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Originally Posted by Sarah_Jayne
Most of the people that really helped me learn what I was doing were TGP and link list owners. Off the top of my head - Tam, Lisa Marie (used to run Go Postal and a bunch more TGPs), Shemp, Greenguy and JJJ.
As I moved into the support side, there are folks that I have always had good experiences with on a b2b level. Sam from Mr. Skin is the first person that just jumped into my head.
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Sarah I have to agree with you [while I laugh at all the players that need to blow their own horn cuz no one else will]. It was the fellow webmasters from the early days that were an inspiration to me. Greenguy, JJJ's ,Shemp and Tommy from Tommys Bookmarks were always cordial back in the day when they really didnt need to. Not affiliate reps.
MML was always a big help in looking at things in the days on Picpost and TGP.
But I will have to say the most helpful guy back in the day for many of us wasnt an affiliate rep at all. And he taught many of us how to build banners and links that not only drew clicks but converted.
Andy Dunn wrote that sexswap newsletter each week for a few years and it was a great read. I got more information and tips from that short email in those days than from any affiliate rep or the magazines for that matter.
And after that I consider frequenting Oprano before I bought it or managed it as graduate studies.
The most helpful reps I have seen working with affiliates are also the ones I have had the pleasure of working with in the past 10 years at AEBN. I thanked Erin every day I saw here when I was working in Charlotte for being persistant to get me to sign up and build a custom theatre.
And I would be remiss if I didnt mention the hardest working affiliate manager in the business that works for Kennys Pennies and that would be Spaz. Hes has run pay and free sites as well as produced content which qualifies him to be called the whole damn show.
I just havent worked with many reps in the past as the conversation usually started out with reps saying..."How do I get you to send more traffic?"
I call that panhandling not being helpful.