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This is my last post to 21st Century Affiliate Marketing

May 14, 2010 by John Dilbeck
Filed under: Affiliate Marketing, Blogging, John Dilbeck, Marketing, Success and Failure 

Before I say anything else, I want to thank all of you who have been regular readers and who have made this blog better by sharing your thoughts and comments with all of us. You know who you are.

This is the last post to this blog and I will be shutting it down in the next few days or weeks, as I have the time and energy. I’m closing my marketing business and I’m out of affiliate marketing.

It’s amazing how much of a difference two months can make in one’s life.

Two months ago, I went to the emergency room because I could not get out of bed. After 7 units of blood, I felt a bit stronger, but that lead to the discovery of colon cancer, which was followed shortly after with intestinal surgery, gall bladder removal, and today I learned that I need surgery for cancer in my liver and a biopsy for possible cancer in one of my thyroid glands.

For the foreseeable future, I’ll be putting my energy into kicking these cancers’ butts. I don’t intend to let them beat me, but you never know.

I don’t know for sure what will happen to this domain name. If you’re a regular reader and contributor to this blog, I’m willing to listen to your ideas.

It’s been a wild ride for the last several years, and I’m sad to see the ride coming to an end.

I plan to continue posting (now and then) to JohnDilbeckAndFriends.com and to my Facebook account at facebook.com/johndilbeck .

Thanks for reading, contributing, and making affiliate marketing just a bit more interesting as we shared ideas and thoughts about the subject.

Continued success to you.

All the best,

JD

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17 Comments on This is my last post to 21st Century Affiliate Marketing

  1. Mitch on Sat, 15th May 2010 12:19 am

    2. John,

    First, I wish you the best of success, and please make sure you keep in contact in some fashion so we know what’s going on with you.

    Second, you’re the man, and indeed I believe you’ll beat it and be talking about your success for another 20 years or so. Pulling for you, my man!
    Mitch´s last blog ..Journal Writing For Personal And Business Reasons My ComLuv Profile

  2. Yan on Sat, 15th May 2010 12:43 am

    3. You know, John…I don’t come here often but when I saw Mitch’s Twit that you wrote your last post, I couldn’t help but to drop by. Sorry to hear about the bad news.

    Perhaps let me borrow the line from your FB page that says “A year from now, I want to be better than I am today.”

    Be strong, John. I’m sure you will.

    Cheers
    Yan
    Yan´s last blog ..How I Build Links Automatically With Posterous! My ComLuv Profile

  3. Sire on Sat, 15th May 2010 1:38 am

    4. John, if I know you you’re going to put your all into this your latest fight and if anyone can come through with flying colors it will be you.

    My prayers will be with you my friend and I hope to be reading your blog once again when you do actually kick their butts.
    Sire´s last blog ..Does Your Blog Provide Value To Your Readers? My ComLuv Profile

  4. Joan Adams on Sat, 15th May 2010 9:37 am

    5. Remember you have a huge cheering squad out here in internet land – a whole big bunch of folks who love you and are sending you energy and ammunition for the battle against these enemies!
    Joan Adams´s last blog ..Love is Ageless My ComLuv Profile

  5. MiMi on Sat, 15th May 2010 2:02 pm

    6. Dear John, prayers for you. Sad to hear that you have this battle. Keep fighting and take care of you. Love.

  6. carrie on Sat, 15th May 2010 4:06 pm

    7. John, I’m so sorry to hear of your battle. I wish you all the best. Keep fighting!

  7. Alex on Sat, 15th May 2010 4:19 pm

    8. Godspeed, John!
    Alex´s last blog ..What Should I Do While Waiting For An Answer At The BuddyPress Forum My ComLuv Profile

  8. Susan52 on Sat, 15th May 2010 4:43 pm

    9. John, I’m so sad to read this. I hope you’ll click through to my Cancer Warrior lens on Squidoo (in my signature link) and read about my recent (and ongoing) cancer fight, and I hope what you read will encourage you. It’s horrible to have to go through it, but it is so much easier when you know there are friends around the world pulling for you and praying for you. If there’s any way at all that I can help or any questions I might be able to address for you, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Blessings to you in your battle.
    Susan52´s last blog ..Cancer Warrior Update: Great News! My ComLuv Profile

  9. Michey on Sat, 15th May 2010 5:35 pm

    10. John you have a great mission in frond of you, and I assure you that you are in my prayers, and I encourage you to put a great fight with the illness which will reward you with positive effects.
    All the best
    Michey
    Michey´s last blog ..Part 9 Confirmation Page My ComLuv Profile

  10. puzzlemaker on Sat, 15th May 2010 5:48 pm

    11. You hang in there John. We are all praying and pulling for you.
    puzzlemaker´s last blog ..To each piece – a name My ComLuv Profile

  11. Correen on Sat, 15th May 2010 6:00 pm

    12. John I am stopping by to share lots of positive energy with you! Smile Lots, Hug Often, Fight Always!
    Correen´s last blog ..Sour Canteloupe My ComLuv Profile

  12. Brian D. Hawkins on Sat, 15th May 2010 10:37 pm

    13. Wow John, I seen your post title come across my feed email and I was hoping it wasn’t something like this. My prayers are with you and I hope everything works out.

    I’m shutting most of my sites down too and I think I’m going to leave the blogs online for two reasons. One, to let the links stay active for those that commented and second, I’ll run AdSense on them. I’ll close comments in a couple of weeks so maintenance will be all but eliminated. That’s just a thought for you, that is, if you keep a hosting account.

    On a personal note John, I’ve always been impressed with your dedication to your local community, Murphy, and I know you to be a stand up and caring guy. Your posts have indirectly helped me stay focused and I appreciate the work you have shared. I hope you beat this monster quickly and come back stronger than ever very soon.
    Brian D. Hawkins´s last blog ..20 Expired Domains Coming Available My ComLuv Profile

  13. John Dilbeck on Sun, 16th May 2010 9:44 am

    14. I want to thank each of you for your comments, good wishes, prayers, and encouragement. It’s been an honor meeting all of you online and my life is better for the experience.

    All the best,

    JD

  14. I'm Just Sharing » Blog Archive » Sunday Question – How Would You Like To Be Remembered? on Sun, 16th May 2010 10:01 am

    15. [...] physically. I don’t think he’d mind me telling you this, since he wrote it on his blog 21st Century Affiliate Marketing. Actually, he’s ending his blog, and it’s possible that if you’re interested [...]

  15. John Dilbeck on Tue, 18th May 2010 11:43 am

    16. Good morning.

    I just changed the settings on this blog to disable comments on articles older than 30 days. I’m considering leaving the site up for awhile, but will not be posting to it any more.

    The main reason I want to leave it up is because of all the links to the sites of the people who have commented here. Over time, the value of those links will degrade, but they may be worthwhile for bringing you some visitors in the short term.

    Act on your dream!

    JD

  16. MiMi on Tue, 18th May 2010 9:59 pm

    17. John, you are always so thoughtful. Thank you.

  17. Ted on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 12:17 pm

    18. Sorry to hear about the horrible news.

    Keep fighting and I’ll keep you in my prayers

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