i'm a lot more likely to become interested in a program that a rep has in his/her sig if they talk business. there are far too many reps who have never been in adult before, never bother to learn anything about this industry and simply say great things about their program because they are paid to. they have no idea if the things they say about their programs are true - just that they get a paycheck.

since helping someone else earn a paycheck doesn't help me with sales, i prefer reps who either know their stuff or reps who are available on the boards and willing to learn. guys/gals who just post "me, too!" responses or spam their program without knowing or caring if there's anything special about that program couldn't possibly interest me less.

sure, regular chat means they are trying to take part, but a guy who can't even tell me without asking whether the program he reps has fhgs or whether the content in the sites he reps is exclusive or not (and this has happened a lot) doesn't - IMO - know enough to represent that program.