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[jkgourmet]

Engage, Not to be a skeptic (although I am), I find it somewhat suspicious that accessing your website through the link in your signature line leads to a site that does not tell anything about what you are selling. All links on the site end up at a page that says it's being updated and to contact you via email for information. If I recall correctly, that page has been "being updated" since you first began posting here in late March.

Additionally, your real name is no where to be seen - either on this forum, your profile or your own website.

I can't help but wonder: Is it SBI that you are promoting? No problem with that - there are many who like it and a few who use it around here. But it isn't "free" as you signature indicates. In fact, it gets quite expensive if you are running more than one site, as you pay per site, not per hosting account.

Engage, transparency is a good thing, especially in a forum like this one. You've made contributions and given advice that's been helpful. If the moderators feel that you are spamming by discussing what you REALLY are suggesting as an alternative to DIY or WP, I'm sure they will take care of it.

So - with all due respect: why don't you share it openly instead of via PM or email. Or, at the very least, let people read it for themselves on your own site?

[Engage]

Hi Jeanette,

Engage, Not to be a skeptic (although I am),

No problem at all Jeanette. You see, I'm always challenging every thing I meet, so challenging is welcome here. Really, it is. And, net business is full of baloney, so being careful is wise.

And of course, any thread about me is a good thread.

I find it somewhat suspicious that accessing your website through the link in your signature line leads to a site that does not tell anything about what you are selling.

Ah, ok, fair question, with an easy answer. I'm not selling anything. Anywhere on the Net.

Well, you are rightfully skeptical, so let's be more precise.

My services are free ad supported technical services. Like Google. So my focus is not to get your money. I have no big sales page urging you to ORDER NOW! before the fake javascript clock runs out etc etc. Perhaps that feels unfamiliar?

I do however have a paid option so that users can remove my ads from my services if that is what works best for them. I just wrote an article about that today, which you can find here.

http://page-engine.com/main/free-or-...-up-to-you.cgi

All links on the site end up at a page that says it's being updated and to contact you via email for information. If I recall correctly, that page has been "being updated" since you first began posting here in late March.

I'm sorry, you don't recall correctly. That "being updated" page has been there only 24 hours. And it does offer a link to my personal email, so if folks have questions, it's easy to find me.

As you can see, I'm happy to answer questions. In other words, if someone wants an account right now today, for free, here I am, ready to help.

The problem is not getting me to talk, it's getting me to shut up.

Additionally, your real name is no where to be seen - either on this forum, your profile or your own website.

Hmm... I'm puzzled by this, as my name and photo is the very first thing you encounter on the home page of each of the three sites listed in my sig.

That said, I do agree more detail about me would be a good idea. For starters, my name is Phil Tanny. A personal blog will appear at tanny.com, as soon as I have time.

What should I write about on that blog, what would you like to know? Give me your advice here please, because one of the reasons the "all about Phil" blog is not up now, is that I'm not sure what, if anything, readers would like to know about me.

Well, here's a quick summary. Nature and the Net. That's me.

Let's get another one of my URLs in here! http://nature-talk.com

My wife Kathy is a passionate wildlife rehabber, and we currently have 3 bunnies, 2 woodpeckers, 3 wrens, and 6 squirrels living with us in our house until they grow big enough to be released. My best pal is Myra, a friendly retarded squirrel who lives in a big cage on my office desk. You can find videos of Kathy and I and our squirrels on Nature-Talk.

I can't help but wonder: Is it SBI that you are promoting?

Oh my, no! NO!

I have nothing against the good folks at SBI, who deserve recognition for their substantial accomplishments, but I've coded my own site builder from scratch. Thousands upon thousands of lines of code tended to lovingly, at great cost.

So I'm promoting that!

Plus the free ezine and forum hosting services.

No problem with that - there are many who like it and a few who use it around here. But it (SBI) isn't "free" as you signature indicates. In fact, it gets quite expensive if you are running more than one site, as you pay per site, not per hosting account.

Agreed. Again, I have no relationship of any kind to SBI, and am promoting my own competing service, which is entirely free. Not that expensive really!

Engage, transparency is a good thing, especially in a forum like this one. You've made contributions and given advice that's been helpful.

Thank you. Please understand, my main goal as a poster, as a writer, is to TRY to say something interesting. In that effort, I'm always exploring the boundaries of the group consensus, and thus will not always be right. I don't worry about that, when I'm wrong, someone always jumps to the rescue.

If the moderators feel that you are spamming by discussing what you REALLY are suggesting as an alternative to DIY or WP, I'm sure they will take care of it.

I guess we'll find out after this post.

Here's my situation. I am very interested in the world of online self employment, and have invested an incredible amount of time and energy in to providing free solutions to common problems faced by webmasters.

But, it's challenging to give my work away for free, because if I reference it in public discussions, I'm a spammer. One forum actually wouldn't let me use the word "free" anywhere in any sig.

Thus, you see these discussions where I reference the issues involved generally, and leave it to readers who are interested to find my sig, as you have done.

In other words, I'm am happy to spell out exactly who I am and what I have to offer in great detail, if that's what readers want. But until someone like you demands I do so, I have to be coy. I don't object to this, as I agree with the need for forum policies, but it can lead to some confusion, as it has here.

So - with all due respect: why don't you share it openly instead of via PM or email. Or, at the very least, let people read it for themselves on your own site?

Everyone is most welcome to read my sites! Just see my sig. And please, send me your questions and suggestions.

Finally, it's true I would be very pleased to form a partnership with Lynn and members of this forum, and would welcome any of you on my server. I see this site as a great complement to mine, as Lynn specializes in business consulting, where I'm more of a code nerd. If this site wants an experienced in house programmer and host, for free, here I am, waiting patiently to be called in to service.

But I should emphasize, I am completely sincere about the points made in my posts. It's not just sales pitch. After 30 years of self employment, I feel very strongly about these issues, which is where the energy comes from to go beyond blowharding theory, to practical real world solutions for the issues we're discussing.

Oh my. See? This is kinda embarrassing. You've asked me to talk about myself. And boy, did I.

I hope I've addressed your questions, and thanks for the challenge, and opportunity to explain myself.