Why did you choose to become an Internet Marketer?

Did you like what you were selling for your employer?

And do you like what you're selling now better?

Also, do you actually like selling more now than before? Were you always a naturally-inclined salesman?

Thanks,
-Jesse

I just kind of fell into it.

While I was in High School, I had an assignment to make an HTML website for a web design class. Another part of the assignment was to make it an instructable and show how to make something. Most kids who half-assed the project decided to make a website on "How to fold a paper airplane" or "How to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich" - Well, I made one on "How to Construct a Backyard Wrestling Ring." I created probably 40 scaled images of how to make one using mspaint. It looked pretty good, and even today looks great. I decided to upload it onto a website called Asphost or something with a visitor counter. I forgot about it for about 4 or 5 years, and I logged into an old old e-mail account and found out I had THOUSANDS of e-mails with small comments and questions about my plans that I forget existed. So, while at work, I looked up the page and found it still running and had over 9 million visitors, and Asphost put their own Google Adsense links within my content (actually editing my content), they probably made some decent money from it. So, I looked up how to figure out how much Asphost made from me, and never really found a good answer, but did a rough calculation and it was easily a couple thousand. I called Asphost and asked if I could have any of that money (lol). They said no, closed the website, and that was that.

That got me involved. Then I started making eBooks and selling them on eBay. I started buying bulk amounts of inexpensive physical products and including an e-mail/disc on how my buyers could make money from eBay, which was a clickbank affiliate link for Salehoo. Then I found myself making an easy $700 a week that got me through college.

That is more of a "How I got into it" rather than an "Why I got into it" - but really, I just fell into it, because I'm a salesman and an entrepreneur at heart. Then I just grew little by little, and THEN I found this place which has become more of a distraction than anything.

LOL

Man, if I had started before I quit drinking 5 years ago, that would have seriously been a big factor for me.

But how are you going to beat working your own hours with potential for
real advancement, from pretty much anywhere in the world you want to go?

Not having to commute is a huge one for me too. Just roll out of bed at the crack of noon and turn the 'puter on.

I wanted to stay home with my kids and still earn an income.

In my case, it meant being able to do my own thing without having to create based solely on my boss's designs. In the "business" world, anything I wrote had to meet the company's guidelines and pass the boss's scrutiny, or that of an editor.

This way, I can write whatever I want, in whatever format I want, from whatever angle I want, without all the criticism and direction. And I can direct my writing to whatever audience I want. No restrictions.

But your question makes me laugh... Why did I get into Internet marketing.

It's not about the IM, it's about the freedom. Unfortunately, IM is part of my self-publishing plan. Either that, or I try to sell my work offline through a book publisher or other entity who will expect me to pay for the priviledge. I don't particularly like IM. It just comes with the territory.

I'd rather just create and let someone else do all the hard work.

Sylvia

I'll ditto this.

I get SO much more done by just having total control over my work environment. Everything is set up how I want it.

Having this opportunity is a dream-come true for me

Hi,

My name is Gelu Nastac and I come from Romania.
(Please excuse my imperfect English, I have little to work with it. It is not my native language)

Nice to find a solid community here in the Internet Marketing industry

So,
After we had success with more business classic , recession came here, and managed to hit me fully.
We lost everything, including the last business to rent a car (and the 5 cars that I had).
It was normal to start looking for solutions, so I fled in front of computer and started looking.
By the end of September 2009 I realized that my vocation was wrong and I should get to Internet marketing for a long time.
Since then studying 14 to 16 hours a day the industry, and normally, I started applying what I learned.

I strongly believe that it can, and that it is job where I will withdraw.

I expect to cooperate with you, excellent.

Sincerely,
Gelu Nastac