So... I'm sitting here today working on a website for one of my clients when I hear this thumping at the door. Now... the reason behind this thumping requires a bit of a backstory, so here it is.
In case you missed the mayhem that was ASW, a party was announced called "The Wicked Fun House" which was being co-hosted by WickedFire, Ad.valiant and a couple of other affiliate networks.
A lengthy thread got going about the party in which Geofferson, Ad.valiant's senior Affilate Manager (and MY affiliate manager!) even got so bold as to announce that there would be a prize for the best pimp costume: http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/48762-asw-2009-parties-events.html#post438540
Of course it was considered a bit of a joke/dickroll, and no one really thought much of it.
Fast forward to Day 1 of ASW. While strolling through the "Meet Market" with BeerNuts, we came across a table from the fine folks at HalloweenMart, who were looking to sign up am's to slang their costumes. While drunkenly chatting with Carrie Sheerin, their Vice-President, I found out that they were based in Las Vegas and the whole post about the pimp costume contest came back to me. I pulled out my wallet, gave her $50 and my biz card and said something along the lines of "I need a purple (has to be the color of acai burriez, dontcha know!) pimp costume for a party tonight. If you can get it to me, give me a call at this # before 6pm and if not, just find me sometime and pay me back."
Sure enough - my cell phone rang while I was in the buffet lineup at 5:15 and I had my costume for the party. Of course, upon arrival I was the only person to be wearing a costume, making me look like a buffoon but I'm one to roll like that. I like to make an impression. I ended up finding Geofferson that evening (first time we met) and told him that he owed me a prize for winning the contest by default. After that we kind of forgot about things and proceeded to get shitfaced to an epic level before a bunch of us headed to Body English to continue the party.
So. After the conference, I thought it would be fun to call out Geofferson on my prize, which I had no intention of actually receiving. You can read all about it here: http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/49326-attn-geofferson-advaliant.html
The day that I signed up for Ad.valiant, he got in touch with me to let me know that he needed my address so he could send me a yacht. Thinking he was completely yanking my chain, I let him know that I had signed up to sling acai berries with Ad.valiant and that my address was in the system. Since then he's been very communicative with me and in a couple short weeks I've made enough with Ad.valiant to completely cover my costs for the ASW trip and my trip to Mexico this weekend.
What does this all have to do with today? Well after I opened the door, I was greeted by two dudes carrying this giant box:
Uhhh yeah, that's right. Ad.valiant put their money where Geofferson's mouth is and coughed up a Sharp Aquos 52" LCD TV for me to ball out with. Since I use a TV for my computer monitor, I had to clear up a ton of space to make room for this bad boy. Here's a before shot of "the office":
Ugh... look at all that blank space. Good thing I have this monstrosity to fill it with:
Since this is the first time I've shown you my workspace... here's a breakdown of what I consider "essential tools for welfare affiliate marketers":
1) World of Warcraft mouse pad. Trust me, the chicks get wet when they see this bad boy laying on the desk. Sadly it's from "The Burning Crusade" as I haven't had time in years to play WoW.
2) Gripmaster. You gotta keep that pimp hand strong, son!
3) Evangeline Lilly. Hopefully I don't need to explain why you should have a photo of her around at all times.
4) Playstation 3. When you need to take a break from work, it's best to spend it pwning noobs in Resistance 2.
5) Herman Miller Aeron. When you're sitting for hours a day, get a decent frickin chair, eh?
6) MASSIVE TV COURTESY OF THE FINE FOLKS AT AD.VALIANT!!
I can't say enough about Geofferson, Alla, and the rest of the Ad.valiant team. If you're an affiliate marketer - or you're thinking of becoming one - click here and sign up with Ad!valiant today. I can't promise that you'll get a sweet TV like this handed to you, but I can promise if you have enough IQ to figure out a kettle that you'll be banking in no time with these fine folks.
THANKS AGAIN GEOFFERSON MY TIMBIT EATING BRETHREN, EH!
In case you missed the mayhem that was ASW, a party was announced called "The Wicked Fun House" which was being co-hosted by WickedFire, Ad.valiant and a couple of other affiliate networks.
A lengthy thread got going about the party in which Geofferson, Ad.valiant's senior Affilate Manager (and MY affiliate manager!) even got so bold as to announce that there would be a prize for the best pimp costume: http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/48762-asw-2009-parties-events.html#post438540
Of course it was considered a bit of a joke/dickroll, and no one really thought much of it.
Fast forward to Day 1 of ASW. While strolling through the "Meet Market" with BeerNuts, we came across a table from the fine folks at HalloweenMart, who were looking to sign up am's to slang their costumes. While drunkenly chatting with Carrie Sheerin, their Vice-President, I found out that they were based in Las Vegas and the whole post about the pimp costume contest came back to me. I pulled out my wallet, gave her $50 and my biz card and said something along the lines of "I need a purple (has to be the color of acai burriez, dontcha know!) pimp costume for a party tonight. If you can get it to me, give me a call at this # before 6pm and if not, just find me sometime and pay me back."
Sure enough - my cell phone rang while I was in the buffet lineup at 5:15 and I had my costume for the party. Of course, upon arrival I was the only person to be wearing a costume, making me look like a buffoon but I'm one to roll like that. I like to make an impression. I ended up finding Geofferson that evening (first time we met) and told him that he owed me a prize for winning the contest by default. After that we kind of forgot about things and proceeded to get shitfaced to an epic level before a bunch of us headed to Body English to continue the party.
So. After the conference, I thought it would be fun to call out Geofferson on my prize, which I had no intention of actually receiving. You can read all about it here: http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/49326-attn-geofferson-advaliant.html
The day that I signed up for Ad.valiant, he got in touch with me to let me know that he needed my address so he could send me a yacht. Thinking he was completely yanking my chain, I let him know that I had signed up to sling acai berries with Ad.valiant and that my address was in the system. Since then he's been very communicative with me and in a couple short weeks I've made enough with Ad.valiant to completely cover my costs for the ASW trip and my trip to Mexico this weekend.
What does this all have to do with today? Well after I opened the door, I was greeted by two dudes carrying this giant box:
Uhhh yeah, that's right. Ad.valiant put their money where Geofferson's mouth is and coughed up a Sharp Aquos 52" LCD TV for me to ball out with. Since I use a TV for my computer monitor, I had to clear up a ton of space to make room for this bad boy. Here's a before shot of "the office":
Ugh... look at all that blank space. Good thing I have this monstrosity to fill it with:
Since this is the first time I've shown you my workspace... here's a breakdown of what I consider "essential tools for welfare affiliate marketers":
1) World of Warcraft mouse pad. Trust me, the chicks get wet when they see this bad boy laying on the desk. Sadly it's from "The Burning Crusade" as I haven't had time in years to play WoW.
2) Gripmaster. You gotta keep that pimp hand strong, son!
3) Evangeline Lilly. Hopefully I don't need to explain why you should have a photo of her around at all times.
4) Playstation 3. When you need to take a break from work, it's best to spend it pwning noobs in Resistance 2.
5) Herman Miller Aeron. When you're sitting for hours a day, get a decent frickin chair, eh?
6) MASSIVE TV COURTESY OF THE FINE FOLKS AT AD.VALIANT!!
I can't say enough about Geofferson, Alla, and the rest of the Ad.valiant team. If you're an affiliate marketer - or you're thinking of becoming one - click here and sign up with Ad!valiant today. I can't promise that you'll get a sweet TV like this handed to you, but I can promise if you have enough IQ to figure out a kettle that you'll be banking in no time with these fine folks.
THANKS AGAIN GEOFFERSON MY TIMBIT EATING BRETHREN, EH!
