Hello Bo ... thank you for the follow. I too come from before computers and cell phones. In college I was one of those engineering student geeks that carried around their K&E slide rule every where they went.

Long career in high tech manufacturing exposed me to PCs of course, but I spent most of my time using Manufacturing Control software packages. Spent very little time on the internet.

So yea ... I was a digital newbie so to speak when I started here at WA. Your story is very encouraging. I enjoy your posts.

Thank you Sir for the follow. I truly admire you positive attitude. Here in Asia there are to many negative people. We are still lack behind when come to motivate each other. Racism is still the virus in our culture. I am glad in WA are one family to help each other to succeed. Especially good people like you. I wish you all the best. And keep in touch.
Nazmi Mohamed
Singapore.

I'm honored that you chose to follow me. Like you I have had lots of professions from musician to small business consultancy. I'm officially retired, and my SSA income is my stipend for the graduate school of internet marketing. And like you, I also love learning. Hope we can be of support to one another in the future.

James

You are from the time before computers and cell phones and have learned how to use this wonderful tool so you do not leave the house for a job, right.

Thank God that you successfully migrated from the old world to the new one. There are people in your age group who are stucked and not proficient especially with computers.

WA is a give and take community, I am also giving it back. (Following you)

Your kiddin' they actually raced on that track.Must be bloody good sand or my eyes are shot. Looked like mud to me.I think if I took a running jump and dived I might have slid around the track and got 4th. Anyway the favourite won (good swimmer) which is good for the organisers - due to racing on that surface.

Hi botipton,

I have a question. I can't use Grammerly because it's not iPad friendly: mobile friendly. I found a plug in Word Press called Pro Writing Aid. It tells me that it has not been tested with the current version that I'm using in Word Press. Last updated version was five years ago. Is it safe to download it?

Above this warning, someone left a comment saying they are enjoying the version, but still I'm not convinced! They are from some editorial type of institution, actually a blogger posting from Twitter. Becky

Hello Bo!

Thank you so much for answering my question (within what time answering comments). I also want to thank you for following me. Wanted to come by earlier and say hello. Finally I´m here - better late than never! Of course I want to follow you too.

You have got a very interesting background and I like your attitude and your humor! I´m looking forward working together with you - I can learn a lot from you.

All the best,
:-) Pernilla

Big race meet 14 races. Our big meetings are 10 races.
Just been looking up form and some trackwork. It appears Hence has been working well in trackwork and is nice and relaxed and won on a wet track. Not sure how wet the track is? If heavy then it could make it like a 1 1/2 mile race. That Drape fellow is tipping Tapwrit and Irish War Cry. Good luck and I am going to have a small bet on the 8.
And amazing Secretariat still holds the record since 1973 @ 1.59.24

Great joy just reading your profile, Bo
Thank you for sharing

You're right on the money - and you resemble one of my brothers.. another rodeo clown. How funny is that!

Growing up, our home-life was a non-stop rush for fun and eagerness for new life experiences - and you brought up one of the great memories I have stored in the cloud. Thanks again

This was sent to me by one of my bookies

WHO'LL WIN HEARTS IN THE RUN FOR THE ROSES?

The 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby takes place at Churchill Downs this weekend with Always Dreaming and Classic Empire the early favourites. Gunnevera may be one to watch however given his impressive record and 3rd placed finish in the Florida Derby last start.

Thanks for the follow. I don't always follow back anymore, my network is already so large my inbox each day is daunting. But I like your profile and can relate to another "renaissance" kind of man. Here's wishing you all the best with WA. Call on me if I can ever be of assistance.

Dear Botipton,
You are a capable man who live life to the fullest with continuous learning.Great to be link with you.

Well life is a learning process.I like the idea of working from home too.Having the freedom to take charge of my life and work towards success in life.

Wish that you will gain more success ahead.

