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Re: 20 Tips For Best ROI In Social Media

Jill Foster — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:23:01 -0000

Thanks for this list. Your humor and frankness complement eachother well. Liking this comment: "Be the one to turn to in several walks of life" -- good, good call.

Re: 10 Tips for Buying a Residential Rental Property, Part 3: Be Aware of Local Rental Regulations

Jill Foster — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:40:16 -0000

Thanks for your rental property info; my family and I have a way to go before pursuing rental properties but your insight to regulations helps, even for evaluating other large purchases. I'm new to your blog and am enjoying your direct style and confidence.

Re: Money Magazine: No Fees? Get It in Writing!

Jill Foster — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:51:16 -0000

Great call - getting it in writing means at least some degree of protection. Fee options for planners range far & wide e.g. fee-only per product sold or an annual fee based on your assets or wrap fees where management fees + annual percentages + fee-based amounts are rolled into one charge ... or hourly charges or annual retainers. So when an adviser says they won't charge, confirming it in writing is a sharp move, since the fee discussion may not be as face-value or overt as one would hope. I think I'll videoblog on this further! Thx for these posts.

Re: I’m Not A Women, Or Gay, But I Have Opinions

Jill Foster — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:59:20 -0000

Hi Jim - Fun, useful site! And I noticed your comment on Amit's site for the beautiful-women-bloggers bit. Indeed, it was irksome considering the Net creates a content-driven democratic forum like no other medium in history. But alas, who really in the end wants to be strapped with PC-ness as you stated above. None of which stopped my attempt to playfully jab back at these sexist antics though. Fyi here: http://livingwithgeeks.wordpress.com/2006/12/26...

Happiest of New Years to you and yours. -Jill F.

Re: A Sad State of Affairs

Jill Foster — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:11:10 -0000

Thanks for this.

And it brings this question to mind (...one that's a bit large and general but it won't abate): What stirs people - crowds of people I assume in this case - to misdirect their anger so publicly?

Is it the influence of crowds on the individual? Have these groups of people lost loved ones in Iraq? I'm not trying to force a devil's advocacy here at all. I'm just mentally grasping at straws on how such anger can be slung at the innocent so willingly.

Do they want to feel like they are asserting their power as citizens...despite their assertions being misguided and ignorant?

So my one question turned into a slate of rhetorical ones. I'm not looking for one particular answer at all. It just feels disappointing and desperate for service men and women to suffer in this way. It's frustrating to try and process.

Re: Rohit Bhargava Talks Personlity on the Par-Tay

Jill Foster — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:32:09 -0000

Holy Smokes! - thanks for all the fantastic media and support for the event. It was great seeing you.

Re: Bring Your Small Business Brand to Life with Video Storytelling

Jill Foster — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:18:24 -0000

I loved Tom's post and belief in video. For small biz, video can further humanize certain messaging through stories with strong impact. It can impart personality like few other media. Great post.

Re: Word of Mouth Marketing - a must read

Jill Foster — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:39:34 -0000

Thx for the timely post and WOM reminder. I really liked your four tips on monitoring one's brand because they're basic and accessible steps. I'm a very small shop and sometimes cultivating a brand and marketing in general overwhelm. But your steps provide a great place to focus. I especially like "thank people for talking about your product." That's a neighborly attitude (...from Oklahoma originally so neighborly stuff stands out).

Thx for the great posts!

Re: Friday Self-Promotions Are Powerful

Jill Foster — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:24:47 -0000

Great experiment Joe. Here we go:

For a multi-tier self promo:

1. Brilliant guest bloggers wanted!
Are you a savvy businesswoman or business owner wanting to share success stories & useful insight for other women entrepreneurs? Over at www.WomenGrowBusiness.com, I (and we!) want to hear from you.

2. Learn digital tech!
Join DC Media Makers at NPR's headquarters downtown DC, Wednesday, 2/25th, 6:30pm. Watch the blog at www.dcmediamakers.wordpress.com for more info.

