Hello there, Chris. It's ok that you told my your life story. This community is built on having opening communications with one another. And, you are right to say that there are good vibes here. It's about helping each other build one another to grow and become successful online entrepreneurs or just better people overall.

I see that you are from Los Angeles. Well I grew up north of Los Angeles in a city called Oxnard. Ever heard of that city before? I now live in the Bay Area for close to 30 years now, and I do sometimes miss my immediate family there.

I'll be more than happy so share with you any information with you. Feel free to reach out to me anytime, and I'll help you out to the best of my ability. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Armand

Hello Chris. Oddly enough, I find myself in exactly the same place. retired from federal government after 34 years of military and federal service and now hoping to begin a new journey with online marketing opportunities. I am so new to tis that a to of the jargon escapes me. But I finished the starter section level one and am now into level two Premium. I am going to work this as hard as I can to be successful. You will be great. Your marketing exposure in Realestate will likely help a lot. Lets stay connected. Good luck on tis journey!

Nice to meet you as well, Stacy! I appreciate the feedback. My site about billiards and gaming caters to experience and novices alike. Hopefully, you might pick up on some tips. I look forward to seeing the feedback.

May you be successful in your online business ventures. All the best.

Armand

Hello Sabine! Thanks for checking out my site, as I know my site isn't perfect. Well, at least I try to make it stand out to the best of my ability. There's always room for improvement. If only I can play on that timber table. I was wondering if you can tell me how it is different from a standard pool table. I look forward to hearing from you again. Cheers!

Armand

Dear Armand,

My pool/billiard table is made of massive wood and looks grand. If you like check the homepage of https://www.automaten-hoffmann.de/

I have bought my soccer table (the one which can be folded to stand upright and not take so much space and my darts board and my billiard table (Windsor) and queuse all at that online place. Not all smaller products were to my satisfaction regarding the darts and also the queus. I think a very detailed description of the weight and the balance and the durability is making your customers happy.

I think you should extend your sales to darts and soccer tables and other stuff you will find advertised on hoffmann page, that would raise your sales. Tipp:

Do not ever sell an item you have not tested yourself.
My billiard table is oh so heavy as it has thick slate plates as the bottom. I have had it for 8 years and it is still in great shape in spite of having it in my B & B as an entertainment. My queus suffered from people not knowing what they do but the rest of the equipment still is in great shape.

If you have any more questions, I am all ear!

Best wishes, Sabine

Thank you, Sabine! I'll look into that and your suggestions.

;-) Please keep me posted - all the best, Sabine

Will do

Hi Paul! Thanks for stopping by my profile page and checking out my site. I appreciate that. I always try to make my site stand out as much as possible by providing as much detail as I can and to make it easy for my visitors to navigate. I know there's always room for improvement. And, it still can get better over time.

I thank you following back, and may you be successful in your online business ventures. All the best.

Armand

Hello Rob! Thanks for checking out my site. To answer your question, I feel that having a tags side bar works for me. I have checked out other people's sites and see that they have both sidebars that have categories and tags. You can use either categories or tags or one or the other. My recommendation is to experiment with both to see what suits you best. I hope this helps.

I will definitely check out your site. Stay tuned...

Thanks Armand, I appreciate it.

Hello Samantha! I'll definitely take a look at your post and provide feedback. Stay tuned...

Hi there, Thomas! Thanks for reaching out to me, and quoting from Mark Twain. I couldn't agree more with what he said as I feel that should be motivational enough. I look forward to hearing from you soon, and feel free to reach out to me whenever you need any assistance. May you be successful in your online business ventures. All the best.
Armand

No worries, Diego. I am sure that many of us were newbies to the business world, let alone an online business world. I look forward to hearing from you again. Feel free to reach out to me anytime, as I'll do my best to help you out as best I can. Cheers!

Yes, Roberto. I have been w/ WA for almost 4 years now. Persistence does pay as well as dedication and determination. Always keep at it, and you'll be successful as well. All the best in your online business ventures. I'll see you at the top.
Armand

Thanks for the advice Armand. It means a lot coming from you and confirms my beliefs are right and true. I will look for you at the top. Congrats and best wishes. Thank you.

Much appreciation. Thanks!

