No, of course its not bad to have a website.
But, a gal claiming to be new to the hobby that shows up with a very professional image such as high quality photos, professional website, well written ad. etc does raise a few eyebrows
Either she is:
1. Very smart and did lots of research before jumping into this and put the pieces together before starting knowing its her best chance for success ( Very attractive qualities)
2. Has someone in the industry assist her with getting off on the right foot ( OK as long as its not a pimp but hard to tell sometimes)
3: Is managed IE: Pimped ( Not always bad but does raise a lot of concerns, especially if she is very young)
4. Or they are not new to the industry, just new to ECCIE. (Again, not a bad thing, but just need to say so)
I do see new providers mention they are friends with so and so or a known provider is helping them get started. As in #2 above.
Its just hird to know which of the above is correct sometimes and that does worry some here. And not being honest is a sure way to get slammed quickly. There are some guys here that would put detective stories to shame with how they find shit so fast
Originally Posted by OldButStillGoing
Thanks for your thought-out response.
I mentioned in my welcome wagon post that I was new to both the hobby and Eccie, but I am having trouble recalling if I mentioned that I'd been thinking about doing this for years before actually beginning...so that first reason definitely applies to me.
In the end, people can believe what they want, but mostly I was worried that I'd crossed some kind of line or raised a red flag.