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Great pics JFK. That one of Jman kissing me...I am scarred for life!!
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Matt's always been a good dude. Congrats and good luck w/ Revsharehosting.
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I knew matt back when we both had hair.
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Its hard to remember when I had hair!
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Sleazy's done a great job.... AGAIN :thumbsup
Matt, is it ok if i ask one more question? Who is who in RSH now? ANd what fileld is one responsible for? Steve, you, Roger and..? PS. I love you guys at RSH, ur attitude and the things you do. And i love you at RSH :) |
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Hey Garou, Great question! I am more than happy to name names! First, Steve (Maestro) founded the company four years ago and made it what it is today. His ideas truly changed the hosting industry by making this unique system a major force in hosting (more on that later). I bought the company from Steve in May, but Steve agreed to stay on for an additional year to help with the transition. Steve is still involved with the day to day operation of the company and spends a lot of his time working with existing customers and their needs. Roger is my Senior System Administrator. Roger worked for NationalNet for several years before joining me at RevShare Hosting. Roger manages our whole tech department. At present we have four tech guys who work for Roger thus giving us complete 24/7/365 technical support. Jman joined our team last month and heads up our marketing department. So far his innovations have been astounding. We now do blog hosting and have implemented weekly chat seminars. I have been friends with Jman for years and it really rocks to get to work together!! Rob Amodeo joined us in September and runs our newest department GayRevShare Hosting (www.gayrevsharehosting.com). This new division is really taking off, so if you build gay galleries, you should check out what Rob can do for you. Of course, we have a couple of programmers and web designers also. I also wanna plug Rick's company iWebmasters (www.iwebmasters.com) as they have really helped me in getting the tech staff and support I need to provide the 24/7/365 technical support. I think that's all of us. We have a great crew at RSH! Matt |
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You know Poppy, one of the great things about our industry is you can be great friends with your toughest competitors. I have been great friends with you, DavidD when he was with Candid, Jim from Techie Media (who is in a picture with me on page one), Brad from MojoHost, and of course, Sean from CaveCreek/CCBill has been my friend forever. What an awesome, tightknit industry we have. Matt |
matt has great answers :thumbsup
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I think the funniest thing I should comment about Matt happened just a week or two ago...
I was approached by Jman to do a deal with Matt from Revsharehosting? So I have chatted with Maestro before (a long time ago) but I had no idea who this new "Matt guy" was that owned it? I was having one of those days where everyone was bugging me for this or that... So I more or less impolietely told Jman I was not interested at this time to do anything. Then a week ago I found out Matt from National Net bought this company and was the "Matt" Jman was talking about. Man did I ever feel like a fool! I begged Jman to revisit the deal he put infront of me and to do something together. Matt is one of those people in the industry that was exceptionally friendly and courteous to me when I was a nobody. He made sure I always felt welcome and got me into National Net Parties even though I wasn't a client LOL! Well as fate would have it we just ordered 20 servers from National Net and Matt is no longer there LOL! But we still love Natnet and their awesome service! Anyways Matt is 1st class in my book and I appreciate his friendship. I would fully encourage anyone that needs hosting for galleries to give him a shout and try out his great service. DH |
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Interesting ambush, yet again!
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Good Times!
I actually meet Matt at the show in Florida in 2002 on Tony?s bus. Both Matt and Tony were both so generous. At the time I was mutual fund wholesaler and was invited to the show by my friend Nathan. I was not even in the industry and both of them knew it, but treated me like royalty. After that weekend at the show, I left my wife, and made a promise to myself to get into this business one way or another and I did. Matt and I have had some great times together over the years and he is a true person that I could never say enough good things about. SPACash is excited to learn more about his new venture and how we can all benefit. For those of you that have not met Matt, be sure to just walk up to him at the show in LA. He is one of the industries best!
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Gerard, you da man!! I love this guy! Yeah Peaches another man crush!!
I can't wait to hang out together in LA and to getting Spa Cash into RevShare Hosting! Matt |
Speaking of mancrushes...on with the countdown...
