Last May area, Kara from Kiss Kara and I spoke for the first time. @tweetkisskara for those of you in twitterland
We had traded tweets or whatever, like anyone does.. but this was different. She was on a mission. She approached me and asked me if I’d be interested in working with her. She had watched how we work with Bella. She was friends with Katie Banks, one of the Bella ladies and had spoken to her about Bella. She liked what we were doing, and she liked how I was treating the ladies I work with.
I’ll be the first to tell you, I make mistakes. I’m human. I fuck up. We all do. Nobody out there is perfect, every model and every webbie has their good points, and their not so good points. I’m no different really. I can honestly tell you that i treat the girls I work with the same way I’d want another webbie to treat Bryci if she was working with someone else. As in, if I wasn’t her photographer, her webmaster etc and we were just dating. If she was still a model, working with someone else, I’d want her treated with the utmost respect.
I try and treat the Bella ladies this way and sometimes I succeed, other times I might fall short. We’re human and sure, we’ve had disagreements here and there as any friendship or working relationship might. I’m not perfect, I don’t ask the ladies to be. We’re just trying to have fun, ya know? I’m pretty sure each and every Bella would say good things of me. Ex Bellas.. most likely not so much. I’ve unfortunately had to let one go along the way for undisclosed reasons I don’t feel are necessary to be discussed. Otherwise, it’s a perfect record. It’s funny how if you treat people with respect and work hard on their behalf, they often respond the same way.
When Kara sought me out, telling me she was going to buy her website out from her old webmaster, and she wanted me to run her new site.. I was flabbergasted. I was stunned. I was in disbelief. Nobody does this, first off. I can’t think of many webmasters that would sell the model her site if they weren’t going to work together. It just doesn’t happen in this biz. Secondly, I didn’t have time to be someone else’s webmaster. I was and am committed to the Bella ladies. That is, unless Kara wanted to join our little army… whoa, that’d be cool as hell.
Side reference to something I said earlier in regards to how webbies don’t offer to sell a site to a girl they are not working with For the record, I did offer to sell the only ex Bella (M) her website, not once but twice after it became apparent we were not compatible working together. Price wise.. a mere fraction of what I could had asked publicly for it. It was a small price and she’d have full ownership. I did try and do what I felt was the ‘right’ thing, but it was ignored. No worries. I am sure there were/are reasons and that’s cool, I respect those. I wish her nothing but the best of luck with her future. As I said though, this sort of thing (webbies playing nice) doesn’t happen in the business very often.
So when Kara told me she was going to buy her site, I thought she was possibly being very, very optimistic. (*very* optimistic)
We talked more and more over the upcoming months and I can still recall her email to me when she took possession of her site. She was JACKED THE FUCK UP excited!
She did it!!
So then the thought of working with Kara became something of a reality.
Anyone that knows me, knows I am *very* picky about who I add to Bella. I want to center myself with people that work hard, and are committed to their members. I don’t want to have to make up stories of why there isn’t an update this week. I want members to feel good in their decision to join a girl’s site. Again, I’m not perfect by any means but I work hard and I ask those that I work along side, to join me in working hard. Crazy, I know. 
If I approach a girl about being part of Bella, I see something in her that I feel would compliment what we’re doing. Ethics and hard work are the two key factors I look for. Hotness is also on the list, of course. Dur. :p
I digress…
Kara is now pat of Bella Familia and we couldn’t be happier!
She just finished shooting with Katie Banks recently and rumor has it.. 2012 has some big things in store for us all.
So, Kara, I’d like to take this opportunity to publicly apologize. I should have never doubted you for a second. Lesson learned.
Welcome to Bella!
Make sure your seat belt is fastened, seat backs and tray tables are in their upright and locked positions, and all of your carry on items should be securely stowed.
We’re about to blast the fuck off.
http://kisskara.com is her site and if you join it, you get access to all the Bella sites. I am adding new, never before seen photos of Kara this week!
Go read Kara’s blog for her take on joining Bella! > > > http://kisskara.com/blog/
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