GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 50 - August 2021

Two of your sites have one main focus: No deposit bonuses and microgaming casinos. How did you decide to con- centrate on these two areas? I started with casino bonuses, but I saw that I was not advancing. When I started the no deposit bonus site, I got my first players. I have affiliations that I have been working with since 2006, such as Reward Affiliates and Renee, Buffalo Partners, Jacked Affiliates. Some affiliations don’t give anything to the players. For me, that’s amistake. If I don’t have depositing players, there is a problem. When I say it’s a mistake, it’s because some players want to try, and will engage faster if they are already registered. And then for my part, an online casino is not a land-based casino. If they want to convert, they need to attract people, otherwise they will close, like a lot of casinos. What do you love most about being an iGaming affiliate? What do you not like about it? I like the fact that I am in- dependent, I know my work by heart and I can work from anywhere in the world if I have an internet line. I am still a little webmaster, because I am alone. I don’t like all the constant changes in laws and being forced to reference those changes. What would your advice be to some- one who told you they were going to try and launch an iGaming affiliate site? Work, work, work. I don’t care if it’s Sunday, if it’s the holidays, I work. It’s complicated now, before it was easier. What is the key to a successful work- ing relationship between an affiliate webmaster and an affiliate program manager? Communication. Managers must adapt to all webmasters. Often there is only help for the big websites, but the problem is that small sites get big. For my part, when I grew up, I refused to work with those who did not help me. What has your family and friends thought about this journey for you over the last 15 years? They are happy for me, but often they tell me that I am courageous, because it has become very difficult. Please tell us about the origin of your GPWA username “celena.” (Laughs). I always adored this name.When I was young, I read a lot of science fiction books, and I liked this name, so I have kept it on all the forums. What are your hobbies? What do you do when you are not working? I do sport, walk, rhythmic dance. I don’t have time to read books anymore. I read a lot on the internet. I like to move around and get away from the PC screen. If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would you do? I would buy myself a big house, but I can’t stand by and do nothing. Maybe I’ll take a small straw hut under the coconut trees with cocktails (Laughs). If youwere stranded on a desert island, what three items would you take with you andwhy? Fire to cook me food, a book to read in the sun, and a tent to protect me. And I would bring my children, if possible. If you could invite any five people, living or dead, to dinner, who would they be? My grandparents whom I lost, Nelson Man- dela, Mother Teresa, Marilyn Monroe, and Drake to know everything about his true story. I love him. I saw him in concert in Las Vegas. Name three things that people reading this magazine don’t know about you. 1. I have two children. 2. I am a globetrotter and have almost been around the entire world. 3. I love to cook. about A little bit more Josy Age: I forgot (Laughs) Her favorite foods are Avocados, fish, legumes, chocolate Her sites are play-microgaming-casinos.com play-online-uk.com and others Her favorite book is Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela She is living in Colombia I post articles everyday . Imake a lot of modifications and I think that if you don’twor k every day, it’s not possible to survive . . . I don’t care if it’s Sunday , if it’s the holidays , Iwork . Colombia photo by sunsinger/Shutterstock; Chocolate image by Good Job/Shutterstock; Avocado photo by Maks Narodenko/Shutterstock; Fish photo by freeskyline/Shutterstock; Legumes photo by Piyaset/Shutterstock; 51 G P W A t i m e s . o r g