I'VE HAD A ''REAL'' WEBSITE FOR A LONG LONG TIME. WHAT IS A WEBSITE?
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO STILL DON'T KNOW.
HERE'S A SIMPLE BREAK DOWN
-LISTED ON ALL MAJOR SEARCH ENGINES
-A ON-LINE BUSINESS PORTFOLIO OR ''BROCHURE'', YOU COULD SAY.
-A WAY TO DIRECTLY CONTACT A PERSON OR DEPARTMENT AT THAT BUSINESS.
BUT TODAY, MANY FISHING GUIDES WON'T HAVE ONE. THE NEWBIES, THE CHEAP & LAZY DON'T.
FIRST RED FLAG.....''IN MY BOOK''
THEY USE THE FREE PAGE FACEBOOK WILL GIVE YOU, IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOUL. OR JUST AS MUCH INFO THEY CAN GET OUT OF YOU, AND SELL OFF TO SOLICITORS AND E-MAIL SPAMMERS.
I HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE, 2 ACTUALLY.....THAT GETS ALMOST ZERO ''VIEWAGE''. (thats a word I made up) AND USE THEM FOR 'SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION' PURPOSES. BECAUSE GOOGLE, THE RULER OF THE GLOBE, THE ORWELLIAN PEOPLE WHO RUN YOUR LIFE, TELL YOU WHAT TO THINK, AND LIKE FACEBOOK, WANT TO SELL YOU OUT TO EVERYONE FOR MORE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
SO.....''WHAT THE HECK YA GETTING AT DAVE?''
IS PROBABLY WHAT YOUR THINKING, RIGHT?
I DECIDED TO GET RIGHT ON BOARD WITH MANY MANY OTHERS, BY TAKING MY RATES OFF '''''MY WEBSITE''''''.........OH NO, SAY IT AIN'T SO!
I DID IT ONCE BEFORE. THEN, WENT BACK.
BUT THIS TIME, I DID IT BECAUSE......
AS MY BUSINESS CARD SAYS ON THE BACK-SIDE.
''ASK CAPT DAVE ABOUT, NAME YOUR OWN RATE''
NO, THAT DOESN'T MEAN AS MANY HAVE TRIED, THAT I'LL GET UP AT 4AM, LOAD THE BOAT, FIGHT WITH THE WEEKENDER CROWD AT THE BAIT SHOP BUYING THEIR POUND OF DEAD SHRIMP AND THE BOAT RAMP MAYHEM ON OPENING DAY OF RED SNAPPER SEASON, OR ON A WEEK DAY, SIT IN NAVY TRAFFIC FOR 2 MILES!
FOR $150!!!!!
WHAT IT MEANS IS JUST LIKE GASOLINE, GROCERIES, BEEF, OR THE ELECTRICIAN OR PLUMBER YOU CALLED ON SUNDAY MORNING FOR A ''EMERGENCY SERVICE''......
PRICES CAN VARY.
I OF COURSE CAN'T FOR FORE SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN. BUT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS LONG ENOUGH, THAT NOT MUCH IS NEW. AND BELIEVE, I SHOULD REACT ACCORDINGLY.
BEST SCENARIO IS; CALL OR CONTACT ME A WEEK OR AT LEAST A FEW DAYS BEFORE WITH A DATE, DO YOUR $100 DEPOSIT. AND GET THE STANDARD RATE, I'VE BEEN USING FOR YEARS.
OR...LIKE TODAY'S EMAIL EXAMPLE:
I REPLIED, AND SAID ''CALL ASAP'', AND EVEN GAVE MY STANDARD RATE FOR 2 PERSONS.
DID THIS PERSON EVEN LOOK, AND READ MY WEBSITES RATES PAGE?
PROBABLY NOT.
THIS PERSON FOR A ''FLEETING MOMENT'', THOUGHT GOING ON A PRIVATE FISHING CHARTER WAS A GOOD IDEA, I GUESS.
NEVER HEARD A WORD BACK.
YEP, EVERY DAY IS AS FUN AS THE NEXT.
