Eight-Year Lurker Exposes Herself!

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Hey Everyone,

Yes, it's true! I joined the Warrior Forum in June 2004 and I'm finally making my first post. There are a LOT of folks that have helped me to achieve my business goals through the years and I look forward to being a very active and supportive member of this community.

Why the hesitation to interact? Actually, it was due to my career. I wanted to be transparent and use my real name as my username at this forum, which is something I don't do on any of the other forums I've joined.

I have served as a spokesman for the United States Navy (active/reserve) and for a Department of Defense Agency as a civil servant. I have been an "Underground" marketer since 2000 because of my chosen career path.

So what changed? In November 2011, I was told my one-year Navy Reserve deployment to Afghanistan was cancelled. My six-month deployment to Afghanistan in July 2011 was cancelled previously. It suddenly dawned on me that maybe this was a sign. Maybe it was time to start phase two of my life! So, I retired from my civil service job in December 2011 and launched my part-time Internet Marketing business full time!

The past six months have been unbelievable for me. There have been ups and downs, but I know that I made the right decision.

I have made money with so many different strategies through the years, but my favorite today is offline marketing.

There are so many of you that I've interacted with via email. I've even met some of you at live IM events. I'm glad to finally be here and I hope you'll forgive me for not being an active member sooner
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  • Fantastic, let the games begin!

    Which area of Offline Marketing have you focused on?
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    • Thanks to the Warrior Forum, I'm able to offer various services via my team. I have focused on Reputation Management and Video Marketing most recently.

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  • Thank you for your service, Cappy. Good to have you on board.

    Just a note: don't go exposing yourself around here too much. You never know who might be watching.
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  • Thank You for your service <salute>
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  • Hi Lana. I would say "welcome to the forum", but you obviously have joined the forum during the year where i graduated from high school lol. But seriously, i hope you find things easy to understand and i wish you much success on your ventures of making money online.
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    • Thanks for the welcome! Speaking of high school, I'll be attending my 30 year class reunion this Fall and found out yesterday that one of my dear classmates passed away.

      Another reminder that we all need to make each day the best we can...

  • Good to have you here, Lana. Glad you're finally posting.
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    • Thanks for the welcome Angela and I LOVE your work!

  • Lana, good to know you're smart enough to focus on offline marketing
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      Welcome once again...
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    • I've learned from one of the best! Your Postcard WSO was awesome.

  • That's some seriously impressive lurking time. WOW!
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    • There's probably more than you know, for various reasons.

  • Just like to say that you'd make an excellent copywriter, judging by your thread title.

    Welcome!
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    • Thanks for the welcome. I was thinking about purchasing a few copywriting WSOs to learn more about the topic, but decided to stay focused on my current projects. After being on so many IM email lists through the years, you do pick up a few tricks

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  • Hey Lana that's awesome.

    Btw - "Eight-Year Lurker Exposes Herself!" haha that's quite a thread headline. You could probably write some great email subject lines.
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    • Lana:

      Nice to Officially meet you.

      This quote intrigues me: "I have made money with so many different strategies through the years, but my favorite today is offline marketing."

      Are there any online marketing strategies that you still like?

      Renee
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    • Thanks for the welcome.

  • Welcome Lana -even though you decided to keep your kit on
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  • that's really cool!!!! it's inspiring to see you have kept up with IM with a busy career. I just started working 55 hours a week and I am growing discouraged. too tired when I get home to do what I have to do, but this has really helped
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    • Hi Lana,

      Nice to meet you here!

      I would like to warn you: nothing gonna stop you from success, as I can see.

      Supplies are available: mindset > self confidence > underground experience > decision > action > practicing at present. So, you laid the basis for your successful future.

      "The past six months have been unbelievable for me. There have been ups and downs, but I know that I made the right decision."

      Ups and downs are necessary things in the interest of progress. The point is that your conviction is solid. Go!

      "... I look forward to being a very active and supportive member of this community."

      So be it!

      Many successes,

      Sandor
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    • It's great to hear that you are inspired. Everyone's story is different. Keep in mind I did a LOT of outsourcing, which I know everyone may not be able to do. Discouragement can be a sign that your expectations are too high. We all need to set realistic goals. I would be happy to assist you with identifying a less stressful goal.

  • I was hoping to see some pics. But no. None.
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      Am I the only one that knows about pretty much every other site on the internet that provides a better chance of getting you your...um...fix?
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    • Hmmm and lose my security clearance in the process!

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    • I will be spending most of my time in the offline marketing and mobile marketing forums. Do these areas interest you? If not, what are you doing now. I'll be happy to provide my feedback.

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    Welcome ... glad to meet you now that you have delurked.
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    • Thanks for the welcome Suzanne. I'm so happy that I have delurked

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  • Hey Cappy,

    The thread title was great. I'm an old perv... oops an "Old Geezer" and I just had to check it out.

    I really appreciate your service through the years. Thank you for serving both active and reserve duty.

    Now come in here swinging, I'm looking forward to hearing from you again.

    Ken
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    • Welcome to the party, Cappy, you big tease, you...
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    • Ken,

      Thanks for the welcome and your support. Now that I'm here, I'm not leaving...

  • You may have a future in writing headlines...

    You made us all look.

    Good to meet you.

    CT
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  • Isn't there a law against exposure?
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  • Well, when I saw the title I was wondering how a porn thread got past the mods.

    Welcome, Cappy. Better late than never.

    Now confess - was it all the "what's your favorite......." threads in the OT that enticed you to finally speak up? :confused::p
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    • Thanks for the welcome. I love "what's your favorite......." threads. It's good to take a break from work.

  • I'd welcome you to the forum but you've been here much longer than me. Good to have you expose yourself though. Among the things you've learned, it seems how to write a compelling headline is one of them.

    And thanks for your service. I'm former Navy myself.
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  • Yes, I have been a member for ages as well,
    however I got put off in the beginning because I would write all these long posts and then they wouldn't go through (would be deleted) because I was posting in a forum where I didn't have the correct number of posts to be allowed to post, or something like that....
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    Eight-Year Lurker Exposes Herself!

    Hey Everyone, Yes, it's true! I joined the Warrior Forum in June 2004 and I'm finally making my first post. There are a LOT of folks that have helped me to achieve my business goals through the years and I look forward to being a very active and supportive member of this community.