GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 17 - September 2011

it works for us at the moment. If anyone has any recommendations please feel free to educate me. How much time does it take to keep your site updated? We work on the sites con- stantly. Bingostreet is my baby and so it takes up a large portion of each day. The recent Panda update has not been kind to the site so we have had to make a large amount of changes. We are also busy up- grading the site’s CMS. It takes up easily five to seven hours of each day. What prompted you to join the GPWA, and how has it helped you so far? I was involved with the GPWA for a number of years as an AM. I joined as an affiliate simply because of the value that the site adds to the industry. I think the site helps a wide range of affiliates, from newbies to resolving disputes and creating relation- ships between affiliates themselves and between affiliates and programs. It’s also a fantastic place to hear about new pro- grams and share stuff. You’ve been a member for about two and a half years,but have just recently become much more active in the forums. Is there any particular reason? How has your in- creased participation helped you? I am more of a lurker rather than a poster. I think I have become more active as a con- sequence of the goings-on in recent times. My increased participation has helped to get questions answered and to make my mind up about certain issues. I come by the site at least two or three times a day to check out the new posts as there are always some nice articles to read. A recent article about Latent Symantec Indexing led me to do quite a bit of research on the matter and I simply would not have learned about it if I did not pass by each day. Time management is one of the biggest issues facing affiliates. What time man- agement tips can you offer your fellow webmasters? I really am the wrong per- son to ask. My time is managed for me. It’s 11:10 at night and I’m working. I love my job, but as an affiliate there are so many things to do. It brings to mind the cartoon pic of the affiliate working in the GPWA magazine a few years ago [Issue 4, April 2008, p. 10]. If you could have dinner with any five people, living or dead, who would they be, and why? Nelson Mandela – what an inspirational man. Hunter S. Thompson – well, if you don’t know why, look the man up. Archie Karas – reputedly one of the biggest gamblers of all time. Jenny Woo and Calvin Ayre – who wouldn’t want to have dinner with Jenny, and I could learn a thing or two about the industry from both of them, I am guessing. When you need to get as far away from work as possible, where do you go? I love the sea, so I either get down to the beach or if I have time we travel to remote small villages and go out to small beaches with a pre-packed picnic. Howdo your family and friends feel about how you make your living? To be honest, I have not heard any complaints. My wife and family are fairly easygoing and laid back. I guess as long as I am not bugging them they are happy. What’s your all-time favorite movie? Gosh, it must be Avatar , in 3D at the IMAX. The graphics were insane. AGE: Do I have to put this down? I recently turned 40 but I still feel like 20 HOMETOWN: I divide my time between London in the U.K. and Antalya in Turkey Living in: At the moment, Antalya in Turkey FAVORITEFOOD: A Braai – that’s barbecue – so anything with meat MUSTREAD BOOK: I love reading so this is a difficult one, but in a gambling context I would recommend The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart SITES: mybingostreet.com onlinekeno.net online-slots.co.uk onlinecasinoworld.com euromillionlottery.com bingotimes.com GPWA Affiliate Interview Series 43