3. Get in good with the tax gods!
And DC Web Women can help you out next Tuesday, 2/17th, for a tax workshop for freelancers. To register (please do!): http://dcwwtaxplanning.eventbrite.com.

4. To talk shop more, I'm found at http://www.twitter.com/jillfoster.

Re: My ooVoo Day With... Political Edition: Queen of Spain

Jill Foster — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:56:59 -0000

It was great meeting you Larry and participating with all of you on OoVoo. This is a fantastic outline of the fun talk that night.

Re: Christmas Pai 2008

Jill Foster — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:24:01 -0000

Oh Pai - how wonderful is the life you share! Thank you.

Re: 2008/06/12/social-media-delusions-of-grandeur/

Jill Foster — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:18:16 -0000

After first reading this, I was all on the defensive ready to come running out as the "social media cheerleader we-can-save-it-all!".

Yet after reading comments here, the perspective of Steven's post took a different, less defensive turn in my mind.

I agree social media is not the cure all in and of itself. It is however another way to reach & convene people. And in my experience, many folks I've met via online networks have been action-driven: canvasing for their presidential candidate; raising funds for causes; and educating themselves more on how to better help their clients (and families). Thx for provoking thought on this.

Re: Victory, Defeat, and In Between: Welcome to the Women Grow Business Blog

Jill Foster — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:38:42 -0000

Thanks Naomi for the great enthusiasm and for stopping by.

It's been an exciting time launching the blog and learning more on what ideas women want to discuss in this economy, in running their own business, and certainly more. So your remark on potential means a lot. I look forward to talking more through the year with you! @Naomi

Re: Victory, Defeat, and In Between: Welcome to the Women Grow Business Blog

Jill Foster — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:43:29 -0000

Sibyl, hi there -

Congrats again on your new blog, Engage and Effect; and I look forward to gaining from your experience here at Women Grow Business (thanks for contributing your knowledge!).@Sibyl

Re: About Women Grow Business

Jill Foster — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:17:48 -0000

Hi Ben,

I appreciate you mentioning how you learned of the blog on LinkedIn. This was my first time to pose a question on that network; and the response has been incredibly positive and forthcoming. It's been a motivating week for sure.

As for making contact, there are a few online social networks where I participate steadily: first, certainly the comment section here at WomenGrowBusiness, Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=68374258..., or via Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jillfoster.

Thanks for visiting the blog and taking time to reach out.

Best,

Jill F.

Re: Eat, Sleep, & Live Your Brand: Straight Talk from Entrepreneur Nichole Imperi

Jill Foster — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:20:44 -0000

Thanks Jesy for stopping by and relaying the kind words about Nichole. I was very glad she and Mayra were able to connect at the NATAS Emmys; Mayra was t h r i l l e d to meet her.@Jesy Herron

Re: Contact the editor

Jill Foster — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:58:45 -0000

Croi, hello -

How exciting!

I look forward to connecting with you live and seeing how entrepreneurs contributing to Women Grow Business can potentially help your 6th season. We'll blog about it here for sure.

Thanks too for considering a feature of women business owners for Home Made Simple.

To be in contact .... Jill F.

Re: Listen up: Learning the Most Important Leadership Skill

Jill Foster — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:36:55 -0000

Suki!

Thx for stopping by...fully agree with you on Katie's perspective. Hoping you're super.

Re: Using a Familiar Skill to Grow Your Business: Remember, Women Have Been Great at Leveraging Community

Jill Foster — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:47:19 -0000

So many of your comments resonate Liz; your suggestion to "Be an equal opportunity provider" has been my brain's meditation today. It's an energizing, timely reminder of how giving and receiving are the same side of the 'good business coin'.

Re: Passion Inspired ‘Livable Spaces by Louise’ Despite Economic Downturn

Jill Foster — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:36:21 -0000

Thanks Cindy for your enthusiastic comments about Louise. In partnering with her through Women Grow Business, she has been a very positive resource and contributor for this post. Enjoy your recent home improvements (and thanks for visiting).