Warm regards,
David Koh

Hello Daddy Botipton,
How are you and the family? I'm doing good by the grace of God.
I have just join the WA Community. I will take you as my father. Your are such humble and family man. I did my Msc in Statistics and want to further to do my PHD may be this year. I'm a research assistant at University college in Ghana. I have started building my website www,allaboutofficeadministration.
I want to learn more about internet marketing and others. If I have any problem, I will contact you. Thanks

Hello to you my friend thanks for the follow I will be following you as well. This is my 2nd day at WA and I'm very intrigued about the prospect of the future and I plan to make mark on WA and I would love to pick your brain when I get stuck thanks have a great weekend

Thanks for the follow. I will follow you as well. We have a lot in common - I went to college in my late adult years too. I am sure I was the oldest one in classes but made a lot of younger friends. I can't stop learning and enjoy everything I learned here too.

Protect that valuable bee hive - 50 years bloody amazing.
How is the tree?
On another note, seeing it is close to Kentucky Derby time, next Saturday, I looked up a map of Kentucky and guessing you live in one of these areas (approx 1 hour out of Louisville) Either Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Anderson, Washington, Nelson, Hardin or Meade?
How did I go close? Or perhaps the dark horse could be across the river into Indiana?

Wow...what an interesting life you must have had this far! And believe it's more to come :-D
For sure you have to live many years to have hours to do much in life. But at the same time, you also have to actually LIVE those years. If you just letting the days go by, you can miss out on so many of the possibilities you should have to really live. ;-)

Wish you the best!
/Marika

I am from the time before Computers and Cell phones.
TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.
I think my father bought a black and white TV when I was 6 and we thought that was technology. Years later colour TV. We thought that was the end to the expansion of technology.
I think we were called cave people or that's what my 21 year old daughter calls me.

Cheers Botipton,

Brad
:)

Hi, Botipton, well said doing nothing will always lead to Bodum, I love the way you made time to go back and educate yourself, I also love studying and knowing that you have some form of humor make me even want to keep in close contact with you, don't get me wrong I love being in contact and working with all the wealthy Affiliate team of wonderful people, Is that I love laughing and with someone with humor will keep me going. one can never learn too much as long as one lives. because life is a struggle and as long as you live you will have to face the struggle. so continue to keep up the good work of helping people it will definitely pay off.

Looks like we share the same interest of learning, the more the merrier. I've been stuck in a ruck is what it feels like for some time now, maybe this will provide that needed change in life. All I need is a helpful push. Definitely wasn't expecting to get a comment like the one you left, but i appreciate it. Gave me a sense of unity within the community....the army of support. ha.

Hi!
Thank you very much for following me. Best of luck to you in your endeavors.
Regards,
Shawn - Yearly Premium Member

P.S. Please check out my websites on my profile page to get an idea of what the Wealthy Affiliate training can do for you. Any feedback or comments would be greatly appreciated.

Dear Bo, thanks for sharing and for accepting my invite, most appreciated. Seems you're doing very well, so keep on track and let's stay in touch.

Desmond We are here to help!

Thank you for the follow. Yes, I am also before computers and cell phones, but I am always ready to learn as much as I can about the new technology and the internet marketing business. I agree with you, I think Wealthy Affiliate is the place to accomplish that. I am now following you back in return. Wishing you all the best.

Rodney

Hey Bo...thanks for the follow. I love your profile...an interesting life surely does lead to having a lot to say! I especially love your advice on getting to do a lot of stuff -- live long...no substitute for that one....

Following you back. Good fortune on your journey.

Honored to follow and humbled to be followed herein @ WA .
Being fairly new my only advice is to 'use the tools' because I've found this place far&away; the best place to crawl, walk, and run.
My goal is to make people better in health via a Functional Wellness approach and look forward to 'reaching out' to many more here.
I wish you and yours much success in all of your business venture(s) and new life moments.
Be Well, Be Safe, & Be YOU! I remain ...