Sure thing, Rodney. However, I may be a bit rusty as I haven't played in a while. I'll let you know if I have progressed. While on the subject of progress, how are you doing with the training?

Hi there, Susanna. I am sorry that you have a problem with the follows.

To help you out, under the Followed By page, you can see if there's a green Follow icon under each of the people that are following you. If there's not, then you are following them. I hope this helps. Let me know if it does. Cheers!

Armand

Thank you Armand,

Your answer helps a little bit. Will have to ask Kyle about it.

Hope you are have great success. I have too much going on right now to be able to fully concentrate. But slowly it will come together.

Have a great day and God bless you,

Susanna

Yw, Dave! Sadly, I feel that you are right in saying that as billiards is a suffering a slow death. Nowadays, there's people that just want to play digital games on their smartphones/tablets/computers/etc. I hope to change that someday I can change that. I look forward to seeing you around. Cheers!
Armand

Yw, Laura! Also, I would like to say thanks for the follow and glad that you like my page. Anyone is welcome to follow me.

Just a quick note, I haven't posted a blog for over a year. I guess I should get back into that groove again.

Thanks for the quick hello, and I'll see you around. Cheers!

Hi there, Jason! I will continue to make my online business thrive. I hope your online business is working wonders for you. All the best to you. Cheers!
Armand

Thank you, Brad! I will continue to provide relevant posts towards billiards and gaming. Stay tuned...
Armand

Nice to connect with you as well. Johnson. I'll do as you recommend. All the best to you as well. May you have a prosperous 2018 filled with success. Cheers!
Armand

Yw, Yaya! It's nice to meet you as well, and I'll definitely be reaching my goals which is followed by lots of dedication and determination. And, most of all to never give up.
Armand

You've got THAT Right!

We'll jus' keep putting one foot in front of the other an' doin' what needs to be done.

Keep it up an' I will, too.
~ Yaya

Thanks, Joe! I would also like to thank you for sharing that story. I was wondering if you can tell me if you have met Efren as I would like to meet him myself one of these days.

Also, I didn't know that ebay existed in the early 1990s as I thought that the internet was only available from 1995 on. I guess I wasn't too computer saavy back then. Oh, the bells and whistles of dial-up AOL. Those were the good 'ol days.

Anyhow, I hope you were able to sell most of those hand made cues. Perhaps, I can promote some that you might have leftover? I look forward to hearing from you again. Cheers!
Armand

Good to get such a lengthy reply from you. I wrote incorrectly. I should have said early 2000s. Actually it was 2003-2005. It seems Efren is trying to retire from tournament play from what I read. We didn't really meet, but I was just a few feet away from him. He appears to be very humble and approachable. As I recall they played a match where the first to 21 wins and you had to be ahead by 2. Efren won 21-19 and I think his prize from the bar was about 115,000 pesos, winner take all. I don't know about side bets. That was several hours of pool playing.

I don't have any cues to sell these days. Actually I am in China now and will be in the Philippines more or less permanently in another month and a half. If you come over, please look me up. Maybe you can hustle up a match with one of the local players.

Take care.
Joe

Hehe, I will definitely look you up. From what part of the PI are you going to reside in? I am not sure if you heard of Zambales as that's where most of my family is from. I'll be more than accepting to get a game of pool with whomever is looking to playing. I'll see you around. Cheers!
Armand

I'll be in Angeles City and Subic Bay. I started living in the Philippines in 1992 and was continuously there until 2007 when I went to Korea and then China for work. For these last 11 years I have been going back during all my breaks. I have a household there. During the first 8 years in the Philippines I was a scuba instructor and worked out of Puerto Galera, Mactan Island, Subic Bay and Palawan. I have spent quite a bit of time in Zambales.

When you make it back I'm looking forward to seeing you.

Take care.
Joe

Nice! I haven't been back to the PI since 2001 when Erap got ousted out of office. My family over there keeps wondering when I am going back. I just don't have the funds to go there anytime soon. Can you tell me how the PI has changed from the moment Gloria took office all the way to the present day? Also, what part of Zambales did you go to? My family is from the Masinloc area (yes, both my parents are part Ilocano).

