Comments on: What Do you Do For A Living? http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:01:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Crystal http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-223 Crystal Sun, 18 May 2008 12:00:20 +0000 http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-223 I'd be interested to find out what you did end up telling him - since I found this through the firesale I'm presuming it went through ok. You got me thinking, though, since I aspire to be in the same situation (and it's motivating for me to see an IM person who's not afraid to mention that they didn't buy their latest mansion in cash upfront...) I love playing with words - how about giving people an answer that lets their own assumptions twist it into something they find acceptable: "I own & operate an electronic business" Most RL-junkies will assume you sell calculators. ;) Crystal I’d be interested to find out what you did end up telling him - since I found this through the firesale I’m presuming it went through ok.

You got me thinking, though, since I aspire to be in the same situation (and it’s motivating for me to see an IM person who’s not afraid to mention that they didn’t buy their latest mansion in cash upfront…) I love playing with words - how about giving people an answer that lets their own assumptions twist it into something they find acceptable:
“I own & operate an electronic business”

Most RL-junkies will assume you sell calculators. ;)

Crystal

]]> By: Melissa Burton http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-175 Melissa Burton Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:14:42 +0000 http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-175 I tell people I train internet marketers. Then I go on to explain, if even necessary, that I guide people through the process of starting and maintaining their own home internet business. Loan officers these days are so savvy about internet marketing already, it usually just strikes up a conversation about "somebody they know" that either has or wants to have a business of their own. Hey, best of luck!! Melissa I tell people I train internet marketers. Then I go on to explain, if even necessary, that I guide people through the process of starting and maintaining their own home internet business.
Loan officers these days are so savvy about internet marketing already, it usually just strikes up a conversation about “somebody they know” that either has or wants to have a business of their own.
Hey, best of luck!!
Melissa

]]> By: Trina L.C. Sonnenberg http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-174 Trina L.C. Sonnenberg Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:54:24 +0000 http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-174 I just tell people the truth... I am a writer. ;-) I just tell people the truth… I am a writer. ;-)

]]> By: Temogen http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-173 Temogen Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:58:42 +0000 http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-173 I like most of the comments here and your answers were also good. Another convincing and reasonable answer quite simply is that: We teach people how to start, build and grow an Online/Internet Biz; do Coaching, Seminars, Workshops, Speaking Engagements/Lectures, and Selling Books (Better to leave out-the word online eBooks). Even Loan People know that this kind of business makes large amounts of cash. I also agree that showing social proof works well when submitted with this description. TEMOGEN I like most of the comments here and your answers were also good.

Another convincing and reasonable answer quite simply is that:

We teach people how to start, build and grow an Online/Internet Biz; do Coaching, Seminars, Workshops, Speaking Engagements/Lectures, and Selling Books (Better to leave out-the word online eBooks).

Even Loan People know that this kind of business makes large amounts of cash.

I also agree that showing social proof works well when submitted with this description.

TEMOGEN

]]> By: Amy http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-172 Amy Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:45:43 +0000 http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-172 I'm just getting started but when asked what business I'm trying to start, I tell people internet marketing and more recently information marketing. For some reason people get the "marketing" part and it sounds legit. My sister has been in the internet business for over 10 years working as an information architect. That is seriously her job title. It took me 5 years just to figure out how to explain what the heck she does! :-) If you can ground it in something people already know (marketing, publishing, etc) you don't get the deer in the headlights reaction! Amy I’m just getting started but when asked what business I’m trying to start, I tell people internet marketing and more recently information marketing. For some reason people get the “marketing” part and it sounds legit.

My sister has been in the internet business for over 10 years working as an information architect. That is seriously her job title. It took me 5 years just to figure out how to explain what the heck she does! :-)

If you can ground it in something people already know (marketing, publishing, etc) you don’t get the deer in the headlights reaction!

