Hello Warrior Forum

My name is Randy Hall and I've been a member of the Warrior Forum for a little while, but haven't posted any threads until now. Like a lot of newbies I've just been lurking and checking things out here and in a lot of other places while working a full time job.

Learning is slow when you're doing it on a shoestring, but now my situation has changed, and not for the better, I'm afraid. I've recently suffered an illness preventing me from working and have to start making money some other way, just to survive.

Now, I'm not wanting your pity, just a little support, advice or if all you can offer, your good wishes.

What I've learned so far on my own is how to put up my own site and that I have a lot of marketing knowledge to share. You see I worked for ten years selling ad space for a newspaper. Since the newspaper was a small, family owned weekly I also had to design my own ads and come up with the copy.

I've also worked in retail sales and have been successful doing it. I'm currently the top salesman in the district for a major retailer. Anyway what all that selling has taught me is why people buy.

What I've been focusing on is producing my own products. I've written one ebook and have another nearly finished. I've also written some articles and a couple of newsletters, all of which can be viewed on my site citylightsmarketing.com and I've got another site, hallofwords.com for my advertising agency that should be up in a couple of days.

Neither of these businesses have gotten off the ground, but I feel with dedication and hard work I will be successful. Any advice or constructive criticism will be welcomed, even if it is just some of the ins-and-outs of this Warrior Forum.

I'd like to thank you all for your time and would appreciate any help you can offer. I would also like to add that I hope this post isn't breaking any of the rules of the forum and that I've placed it in the right section.