I see that you are looking to gain some knowledge with internet marketing. I hope that you are gaining as much information to sustain yourself in retirement.
Armand

As I touched on earlier I haven't been in the Philippines full time since 2007, so I probably can't give a full review of the political chronology. Generally, there have still been various scandals and inappropriate behavior by politicians to a lesser and greater degree over time. Every region or town has the people you need to deal with to get things done. The local authorities always seem to be looking for foreigners to squeeze, so we need to be careful not to offend the powers that be. Way back I made the mistake of telling one of the dive customers that the people that I knew who wanted a new wet suit did not use the factory at SBMA, but got theirs tailor made in Hong Kong. The customer later had dinner with Katherine Gordon who then expressed to everyone listening that I would never get anything approved business-wise in Subic Bay as long as she was there. This was during the era when she and the Australian feminists got all the girlie bars closed in Barretto. All that aside, the economy has really picked up since 2001. Lots of construction and new business has happened and the average man on the street is much more prosperous.

In 1994-95 I went up to Masinloc a couple of times. I met the mayor who was trying to open a dive shop that appeared to be owned by the town, to promote tourism. I recall it as a pretty attractive seaside place, but on the dive sites there like most of the dive sites off of Zambales, the reef was pretty much dynamited out. A really nice divemaster in our shop was from Masiloc, Dean Recupero. Maybe you know the family. Last I heard some years ago he was working at Ocean Park in Subic Bay doing some sort of diving with I think pilot whales they had there.

I am just getting started here with the affiliate marketing and I do hope it can become an income earner enough to support me in the Philippines. Are you able to make a living out of your billiards site? What other work, if any, do you do?

I'll close for now.

Take care,
Joe

Wow, I see that the PI has picked up rather nicely since I last went there. Hopefully, it'll stay that way or get better. By the way, can you tell me who the mayor of Masinloc was at the time? I am curious to know.

I would agree that Masinloc is a nice seaside place. I especially like the nearby beach which I can't recall at the moment. All I can say is that the sand was nice and hot. Also, it's a nice getaway from the hot/humidity that not only comes with the Masinloc province, but almost the entire PI country as a whole with the exception of cold provinces like Baguio City.

To answer your question, I am not making a living with my billiards site just yet. I have made some sales here and there, but not enough to quit the 9-5 rat race just yet. I'll need to dedicate more time and effort into it. I hope that I answered your question correctly. Take care!
Armand

Thanks a lot for your response. I don't remember the mayor's name there in Masinloc.

Good luck and take care.
Joe

I'll be sure to check that out. Thanks!

Yo, Simon! It's weird isn't it? We've known each other on Social Media, but not at WA? I know, strange, but better late than never, right?

Anyhow, much success to you as well. I'll see you on Twitter and mostly G+. Cheers!
Armand

You got that right, Candice! I just need to be more hungry (determined) with my online business. Thanks for stopping by adding me to you network as well. I'll see you at the top. Cheers!

Oh, I've been around. The only difference is that I've been more low key these days. I hope that's not a bad thing.

I'll continue to say focused/motivated/determined/dedicated. Thanks for stopping by!

Armand

No, it's not a bad thing as long as you are still moving forward with your site.

Take care.

I appreciate that. Thanks!

Thank you, Louisa! I will continue to try to be an inspiration to everyone. Much appreciation and feel free to contact me anytime as I'll try to provide you as much information as I can. Cheers!
Armand

Yw, Festus. It's a pleasure to connect with you as well. I also want to thank you for the follow back. Feel free to contact me anytime, and I'll do my best to help you out as best I can. Cheers!

That's wonderful, Evan. I am curious to know. What part of the Bay are you from?

Yes, I was once a novice at IM. Yet, after all these years, there are still a lot to be learned.

Feel free to get in contact with me, and I'll do my best to help you out as best I can. Cheers!

Armand

Hi Armand,

I am from Pinole, it's in the east bay about 20 miles north of Oakland. What about you, where are you from?

Thanks for the encouraging support!

I am from Benicia which is about 20 minutes away. I deliver for Amazon products in your city sometimes.

Btw, you are welcome! I look forward to assisting you in any way I can.

Oh cool, I sometimes deliver for AmazonFlex too. I haven't for a couple of months though.

Thanks again!!

Yw! I'll look at your site and follow you on those Social media sites. Cheers!

Yw, Sam! Also, I would like to thank you for checking out my site. I am always trying to find ways to make it stand out as much as possible.

