This will be the Affiliate Event of the summer in Seattle!

It’s an informal networking event where you can meet other local affiliates, affiliate networks, and others related to the online marketing industry. Enjoy some great food and a bar to order your favorite drinks.

We will have a few guest speakers who will talk briefly (approximately 3-5 minutes each) about affiliate marketing related topics, but the guest speakers are not the main focus of this networking event. We will also have drawings for some great items that were donated by our sponsors.

The meet-up will take place in the Grotto. (No, you won’t need your swimsuit; it’s not like at the Playboy mansion). It’s a private room within the bar. Therefore, you must be at least 21 to attend this event, so have your ID ready as they will be checking ID’s at the entrance.

Space is limited, so to RSVP for this event, you must register at the Seattle Meetp202 group page.

To see pictures of the place please visit: The Rendezvous

Well another week, another couple of pounds.

A little less then I wanted to but it was a crazy-ass busy week, I started walking on the treadmill, not as much as I wanted but I will get into a groove in the next couple of days.

A few people have asked how I have lost my weight so quickly and I think on of the main things I did was completely change my diet.

Here is what I eat during the day:

Breakfast:
1 Yoplait Light Yogurt (Orange Crème is the best!)
1 Cereal bar
A bottled water or Diet Coke

Lunch:
1 Turkey sandwich on 9 grain bread, light mayo & lettuce
10ea Baked Lays chips
1 Yoplait Light Yogurt
A bottled water or Diet Coke (whatever I didn’t have with breakfast)

If I get hungry and need a snack I have either an apple, a Fiber One chewy bar (Oats & Chocolate) or some mini caramel rice cakes.

Starting Weight: 251 Pounds
Last Week’s Weight: 237
Today’s Weight: 235 Pounds
Lost: 2 Pounds
Total Lost: 16 Pounds

The once thriving community of forum administrators is for sale on Sitepointe’s Flippa site.

Currently the bid price is $6000 which according to my sources is about 1/3 of what the current owners paid for it.

Recently I’ve been approached by 2 separate proposals from different people asking me if I would like to partner with them and purchase it. I have turned down both of their offers, current the revenue is only at $100 a month, so at 6K you’re looking at 60 months before you even broke even and that is to long for me to get my money back.

But really my biggest reason is due to that the forum has been damaged, to what I believe beyond repair. Many members have left for other admin forums, some have even started their own, there are lots of new members spamming the forum like crazy, tons of young members who think that they run and own the place, but one of the biggest reasons is due to that there is really nothing new in the world of forums, sure vBulletin is going to be releasing 4.0 soon, but really nothing else is groundbreaking in the admin of forums.

My belief is that blogs, Facebook, and Twitter will make some forums almost obsolete and unless you have a “very niche” forum you’re just not going to make it.

What do you think? Will social media sites end the use of forums?

I missed last week’s update due to being extremely swamped with work, almost to the point I’m over-extending myself. So this will be a quick update.

Last weekend I bought a new treadmill and have started to use it 3 times a week. I am going to make my goal, I can feel it. I am almost to the halfway point of losing the total of 42 pounds with about 8 weeks to go before Affiliate Summit East.

Starting Weight: 251 Pounds
2 Week’s Ago Weight: 241
Today’s Weight: 237 Pounds
Lost: 4 Pounds
Total Lost: 14 Pounds

As many of you know Facebook opened their customized (vanity) URLs on Saturday at 12:01 AM Eastern.

Well I didn’t get mine, http://www.facebook.com/jamesseligman, but I was able to get http://www.facebook.com/jamesjseligman. What is interesting is that it said my name was not available, but yet it goes to a page not found? I know Shawn Collins had the same issue, when he tried to get http://www.facebook.com/shawncollins and he was told it wasn’t available and that url also goes to a page not found, strange indeed. Shawn can be found at http://www.facebook.com/affiliatetip.

So were you able to grab your name or the name you wanted?

PS: If I am not friend on Facebook, friend me and I will friend you back.