... Earnestly, DJ
PowerPillarsV

I really appreciate hearing (reading) your story. I too have been a gypsy and done many and varied things to earn a buck. Right now I'm driving a courier route, putting 236 miles a day on my Prius. As you can guess, Social Security isn't cutting it. I'm doing this to build an income stream so I can get off the road.
Are you doing only Affiliate marketing? or do you have something like a drop shipping or wholesale site as well.
Like you, I didn't grow up with a keyboard in my hands so learning is slower. However, I love to learn and think it's the only way to avoid brain decay, so I don't mind setting myself up to do this type of work for the duration. Hope the hear from you soon. Cheers

Hi Botipton, very pleased to connect with you here in WA community. I'm from the time before computers and cell fones as well and did not see the need to be computer literate but discovered they had come to stay. One of my grandsons taught me in the summer of 2016, I'm liking it a great deal. Hope I will be as proficient as you are before I get too old. Do you mind if I leave some comments on your posts and you do same for me when I'm ready? All the best to you.
Cheers,
Juliet

Thanks for the follow. I am too from a time before computers and internet. I went back to school in 1984 and became interested in computers and was in one of the first classes to graduate with a certificate, a full-time one year one. I went on to do my master's degree, first class allowed to use the internet for research. I think that you have given me a wonderful idea - you could use your helping others as a niche.

Thanks for the follow Botipton..I am following you back.Sounds like you need to open a trade school. :) It is great to learn as much as you can. Looks like you could open up a trade school with your experiences. Best to you in reaching your goals. Stay healthy and happy.
:) Judy.

Hello Bo,
Welcome to the WA family. Follow your lesson plans; “don’t try to reinvent the wagon.”
Thank you for the following you bin followed back with pleasure. Maybe one day i’ll run in to you in Amsterdam.
your WA friend,
Jim Wall
head nut of my world

Hi Botipton, Thank you so much for the follow, much appreciated. I reckon this is the best place where we can learn and increase your exposure on IM. The training and tutorials are top notches and I believe the WA community is the place you want to be with on your journey to build a passive income. [Kelsey]

Good day to you Bo, my name is Ken and I welcome you to WA and thank you for the follow. I'm following you back You are so right, Bo. I agree with everything you said in your Bio. I'll be 60 in July, so I too grew up in a time before computers, cell phones, or Cable TV. I like to think of my younger years of growing up to be the best time of any generation to witness the advancement of our technologies, from rotary dial to cell, from black n white TV to huge screen color TV, from the stove to microwave, to walking on the moon!
You are a jack of all trades and I hope you are a master of at least one of them. I learned to work with my hands so I can build anything, play guitar, write poetry, paint pictures, draw, design, and learned to do anything that I wanted to do - like online marketing.
I look forward to working with you Bo and sharing any information you may need. I wish you much success and prosperity in your building an online empire.
Ken

Hi, Bo. Thank you for following me. I have followed you back. Like you, I love learning and I'm constantly seeking new opportunities that come my way, the reason why I'm here at WA.
I am also interested in learning more about my niche and have recently enrolled into a free course to learn more. Wish you every success in your online business learning journey!
Adel :)

Hi there, thank you for the follow, I am now following you! I've just been reading your profile and it makes for very interesting reading! It is great when people have enthusiasm for life and want to help others! I wish you every success in what you are doing and I look forward to networking with you and reading your blog posts.

All the best to you, Roy.

Hi Bo
Thank you for including me in your circle of friends here at WA. It's a pleasure to meet you. What a wonderful profile with all of your versatility, I'm sure you will have a lot of fun in a variety of niches. Wishing you much success with your business.
Ange

Hi Bo, Thank you for following me, hope your succeeding your goals to be able to work from home.
you deserve to stay home and work, sounds like you have worked a lot of places. I am the same way, I have worked at so many places and want the freedom to do what I want. I have 12 more years to go before my retirement hits. But If My home business kicks up a little more, my retirement will be sooner.
Best of luck to you.

Hi, Thank you for adding me to your network !
I followed you back.
Your story is really interesting. Thank you for sharing !
I really would like to be a person who works from home and handling internet business for rest of my life.
I am glad to join to WA that I can ask the question to many kindly people in here !
Cheri

Hey thanks for the follow.

