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Thanet's Secrets Newsletters is the latest collection of low volume email only newsletters from yours truly. Content that you might never find on Thanet Star.

In the past I've been hesitant to recommend my newsletters to the Thanet crowd mainly because I was unsure how appropriate or relevant a lot of the content I offer is. Sure, if you write PHP use CSS daily and play with a CMS back end for a living I could serve you nine ways till Sunday (as they say).

Rather than try to figure out how to make a round peg fit in a square hole I have chosen to create a whole new batch of high quality secret newsletters. The first two are ready already.

1. Thanet's Blogger's Secret. To tell you the truth I've been sharing this one for a while now but I want to be up front and offer it to everyone. What you'll get are press releases, insider tips and the latest alerts on topics mentioning Thanet. To gather this data I've simply applied all my geeking skills to Thanet topics rather than LAMP, AJAX or whatever bunch of letters is taking the geek world by storm today.

2. I love garage sales (Thanet). I have to admit I like a good rummage in a table full of bargains but I don't get to do it as much as I'd like. Going to a thrifty Jumble sale or to a Garage Sale is a nice way to pick up novel or useful items at a fraction of the normal price while saving the owners a trip to the tip (and saving the planet a little tiny bit). This list is, like the blogger's secret, all about getting the heads up on events taking place around Thanet.

Once signed up to these lists you will periodical see an email that is significantly shorter than the rest. This email is a reminder of how you can send your message to the list members without needless email address sharing. You maintain your privacy and get all the good stuff.

You can add or remove lists at any time in a special members only area. Places are somewhat limited by the natural limitation of the server so when the list is full I'll not be accepting new registrations.

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