What Is Your Job Title...

by ryanmilligan Banned

Posted: 12 years ago 30 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Ok, so if you do IM full time and somebody asks you what you do for a living. What do you tell them?

The general public aren't as like minded as us and about 99% of them aren't going to know what a copywriter or affiliate marketer is.

So how do you explain to them what you do.

Personally I just tell them I am an online marketer and web developer. I never really go in to detail and rarely do people actually ask. They seem to get a little confused when I even remotely try to talk about the subject.

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Dimitris Skiadas 12 years ago

My business card says "Internet Marketing Consultant". There are people though that have no idea of what i am doing, especially older people.

So, to all the relatives, parents and older friends, i say that i am into the web design(which i am not) to make it a little easier on them.

I know that this is not the best approach but what can you do???

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WhiteDove 12 years ago

I say Online marketer...
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derek4798 12 years ago

just say you make websites.

if they ask what kind of websites - say porn - that will end the discussion.
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TheZafraGroup 12 years ago

It's either I say online marketer or online entrepreneur. If they don't understand or know what it means, I give them my card with my site on it and it's up to them to figure it out. If someone is really interested to know what I do, then we'll have a lil sit down and explain for a bit what I do.
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nrmillions 12 years ago

i just say i work in tech
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JimMichael 12 years ago

Media Relations Strategist.
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Alexa Smith Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by ryanmilligan

What Is Your Job Title...

"Wordsmith (& Skepchick)". :p

I normally tell people "internet marketer" (and not only to give John McCabe the chance to ask me how many internets I've marketed today). If people don't understand what it means, I then amplify by saying "affiliate marketer" and if that doesn't ring a bell, I then use Amazon as an example, rather than ClickBank, because everyone's heard of Amazon and can see how that works - even though Amazon's only a tiny proportion of my income, really.
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Chris Worner 12 years ago

Magic mushroom farmer

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Sillysoft 12 years ago

Well according to my boss, I'm the "Programmer Guy"
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wizzard74 12 years ago

Professional Seat Warmer
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Venturetothetop 12 years ago

The Duke of Birmingham is my formal title.

You may call me Sir...
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- TerryL 12 years ago
  
  Depending on who I'm talking to (such as if it's a family member, a friend, or a potential client), I say I'm a freelance writer, a website designer, or a an online marketing consultant for small businesses. I do all three things, so if I'm talking to someone who may be a client for one of the businesses, I give that title. If I'm talking to family or friends, I usually just say freelance writer, as I've been doing that the longest, and they understand what that means.
  
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TopKat22 12 years ago

I say what I've always said. "I own my own business".

If they say what in or ask more specifically what I do, I say marketing and consulting.

I add the consulting because I've gotten some offline clients who I have helped with this too.
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MeTellYou 12 years ago

I say I am a salesman or a ghostwriter, depending on what I feel like.
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talfighel

12 years ago

People usually don't understand what is a network marketer or an internet marketer.

The best thing to say is:

I sell products for other companies. I am like a middle man.

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kschieng

12 years ago

Originally Posted by talfighel

People usually don't understand what is a network marketer or an internet marketer.

The best thing to say is:

I sell products for other companies. I am like a middle man.

I have been into the same situation before. I told them the exact same thing as you did.:rolleyes:

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John Romaine 12 years ago

According to this thread labels arent important.

So even though I make money online as an internet marketer, Ill say bus driver :rolleyes:
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savvybizbuilder 12 years ago

I just tell them i'm doing business online. If they ask again what kind, I just gave them my website.
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Elluminati 12 years ago

Once I learn the ropes, I think I'll use IMP (Internet Marketing Pimpstress)...Sounds crucial, lol.
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Mosa 12 years ago

I do "Search Engine Optimization and Marketing". I say this not because I want to sound smart, but because it draws attention and people seem to be a lot more interested and ask more questions than if I just say "Internet Marketing".
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E. Brian Rose 12 years ago

Originally Posted by ryanmilligan

What Is Your Job Title...

My business card says "King of the Lizard People".
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- moneyroom 12 years ago
  
  Ryan, when I'm talking to potential clients my title is Internet Business Coach. When I'm talking to friends and in general conversation I tell I am a seeker of multiple incomes. Oh, and I answer my personal phone with, "Hello, World Domination Headquarters."
  
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Charanjit 12 years ago

Mine say taxi driver. honestly works wonders.
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Mr.Daydream 12 years ago

Just say online marketer
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Sitestomp 12 years ago

Just say "web developer".
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LukeZ 12 years ago

Entrepreneur and Start Up Consultant
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Torro 12 years ago

I don't try to get everyone to understand what I do, so I don't have a good answer for it. Sometimes I say "I'm running my own business", sometimes I say "Internet marketer" or say "I work with online sales and marketing campaigns"... Sometimes I just say something completely different than what I actually do, like "I'm a student", if it doesn't matter what the person who asks me think or knows.... Sometimes I say "Taxi driver" just because I have a license to drive taxis.

I believe that everyone who is in our industry have a very different mindset and way of thinking than the average person.

I'm not so worried about what people think about me, or what I do. If they don't approve it, I'm not going to try to prove something to them.

As long as my my closest family and friends THINK they understand it, and don't criticize me, I will be very happy
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WriterWahm 12 years ago

I tried the 'ghostwriter' thing once and I had people wondering how on earth I can write for dead people...so now I just say I'm a teacher.
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HansM 12 years ago

Online Business Architect.

At my other job I'm Enterprise Architect, which nobody understands either
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magiclouie 12 years ago

I just tell them that I am doing a Magic Business online, hence I became MagicLouie.
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