::Newbies::

welcome all newcomers! ...this my page dedicated to you guys ..i'm gonna give you some advice about how to set up trades and such ..and more than anything how to get them from people when you don't have anything to trade for ..but don't worry ..i'm not being preachy ..i just wish someone had been there to help me when i started ..so i'm guessing that somehwere someone else might feel that way also :) ..i'm really a nice chicky!

hrmm ..i apologize for all the images ..but i've really gotten into them in the past few days ..guess you'd know that if you've ever looked at my site before ..but it looks a lot better this way ..and i've redone everything!! ..so if you like ..gimme and email ..and let me know ..that way ..at least i'll know someone esle thinks all my hard work is nifty beans!! ..hehe.. thanks guys ..for real ..i'm starting this time
ok ..here we go ..there are mainly two kinds of trades that you guys can do ..and don't feel bad ..cause i still have to do them sometimes ..cause you may want music from a certain band and when you find it ..the person who has it just doesn't want anything from your list ..so this is nothing to be hesitant about .. but you can do B&P (blanks and postage) or 2:1 (two for one) ..ok a blanks and postage trade is where you send two envelopes ..with postage on both of them ..then number of discs equal to how many the shows will be recorded on .. don't seal the inner envelope ..and don't put a meter sticker on it ..you *must* use stamps ..cause if you don't ..it won't get mailed back to you ..and then the nice person who spent his/her time making the shows for you ...will also have to pay for the postage to get them back to you ..and that's just not kewl .. i use the size 0 enveloped ..they have a little extra room in them ..and i mail in bubble mailers ..never fiber ... most ppl send discs in sleeves .. and not in cases ..just cause it doesn't damage the cdr in any way ..and it saves some on postage ..which is always good .. now ..a two for one trade is bascially the same as a B&P trade ..cept for that you send the person with the shows double the discs ..so they get blank discs for their time ..i'm not really into this kinda trade ..but if you feel it's how it must be done ..then so be it ..

ok ..now for some more guidelines ..since i've spent all my time explaining on how things work .. so we're continuing now ;)
01. the best advice i can give you is to BE NICE ..i can't tell you how many ppl told me my emails were so delightful ..but all i said was 'could you please do this for me' ..and 'if you don't have the time i will understand' ..'thanks so much for your time' ...i really feel it's the little things that will get you everywhere with traders ..cause there are some really unorganized crabby ppl out there ..and when you run across someone nice then it just makes the hobby all that more fun again!

02. if someone says they don't have the time to copy something for you ..don't throw an email hissy fit ..just accept it and move on ..if you go to the bootleggin list on my site ..you'll find a few pages where you can locate more traders ..and i'm sure that you'll find someone else who will help you ..or hey ..just email me ..i'll help you out ..and if for some strange reason i just don't have the time ..then i'll do my best to make the time for you ..if you're nice ..or say ...'i can't do it right now ..but if you wait a week or so ..i'll have time then' ..see the niceness thing is a two way street ..you can't expect someone to help you if you're not pleasant ..but then again ..you can't expect someone to appreciate it ..if you're an arse!
03. i have a page that i'm going to link to ..just to show you some B&P hints ..and i think that's about it ..but if you need anymore advice ..then just gimme an email ..and i'll answer any questions ..and if you actually read this page ..you might wanta tell me ..cause i'd really appreciate it .. i'd probably even do a bigger trade for you ..cause it's just nice to know that your work is being viewed and READ by someone ;)