4. Why are Rick Latona and Steve Lightspeed your best friends? My friendship with both guys started out because they were customers of NationalNet and I always took care of NatNet?s major accounts. Rick and I fell into a natural friendship because we both live in Atlanta and go out socially on a regular basis. We get along great when we drink because Rick likes to talk and I like to listen?what a perfect combination!! Steve and I became friends the same way, but I only saw Steve at shows. However, over time our friendship developed to where it is today?Steve let?s me personally ?interview? every new Lightspeed girl candidate. It?s a tough job, but someone?s gotta do it! The funny thing is that Steve (a content producer) and Rick (the operator of Consumption Junction, which posts submitted images) did not like each other because of a natural tension over copyright issues. I managed to get them to actually do business together and ultimately become friends. I am proud to say that the three of us are without a doubt best friends for each other in a manly threesome kind of way (if you know what I mean). I know the three of us still run business ideas by each other constantly, and I wouldn?t be where I am today without their friendship. In fact, I look forward to seeing Steve again at Webmaster Access (cheap plug for GFY?s favorite trade show!). Now Rick and I have become business partners in DigiPawn, the domain pawn shop (paid commercial message: if you need cash and have valuable domains, come to DigiPawn and we can Hook You UP!) There is no easy answer as to why you become friends with some people and why you don?t with others. I have made a ton of friends in this industry and I make new ones everyday! Matt |
5. What inspired you to go work for yourself?
I have always wanted to work for my self. I went to law school with the only goal being to start my own practice. I left my law practice to work for Tony because I believed that move would be the next step to building long term wealth. Jack Welch wrote a whole book on this subject: ?Control your own destiny or someone else will,? and I took what I learned in that book to heart. Though this is one of the few self help business books that I have read (Rick may swear by them, but they mostly bore me). I really got a lot out of the basic idea that the money to be made in this world goes to those who take the most risk through starting and building your own business. When I left NationalNet, I got a lot of supportive comments, but the one that really struck home the most was the one from Ron Cadwell who said: ?You can?t keep an entrepreneur from doing his own thing.? That is so true and really affirmed that I had made the right decision. Words of wisdom from a very successful entrepreneur! Matt |
Matt is top notch...a great guy for sure
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The countdown continues. This is a lot harder than I thought it would be!
6. What kind of Law did you used to practice? How did it help you in this business? Since I opened my law practice to be an entrepreneur, I practiced food law?that is anything that would put food on the table hahaha61514; When I started, I really did a lot of everything: business, criminal, divorce, you name it! That said, over time I did focus my practice on small business needs. I did the contracts to sell the same dry cleaners five times! I did a fair amount of litigation, but I always felt my real skills were negotiating settlement deals. I was at my best in mediation or at the settlement table. Over the seven years I was in private practice, I became a very good negotiator and I learned to never give up. Probably the most important thing I learned was to build win-win settlements. When you go to trial, there is guaranteed to be a loser, and often even the winner is not happy because they did not win enough! Negotiation skills have served me well both at NationalNet and at RevShare Hosting. I still negotiate like hell to make a deal. Sometimes, I have been accused of going to far to close the deal, but I am committed to keeping a customer at almost any cost and getting new customers if it is at all profitable. I may lose money on some deals, but long term, I think it?s the right strategy in a very competitive industry like hosting. Matt |
that is a nice interview. :thumbsup
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7. What was it like being Tony's right hand man?
Exhausting! It was cool as Tony certainly knew how to roll. The VIP thing was beyond comprehension if you have never done it. I tell my friends that there are two ways to see Vegas, the public way and the Tony way. The good news is that I learned how to roll like Sweet T, so I am pretty good at swinging some weight around myself. As for the general job of being Tony's righ hand man, I did a little bit of everything. From going to clubs to having to go to Falcons games and sitting in the suite. Tough life...of course, we had to work the next day after all of it. Remember our motto...if you can't do the time, don't do the crime. No matter what, if we go out, you gotta be in the office the next day. I still live by that rule even working for myself. Matt |
how do you feel about tony hosting password and lolita sites?
