Family Asked me What I do...(It was Awkward)
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For the fucking WIN, from now on that's what I'm telling sheeple... err... people what I do.
I try to explain it to my relatives all the time. My dad gets pissed every time because he thinks he's smart enough to do it too, but I won't help him out. When I went over today, he had a ebook printed out about PPC...
3 words. Online Marketing Consultant. Simple enough people get the idea. But complex enough they dont want to ask and seem stupid. And if they ask who you work for, just tell them you work with many different companies, and then change the subject.
If it's friends/family I just tell them I build websites. If it's some random chick, I always say something along the lines of bum/unemployed musician. Say it like you mean it and you don't give a fuck. Tried and true, as Emp's friend can testify. Bonus points if you get them to buy you a drink.
Why not just tell them that you sling shady rebill offers to people by making them feel bad about their weight, financial status, teeth color, or aging, using fake testimonials?
Then for fun you should go into detail about how the 7 to 14 day rebill offer works. Then they'll really respect you. I promise.
Then for fun you should go into detail about how the 7 to 14 day rebill offer works. Then they'll really respect you. I promise.
"I do online advertising and lead generation"
and if they want specifics I just say
"I buy internet traffic and use it to make money"
and if they want specifics I just say
"I buy internet traffic and use it to make money"
my 12 year old sister was recently telling me how effective she thinks those IQ tests on youtube must be with all the other kids having cell phones. My jaw just dropped open.
When shit breaks with my mom's home wireless network, I ask my mom to put my sister on the phone, it gets fixed much easier.
The next generation is going to completely smoke us at internet advertising.
When shit breaks with my mom's home wireless network, I ask my mom to put my sister on the phone, it gets fixed much easier.
The next generation is going to completely smoke us at internet advertising.
I agree with above thoughts on not telling people what you make. And most importantly, never post checks on the internet (not that anyone here is that dumb).
good thread...
ironically my mom is prolly one of the few people other than my friends that really gets what i "do".. she may not be up on all the marketing etc. but she gets i own a website and its making money and its want i want to do for a career...
the people i work with clearly do not understand and look at it like its just some little hobby i do on the side.. (cant wait to raise enough cash in the next few months to quit )
I think anybody who is young (im 23) and owns their own business people look at you like your on the moon even when i was an independent sales rep for a merchant services company people looked at me like "so when are you going to get a real job?"
most awkward discussions came last December when i graduated college (degree in criminal justice def said F the police ha) and people kept asking me what i was gonna do and when i talked about IM.. I feel like they were almost concerned for my future funny shit..
ironically my mom is prolly one of the few people other than my friends that really gets what i "do".. she may not be up on all the marketing etc. but she gets i own a website and its making money and its want i want to do for a career...
the people i work with clearly do not understand and look at it like its just some little hobby i do on the side.. (cant wait to raise enough cash in the next few months to quit )
I think anybody who is young (im 23) and owns their own business people look at you like your on the moon even when i was an independent sales rep for a merchant services company people looked at me like "so when are you going to get a real job?"
most awkward discussions came last December when i graduated college (degree in criminal justice def said F the police ha) and people kept asking me what i was gonna do and when i talked about IM.. I feel like they were almost concerned for my future funny shit..
I've never had much trouble explaining this to people, maybe that's because I've perfected the art of teaching even complete retards calculus ect.
This is how I phrase it:
"You know how you can work as sales rep for a company and earn a commission on whatever you sale? Well I work as sales rep for many different companies that sell products online. In order to make my sales I buy advertising space on websites and send them to the site where the customer buys the product through a special link. This special links lets the company I am sales rep for track how many sales I have generated. As long as I spend less on the advertising I buy than what I earn in commission as a sales rep I profit."
I've never really come across anyone that did not understand this.
This is how I phrase it:
"You know how you can work as sales rep for a company and earn a commission on whatever you sale? Well I work as sales rep for many different companies that sell products online. In order to make my sales I buy advertising space on websites and send them to the site where the customer buys the product through a special link. This special links lets the company I am sales rep for track how many sales I have generated. As long as I spend less on the advertising I buy than what I earn in commission as a sales rep I profit."
I've never really come across anyone that did not understand this.
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