We were all there once. Keep in mind that one of the reasons that BHW is being overrun by newer members is that IM has proven, in general, to be a relatively unsaturated niche that can provide a living wage to those in low cost of living areas with very little work. A literal fountain of youth. We also received quite the onslaught of members during the cryptocurrency boom in late 2017, and when those people were left holding a bag, they likely cashed out what was left and are now trying to continue to "make money the easy way".
I've been around in one form or another here for over well ten years. I remember when you were new, too,
@pressrelease. If I recall correctly, you excitedly had a few hundred posts in your first couple months, and were asking a lot of easily-Googleable questions. Sure, maybe you aren't so new any more, but you've also been a member here for over three years. You can't progress past a point and then talk down upon those who are where you were a couple years back.
Heck, I've been in the game for well over a decade now, have been just about everywhere in the IM world, and am now doing digital marketing full time plus another 25-30 hours a week on the side. At this point I
still wouldn't consider myself anywhere close to some of the actual experts that are floating around here. I am still learning plenty of tidbits of knowledge left and right from members like
@kasher9,
@MatthewGraham, Ste,
@Billy Batts,
@BassTrackerBoats,
@William702,
@MrE,
@Nerva and many, many more.
The more you learn, the more there is that needs to be learned to continue progressing. And this place, regardless of decreases in overall "post quality" is still the best repository for that high-value information, especially in the Jr. VIP and above areas. The only comparable forum to me would be WickedFire back in 2010-2012.
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