merkal2005: Hi Anna, please tell us about yourself. How do you earn your life?What is your main purpose in life?

anna t: Have lived half my life if my lifespan is of an average homo sapien female living near the equator. My passion is in marketing and have been in marketing in a variety of industry such as financial institution, credit card (have won an award to the most innovative co-branding card programme in Asia Pacific region), premium marketing (supplied premiums to multinational companies such as Nestle, etc) , was Vice President for the Asia Pacific region for a Japanese Point-of-Sales System. Own a few retail outlets and now is trying to delve into internet marketing.

My main purpose in life is to live life to the fullest and to leave a legacy among the people that I have touched in my lifetime.


merkal2005: How did you discover blogging? What is your main motive on blogging?

anna t: I discover blogging via a very, very good friend of mine who is ever so willing to help. He is the only, truly good friend, and i am so very lucky to have him as my friend and guru. I won't be able to thank him enough for this.

My main motive in blogging is to explore a new medium and to market my products to the world, and yet have quality time with my family.


merkal2005: Does online marketing work for your business?

anna t: Online marketing should work now, it was different 5 years ago when the dot-com bubble burst. Online marketing have rocketted since then. Online marketing should work for my business as i am not even 1 month in blogging, my ecommerce website is still under construction, and already seeing a lot of positive signs. Every minute is a new discovery for me. But am currently just increasing a distribution channel for my retail which is still very traditional, i want to do something much greater but guess i have to start here to feel the ropes.


merkal2005: How many piano tuners are there in the entire world?

anna t: Is this a trick question? Easy, depends on how many pianos that needs to be tuned in the entire world.


merkal2005: What do you expect from year 2008? What are your future goals?

anna t: 2008 would be a year I embrace the internet to make money, and lots of it. After spending the first half of the year setting it up, I hope to enjoy the ride on the second half after putting it on auto cruise. I want to be more involved in my children's education and growth. My future goals is to find profound happiness in my everyday life.