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Matt is someone I truley respect in this indusrty, and I am very proud to have had the chance to meet him, and excited to get the chance to do some business with in my opinion is definatly one of the industry leaders!
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I have heard these accusations before and investigated everyone of them when I was there. None of them had any merit then and I suspect nothing has changed. Here is what I found: almost all password sites were fake sites used to promote various programs. We found no lolita sites on the network. Tony felt so strongly about this matter, that he has turned down many legal customers because of his personal convictions. Moreover, he put his money where his mouth is and has joined ASACP as a founding sponsor and is personally committed and professionally committed to fighting child porn. If you or anyone find CP, please let Bill know at bill AT natnet DOT com and I feel confident they will take care of it. Likewise if anyone finds a site like this at RevShare Hosting, please let me know immediately and we will likewise take immediate action. How's that for an answer??? Matt |
Thanks Joe! I am certainly a fan of Earl Miller's work and I know my webmasters will do a great job with your program!
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Secondly, if you have anything other than the desire to stir up shit, then please contact me at bill AT natnet DOT com and I will personally investigate any illegal sites. Now...back to Matt's interview :-) I have to say that I am very proud to have previously worked along side Matt and am even more proud to see him do so well with his new venture. :thumbsup -- Bill |
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Thanks Cory and Bill. You are both great guys! When it comes to running a web hosting company, there is no one better out there than Bill!
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Gotta love anonymous posters stirring up shit!!
However, I know Bill takes no prisoners when it comes to these issues. Matt |
Heyyyy!! Bump for a great interview! :) Good luck with it, Matt; I've always thought RevShareHosting was a great concept. I've made some use of it in the past and hope to do so even more in the very near future.
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Nice - ATL in the hizzle -- Matt also has a great haircut!
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matt is hella cool for sure... :thumbsup
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when matt took over revsharehosting I got very worried, cause maestro treated me extremely well and I though i was about to lose the support, but sure enough matt is doing a very good job and I am very happy.
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Hey Matt - Remember Island Gathering 2 yrs ago? That trip to Bonaire was amazing!
With Lindsay from Payserve: http://www.fun.nl/island/images/0073.jpg In the tiny airplane: http://www.fun.nl/island/images/0061.jpg |
I've followed Matt's work for years...
http://www.doriabiddle.com/images/Fester.jpg He's a stand up guy, and it always cracks me up when he does that lightbulb trick at industry events. Another invaluable interview Sleazy. :thumbsup ADG Webmaster |
nice pics too.
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Hey guys, thanks for the kind words!
And now back to the questions.... 8. You actually worked for ACME? discuss I was a huge fan of the Road Runner cartoons when I was a kid and I find it so ironic that I went to work for a company called Acme Business Products after college. I actually looked up what Acme meant so I could know why I worked for the same company that tried so hard to help the Coyote! Acme actually means pinnacle, which was a pretty cool name for a business products company. Nonetheless all my friends gave me shit for working for Acme, of all companies!! At Acme Business Products, I sold photo copiers. There is no better training in the world of hard core sales work, than the selling of business products! I can assure you of that! Sales was my first carrier out of college and selling copiers was life at Acme. Of course, I have never stopped selling. From selling judges and juries as a lawyer to selling hosting services now. Selling is what I do and have always done. However, I am not your typical sales person-no high stress or pressure, I sell through building relationships-a skill I really mastered by watching Tony Morgan. Matt |
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JFK does an awesome job at the shows. He's probably the hardest working guy at the show since he is at every seminar, every dinner, every party, and back on the show floor early in the morning. He's like a historian also and its great to be able to see pics and relive old times. Great work JFK and thanks for posting these pics! Matt |
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You will never hear a negative word out of this guys mouth. You are truly a class act my friend. Thanks for always being a good friend. :thumbsup |
