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Originally Posted by BlondeTM
See....I don't really care because those "super affiliates" aren't targeting what I am.
I'm doing fine and making a very nice living on the markets I'm in, because I target specifically to the users I want to. They target to the users they want to.
Remember the old saying....the bigger they are, the harder they fall. I'm pretty happy with being perceived as being a little girl in this business. My bank account is something I don't share, and I don't feel the need to share ever. So perception is a very skewed thing.
I can't help the people that go out and seek specific niche marketers like him out. I can help the people that are looking for MY niches. I provide, I get paid, they get what they came for, all is good in my world.
But I am not in any way saying that my world is perfect for everyone. Different strokes for different folks. Shoemoney does his thing, I do my thing, spammers (and there are many here) do their thing...and we all make money. We provide value by giving our customer what they came for. It's too bad that some customers want easy money, or quick fixes, or fantasies instantly fulfilled. But they aren't my target market, so I don't lose sleep over them.
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Well see.. that's what I was referring to..
For years I sat around not getting involved when I probably should have. Instead I just focused on my own work, my own business, and my own cash flow.
But now I'm nearing my 14th year in the industry, and a lot of what I do now isn't about focusing on making cash for my business or my own pockets or even your pockets. It's more of a public service type of role that I've been fighting against and trying to avoid for a very long time, but only recently began to not only accept it, but truly embrace it.
I know, it sounds really deep and nice and whatever.. not something I would normally admit to or want to be doing. But I feel like when you've spent so much time, money and effort building something within an industry, that it's your, dare I say, moral duty to stand up and say something.
Maybe I'm just getting more mature (oh please no!!!!) and looking at things differently now. I hate drama, seriously, I really do. I hate getting involved. But sometimes guys.. I just can't sit back and be selfish like I was for so many years. Sometimes, it's my moral and industry duty to get involved and make noise or bring attention to a certain topic of interest for the ENTIRE industry, not myself, not for WF, not for any financial goal... but for the industry.
I just wish other people would join the fight and do the same so I didn't have to look like the only kid on the block with his fists up ready to jump into the fight.
I'm going to be spending a lot more time and effort into making sure shit like this happens less and less often.
PS - How many death threats have you guys gotten from the shit you say about different things you find wrong in this industry? Because I get them pretty often.. and some of you wonder why I take this stuff so personally sometimes. Well, being sent C&D's is one thing, death threats are a whole 'nother ballgame guys. Once you enter that realm, there's no going back, and that's why I continue to do this shit, and stick my neck out and bring attention to controversial topics like this. Because I figure, the next step after a death threat should be obvious, and if I'm going to go down because some insane fuck thinks it's justified, so be it, but I won't be intimidated by ANYONE in the process, and I certainly will never go down without a fight.. a very public one.