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SteveLightspeed · 01-17-2005, 07:08 PM

81) What was the first digital camera you owned ?
I shot my first 50,000 pictures with a Nikon Coolpix 950 then 990. We use a Nikon D-100 now.

82) Does Richard really work as hard as he says?
Richard is a very hard worker, but he likes to make people believe he?s abused.

83) Do you think this industry has the staying power?
I think as long as people have a sex drive, there will be porn. People have been predicting doom and gloom since I started in 1999, and we?re still here.

84) When you started did you ever think Light-speed would be so successful?
Not at all, my original goal was to work a few hours a week and hopefully make a little money for my kids college fund.

85) what's your best, to-the-point, blunt advice for someone just getting into the biz?

Remember that although you might have a great product, a lot of us have deals and relationships that have been in place for years, and sometimes loyalty prevents us from being able to switch to a new product or move traffic to a new program. Work together with other people at your level, grow your businesses together. Your biggest competitor should also be your best friend. That?s the way this biz works!

86) what's your exit strategy?
I have been investing in stocks and real estate since before I got into this biz. When I am ready to leave the industry, I will sell the Lightspeed brand to someone who I believe will continue to run it the way I have.

87) What do you do to stay healthy, happy and live a balanced life that keeps your business in propper perspective?
I have two kids that keep me pretty busy. One great trick I?ve learned over the years is to look at them and say ?How would THEY feel about this problem?? I get the most honest answers from them, they aren?t affected by all the bullshit. Looking at the world through my kids eyes helps keeps things in perspective.

88) What was the best practical joke you've ever played on anyone?
We had Platinum Dave believing that someone trashed one of his rooms in Montreal, and we needed another credit card to cover all the damages.

89) What's the funniest practical joke that was ever played on you?
A friend told me he invited four wild girls that were willing to do ?anything I wanted? for my birthday. He encouraged me to take a Cialis (a super Viagra) ?just to be sure?. After I took it, I found out that the whole story was a joke, and I was left with a very stiff and angry ?Little Lightspeed? for the whole rest of that day.

90) What's been your biggest disappointment or setback in this business? How did you cope with it?
When Worldcom collapsed, I found out that we weren?t going to be paid on about $35,000 of our 900 sales from Ibill. I freaked out. I confronted Ibill in a very aggressive way, and basically insured that they would not only never pay me, but never want to work with me again. I?m sure I could have handled the whole situation better. Not until my friends at CCBill explained the whole billing process to me did I really understand how fragile it all really is. It was an expensive lesson, but I still paid my affiliates out of my own pocket and ate the loss myself. It?s what I had hoped Ibill would have done.

01-17-2005, 07:08 PM
SteveLightspeed Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lightspeedworld Posts: 7,940	81) What was the first digital camera you owned ? I shot my first 50,000 pictures with a Nikon Coolpix 950 then 990. We use a Nikon D-100 now. 82) Does Richard really work as hard as he says? Richard is a very hard worker, but he likes to make people believe he?s abused. 83) Do you think this industry has the staying power? I think as long as people have a sex drive, there will be porn. People have been predicting doom and gloom since I started in 1999, and we?re still here. 84) When you started did you ever think Light-speed would be so successful? Not at all, my original goal was to work a few hours a week and hopefully make a little money for my kids college fund. 85) what's your best, to-the-point, blunt advice for someone just getting into the biz? Remember that although you might have a great product, a lot of us have deals and relationships that have been in place for years, and sometimes loyalty prevents us from being able to switch to a new product or move traffic to a new program. Work together with other people at your level, grow your businesses together. Your biggest competitor should also be your best friend. That?s the way this biz works! 86) what's your exit strategy? I have been investing in stocks and real estate since before I got into this biz. When I am ready to leave the industry, I will sell the Lightspeed brand to someone who I believe will continue to run it the way I have. 87) What do you do to stay healthy, happy and live a balanced life that keeps your business in propper perspective? I have two kids that keep me pretty busy. One great trick I?ve learned over the years is to look at them and say ?How would THEY feel about this problem?? I get the most honest answers from them, they aren?t affected by all the bullshit. Looking at the world through my kids eyes helps keeps things in perspective. 88) What was the best practical joke you've ever played on anyone? We had Platinum Dave believing that someone trashed one of his rooms in Montreal, and we needed another credit card to cover all the damages. 89) What's the funniest practical joke that was ever played on you? A friend told me he invited four wild girls that were willing to do ?anything I wanted? for my birthday. He encouraged me to take a Cialis (a super Viagra) ?just to be sure?. After I took it, I found out that the whole story was a joke, and I was left with a very stiff and angry ?Little Lightspeed? for the whole rest of that day. 90) What's been your biggest disappointment or setback in this business? How did you cope with it? When Worldcom collapsed, I found out that we weren?t going to be paid on about $35,000 of our 900 sales from Ibill. I freaked out. I confronted Ibill in a very aggressive way, and basically insured that they would not only never pay me, but never want to work with me again. I?m sure I could have handled the whole situation better. Not until my friends at CCBill explained the whole billing process to me did I really understand how fragile it all really is. It was an expensive lesson, but I still paid my affiliates out of my own pocket and ate the loss myself. It?s what I had hoped Ibill would have done. __________________ Abra-cadabra!