First post on the forum... was directed here by Scott at Neverblue who's been wonderfully helpful with a few general kicks in the right direction, but I've still gota heckufa long ways to go.
We all know that one of the secrets to success is surrounding yourself with successful people. In that light, I'd love to meet and get to know other affiliate marketers in the Twin Cities area. I'll buy lunch. And a few beers. :drinkup:
I'm not looking for a new "best friend" here (think: Jim Cary in Cable Guy). I'd like a/some local brain(s) to pick.... person/people who I can add to IM and to my cell phone's contact list, who I can use as a sounding board for ideas ("NO dumbass! Don't do that!", etc), and with whom I can meet every couple of months to swap horror and success stories.
Brief Background: I'm a web developer by trade... been at it for fourteen years. I've recently become disillisuned with the idea that this gives me an edge in affiliate marketing. All such pride has been stripped away by my initial rounds of failures and lost investments. But for reasons I will share later (and only if you care) I'm also terribly hungry to get this right. It goes a little beyond "Screw My Boss!" and "I Want To Party Non-Stop!" and has to do with a wife entering medical school and kids who will need at least one full time parent in the home.
So, if you lives in or near the Twin Cities, and if you are willing to act as a semi-mentor and sounding board to a newbie, I'd love to hear from you. Heck, even if you don't live near the Cities but would be willing to do the same, I'd love to hear from you. I'm willing to join networks with you as the referrer so you get $ credit, or in any other way be your lackey (I draw the line at scrubbing toilets and picking up dry cleaning).
(One more thing... to preempt the inevitable "just participate in this forum, dude" comments... I will. I've been lurking here for only two days and I've already learned a ton. But I also believe in the importance of real-time, actual human contact between two people w/o the Internet as a barrier.)
Thanks!
Casey Crookston
We all know that one of the secrets to success is surrounding yourself with successful people. In that light, I'd love to meet and get to know other affiliate marketers in the Twin Cities area. I'll buy lunch. And a few beers. :drinkup:
I'm not looking for a new "best friend" here (think: Jim Cary in Cable Guy). I'd like a/some local brain(s) to pick.... person/people who I can add to IM and to my cell phone's contact list, who I can use as a sounding board for ideas ("NO dumbass! Don't do that!", etc), and with whom I can meet every couple of months to swap horror and success stories.
Brief Background: I'm a web developer by trade... been at it for fourteen years. I've recently become disillisuned with the idea that this gives me an edge in affiliate marketing. All such pride has been stripped away by my initial rounds of failures and lost investments. But for reasons I will share later (and only if you care) I'm also terribly hungry to get this right. It goes a little beyond "Screw My Boss!" and "I Want To Party Non-Stop!" and has to do with a wife entering medical school and kids who will need at least one full time parent in the home.
So, if you lives in or near the Twin Cities, and if you are willing to act as a semi-mentor and sounding board to a newbie, I'd love to hear from you. Heck, even if you don't live near the Cities but would be willing to do the same, I'd love to hear from you. I'm willing to join networks with you as the referrer so you get $ credit, or in any other way be your lackey (I draw the line at scrubbing toilets and picking up dry cleaning).
(One more thing... to preempt the inevitable "just participate in this forum, dude" comments... I will. I've been lurking here for only two days and I've already learned a ton. But I also believe in the importance of real-time, actual human contact between two people w/o the Internet as a barrier.)
Thanks!
Casey Crookston
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