The last post was around the time that I went to Adtech and when I got home from that Jon and I decided that we wanted to spend some quality time together before he started law school and we did just that.

We went on a nice vacation to Mexico and ended up coming home early becuase we were bored.. yes, bored.  The whole swine flu outbreat caused people to cancel trips and our entire resort was empty.  After thinking about it, we really just love being home.

One of the biggest things to happen to us was we adopted another dog.  She is an Australian Shephard just like Legend and she even has his same colors.  She was only a puppy when we got her but now she is maturing really fast.  We named her Bella and she is amazing.  Such a sweet and loving dog!  She fits right in and Legend and her are like peas in a pod.

Jon and I opened a tanning salon.. yes, finally.  We named it Hot Bod and we have been running it since July 1st.  It is very promising and we cant wait to see what we can do with it.  We are learning SO much, its crazy.

Jon started law school.. he is going to do really well, I am proud of him.  We were both really scared about how it would effect us when he started because we had never been apart since the day we met other than 2 times where we had to travel without eachother.  We spent every moment together since the beginning and now with him starting school we were afraid of the distance but things are actually going great.  The time apart just makes the time we get together much more enjoyable.

I have been trying to decide what direction to take with my affiliate marketing. I will always do it and be part of the industry but I am not sure how vulnerable I want to be.  As an affiliate I am open to getting screwed out of my earnings and having money stolen from me, contracts broken, etc.  I am sick of all of the BS that is involved in the industry.  Stealing, lying, ripping consumers off.  There are ways to make money in my industry without setting up weight loss blogs and work from home blogs.  Too many people do it and look what happens.. Oprah decides to sue.  I am glad I was not part of that!

On a similar note, One of the networks I ran with that i raved about screwed me in a big way.  I promoted then a lot in my blog and got TONS of people to sign up under me.  The deal was that I would earn 2% of what they make forever.  This is what they told me which is why I promoted them.  Anyway, they decided to take away one of the people I refered so I was no longer getting paid.  The shitty thing is that they tried to be sneaky about it and they lied to me and said that it was a direct track error. Then when they realized I was not going to quit demanding to know about it they came up with an excuse that was ready and waiting.  It is really discouraging in this industry when networks decide to be shady. It not only makes you not trust any other network but it makes the industry in whole look really bad.

Aside from all of this, Jon and I have just been spending as much time enjoying life as possible.  We had an AMAZING garden in our yard and its still going strong.

I am not sure of the fate of this blog, I will probably always keep it, just not sure what direction I want to take

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Most disappointing was that we missed the first day on Sunday and by Monday, everybody was hungover and tired and all of the affiliate managers I was hoping to meet with and talk to were not in the right state of mind. For once, I did not go to the conference to party but to work.

Now that we are home, we are swamped with ideas and luckily I only have my business card out to about 10 people who I hope to speak with therefore limiting the number of harassing calls from networks trying to steal my business.

The event was great but I am not so sure about Vegas.  I can say that I am not a fan and it is not what I expected.  We had a blast hanging with Justin and Jonathan on Tuesday night and our hotel at the Venetian was beautiful.

See some of you at AdTech in April!  Enjoy the photos from the Summit below.

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