Ah ... you guys know how to make a bear blush. Thanks.

MamaKity, when I joined this board back in July 2003, I think it was. It was an ugly purple colour – oh wait, that's not what I wanted to say – it was a pretty low point in my life, yes, that's where I was going. I had lost my job four months earlier, I was launching my first gay site, my partner Ted was supporting us with a job that he hated. I launched my site at the end of April that year and freakin' Google decided not to do an update until June. I was dying for traffic. I was exactly where you are right now, trying to figure it all out. How do I get people to my site? How do I sell more memberships?

So I stumbled in here and asked a couple of questions, hoped no one would flame me, or point out that I was stupid. To be honest, there didn't seem to be much of a community here back then. I remembered the name Lee, but not much more than that. So I just floated for a while. I kept studying, I checked out AVS Friendly, I bought some Euro guy content because someone told me "it's all about the twinks, that's where the money is, bears don't sell" and I started another site. And then I thought perhaps I should check back here and see what was going on.

GWW had redecorated and there was more activity. I stayed and I learned. And it took a little while for me to find a place here, but I eventually snuggled in. The people here, especially those who have already replied to this thread, helped me enormously. My sites wouldn't be what they are today without them.

So Teresa it's come full circle to you, and you're welcome. I love your spirit. I believed you had what it took to make a go of it. And it makes me smile to help you out.

Hugs
Michael
Dzinerbear