We've actually never met Claire here in Montreal as we tend to stay away from most of the people in the industry here. Unfortunately, Montreal is just chock full of self-proclaimed "Adult Internet Gurus" who make very little money and have little knowledge, but love to pretend to be "Playas". We do have some very good people here, but like us, they stay away from the BS and keep their knowledge close to the vest.
I see some of the people that I know locally, posting on other webmaster forums. They talk like they know everything and are making a load of cash. I always get such a chuckle as I know these people, and I know they are barely making ends meet. But that has always been the nature of our industry. 1% are truly successful but it's the other 99% who try to pretend they are
