Hi Sandy!

> Excellent idea!
> I'd like the ideas of interviews with a
> cross section of people-not just interview
> marketers...some interview marketers would
> be ok...but it would be much more
> interesting
> if you bring successful people who are not
> necessarily online also...

Thanks, I'm glad you like the idea.... Yes, I think it'd be great to have a good cross-section. I was even thinking successful athletes would be good as well....

....I'm here in Sydney right now, and the Olympics are only 9 or 10 days away.... Maybe I can sneak in with my tape recorder and interview as I'm chasing the athletes along the track and over the hurdles? :)

(Okay, just kidding about that, that's probably not a real option...)

> You certainly would get a lot of promotional
> benefits by inviting people from offline...
> I'm not sure if you've seen some of the
> issues of "O"(oprah) magazine but she
> does in depth interviews and it's very popular.

I haven't seen it, but I'll go check it out.... Oprah is an expert, and she's also an admirable woman (in my opinion).... Her story is a true "rags to riches" story which is very inspirational, and the stories she has on her show are very inspirational too.... I'll have to watch more Oprah and check out her magazine too.... :)

> Another good thing would be to keep the
> interviews in archives online.
> I just love this idea. I think it would add more
> dimension to the message board because it would
> stimulate deeper discussions...

Thanks for the suggestions!

Yes, I think both an archive and having them on the message board would be great.... It would be great to also discuss them, and see how they affected us, and how we interpreted what they said.... We may also have different interpretations, and we can learn from each other....

> Another advantage is for the people who come to
> the message boards who have businesses but they're
> still in the process of developing their websites.
> This would give us a chance to hear about their
> products etc and thus many might be stimulated
> to buy from them directly offline.

Yes, that's a great idea too!

> One person I'd like to hear from is
> Helen Gurley Brown...she has a new biography
> out...she was one of the first major women
> copywriters...often people don't talk about
> her...she's the chief editor of the
> international division of "cosmopolitan
> magazine"..

I'll definitely look into it.... Like I said, I wouldn't be surprised if (at least at first) I get a lot of rejections for every success, but if nothing else I can be persistent (in a polite way), so we'll see what we can do.... :)

> I'd also like to hear some of the people Gordon
> mentioned in another post as his inspiration.

> You know I spend a lot of time on line reading
> the interviews from ivillage,amazon and barnes
> and nobles...it's a fun thing to do...you might
> want to start with some of those people as well
> since they are use to the format of interviews
> on line...

> I can't wait!

Actually, Sandy, could you point me more specifically to these places to look at (either in email or in a post).... I need to do some more research, and you seem to know what you're talking about.... :)

Thanks for your suggestions, they've been great! :)

Dien