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Originally Posted by garce
Bingo.
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Keep up you positive thinking friend.
Just remember that you do not need the validation of the others in this industry as a benchmark to your achievements. If you are waiting for it, get yourself a new Timex. It's going to be awhile.
The boards, and this industry is a lot like crabs in a barrel. When one breaks out from the pack, you have a ton of haters bashing and pulling you down. Whether it is you have a low Alexa rank, conversions, traffic, affiliates, share ideas, try and help, use boards for business, or speak the truth... there will always be 10 times the negative to anything positive. Some people simply are not going to like you, and shape their perceptions of you by their own self hatred.
Whether you uses your self confidence, bank account, or achievements to validate your success... frankly you will need to get the reinforcement from those things versus a pat on the back from this industry.
The good thing is, as the cliche goes, "you will see the bodies of many enemies floating by", or down the river over time... The same people who laughed or mocked you will little more than a speck in the rear view.
Keep your head up bud. It sounds like you are on the right path.