Re: Contact the editor

Jill Foster — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:05:19 -0000

Anthony - Thank you very much for making me aware of Dottie's company (and patience with my reply). Her business sounds like a great story, esp in light of economic climates. -Appreciate you visiting us here at Women Grow Business.

Re: Online Networks Do Not Replace Real Face Time: Top Women’s Networking Groups in the DC Metro Area

Jill Foster — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:35:21 -0000

Thanks Maggy - you bet. Marissa has mentioned Yes!Circle (we'll see what makes her final five. Great seeing you at DC Media Makers too.

Re: Online Networks Do Not Replace Real Face Time: Top Women’s Networking Groups in the DC Metro Area

Jill Foster — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:38:40 -0000

Excellent addition Angela for sure; Marissa's follow up comes out soon - I'm looking forward to it! She wants to continue these ideas with you yet in the interim, I wanted to touch base and say thanks for underscoring EnterprisingMoms(!)

Re: Video Blog 0001: Baltimore National Aquarium

Jill Foster — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:03:52 -0000

Congrats Scott on the new vlog...it's vibrant & fun. Looking forward to more (ah, your Cali trip!) --- Jill F. at housewifery.wordpress.com.

Re: Jonny’s Partay w/ Rohit Bhargava

Jill Foster — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:41:49 -0000

Scott!

Thx for investing your production savvy & making us all sound & look coherent. Your written summary above reads with great adrenaline.

An eternal hi-5 to you.

Re: @ComcastCares: Now I’m a Believer

Jill Foster — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:40:42 -0000

That's a refreshing, great(!) customer service story Scott.

Comcast gets a hug.

Re: ScobleShow post mortem (wow, Ask blog search rocks!)

Jill Foster — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:11:24 -0000

Robert - Looking forward to your ConvergeSouth blog-talk! I hope to offer in-person congrats on the ScobleShow then...; your business card menu of interviewees looks fantastic. Initial favorites are Tim O'Reilly, Craig Newmark, & David Allen.

Re: On my way to Microsoft

Jill Foster — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:53:20 -0000

Good luck w/ Woz et al & look forward to meeting you at CONVERGESOUTH (...if I can penetrate your throngs of blogger-fans) :) Hopefully your wife & I will talk-shop in a quick interview for my doc project (we've chatted about it briefly on her blog). Can't wait! Be well.

Re: Happy Halloween photos

Jill Foster — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:58:20 -0000

What's up w/ your self-proclaimed status of 'boring'? --Don't mean to sound maternal but those folks like that Google guy who keep saying you're boring can piss off. You seem to have an engaging, tech-savvy brain who talks with savvy folks --- big wigs or not so big wig. And you share that with all of us who can't even get close to that type of access. And you seem to have a healthy home life. There's nothing boring about that in an age where marriages fail and homes break-up by the minute. I hope to say 'hi' in person at ConvergeSouth next week and hope that you admit by then that you're not so damn boring after all.

Re: Doing business one beer at a time

Jill Foster — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:15:50 -0000

We're there! and suppressing the yawns is tough these days when reading your blog (not!). :)
Good beer stuff is always a good thing. See you in Greensboro.

Re: The four footprints in front of Woolworths

Jill Foster — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:54:05 -0000

Thx for investing time at that last-minute 'living with geeks' interview at ConvergeSouth and your humor, ideas, & BANANA PUDDING (will we ever be the same?!). Enjoy the week.

Re: More on Ze Frank and Rocketboom ad numbers

Jill Foster — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:47:10 -0000

I just recently became a Ze loyalist after reading strong blogger endorsements. And you bet! ... I'd pay attention to advertisers he chose. I hope blog-democracy hits Apple soon. And hope all is well since ConvergeSouth, Jill F.

Re: Digg this: Kevin Rose to present at the Vloggies

Jill Foster — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:20:45 -0000

-Hope to make Vloggies next year -- have a blast on Saturday! When you get a breather, here's the teaser trailer from your interview with Maryam (& myself) at ConvergeSouth: http://livingwithgeeks.blogspot.com/2006/10/tra...

It's a quickie - 1.40 minutes. Be well! Jill F.

