GPWA Times Magazine - Issue30 - October 2014

What do you like about the industry? The money. All agree on this. If you could change one thing about the industry, what would it be? It is a closed industry. New affiliates need more com- munity support. What do your family and friends think of your work as an affiliate? If I am happy, they are happy. Do you gamble online? No. I am just a mediocre gamer. How long do you give yourself for an- swering e-mail? What e-mail tips can you offer? I always try to answer inme- diately. E-mail tips? Be short, be concise, be straight. How do you manage your “to-do” lists? Do you use any special software to help you out? Well, I tried a lot of apps, and then I decided to move to a cutting-edge technology: pen and paper. How much time do you devote to SEO and/or social networking in order to drive more traffic to your sites? Not so much, really. I have an idea of how SEO works in general and how it evolves from time to time, and I always focus on the white hat side, working for the long term. What’s the most difficult thing about running your sites? Keeping them up to date in terms of promotions and content. What’s the best thing about running your sites? The revenue share you get ev- ery month. What do you do to stay in shape – both physically and mentally? Mixed martial arts, submission wrestling and Brazil- ian jiu-jitsu. I started in Uruguay in 2006 and had the good and positive experience of improving my knowledge of the art in Rio de Janeiro, and now I am back in Uruguay with the idea of coaching new guys who are starting to train. I learned a lot of values and principles regard- ing how to be more self-confident and mentally balanced. If someone were visiting you, what’s the one place you’d definitely take them to see? Formentera, one of the spectacular islands I visited in the Mediterranean Sea. What’s your all-time favorite movie? It was The Matrix , but now it’s Mad Men , a series from AMC. If you could invite any five people, living or dead, to dinner, who would they be? My mother, my father, my sister, my girl and one of my fellow partners. They have always been there for me, in both the bad moments and the good. AGE: 34 HOMETOWN: Uruguay LIVING IN: Uruguay FAVORITE FOOD: Asado MUST READ BOOK: The Art of War , by Sun Tzu SITES: Many, many sites 61 GPWA Affiliate Interview Series