I am making this blog post for two reasons. Number one to let people know about what is going on with my new project AffiliatePrograms.com, but also to clear up some questions many of you may have. Trust me, a lot will come clear after you read this. Sorry, it might be long.

Many people are confused as hell and have no idea why I left PAW and the PAW Network. In fact too many people still associate the PAP forums and PAW as one in the same. When I started PartyRiches, I had a dream of building the largest poker affiliate community in the world. Well, I did that and it continues to be a great experience. Then we started a network, and that was very profitable and still is. The PAW Network is actually a brilliant concept.

However a year or so ago I realized that I wanted to do more than just run a poker affiliate community. I love the poker affiliate market, but I also love the general affiliate market. I have always wanted to build the biggest general affiliate forum in the world. Plus I have always wanted to host conferences, and to be honest, be with a U.S. based company.

I’ve known the guys at AffiliatePrograms.com (who are also the parent company of CAP & PAP) for many years. I’ve always believed the way they run their business was second to none. In fact, in the back of my mind I always thought, “I want to partner with these guys”. So last year in Barcelona, I finally sat down with Warren and we had a great talk about the market and the overall future of the industry.

To make a long story short, partnering with them made sense. I wanted to work with a progressive company that owns the affiliate market. Likewise I think in millions, and I wanted the opportunity to manage several different brands and profit centers that will make the company and myself both seven figures. Leaving PAW was tough as my heart and passion is with that community. Luckily I was able to negotiate a deal with PAW to bring the forums over to PAP. This was a dream come true, as it would have made me sick to my stomach to not be a part of the community I founded.

Make no mistake, I walked away from $xxK per month. But in the grand scheme of things it won’t matter. I made the decision based on future expectations.

So enough about that, hopefully you have an idea of why I am here and not at PAW anymore. Besides, PAP and our entire poker operations is thriving and doing extremely well in just 4 short months. On to more exciting things though. I now have the opportunity to build a general affiliate community on the best url and brand there is, AffiliatePrograms.com.

I love building internet communities, and I look at this as a challenge. Every community I have ever ran I have made sure that the members know it is THEIR community, not mine. I hope to do the same thing with AP. The beauty of this opportunity though is that I have the most premium url in the world for this niche, and that the site already gets sick traffic. Although I think building the community will be fairly easy, I also realize the importance of establishing the right Karma and atmosphere within the forum.

So there you have it, that’s my personal story. You will surely here more about AffiliatePrograms.com in the coming days and weeks. For any of the affiliates that regularly read this blog, I’d like to personally invite you to join me in these new Affiliate Forums. Likewise email me your feedback or suggestions on the site. I just told an affiliate today; I would not be where I am at right now if it weren’t for surrounding myself with other successful affiliates.

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