GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 37 - February 2017

I find it an unlimited source of income and it makes my brain work. I have to stay up to date, so there’s no time to relax. What do your family and friends think of your work as an affiliate? My wife is working on my team, so we are on the same planet. Not all of my friends under- stand what I’m actually doing to make a living, but they are familiar with the words “casino” and “gambling.” How do you manage your to-do lists? Do you use any special software to help you out? I think Teambox software (now called Redbooth) is very useful. We stay organized, and I can always monitor what has been done. Howmuch time do you devote to social networking for your site? We are running Facebook and Twitter pages where all fresh news is posted as it appears on our website. Everything is linked directly to the website, and posts appear automatically so it takes no time. We don’t post funny cat videos. What’s the most difficult thing about running your site? Content. It was very hard to find professional copy writers. Another difficult thing is SEO. It is very time- and money-consuming. Since some of our traffic is not organic, it takes a lot of time to find advertising platforms that convert. What’s the best thing about running your site? The best thing is that I can combine my hobby and my source of in- come. I am the boss to my wife, which is not bad at all, too. What do you do to stay in shape – both physically and mentally? I don’t have time to go to the gym, but my 6-month-old daughter helps me stay fit. I read a lot of technical and scientific literature that is directly related to my job. What do you do with your spare time? To be honest I don’t have any spare time at all. When I have spare time, I sleep. But seriously, I meet my friends like all normal people do, or spend time with my family. I love traveling, so I try my best to do that at least twice a year. If someone from out of town were visiting you, what’s the one place you’d definitely take them to see? I’d take them to Lido to try out traditional Latvian cuisine. And I would definitely take them to the old town. It’s beautiful and cozy, especially when it’s snowy during Christmastime. When you need to get as far away from work as possible, where do you go? I go to the guest house away from Riga. It is located far from civilization. It’s a very nice place to relax in the sau- na, cook barbecue, and reload mentally and physically. What’s your all-time favorite movie? I really like Martin Scorsese movies like Shutter Island and The Departed . His movies keep you thrilled until the credits. If you could invite any five people, living or dead, to dinner, who would they be? 1. My wife – if I don’t name her she will be grumpy. 2. Steve Jobs – there are a lot of things to learn from him about how to become successful. 3. Freddy Mercury – I’d kindly ask him to sing “The Show Must Go On.” 4. The person who is the best SEO spe- cialist in the world. 5. Jim Carrey – he is funny. Name three things that people reading this magazine don’t know about you. 1. I am a fan of classic BMWs. 2. I worked as a DJ in a nightclub. 3. I have a tortoise as a pet at home. GPWA Affiliate Interview Series The most active and successful people in this industry are concentrated at the conferences. I want to be one of them. Tim - royalbonuses 56 w w w . g p w a t i m e s . o r g