I just received a promotion from Marketing Profs, a group that puts on super duper marketing programs and sends out really helpful marketing tips. They’re offering 40 percent off their yearly subscription price of $249.

This is actually a great deal, and I’m considering it. But it will add to the ever-growing list of subscription-type services I’ve chosen.

Just like the monthly deduction for the gym you haven’t been to since your New Year’s Resolution wore off in February, I pay each month for services that I don’t necessarily make the most of.

• GoToMeeting/GoToWebinar — $99 a month
  This is my most expensive service. I can host my own webinars for up to 1000 people, as many as I want per month. I’ve done two since January. But it also allows me to jump into a screen-sharing session with a client on the fly. There are actually free services that allow screen sharing as well. I could also drop the webinar part and pay just $49 for the GoToMeeting part, but I do like the ability to do webinars when I want to.
• SurveyMonkey — $19.95 a month
  Frankly I’m not getting much out of SurveyMonkey right now. I just don’t have the need to run many surveys. But I’ve started assisting my clients with surveys and letting them use my service. It helps pay for the fee.
• Constant Contact — $30 something a month
  Constant Contact allows me to keep track of my contacts and send out mass emails. I have the archiving feature for an extra $5 a month. It’s a necessity, but I don’t use it enough.
• BlackBerry service — $19.95 a month
  Ok, are there really that many copywriting emergencies in my life? Do I really need to know the exact moment when a guy responds to my online dating ad? I would love to have the courage to drop the service, but I’m addicted.
• Web hosting and domain services — Maybe $20 a month
  I pay Yahoo about $10 to host my main website, plus another company $8 or so to host lifeonavenuez.com. Well worth the money.
• Mozy.com backup service — $4.95 a month
  Automatically backs up my whole computer each night. Awesome.