their first child.
22. Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
23. The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My Pledge--Up Yours."

Upcoming Dates

 We will be at the following locations in the near future.  Look for us and stop by to see a demonstration of our services.  And remember, the free "My Mission" poster can only be obtained at one of our booths.

For an ongoing list of where we will be please go to our website in the "NYK News" section and look under "Our Seminars".

Now You Know Products and Services

 NYK started just over two years ago offering an email newsletter sent directly to patients.  We now have grown to the largest supplier of Internet services to the profession.  But that is not all we do.  Review the list below to see the variety of products and services we offer.

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