Do Your Friends And Family Say You’re An Internet Marketing Loser?
When you say you are into Internet Marketing, why do you always get those funny looks? Even when you have told the person what you do they still come back and say “Yes but what do you do?” OMG do I have to spell it out. I build websites and make money from that. “Oh so you are some kind of graphic designer or website designer? Who do you build websites for?”
Do I have Loser printed across my forehead? Don’t get me wrong, its not so much a loser look, as a total confusion look.
At this point I am over it. I have tried explaining what I do to people but it just goes over their heads. It is the same old scenario I get every time someone asks me what I do. It’s bad enough that my family has no idea what I do, let alone every person I meet getting that puzzled look also.
It’s a lonely life when you start on the road to becoming a successful Internet marketer. Your friends and family think you are crazy as they have never heard of such a job. You have no friends until you actually find someone that has Internet Marketing in common.
You almost feel like you are preaching about a religion that no-one wants to here about. Unfortunately, on the other side of the coin, I am obsessed with what I do, and once you get me started….
Why friends and family do not like Internet marketing?
* They fear the unknown.. like UFO’s.
* They think it is like a cult and we are all brainwashed.
* They think you are full of s**t.
* They think it is an unstable lifestyle with no guarantee that it will work.
* They have no idea how it works and therefore think it is stupid.
* They think everyone on the internet that makes money is a scammer and rip off merchant.
* Most people are bought up to get a job and work for a living. Making money online is not a real job, or so they say.
* They do not understand how powerful the internet is now and how it will grow in the future.
What do the Internet Marketers think about the remarks they get?
* One day you will see!
* One day you will wish that you had listened to me.
* Internet real estate will be the most valuable land to own.
* Just because you can’t see it does not mean it doesn’t exist.
* Great things have to start somewhere and the revolution has started!
* If Alexander Graham Bell had told his friends about the telephone idea do you think they would believe him? It hadn’t been invented so how could they understand.
Does any of this sound familiar to you?
If you are anything like me then you will be feeling the deja vu come over you now.
Its like living in another world because you are so interested in something and want to talk about it, but no one wants to listen. They go along with the conversation but are really just waiting for an opportunity to change the subject to something that interests them and is worth talking about.
Internet marketing is a legitimate job, its just that you sometimes invent your own path to success. We are taught many paths to follow in life, whereas Internet marketing is almost unguided. This is where it becomes an unsafe path for many normal people. That’s why your friends and family will probably never understand what you are doing, unless they actually do it for themselves.
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Author: Mitz Pantic
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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