Amy

]]> By: Steve Rechel http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-170 Steve Rechel Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:21:42 +0000 http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-170 Hello Jason and all successfull internet marketers.I actually never have to reply to a question as to what I do.Why you ask,well I hardly ever go to a party where there are just friends attending.All of my family knows what I do and most of my friends know what I do so this is why I don't ever get asked the question .But while I don't really understand the point of the blog I can say that I have probably prevented a lot of people from even trying internet marketing because of my partial knowledge of how in a lot of cases people will post the same affiliate link over and over to the point where "oversaturation"occurs in my oppinion.And I would be willing to bet that even a lot of the successful marketers that have posted on this blog have at times noticed this affect even if they know a better way to drive traffic to their link in ways that the people will not notice oversaturation in say a free ad site.And I also would be willing to bet that hardly anyone is actually promoting the same link for more that a few years if that because after a certain period of time where you have sort of rode out the peak popularity of a new program ,it sort of becomes old hat and a lot of people are turned away for this reason alone at times.But in closing of this extra long comment I would like to say that even though I myself have only sold some ebooks as well as oil paintings etc but have not had any success attempting to make money with internet marketing,I wanted to say good luck and continued success to all that may read this. Steve Hello Jason and all successfull internet marketers.I actually never have to reply to a question as to what I do.Why you ask,well I hardly ever go to a party where there are just friends attending.All of my family knows what I do and most of my friends know what I do so this is why I don’t ever get asked the question
.But while I don’t really understand the point of the blog I can say that I have probably prevented a lot of people from even trying internet marketing because of my partial knowledge of how in a lot of cases people will post the same affiliate link over and over to the point where “oversaturation”occurs in my oppinion.And I would be willing to bet that even a lot of the successful marketers that have posted on this blog have at times noticed this affect even if they know a better way to drive traffic to their link in ways that the people will not notice oversaturation in say a free ad site.And I also would be willing to bet that hardly anyone is actually promoting the same link for more that a few years if that because after a certain period of time where you have sort of rode out the peak popularity of a new program ,it sort of becomes old hat and a lot of people are turned away for this reason alone at times.But in closing of this extra long comment I would like to say that even though I myself have only sold some ebooks as well as oil paintings etc but have not had any success attempting to make money with internet marketing,I wanted to say good luck and continued success to all that may read this.
Steve

]]> By: Jason http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-169 Jason Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:20:41 +0000 http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-169 Hey Jay, Great advice. Always a good idea to look at a situation from the other parties point of view. Thanks for reading. Hey Jay,
Great advice. Always a good idea to look at a situation from the other parties point of view. Thanks for reading.

]]> By: Jay Jenkins http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-167 Jay Jenkins Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:06:30 +0000 http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-167 Hi Jason, as you try to formulate your reply to the loan officer, keep in mind his job is to loan money. What this means to you is that all you need to show him is that you are self-employed with a substantial income (validated by your PayPal or ClickBank payment notices). You see, if a loan officer makes a bad loan, he takes the hit, but, and you need to get this, if he doesn't make a good loan, he really takes a hit. Just something I picked up when doing real estate appraisals. Good luck with your loan! Jay Hi Jason, as you try to formulate your reply to the loan officer, keep in mind his job is to loan money. What this means to you is that all you need to show him is that you are self-employed with a substantial income (validated by your PayPal or ClickBank payment notices). You see, if a loan officer makes a bad loan, he takes the hit, but, and you need to get this, if he doesn’t make a good loan, he really takes a hit.

Just something I picked up when doing real estate appraisals. Good luck with your loan!

Jay

]]> By: Sharon http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-165 Sharon Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:59:53 +0000 http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-165 I prefer to simply say I'm in Advertising and Marketing. That would be the simplest thing for other people to understand. Because that's considered a field on it's own with enough power to rank as a separate category in 'job' forms. Since most people I know have regular jobs this makes sense to them. But I tend to think of myself as a teacher cum creative person. So what I say to others is what they can understand that I do. I prefer to simply say I’m in Advertising and Marketing. That would be the simplest thing for other people to understand. Because that’s considered a field on it’s own with enough power to rank as a separate category in ‘job’ forms.

Since most people I know have regular jobs this makes sense to them.

But I tend to think of myself as a teacher cum creative person. So what I say to others is what they can understand that I do.

]]> By: Rosie Cottis http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-164 Rosie Cottis Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:18:52 +0000 http://www.therealim.com/blog/2008/04/08/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comment-164 I say that I'm a kind of online journalist - making money by writing articles for the internet. It's only a part of what I do but it's true and people seem to understand it better than anything else. I say that I’m a kind of online journalist - making money by writing articles for the internet. It’s only a part of what I do but it’s true and people seem to understand it better than anything else.

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