I'm following you now. My experience here at WA has been amazing I've learned so much and I've never been so inspired.

I spent some time on the weekend just exploring WA and found out that it's incredible what resources there are. I moved my site and that was so easy to do. WA took care of the complicated stuff. All I had to do was some fine tuning

Wishing you continued success

Luthor

Hello, Botipton, It's nice to meet you.

Thanks for following me. I appreciate it and have returned the favor.

I looks like both you and i had a mixed and varied history. I've worked a number of different jobs from Jet Propulsion Laboratories (don't be impressed, I was a janitor - though I did get to meet some really interesting scientists), to an accountant for a now extinct savings and loan, a salesman for a number of different products from fire alarms to vacuum cleaners to Cutco knives to Fuller Brush. I've been a Computer Programmer/systems analyst, and a youth pastor. Now I'm retired and attempting to build an online business to supplement my retirement income and because I'm interested in online marketing.

Like you, I'm also wanting to help business owners/entrepreneur to build successful systems they can implement into their businesses to help free up their time and help them begin to work *on* their businesses rather than slaving away working *in* their businesses.

Anyway, nice to meet you and I wish you all the best in your online pursuits.

Dave

Hi Buddy , thanks for the 'follow' , but from viewing your bio in your profile , you are the 'leader' , very inspiring and affiliating with W/A actually complete the circle of success.Great encouragement for all, remember 49 is only a number . Imparting of knowledge portrays good character , all the success to one and all in this venture .

Hi Bo, thank you so much for the follow. I am following you back now as well. I love the resume ... and your attitude about life. I feel the same in many ways, I never want to do just one thing. I have not worn as many hats as you but that is the long-term plan. Life is too short to just do one thing.
I am in fact back in college now for the third time but this time for a bachelor's... that's when I came across WA, and with both I am pressing on! Soaking up all I can. So excited for so many things, I like to keep it interesting.
Best wishes to you, glad to be apart of your network.
~Jen

Hi and thanks for following me. You have done so many things in your life and it seems so exciting. The rodeo clown sounds the most fun but also the most dangerous. I have only been with WA a month and I'm finding out all the learning it has to offer.
You have a great evening.

Hey Bo, we share an extensive diversified background and now find a stay @ home career that can benefit our friends and associates more than we were able to before.
I'll look to you for assistance by reading your posts and giving you a shout out now and then as I push thru Bootcamp.
I like your green fedora and your apparent strength to hold up that pine tree. All the best ahead...

Hi Bo (again)!
I had a look at your website Acorn Haven! I know that Acorn is a Native American plant and used for food. Love your recipes there! :)
You can be very proud of your Choctaw Heritage! And I appreciate that you teach others about the Native American culture... Love it...
Just wanted to mention it!
Have a great day!
Gerlinde

You don't know me for naught, and you may scratch your head at first to why I would come on here and put a lengthy writing on your WA Space, yours of all the rest, but I have my reasons and I have my goals. Please bear with me as I have read your biographic and and found you quite worthy as any of the successful ones on here. Be warned, this is perhaps on the wordy side.

I un-followed you, but I stopped dead. There was something about you that made me undo what I did. Unusual thing to be doing on what seems a random move as such, here it is. I restored my following you when I noted your latest blog and that I had read it when you first published it. From it I know you are not just the run-of-the-mill sort of individual.

I have been here over seven years now. I have read over your blogs. Some of what you said apply to me and others not so much, but I've enjoyed all of them and archived them for my personal Journal. I have written in this Journal since 1973 and none of it has ever been made public, so there is no need to worry about what happens to your content here.

Your place on my buddy list, ranking 666 at the time of this writing, and the very last one to date of whom I've followed, marks the end of my following thereof.

I don't know you at all except through what you've written. I don't even know your first name, except I assume, "Bo." I assume this is a nickname or pen name. At this point I'm shaking your hand in greeting.

