Fighting Isolation in Internet Business?

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Some of you here used to do 9 to 5, then you started going full time with your affiliate marketing stuff. However, the change from working for others to working for yourself is that the interaction with people. I feel that I am not getting enough interaction with people since I started working on this business. How do you guys cope with this?
 


You mean "real life" interaction? Make time to hang out with your friends and family. Find a workout buddy for a gym. Join a local tech club - all easy ways to get your fill of "real" interaction.

Since nobody I know in this area does what I do, I manage to get my fill of business talk with friends/associates online.

I've actually never really had a problem with this since I'm relatively introverted and damn near misanthropic.
 
When I went fulltime online, I definitely noticed the lack of day-to-day human interaction. But, it doesn't really bother me all that much, and never really took a toll on me. Not having to work around other people (read: gossip-hungry idiot coworkers) all day is huge plus in my book. For me, not being around people all day is a benefit, not a downside to doing business online.

For my social fix, I usually just hit up the bars with my friends on weekends and try to get out of the house every once in a while. :)
 
I visit coffee shops each morning.

After a few weeks, you'll notice the regulars. Get to know them. Ask them questions. I've found that many of the regulars (after 8:00 a.m.) are also entrepreneurs. They crave interaction. Asking them a question gets the ball rolling.

I've met so many friends in local coffee shops over the past 15 years, that I actually have to cut my visits short in order to get work done.

And I call my parents a couple times each week to chat for 5 minutes.

Interacting with people through intelligent conversation inspires me to be productive and creative (in both my PPC stuff and content creation for clients).
 
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Sometimes I go to the park with my dog. It's
a good way to meet people.

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Nicky you bastard, how did you get a job at a cigar store? That would rock. I'm a huge cigar nut.

Actually it might suck...I bet everyone comes in and asks only for macanudo's and opus x's all day.
 
I've offered to teach a few of my friend the basics of Internet marketing, so that gets me out to lunch at least once a week. Sometimes I take my laptop to the local coffee shop....good place to talk about your biz. I also use Meetup.com to meet others in my area with similar interests. Im thinking about going back to college (even though I graduated) to take some photoshop or language course. This should be a good way to meet some more people.
 
Some of these have already been said, but:

1. go to the gym with a friend.
2. hit the coffee shops. I get some of my best work done at Starbucks.
3. go out once or twice a week on fri / sat nights. Meet girls or just drink with friends.
4. call some of your old contacts you used to like from prior jobs and meet them for lunch to catch up.

Once you become a regular at any of these places, you start meeting new people too.
 
axxomarketing said:
I call my ex-gfs and ask them "do you wanna have a good fuck?"
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To which they say "Great idea!" And then they hang up and call some other guy? heh. Sorry, couldn't resist.


To the OP: I'm an introvert as well and enjoy the solitude, yet I notice the once or twice a week I get out, I really enjoy that. Even if it's just for lunch with friends. I'm also joining a fitness class that meets 3 times a week for preggo moms so we can all float around in the pool and feel alot less heavy than we really are. I'm looking forward to it cause I like to hang out with people who may not even have the internet...it's a nice break, ya know?

Join a manly cycling class or play squash or something.
 
Definitely just need to make a point to get out of the house. Go to the gym, Take your significant other out regularly, etc.
 
I run a quiet business as well as doing this stuff, so I get out of the house and into an office nearly every day. The best bit is I can choose to not book customers whenever I want a few days peace. I also volunteer a few afternoons to drive oldies to church, shops, whatever, which has turned out to be one of the most unexpected source of connections I've ever had.
 
the world will still be there when your rich.. only more fun..

get a hooker, dial a pizza, brew your own beer, get your head down and get it done...
 
I've started going to the gym. I go every day, with every other day being my weight days. I get a good 30 minutes of cardio, some weights, and after a while people start recognizing you. It helps to be damn sexy like I am though :P
 
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