Hi Matt
interesting interview & answers Best of luck with Revsharehosting! :thumbsup |
9. Discuss you educational background. Where, when, grades, etc.
It?s all just a haze right now? I went to high school at North Clayton High School in the blue collar part of Atlanta. Even though I was a huge football fan, my high school won three football games in the time I was there! I managed to graduate with a 3.3 GPA and a full intention of going to college at a place where there was a decent football team and UGA was calling out to me! I went to the University of Georgia back when it was one of Playboy?s top ten party schools and I did my best to help maintain that image. I pledge Sigma Pi Fraternity and lived all four years in the frat house. We were the true animal house, partying every day of the week. In fact, our house got shut down and demolished a year after my graduation! While at Georgia, I majored in Business Administration with a Marketing degree and had a 3.3 GPA ?I was ready to make a fortune in outside sales. Well, five years into the sales career, I was ready to be an entrepreneur (the first time), and after looking at all the ways I could possibly make my mark on the world, I decided to go to law school. Unfortunately, I had not made enough money to go to law school full time, so I had to work my way through school. You aint? done nothing until you?ve done a full time job and been a full time night student! That will build character! I did manage to graduate after three years of year round school (4 full load quarters a year) and again, I had a 3.3 (story of my life). I left law school, quit my job and opened my law practice. Matt |
10. Why haven't you ever moved from Atlanta?
Good question and I ask myself that on occasion! After college, Atlanta is where you went to get a job since Georgia graduates were recruited for Atlanta jobs. Then I opened my law practice in Atlanta because I knew the local area and had a base of business to start with. Then I went to work for Tony who was based in Atlanta, so couldn?t move then. Now, I work for myself and for the first time, I feel like I can truly work from anywhere. This past summer I was at home for only ½ of the summer and I have enjoyed working on the road quite a bit. Who knows, maybe I will move somewhere in the next couple of years as I am exploring the idea of moving-but its got to be warm weather, but still have seasons. However, friends and family are in Atlanta and Atlanta is home! Matt |
Matt this is your life.
We just need a curtain and some voice from behind it! Hey all check out Revsharehosting.com and Gayrevsharehosting.com... perfect for free sites, tgp's and even blogs! This is a regular paid hosting account except WITHOUT a bill. Let us know what we can do to help you ....save and make $ :thumbsup |
Matt's Cool in my book.
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11. Discuss what the fuck Revshare hosting is and how it works?
Ahhhh, time for the commercial announcement hahaha61514; There seems to be a lot of confusion about RevShare Hosting. Some people think we are a free host. Let me be clear? We are NOT a free host!! So what are we? Like our name suggests, we make our money through sharing revenue with webmasters. We only get paid if our customers make sales for which we make a small commission. The customer generally gets between 80 and 100% of the normal payout hence the name ?RevShare?. Our customers are tired of getting a Hun listing and then getting killed on their bandwidth bills because of those three days of bandwidth. Our volume buying allows us to make money one sale at a time and we are now one of the larger bandwidth users in the hosting industry. With RevShare Hosting, there are no bandwidth bills and no server fees, we provide all the services a paid host would provide except we have a different payment model. Our customers are not affiliate programs but affiliates themselves, thus we are talking about people who make: *TGP/MGP galleries *free sites *review sites *blogs *link lists *any other legal site promoting our approved adult sponsors So how do you join RevShare Hosting? I?m glad you asked, its 5 easy steps: 1. Sign up (www.revsharehosting.com); 2. Choose at least one primary sponsor to promote; 3. Add a domain (or use one that we provide exclusively for your use); 4. Build and ftp your site; 5. Cash checks! Anyone can do this! Since we don?t do any of the BS that all the free hosts do (banners, stealing 404 traffic, etc.), there is no reason for any webmaster to use a paid host. I am more than happy to be THE host for webmasters promoting sponsor programs big or small. Speaking of small sponsor programs, we now support any CCBill Affiliate Program in our system thus giving our webmasters hundreds of programs to choose from. The best benefit of all is I love my customers and I am always available via phone, email or ICQ! There is NO reason to host anywhere else if you are a webmaster! How is THAT for a commercial announcement?? Pretty damn good in my book! Matt |
Lets get jiggy with it
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