Re: Why I love Maryam

Jill Foster — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:44:58 -0000

Congrats on living your love out loud Robert. The joy shows so clearly. Since it's your anniversary, good God pls say this trailer frames your affection (if it makes you puke, just say!). Continued lovin' for you guys .... Jill F. (your updated interview trailer here:
http://livingwithgeeks.blogspot.com/2006/11/tra...

Re: The “RSS tap”

Jill Foster — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:13:17 -0000

Love the 'our bad' idea and even more, hearing how new media is involved with what you observe at the campaign. Darned exciting.

Re: Things I learned

Jill Foster — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:52:02 -0000

Your observations make the whole running-for-president experience more human, exhausting and complex, but human. Thx for that. After reading your most recent thoughts after getting back, I'm kind of humbled. Whatever passion I have for citizen journalism and the blogosphere would've crapped-out in the first morning of your first day - if in your shoes (or Edwards'). Congrats on sticking your neck out.

Re: Ed Cone, combo of politics, tech, community

Jill Foster — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:18:21 -0000

The ConvergeSouth friendliness, the banana pudding, the conversations...it's all de-lish! I loved the walk-down-memory-lane with this post (and learning more about Ed).

Re: The Coolest thing at CES…

Jill Foster — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:00:20 -0000

Love all the video and updates per Bloghaus. Thanks for sacrificing sleep!

Re: Do A-list bloggers have a responsibility to link to others?

Jill Foster — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:35:01 -0000

Hi Robert - Thanks for posting on this; I'm still (slowly but with passion!) producing that documentary and video series for Living with Geeks (...interviewed a couple last week who mock-dueled eachother with their Star Wars' lite sabers. In between editing/posting footage - I've linked to some of your stuff to at least keep conversational. So thanks for posting the volume that you do!

Re: Introducing “Cooking with Geeks”

Jill Foster — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:11:19 -0000

AWESOME! "Living with Geeks" will ping! A few of the geek couples I've interviewed were wine enthusiasts (and they'd share some vino with the ever grateful interviewer while explaining where they found 'that year' etc) but none of them cooked a meal! Love it, love it.

Re: Thanks so much for all the kind words…

Jill Foster — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:16:25 -0000

SO WONDERFUL! Thanks for sharing your joy; wishing you guys loads of health & happiness (and a longer lasting epidural for Milan's future siblings!).

Re: Christmas Pai 2008

Jill Foster — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:24:01 -0000

Oh Pai - how wonderful is the life you share! Thank you.

Re: ConvergeSouth 2006 Day 2: Wrap Up

Jill Foster — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:16:40 -0000

Thanks Ben for the fantastic conference. You, Sue, and the Greensboro gang created something great. I learned a lot on bloggerland and on good, new friends. Next year? Count me in! Since I'm in film, I don't know what the heck your blog says but shall keep in contact with it (and refer it to my IT spouse). Be well.....Jill F.

Re: Anime Watch: Gun X Sword

Jill Foster — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:20:19 -0000

These are great! Thx for the heads-up on Gun X Sword. And many of the folks interviewed for Living w/ Geeks include these in their collections. It's a club or something...You didn't look too tipsy in that clip - rather just hypnotized from all the ConvergeSouth greatness! :) Hope all is well.

Re: Making it look easy.. practicing the art of visual storytelling

Jill Foster — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:05:37 -0000

Thanks for posting this and for your VON07 coverage. You're motivating we flakey vloggers to post more!

Re: Twitter Promotes Ideas, Shows, the Brand

Jill Foster — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:06:47 -0000

-LIke this post Jim and your dual media savvy at MTP. And dang(!) you've inspired me to activate a Twitter account....I'm in olden times huh?! Hope you're well.

Re: Conference to Conference – Putting the “Social” Back in Social Media

Jill Foster — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:50:55 -0000

Great article NMJ. Thx for sharing your frank, enthusiastic insights along the way.

As for PodcampDC - additional stories via pics & audio casts found at Housewifery: http://housewifery.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/121/