I am Daniel. Euergetes is my pen name, but Daniel is my first name. I hate my surname and don't use it except for legal purposes. That is a long story. I have social retardation and therefore handicaps in the social realm. It hurts business and I don't have the charisma it takes to make it big, but I have not given up, since I feel these issues can be overcome with the right resources and even lunaticks have succeeded. So, I'm still here.

Here's my story...

Something about you stopped me dead, and I had to look over your stuff. You are a prime candidate for someone I would keep on my buddy list, from whom I can gain insight. It's why I am writing this.

According to some on here, I have very little to offer and am one to have plastered my WA Space with mostly junk. I would have never wanted to think of it this way, since I have always tried to write stuff on here that would be useful to others. But I have run my course and beyond. Many say my writing is fantastic, but somehow, it falls through the cracks here at WA. I've been known to be libelous, racist, trivial, pontificate, know-it-all, having a type-3 personality, sensitive, negative, rude, offensive, noxious, and this list goes on. Most of this derives from misunderstanding, some from the fact that I probably have Asperger's Syndrome and have had lots of problems with life. Trying to be somebody on here sticks out like a sore thumb and it spurs distrust and what my intent and motives behind my writing would be. To some, it was to rank.

To me, it was trying to open up. That didn't go over very well. I had no family growing up, but I do now, my church family, and have learned many things I should have been taught when I was very young.

I'm a good guy overall, or I try to be. I stay away from drugs and alcohol, don't smoke, though I do like to eat too much. I've lived in the woods throughout much of the 1980s in semi isolation, but became a member of the church of Christ, where my deliverance began. I read non-fiction and watch educational stuff. You will never find me around the stupid stuff, like South Park, stand-up comedy and other junk like this. I am not into jokes and rarely understand them. I have watched very little television and is still this way to this time.

My age of writing on WA has come to an end. I verily hope you don't fall into the same trap many have on this awesome place, and that is, vast quantities of blogs and the drive to rank, rank, rank on here. Don't get me wrong here. Some people NEED to blog on here. It's valid stuff. Look at Nathaniell's blogs, magistudios, Kyle, Carson, and several others. Nathaniell's blogs take you from a time when he knew not a thing to the six-figure status he has now. They have proven to me their worthiness to write regularly on WA. They have the online income derived from what they've learnt on here to show for it. There are some Ambassadors that don't!

To date, I have written between 600 and 700 blogs on here. Coming down to where the rubber meets the road, in just a short time, I'm a nobody on here and very few know me now. I know it, and I admit it. We need good writers on here who stay on-topic and not the "How to Make Black Bean Soup"-type stuff.

I have removed many, many of my blogs. Some were negative due to circumstances under which I have been trying to work my business, and got discouraged and downtrodden. Others do indirectly concern business, but is the kind of stuff every man and his brother has written on here "Distraction" is one of these. When I have finished purging, only the very very very best will remain, the best 25 or so. That's about three blogs per year, give or take on the distribution of these.

My failure in the content-publishing end of WA stems back to my difficulty with social circumstances. I accept that and am willingly going out being visible to the public on here, since it seems to be for the best for myself and everybody else.

I do fairly well publishing reviews on my campaign. This seems to be a little different but it could be better in and of itself.

I really wish I had used much of this time, energy and writing on my campaigns instead. To some people on here, I'm now a foe. To most, I'm simply unknown. I once spent almost all my time on here.

Today I am removing my content for a number of reasons, some not good. Wealthy Affiliate is an awesome place, but it can be misused. It can be a time-sap. It can be the difference between success and well, nothing. It came from not pitching the second tent you spoke of. The large tent I pitched began with the pegs, each of which was a blog on here. It took many years to set this tent up, larger than any circus tent ever pitched. But I pitched it.

I am now breaking that camp. I am pushing out everything that will not help with my success. I have little value on WA as a helper nor has my content stood the test of time save maybe five or so pieces. These I will leave. Those people whom I see truly contribute to the success to others, I will continue to follow. The rest are gone.

