Greetings I just wan't to share some ideas for the new people! When i first started this thing back in the day 2002, i had no ideas. Then i decided to make a poker page i tought it could be a huge success (I had never played poker), however when i started to design the page it took me 6 months (12 hours aday), now you may ask why? Well, firstly i'm perfectionist. So it's hard to make a layout that would please me, when i make something nice i soon try to find something nicer. Secondly i tought that i need to make best page out there, so i can make lot of money. So i really wanted to make 1000+ page poker monster, i got to 120 pages and got bored. I found my self hanging around losers at PokerAffiliateWorld and i was wondering will i ever make anything out of my career as affiliate & web master. Lesson learned here is that you don't need to be the best to make money, just create something and start developing it. Soon i found my self reading affiliate forums, day and night. Doing nothing else, just reading and posting. You see DP, Warrior forums and the rest of the forums are just a work community for affiliates. Other posters are like your fellow workers and you post to socialise when you should work on your pages. It can get to be really addictive to troll around the forums and post & read all day. Only benefit you will get is information (Vital, but a killer in overdose). Remember to give some time to your family too, i gave none and as a result i have wife that beats me often. So in these days i have alot of mini pages (30 to 50 page websites), i get good income and few pages have become an authority sites on their field. What i think is the most important lesson for new people is: 1. Research & Learn (First few months do nothing else, then later small daily dose) 2. Learn HTML, this is absolutely vital if you don't have cash. It's pretty easy to learn and i can call my self a master designer these days with even one website that got a design award. 3. Get proper tools, Photoshop, Dreamweaver etc.. If you can not afford them figure something out, not going deep in this. 4. Start your first project, make it something small with only 10 to 20 pages. 5. Develop your baby and read forums to learn more, this is your first site and you will apply all the skills you learn doing this later. 6. When the first site is success or failure start another. 7. Most importantly don't get hooked in the forums too much, if you only read you earn nothing. 8. Concentrate on 5 main sites, if you have time left make few more sites. This has worked well for me. 9. When you business grows and you get nice profits, buy an offshore company. Channel all your money there, and use ATM card for cash withdrawals. I don't pay any taxes, and i never will. You just need to know what to do and you are safe. This is a personal choice for me, and might not work for you. So there is something to consider (Just leave that number 9. unless you are in financial problems.) Sir. Turhapuro (oh almost forgot, never share your sites with the community. If you have good idea others will happily take it.)