islandman….’rally the group to fight for our own industry?’ Think about that for a second.
This whole thread is about MONEY, influence and Washington. Affiliates do not have the MONEY to lobby! Do you actually think that affiliates can influence the Senate and the House? Affiliates ….. influence the Senate and the House? What??? I live on planet Earth. Or at least I like to think so.
As for Online Dating, that is the LAST thing I would recommend casino affiliates to get into. Compared to gaming, its not even worth your time. There ARE industries to diversify into that produce some serious coin for affiliates. They are generally niche and new. Affiliates should look at them. Dating is not new. Nor is online Pharma. I run conferences for both industries. Guess what bud? I’m not promoting them here. You can scratch that theory.
I decided to make Online Pharma and Online Dating conferences to DIVERSIFY. I made that decision several years ago. Some of the diversification paid off. Some didn’t.
This was a WAKE UP CALL. Any affiliate that decides to stick his or her head back into the sand and do nothing but promote online casinos without looking at other business alternatives will have NO ONE to blame if we go through this again and Washington is successful. This was a threat for many to lose ALL income. I repeat, ALL income. That is cold water in the face for many.
Prudence demands that affiliates diversify. Anyone and this stage who ignores this principle is myopic and may set themselves up for a financial greek tragedy. Even the Professor has diversified.
Marc Lesnick
Conference Organizer
Casino Affiliate Convention
http://www.cac2006.com
April 9-10, 2006
Amsterdam