Jon

I want to make a post here just to clear things up...

1- I should not have taken Danielle's private life and matters and put it out in the open, especially without her permission. I should have asked her about it first, and then made a decision. So I truly am sorry for that, and I think she knows it.

2- Three of the four affiliates responded saying that they were compensated almost immediately. It appears that my original post did what it was intended to do, and they took care of business rather quickly and quietly, which I respect and give kudos to LeadFlash for.

3- After reviewing some of the last affiliate's statements, he appeared to have held back some key information, and I won't be sticking up for him, nor is he a member on this forum anymore. Liars do not deserve any sympathy or second chances in my book, so he's on his own, and I doubt he will be getting paid. He was apparently bidding on Trademark terms and also misleading users with his ads, so with those two strong points, it serves him right to not be paid. He was apparently kicked from the LeadFlash program over a month ago anyway, so screw him. Lesson to be learned.

4- I was NOT making this thread/post as a bullshit or smear against LeadFlash. I may have acted too quickly and not followed my own advice of clearing up things through back channels before airing it out on a public forum, so I apologize to you guys at LeadFlash for that. Sorry if it brought a harsh/negative tone to you guys. I was also upset over hearing about Danielle randomly being let go, as I considered her the face of LeadFlash at conferences and networking events, but like someone pointed out, it's not my place to make judgements on other people's businesses. It was a private matter and something made within the LeadFlash company, so as pissed off or disappointed as I may have been, it was wrong of me to label the whole company as bad and I DEFINITELY should have calmed down first. Next time I'll re-evaluate my posts about a company or person and let my temper cool down first.

5- I have other friends at LeadFlash that I like a lot, such as Chipmunk/Munk (nicknames from way back), and Caroline (biz dev). I have a lot of respect for both of them, and never meant to cause any harm or bad drama with them or for them within their company.

6- John Dalton - I never met you (I don't think) nor have we ever spoken before, and I was NOT trying to single you out or your company. I was acting on facts and proof and not such great judgement at the time of my original post, so I would like to apologize for calling you guys assholes. I only apolgoize when I know I was at fault, whether or not I want to admit to it or not. It's also a rarity, so you should know it's genuine. But I do have to say that if something like this should ever happen again, it would be wise for you to let your employees read it first for themselves, instead of trying to pass some propoganda bullshit their way and make it sound worse than what it is. I just call it the way I see it, and this time it was one of the more harsh and blunt types, but I never came up with this based on what you guys decided to do with my friend Danielle, and she had nothing to do with any of this being posted. It was just my way of trying to stick up for a friend that I thought caught the shit end of the stick and it just added fuel to a fire that had been burning long before she left.

7- I'm not sorry for sticking up for Danielle. Even though she made me realize it's something she didn't want to be apart of, I can't help myself sometimes. When I see friends being hurt, I am usually the first one on scene to help them out and do whatever I can to make them feel better. This may or may not have had the effect she wanted, but it happened already, and we can't take it back. If anything, this whole drama thread should show that I value my friendship with her and I think she is a damn good business woman, and I know she will become an all-star in the industry someday soon, with or without my help, but I won't leave a friend hanging, and because of her, that's the ONLY reason why I was willing to re-evaluate my original post and come back here and apologize and explain myself. If not for her, I would have just waited until it was settled, added LeadFlash to the shit list, and moved on. But now I see that LeadFlash fixed the issue, and my friend is off doing her thing, the honest affiliates are happy because they have their money, and the last affiliate is going to have to find a new career if he thinks any network will work with him now.

The end. This thread will be closed shortly.

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