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juggernaut · 2006-06-19, 09:33 PM

Agreed. In fact I just met someone last night who has a ton of money. After a few drinks I was confortable enough with them to let them know I'm an adult WM. They instantly started asking questions about the $$$. I explained it's no differant then any other business. IE hard work make money. No work make no money. They told me they would be interested in tossing me some $$ to put up a website and run it. I told them no. I have a hard enough time with my own and I don't like taking money from people who are not interested in knowing the ins/outs of a business. If it fails they place all the blame on me. Anyway long story short a few more drinks and the person was willing to drop me 10k to start up the site and another 10k once it's running to turn it over to him. I told him there are alot of turn-key sites that will take that money and run. Leaving him with junk. Then I told him if he really wanted to play the game, contact me in 6 months after some research then we can play. He told me yeah would be dumb to toss money at something I really know nothing about.. Smartest thing he said all night. God how can stupid people get to be rich?

karomesis · 2006-06-19, 10:34 PM

FUBAR, some decent advice in those two posts.

Knowledge=power. The more you learn, the faster you learn, not unlike evolution itself, it becomes more complex and successful with each and every peice of accumulating information.

You will find that after a few months the industry has lost much of its mystique and you are able to discern the frauds and charlatans of which their are many, form the honest and forthright. and let me tell you, honest webmasters are worth their weight in gold, you have stumbled across the right board for sure.

Study, study, study. And when you're done,....study some more. Knowledge never hurts, only helps. At that stage, you can be prepared to dump money into a project.

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2006-06-19, 09:33 PM	#1
juggernaut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central Jersey! If I was rich and powerful I would dress as my avatar does. Posts: 1,448	Agreed. In fact I just met someone last night who has a ton of money. After a few drinks I was confortable enough with them to let them know I'm an adult WM. They instantly started asking questions about the $$$. I explained it's no differant then any other business. IE hard work make money. No work make no money. They told me they would be interested in tossing me some $$ to put up a website and run it. I told them no. I have a hard enough time with my own and I don't like taking money from people who are not interested in knowing the ins/outs of a business. If it fails they place all the blame on me. Anyway long story short a few more drinks and the person was willing to drop me 10k to start up the site and another 10k once it's running to turn it over to him. I told him there are alot of turn-key sites that will take that money and run. Leaving him with junk. Then I told him if he really wanted to play the game, contact me in 6 months after some research then we can play. He told me yeah would be dumb to toss money at something I really know nothing about.. Smartest thing he said all night. God how can stupid people get to be rich?

2006-06-19, 10:34 PM	#2
karomesis Are you sure this is the Sci-Fi Convention? It's full of nerds! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: pepperell,Massachusetts. Posts: 264	FUBAR, some decent advice in those two posts. Knowledge=power. The more you learn, the faster you learn, not unlike evolution itself, it becomes more complex and successful with each and every peice of accumulating information. You will find that after a few months the industry has lost much of its mystique and you are able to discern the frauds and charlatans of which their are many, form the honest and forthright. and let me tell you, honest webmasters are worth their weight in gold, you have stumbled across the right board for sure. Study, study, study. And when you're done,....study some more. Knowledge never hurts, only helps. At that stage, you can be prepared to dump money into a project.