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Hi Kelly,

I just wanted to give you a shout out and say...you go girl! I did a post on being honest as well just last Friday on my blog and I agree wholeheartedly that it is sooooooo very important. Being honest seems like a risky proposition because we are afraid we'll lose something (that paying client, that cool job, etc). It moves people out of their comfort zone and shakes things up. But I believe the fallout from it, if there is any, is for the best in the big scheme of things.

Feel free to check out my post if you get a sec...http://trulytwistedmarketing.com/honesty-a-risky-proposition

It's nice to know there are other people out there on the same wavelength!

Ah, sorry...I meant in the indie Q & A area...http://biznik.com/forums/-indie-biz-qa

:-)

Yippee!!!! Glad to see you here!

You might post your questions over in the Biz Talk area (if you haven't already) so as many people as possible see your questions.

Big WELCOME to you, Ondine!

Hi Tara,

Let's talk! I'm helping another company with a similar issue.

Thanks for the blog shout out! Appreciate your comments.

Hi Mikelann,

Know I'm jumping in here late but wanted to add my two cents to this and point out that women and men DO interact differently to marketing messages - both online and in print. Barry is right, blogher.org is a great place to network and build up awareness for your product. You might also check out startupprincess.com - they routinely do features on women like yourself who are in business which would be helpful in building your brand and exposing you to a lot of new and interesting women business owners.

For all you men...I just want to point out that anyone, male or female, can tackle this project depending on their skill level. However, I think what Mikelann is looking for is an intuitive understanding of what it's like to be a woman in today's business world and trying to make a living. If you haven't lived through the experience of being a woman and faced the issues she's addressing "earning your worth" it's difficult to create a message that will speak authentically.

Hi Sean,

if you need a .net programmer, check out Calvin Luttrell...http://biznik.com/members/calvin-luttrell. Not sure about his availability but never hurts to ask. He knows his stuff and he's also in California. :-)

Good luck!

Actually, I think people do care about their health. They care about living longer, looking and feeling younger, weight loss and less invasive drugs and treatments to use when they face an illness. I believe Acupuncture and Chinese herbs all help in each of those areas and many more.

Your marketing is built into the very fiber of what you do. It doesn't get much more exciting than that! You can offer people solutions to not only their health problems but also help them maintain their state of well being. That's a far more valuable proposition than the next big tech gadget or software platform.

In truth, you have an advantage because you get to speak with your clients one-on-one about how you can help solve their problems. And you have the opportunity to educate them on you and your business so they can, in turn tell their circle of friends and family utilizing the best kind of marketing there is...word of mouth.

'Tristan & Isolde' is my newest favorite movie.

But also a fan of 'The Matrix' (all of them) and 'Something's Gotta Give' (romantic comedy).

I own 'Room With a View' and 'Love Actually' - Both really good movies in very different ways!

I just received this in my email box from MediaPost?s ?Marketing Daily? and thought it might be of some interest to the writer?s group. Here?s a basic rundown of the release?

Gather.com (a social networking site) partnered with Touchstone imprint of Simon & Shuster to run a contest on the site where unpublished authors can submit a manuscript of full length fiction.

Each entry?s first chapter will be posted on the site and users will vote on the top 20. The top 20 will then post their second chapters online and the top ten from that group will be voted on. The top ten will post their third chapters and the voting will continue until the fourth round where the entire manuscripts will be evaluated by judges from Simon & Shuster and Boarders.

How far away is Seattle, WA from Asheville, NC again? Think I could commute? :)

Writer's groups are a fabulous way to trade ideas, trade projects and get inspired (everyone's got a story). They can also lead to some interesting business connections.

Well, I guess great minds really do think alike although, I was mostly rumbling and grumbling about that MySpace statistic.

Here is the a breakdown for the MySpace (older generation) users compared to other types of social networks from Comscore.

Isn't there some good technology out there that can be used so anyone can attend, even from the other side of the United States? :)

I'd be very interested in attending (um, well, if it's actually possible from waaaaay over here). This looks like a good one!

The first book that springs to mind isn't really new. It's The Four Agreements.

1.Be impeccable with your word 2.Don't take anything personally 3.Don't make assumptions 4.Always do your best ;-) sounds pretty easy doesn't it....

Open Source development is really interesting. From what I know about it (which isn't tons) it's got the potential to really change things up on the web and possibly even extend into how the search engines currently index sites.

You know, I just hadn't thought about business meetings being like dates! That's pretty funny and I think kind of true!!!