APG Returns!

Good evening everyone,

Thank you to all my listeners/readers for the understanding during my brief hiatus these last two weeks. In what I've personally called "hell week" has finally come to pass, and it was filled with many memorable moments such as 17+ hours at work and school, 3 consecutive days with no sleep, etc. (sarcasm intended). As you probably all know, I have social and professional interests that stem far beyond the autosurfing industry, and I don't really put THAT much weight into all this stuff, it can be an expensive (if the scammers have their way) or lucrative hobby, at that, but still something I try not to get involved too much. Especially during this Christmas season, I encourage all my listeners/readers who spend every waking minute in the forums or autosurfing in general to relax, spend some time with your families and friends, organize your New Years festivities, etc. Autosurfing is a highly addictive hobby whether you're winning or losing (probably even more-so when you're losing lol) and if you don't watch out, it can consume you. The reason I stress this point in my opening paragraph is because I'm beginning to get worried, too many people I know spend their free time on the internet, and while yes, it is a valuable tool, please keep in mind that regular excercise and social activity is a necessity of life, and should be treated as such.

Now that school is over and I won't be working more then 12-17 hours a day I'll be able to focus on what has become one of my true delights working on, that being the "Truth" podcast which WILL return this Friday, the APG blog, and finally, updating and beginning to post regularly on the CommandBlog network.

Within the last couple of weeks there has been PLENTY of news to cover, and that's what you can expect from the Truth Episode 9, tons of observations, news, and I'm trying to get Vee to jump on this week! The following week's Episode 10 will hopefully feature all my previous guests in five-minute fashion giving everybody a heads up on where their programs are today and where they will be in the near future. One person that has already confirmed is Stella from STP, so please go ahead and forward any of your questions/concerns/etc. to be read to her on the show to autosurfingpro@hotmail.com with the title "Questions for Stella," I'll try to read any and all emails I get. Needless to say, Andrew from Midas-Surf will not be appearing, he's far too busy spending our upgrade dollars this holiday season! As you know, over here at APG we don't have a million hits a day, probably never will, but at the same time, we don't promote every single program we come across in a cheap scramble for some referral commission. I'm definitely not a favourite person on many peoples' list, but then again, I've never intended to be, if I was, then obviously the Truth really wouldn't be, THE TRUTH.

Jake over at ASA has openly challenged me (in not-so-nice terms) to name ONE (just one) program that's scammed and has been "endorsed" over at ASA. Needless to say, I know what many of you are thinking, "Andrew, leave him alone, you've openly spanked him and ripped his credibility time and time again, what do you have to prove?" and I agree with that sentiment. I cannot, however, in good faith, allow yet another opportunity to shred whatever ounce (ok, maybe grain) of credibility he has left. I give the man respect, however, as he isn't able to put together a coherent sentence all the time, so I applaud him when he does. It is what it is, and I'll get into that during Episode 9.

In other quick news tidbits, I had my account balance deleted by an appearent script glitch over at TSMC a week ago, it was scary to say the least. I contacted Brookie (who forwarded my request over to Bob) and within minutes my account was restored to its previous balance along with an apology from Bob, I didn't need the apology, him fixing my account within 5 minutes from the time I let Brookie know was good enough. Kudos to Bob, like him, love him, hate him, there's no disputing the man runs a hell of a network, second to none, in my humble opinion.

12by12daily.com institutes a 50/50 rule, no surprise here, I knew David Cannard was not going to let the program falter so easily, I always said that "as soon as upgrades started slowing down, the 50/50 rule will be enforced," so it came as no real shock to me. I am supportive of his decision as I think it would alleviate this "down period" we get during Christmas time and could realistically propel his program to last all the way until March/April. I had originally estimated February as the time this program would need the 50/50 rule, so I guess I was off there, but I knew it was coming at some time or another, no doubt about that. The question now becomes will David use that money wisely and actually use it to help payouts, his track record states he will, but that remains to be seen. I've actually got three cashouts pending at the moment, the oldest being created on the 26th of November, so in support of the program I've done my 50/50 upgrade and I'll let you know how that goes this Friday morning on the Truth podcast.

Please check out Ted at Autosurfextreme and Stephen over at GEM. They both do one hell of a job, and deserve your viewership. I thank them both for the "cheap plugs" I've received and appreciate all they do, real recognize real, and that's why I think we get along most of the time. Check out Mrs. Vee's blog over at http://www.mrsvees.blogspot.com when you get the chance, new layout, I like it, and always useful and informative information for those seeking to use it.

Thanks for all the patience during the last two weeks, I've gotten some great emails, most of them were hilarious, APG is starting have some loyal listenership, and that's all I could really ask for.

Take Care,

Andrew