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You know the grass is greener on the other side?

by hustlinsmoke
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You know everyone says, if I could I would.
Everyone wants to be an Internet Marketer and work on there own.

The grass is always greener on the other side.
Yes it is, but the brown spots just move around on you.

You are never totally free, you always have problems.

Now do not get me wrong, for me full time marketing is great.
I still have problems though. I have so many people saying I want
to be like you and work full time on the net.

Let me tell you about my day shall I?

I woke up to over 100 emails and tried to quickly weed out the ones
I needed to answer.
I solved a few problems, made a few friends and lost a few buyers.

I have an affiliate mad at me cause I dropped one of there peeps due to foul language but still a customer.

I had three websites I needed to fix quick.
I had a server go down.

At one point someone was mad at me cause of a rar file, when so many
more get mad at zip files. Now I will really confuse them because I plan on
using rar and zip at the same time to give them a choice.

My dear friend is mad at me cause she wanted me to help her and I tried but
could not do as she fully asked cause I didn't feel right about it and she is on the fence about if I am right or not.

I am a host provider and the hosting company is picking on one of my customers when I know he has no idea what he is doing wrong, its not malicious or evil just something wrong with his configuration that is causing a heavy load on the server.

So now I am trying to make everyone happy and still keep my cool. I have lost it a few times tonight and I regret that.

For someone to think that they are there own boss at this game is wrong. We still have to answer to people and fix things. It's just customer service is all.

We are never totally free. I just have to watch out for the new brown spots is all.

I would not trade it for the world.

Your friend Hustlinsmoke.
#grass #greener #side
  • Profile picture of the author Paul Agabin
    Customer Support... It's the after-sales juice you need to maintain as a Company.

    I agree with your thoughts hustlinsmoke.

    - Paul Agabin
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    • Profile picture of the author aprilm
      You hit the nail right on the head! And to add to all of what you mentioned, you still have to take care of your day to day life, like meals, laundry, if you have a family....you need to take care of them, you still need to maintain relationships with friends and family ( which shouldn't ever be a chore), accounting, income taxes, and somewhere in between all that, you have to still find a way to relax.

      I hear ya! Being your own boss is way harder at times, in my opinion, than working for someone else who just tells you what to. You don't have to think as much.

      Just remember, we are ONLY human. So give yourself some grace and cut yourself a break. You have to, or you will go nuts.

      Realize you WILL make mistakes and you will NEVER please everyone all the time. It's just not possible. Realize that you WILL get criticized no matter how hard you try. It all comes with the territory.

      Thick skin. Let it roll off your back. It's all part of the game! Every great business owner and entrepreneur experiences this. Every single one of them.

      End rant!
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  • Profile picture of the author shintaiguy
    Sounds like you could do with a few outsource workers to take the load of your shoulders. When you where making everyone happy did you remember to include yourself in that?
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  • Profile picture of the author Ellie M
    Great post 'Smoke! Gives those of us who haven't made it to that level yet some idea of what to expect when we get there ...
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    Ellie Manwiller
    Unbridled Traveler
    "With enchanted eyes we watch as these sweet moments turn to memories."

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  • Profile picture of the author hustlinsmoke
    Yeah I have used them in the past and have had some very good Virtual Assistants. But the business is in sort of a transition and We hate to bring someone in and give them direction, while we ourselves are moving in circles.

    We will get there though.
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  • Profile picture of the author hustlinsmoke
    Well we have two virtuals now so it is better, One on sales copy and one for autoresponders. Helps a great deal.
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