Any of you ever accused of working in online porn?

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I'm sure there are plenty of people that actually do market some adult websites here, and I have no problem with that. I personally don't have any involvement with adult content at all, but I hate it whenever someone asks me what I do for a living, and I tell them that I build websites for profit - they tend to automatically think (not everyone, but a lot of them) that I am involved with porn.

I am sure I am not alone here. What do you guys say when someone asks what you do? I have begun just saying that I build websites, when in fact that is just a tiny part of what I do... but its something people can understand at least.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Rowe
    I think their tendency to automatically think you're involved with porn... speaks much more about them... and their surfing habits.
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  • Profile picture of the author James Foster
    I normally do it the other way.. when people ask me what I do I tell them "I make and distribute porn" (although I do nothing in the adult market), I've always found it keeps them from asking anymore questions.
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  • Profile picture of the author Scott Ames
    One look at my body and no one would accuse me of working in porn.
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  • Profile picture of the author SolomonHuey
    Originally Posted by John Rowe View Post

    I think their tendency to automatically think you're involved with porn... speaks much more about them... and their surfing habits.
    Exactly what I was thinking! haha
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  • Profile picture of the author Ken Leatherman
    I'm an Old Geezer and some people do think I'm some kind of pervert because I work on the internet. In fact they say I'm just a dirty old man and I tell I'm not because I shower in June and December.

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    Ken
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  • Profile picture of the author Debbie Songster
    I don't get the porn comment. I get the ebay comment.
    Because I have online stores people think I sell on ebay.

    NO - I have my own stores - I don't need to sell on ebay!

    My neighbor (I even built her a website so she knows the process) still tells everyone I sell on ebay.

    Drives me nuts.

    She introduces me to people by telling them I sell on ebay and then I have to spend 30 min telling them I don't.

    It seems if you aren't JC Penny, Walmart, Staples, Amazon or Ebay then you must not have a real store.

    There are STILL a lot of naive people out there and they only know whats in the news.
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  • Profile picture of the author onlinemlmrockstar
    I tell people Im a Full Time Weight Loss Coach.
    More than 70% of people I talk to want to lose weight.
    Then I send them to my site.

    Christopher Reid
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    • Profile picture of the author Scott Moody
      I just keep it simple. When I am asked, "What do you do for a living?", I just smile and say....


      "I work in eCommerce."

      Don't elaborate or explain. If they want to know more, make them ask. Not everyone is as interested in what you do as you are.

      For those personality types that must know every detail, allow them to start a dialog. It's much more fun this way.
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  • Profile picture of the author raydp
    I find the easiest way is to explain how Adsense works. Their eyes glaze over and they change the subject!

    I still don't understand why nobody seems to understand though.

    Ray
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    • Profile picture of the author jjpmarketing
      I tried to explain search engine marketing to my father once, but he just didn't get it no matter how many different ways I explained it to him.
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