There are plenty of kids 12-17 now making money through shady means online. That's what I did when I was that age, but when I was doing it, the "shady stuff" back then wasn't considered shady and there were no laws or rules really. We were able to do just about anything available to us, and let's not also forget, the porn industry was very young online back then, so getting signups was so fucking simple, and they paid pretty well too. No one cared about your age or how you got the signups, they just wanted you to get them, that's it. Fraud was pretty rampant too, and thankfully I never slumped down to that evil level, but friends of mine got away with just about anything.
Times were a lot different back then, so by someone doubting the age of kids and their capabilities it's because they are ignorant and don't know any better or they were never friends or even weren't one of those kids.
People who bash me are just plain stupid. Sure, I have a weird approach to things, not very conventional, and I know my morals and ethics levels are pretty low, but I never denied that stuff. I'm also a HUGE fan of viral and psychological warfare/marketing, not to mention I am always thinking outside the box and speak my mind however good or bad it may seem. That's just me. If someone has an issue with it, great, congrats, and don't ask me for advice.
I'm not looking for self pity here or anything, not even acknowledgement, I just want everyone to know I've been pretty straight forward and honest about almost everything asked of me, not to mention I could have just posted that $80k+ screenshot last year, answered shit on the thread, and gone back to keeping to myself and not making a blog or a forum as an alternative source of information that seemed to be heavily lacking inside the industry.
To those kids from DP who bash me and "know someone who knows the whole story" - What have you done for the community aside for fail at affiliate marketing and then give it up? Did you post any valuable info? Start a forum that people seem to fucking love? Make a blog that kicks ass in the rankings and also posts ideas that seem to fuel people's creative idea side and show them what's possible out there?
Let's see some proof bitches. Then you can say you know me, or know all about me, or are better than me. But until then, you are just a bunch of little shits who talk shit but can't back it up. Come to ASE, say what you said on the forum to me in person, I'd be more than happy to answer your questions. Find me at the WickedFire booth there too. You may not get any freebies though, but that's because we don't make stuff for fags.
nice pick