What qualifies someone to be a domain name/affiliate program, and online marketing consultant? Let's start at the beginning.

After majoring in business in college, I worked for a major insurance company before becoming a stockbroker with Merrill Lynch. Then, at the prodding of family and friends, I went back to school to become an attorney. 2 1/2 years later I graduated law school and passed my first California Bar Exam in 1980.

Having taken every business and entertainment law class offered, I naturally went to work in the film business. Head of Business Affairs for Anthony Quinn's production company and then working in a Beverly Hills law firm, my marketing and creative skills pushed me into managing movie stars, writers, and directors, during which time I also earned producing credits on two motion pictures.

During this time I resisted the computer revolution, satisfied to let others sit there and type all day, not realizing the potential for creativity. Then it happened. A friend insisted I come over and see what these new-fangled contraptions were capable of, so I gave in. I was fascinated, and I was hooked.

But my time wasn't spent in chat rooms or playing games. I was immediately drawn to the design and marketing aspects of web sites, spending hours analyzing what set the good ones apart from the bad. I read every newsletter available on web marketing and everything I could find on laws applying to internet issues, especially curious about those related to domain names.

It became clear to me that the majority of web sites had less than optimum domain names and that many with valuable names were not taking advantage of their potential. This waste caused me great frustration, especially in contrast to the companies who had learned to select and exploit their domains to the fullest. So I continued to search out and study how and why these domains were constructed, and how these elements impacted on the performance of the sites.

After over a thousand hours of research and inumerable conversations on the subject, I was convinced that I had valuable insight into a subject that, probably due to most people's lack of recognition of its importance, is currently being overlooked by most site owners.

There are many web sites offering domain names for sale, or registration services, but I couldn't find even one site that offered honest, carefully thought out advice on how to select a domain name or how to acquire one properly.

While doing all of this, I experimented with some other web sites. I got into the world of affiliate programs. I looked at hundreds of them. I signed up for some. I learned a few things on the way.

One of the things I learned was that some programs are unfair to their affiliates. But it was obvious to me that their affiliates had no idea of the nature of this unfair relationship. So again, I felt the urge to do what I could to inform people. This site was born.

So here I am, sitting in my office in Sherman Oaks, California, offering you the benefit of my insight, experience and marketing skills to help you avoid mistakes and get the most from your new or existing web sites.

I would be happy to discuss your needs and give you my feedback. I hope the information contained in this site helps you in your efforts to succeed. If it proves valuable to you, please return the favor by visiting my links for the many useful products and services and tell your friends to visit too. Thanks.

By the way, I personally designed and built the look and graphics on this site, including every word of text, so I hope you like it.