GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 10 - Sept 2009

63 :: GPWA Times really care about it. I, for example, first learned about Dracula from somemovies and cartoons as akid. Since then I’ve seen a couple of other movies about Dracula but most of themweren’t even shot here and have nothing to do with Vlad Tepes, considered to be the real Count Dracula. It’s a story, nothingmore. What challenges do you face operating out of Transylvania that other affiliates mightnothave to face? Ican’t thinkofany challenges, but there are some advantages: we speak Hungarian as a native language andRomanian as anofficial language. This makesoperating in twomarketseasier. What do you knownow about the indus- try that youwish you’d knownwhen you got started? Communicationwith affiliate managers is important. We didn’t realize this in thebeginningand just signedup for a bunch of programs.We also didn’t know muchabout rogueprogramsandbookmak- ersandpredatoryaffiliate terms. If you had to pick five keys to success as anaffiliate,whatwould theybeandwhy? Good content. I know everybody says this but it’s true. You need it for your visitors and forSEO. You need patience, especially in the begin- ning. Design: A site looks more professional with good design but don’t forget about readability. Don’tpromoteprogramsthatdon’tgenerate anyrevenueafter6-8months; it’sawasteof advertisingspace. Be fully informed about everything that’s goingon in this industry even if it’snot rel- evant toyourmarket. Age: 24 Hometown: Reghin, Romania City currently residing in: Transylvania Favorite food: Goulash (traditional Hungarian food) One book everyonemust read: Angels &Demons, by Dan Brown Sites: sportfogadas.org, sfstats.net, ghidpariuri.ro, bonusz.info, bonushunter.ro , royalflush.ro GPWA Affiliate Interview Series