I look forward to to sharing any thoughts and ideas. Pool is a hobby of mine, and I am still trying to improve myself to become a better player. So far, I am average at best.

I'll check out your site and provide a site feedback. By the way, can you provide the link as I don't see it in your profile page? Ciao for now!

Armand

I used to go shoot pool with my older brothers (now we're just old man living in three corners of the world (Chicago, P.R. & Japan-me). Out here they play some billiard (red & white balls). anyway, I'll see if I'm allowed to put my website link in my profile (not premium, yet). Thanx for bringing that to my attention though. The name actually, is SamMiCor.

I'll take a closer look at your site, I was going to ask why you don't include a call to action hyperlink to some product you would really like to sell...You know, some catchy phrase hypered (is that a word?) to the product site or link but I saw you have a tab for products.

Root'n for your success,

Sam

Ah, the call to action hyperlink. Those are located at the very bottom of my posts as the warm community here recommended I should do. And, so I followed suit.

I hope my site gives you some some valuable information. Cheers!

Great point, I'll keep that in mind.

You're welcome, Jenni! Thanks for checking out my site as I appreciate that. In trying to find the niche that would suit you best, all I recommend is find the one that gives you the most joy in doing. In my case, it's billiards.

However, there are some people that still couldn't find a niche, and that's normal. If this fits your description, it's best to follow the Affiliate Bootcamp. I hope this helps.

Armand

Noted and will do. Thanks again!

Yw!

Thanks, Wayne! Thanks for checking out my site. Pool is quite a hobby of mine that I feel it's not such a hot trend as it once was. I hope to change that where people can play and have fun with this activity someday.

As for being a web page expert, I would say that I am not an expert at web design either. Not to brag or anything, but there are people who think that my site looks good. To me, I feel that there's room for improvement. I am still trying to learn the ropes of web design where it looks more appealing than it is right now.

I look forward to your success in online marketing. May you be successful. Cheers!

Armand

Armand

At the end of the day it's your baby! You can tweek it and improve it until it starts giving you results and feedback you desire. I only glanced through it but I did like what I see and I was impressed. I didn't view it in detail at this stage and haven't given it my full attention yet (only because so busy myself). I think you will instinctively know when its good enough for you and when you are satisfied with the improvements you want to make. I tend to go by my gut feeling these days.

Great chatting! Enjoy!

Yw, Donald! We can definitely show you the ropes, and what it takes to become successful online entrepreneurs. Always stay the course, and ask questions whenever you need help. I can show you some places in the Bay Area that would make it worthwhile. Cheers!
Armand

Thanks, Armand. I now have a new short term goal. Hope to see you in the near future.

Hello Tim! I thank you for the comment. It really helps me a lot. Also, thanks for the picture, I like it! As to answer your question, yes, I have following MOST, not all of the top 500 people that are on WA. By the way, how are the courses going for you?

Am slow at them, have also been finding as I go along, that many of the comment or training exercise by the top people have been helping me. Have been indexing them on a word document for reference!

Am at a slow pace, I still really have not found a niche I really like. I have found though from following comments or training that pertain to where I am at has been helpful! Tim

It's ok, Tim. I'm sure you'll find your niche while you're going through the training. If not, the fallback option would be to go the Affiliate Bootcamp route.

Always remember to ask questions whenever you are lost or have gotten "stuck". We are all here to help each other become successsful online marketers. Cheers!

Armand

Hi, would you please check out my post Traveling in Paris at abloggersheart.com , much appreciated!

Who knows maybe someday our paths will cross and we can shoot some pool, haven't played for about 5 years now!

Tim

Yw, Carrie! Yes, there's a lot of information here to comprehend. Always take it one step at a time. Also, remember to always ask questions whenever you are "lost" or have gotten stuck in your online business journey. We are all here to help one another to become successful online entrepreneurs. Cheers!

Armand

Cheers to that, thank you Armand! Have a great weekend!

Thank you, Tomass! I really appreciate that. Best of luck to you in your online business ventures. All the best.
Armand

Hello Donna! Thank you for checking out my site. Yes, pool is relaxing, and I consider that activity a stress reliever as well. Btw, how did playing in billiards league work out for you? I'd like to know and look forward to chatting and working with you. Cheers!
Armand

Hi Armand thank you for following me I wish you all the best. Talk to you soon .
- Grace Diohwo

Thanks for following me and allowing me to join your network. Look forward to working with you also. I was on leagues for years and I loved it. Eventually gave up the leagues but I can still pick up a stick and surprise a few people. Keep in touch.....Donna

Yw, Grace! Welcome to the network. Cheers!