Maybe in the future I will once again, write content on WA, but not until I have the full-time online income to show for what I've learnt on here.

I have never quit, though I've come close. I have read your blog, 7 Reasons People Quit Wealthy Affiliate. I've held out here.

Are Goals Important? You bet! Without Goals, you stand no chance of succeeding. Knowing this all-important step, I have stumbled many, many times.

I have already discussed being persistTENT and consisTENT.

The blog, your very first blog applies to me. I am one who has gone in every direction except the right way. Writing all those blogs stood as a monument of folly, which I am now pulling down from its pedestal, as did those of ancient times the statue of Nero, and of recent, that of Saddam Hussein.

My final year at WA is going to be just that if I don't get my act together. What may seem futile is something I feel I need to do - and that is, purge my WA Space, stop writing on here, get rid of all the distractions around me and get busy. If I find I'm still where I am now when my current subscription ends in 51 weeks, I will close the curtain on my act.

The beginning bookend of my Wealthy Affiliate experience was Jay (magistudios.)

The final bookend is you.

The library in between will be purged, and has been in progress already. I've pulled a lot of books and committed them to the flames. To get the most out of this library means bringing it down to the length of one bookshelf, even down to the few on my desktop between those bookends.

Don't fall into the trap many do on here. So far, I can see you are not. Those with blogs like, "Things Men Say that Get on Women's Nerves," isn't exactly the kind of stuff I want in my library.

I am happy to have come into your WA Space. I hope your writing will continue to be like that of what you find in the most successful on here. I need it.

Daniel Euergetes

Hello botipton, you sound like you have it together. I love poetry, I am like you I been there before computer and cell phones. This is my first time trying to do something like this and my hat goes off to you. I like to learn new things to and this so far is wonderful.

CherieD

Hey Botipton,
Thanks for the follow. I myself went back to school at 48 and obtained a associates and bacherlors degree. Who say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks (a figure of speech). You are a man with a lot of wisdom. I know you have some interesting stories to tell.

Hi, Bo, thanks for the follow, returned. Your profile looks like we are both from the prehistoric era, but like they say, you're never to old to learn.

Keep truckin' and best wishes for your future success in whatever you wish to achieve online, if I can help in any way, give me a shout.

Hello Bo,
Thank you for following me. I have added you to my network. I believe the training available here is top notch. Please check out my website, I am passionate about health/well-being. I will look for you on your social media and look forward to working with you. I love your attitude toward learning and living! God gave us this life and it is ours to make the most of it.

Much success to you.

Bruce

Hello Bo and welcome to Wealthy Affiliate.
Since you joined way back in 2015 will surely have realized by now that internet marketing can be a steep learning curve.
If you do get stuck then can I suggest you browse some of the 300+ blogs I have published within WA.
You have decided to follow me so thank you for the follow and I will follow you as well.
Enjoy your day.
Robert Allan

Hello Bo,♫Welcome! Nice to meet you ツ I wish you a lot of learning pleasure and fun on WA. Thank you for adding me to your network.

From the start, I have written training for every issue I had problems with myself. I made an addition for After The Walkthrough. Also a list of 1001 niche ideas, a checklist with 25 points to go through before you publish a post, 101 blogging ideas when you get stuck and an A-Z WA dictionary. I just love lists:) It has been very helpful to a lot of people. I have listed them in one blog you can find on my profile. It's the first website link right under “Follow me on” (click on my picture to get there). I hope to help you with those.

If you have any questions, please reply to this message or leave a comment on my profile.
Success building your business in 2017. See you around, Greetings Loes

Hello and thanks for the follow. Welcome to WA . Wishing you much success and prosperity here.
I am adding the link to my thought of the day - hope you enjoy Thought for the day March 25, 2017

Bo, welcome to WA.
It is great to connect with you here.
This is the year for many successes.
You are in the right place to achieve.

I totally agree WA is a wealth of knowledge.
I have been here about 1 year longer then you.
I have no plans of leaving. A prosperous 2017
my friend and Spiritual is good.