Yes, definitely KIT.

Thank you Armand for following me.

Hello Anthony. I also thank you for following me back and posting on my website. I have been playing pool on and off these days as I am trying to find more time into that activity. It's a fun game to play which I hope I can convince people, like yourself, to play that it too.

May you be successful in your online business ventures as well. All the best.

Armand

Yvw, Henriette! I follow any and lots of people here at WA. Yes, I am still living in the Bay Area, but in times like these I feel like I need another atmosphere to be living in. It's starting to get too expensive here! If only San Francisco wasn't a part of the Bay Area. The cost of living would be that much more affordable. So, with that said, it's not too much of a happy place to be if you're in the middle class. I'm barely surviving to make ends meet, and at least I have a roof over my head.

Anyhow, I would like to thank you for visiting my site. I am sure if you put in as much effort as you can in your website, you'll be having as much comments in your site which would lead to a thriving online business. Feel free to ask me for help, and I'll do the best that I can to be of an assistance to you. Best of luck to you. Cheers!

Armand

You're very welcome, Afqm. I would also like to welcome to you my network. Likewise, I thank you for adding me to your network. Let's propose a toast to success!
Armand

That's great my friend, cheers!

Thank you, DJ! I hope that you'll achieve your goals. May you be well and safe too. Cheers!

Yw, Desmond! And, thanks for letting me be a part of your network. Let's definitely stay in touch. All the best.
Armand

Yw, Taetske! I hope to entice you into playing pool and other forms of gaming on my site. Feel free if you have any questions on anything on my site. I look forward to hearing from you. Best of luck!
Armand

Thank you, Mike! To answer your question, I've had this site up since November of 2014. I am not as surprised with the customers and traffic as I feel that I need to put in more effort. The site is still an ongoing process (not finished yet) as I know that there's always room for improvement. I hope I have answered your question. Best of luck to you in your site.
Armand

You've lived in San Mateo? I know where that's at. The one thing that I know that's famous about that city is that it has the longest Bay Area Bridge named after that city that connects to Hayward.

I second the traffic in the Bay Area can be ridiculous esp. in the metropolitan cities like San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. But, I've heard it's much worse in the city of Los Angeles. I got a question, where do you reside now?

Anyhow, thanks for following me back. I do feel that I have made the right decision in with becoming a member here at WA. May many blessings come your way as well. Cheers!
Armand

Thank you, Robert! I'll take a look at those blogs. Cheers!
Armand

Hi Steph! Thanks for stopping by WA space here. I have been alright and yourself? Yes, those WA BF banners looked nice. It's just too bad that they don't last forever. Oh well!

I have lived in the Bay Area for over 25 years. However, before that I lived in the southern California region near Los Angeles for 11 years.

You have a great week as well. Let me know whenever you come to the Bay Area. We can talk about WA and internet marketing.

Cheers!

Thanks Ali! I'll be sure to follow you on social media. All the best.
Armand

Yw, Sharon. And thanks for that link as I find myself losing focus from time to time. I'll be sure to look into that and connect with you in the future.

Cheers!
Armand

Thanks, MsMerry. I was just wondering what happened to that site. I was wondering what was in there. I now know. I'll have a look at the link that you provided. Thanks!

Hello, Col. Chris! I am glad that you like being in WA. This community has been a pleasant experience as I like the like-mindedness within this place. Well, I have been with this community since late 2014, and I'm not brand new, though I am still learning the ropes.

I have chosen a niche, and it's about billiards and gaming (air hockey, foosball, darts, that sorta thing). I hope that you benefit from from the bootcamp as I have considered that too. However, Kyle advised to stick with one niche and master it first before beginning/starting another niche. I feel that he is right and I'll listen to him.

I hope that I do succeed with my program as I can relate to your situation: making less money, however spending more money. I'll definitely reach out to you if I feel stuck. You can do the same as I'll try to do my best to answer.

To your success,

Armand

Thank you, Armand. :-}