where are all the women???

by HelenS
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Hello,

I am a long time watcher, first time poster, which by default means I have learnt a fair bit and am now ready (or getting there at least) to take some action.

I am really keen to make as much of a go of this as possible naturally or I wouldn't be here... but I have a question...

This IM world seems to be dominated by men! Where are all the woman? I am yet to see a video with a female face in it and I wonder why!?! Are there any women out there with any success stories to share with me? Or any men who think they can explain this strange phenomenon (it is in my head anyway

Hope you don't think my question to odd and hopefully I will be actually contributing to this forum soon! In the meantime its back to reading and learning for me

Thanks in advance

Helen
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  • Profile picture of the author tjmiller
    Helen,

    Hello and welcome! There are plenty of women out there, (and in here.)

    Some of my personal favorites (in no particular order, I love all of these!):

    Pot Pie Girl

    Tiffany Dow

    Nicole Dean

    Peggy Baron

    And probably one of the most famous female marketers:

    Rosalind Gardner

    This is just a small sampling, and I am probably even leaving out some of my own personal favorites, because I just responded off the top of my head. But fear not, when it comes to internet marketing, women can be just as successful as men!
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    • Profile picture of the author Tanya B
      Originally Posted by tjmiller View Post

      Helen,

      Hello and welcome! There are plenty of women out there, (and in here.)

      Some of my personal favorites (in no particular order, I love all of these!):



      And probably one of the most famous female marketers:


      This is just a small sampling, and I am probably even leaving out some of my own personal favorites, because I just responded off the top of my head. But fear not, when it comes to internet marketing, women can be just as successful as men!
      Rosalind is the only reason I know about this field. I read her ebook years ago and didn't have the guts to go ahead and get started, as I should have. For shame.

      I am so happy today because I just launched my VERY FIRST website. I used a template though and need to make a tweak or two; all this ftp this and php that is BRAND NEW but, I'm learning and having a bit of fun, too.
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      • Profile picture of the author tjmiller
        Originally Posted by Tanya B View Post

        Rosalind is the only reason I know about this field. I read her ebook years ago and didn't have the guts to go ahead and get started, as I should have. For shame.

        I am so happy today because I just launched my VERY FIRST website. I used a template though and need to make a tweak or two; all this ftp this and php that is BRAND NEW but, I'm learning and having a bit of fun, too.
        Congrats on your site Tanya! A very important milestone. Actually, Rosalind was my first exposure to Affiliate Marketing as well. I have several versions of her book, and still think it has some great information. I like the way she covers all of the day-to-day-drudgery that needs to be dealt with.
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  • Profile picture of the author Killer Joe
    Hi Helen,

    I have most of them locked up in my closet. Don't worry, there's plenty of shoes in there to keep them happy, and I threw a dishwasher in there just for good measure.

    Seriously, there are some incredibly knowledgeable female marketers on this forum, and in IM in general. My guess is that since you have brought this to mind, you'll start to see a lot of them.

    They're all starting to 'cycle' in my closet right now, so I'll have to crank the Michael Bolton music up a notch. Good thing the big screen TV in there has lots of "The Price Is Right" shows Tivo'd, I'd hate to see that crowd get restless...

    KJ
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    • Profile picture of the author ajsmith
      Hi Helen,

      Welcome! Yes there are plenty of women in the forum....not as many as men, but there are still quite a few. Come in kick off your shoes and learn. There is quite of bit of value in the forum. On another note, there is a forum that I frequent that is virtually all women. It is is phenomenal. If you'd like the name of it, you can pm me. It is not an internet marketing forum, it is more of a entrepreneur/inspirational forum. But for information marketing and expert help any time you need it, you're not going to beat the Warrior's Forum.
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    • Profile picture of the author kf
      Well, at least that's a step up from bare-foot and tied to the stove in the kitchen!

      Welcome Helen ... and as others have said, you're in good company and there's more women here than you might first think.

      Originally Posted by Killer Joe View Post

      Hi Helen,

      I have most of them locked up in my closet. Don't worry, there's plenty of shoes in there to keep them happy, and I threw a dishwasher in there just for good measure.
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      • Profile picture of the author Killer Joe
        Originally Posted by kf View Post

        Well, at least that's a step up from bare-foot and tied to the stove in the kitchen!
        I forgot to mention there's a stove in there next to the ironing board. And we all know those shoes are too small to do anything but look good, so I guess it's bare feet afterall...

        KJ
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        • Profile picture of the author SarahMcHarry
          Helen,

          As you've probably observed throughout life, men can never do anything quietly ...

          Yeah, while there are a lotta men making a lotta noise on this forum, it's we girlies who are quietly keeping an eye on them and getting on with the main business of making money.

          We post when we have something to say. But we haven't got time to spend posing around.

          Good luck - and stick around!

          Sarah
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          • Profile picture of the author Karen Blundell
            Originally Posted by SarahMcHarry View Post

            Helen,

            As you've probably observed throughout life, men can never do anything quietly ...

            Yeah, while there are a lotta men making a lotta noise on this forum, it's we girlies who are quietly keeping an eye on them and getting on with the main business of making money.

            We post when we have something to say. But we haven't got time to spend posing around.

            Good luck - and stick around!

            Sarah
            Sarah, I could not have said it better myself!


            Helen, welcome!

            Hope you learn and grow, and make lots of new friends here
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            • Profile picture of the author myob
              Welcome to the forum Helen. My wife is multi-tasking by working on some internet marketing websites, filling orders, writing articles, preparing some offline sales presentations, doing laundry, and taking care of the kids. Me? I'm cruising the forum and learning some valuable new marketing tips to share with her. There's so much on this forum and lots and lots more to learn here; she just can't do it all herself.
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        • Profile picture of the author Janet Sawyer
          Originally Posted by Killer Joe View Post

          I forgot to mention there's a stove in there next to the ironing board. And we all know those shoes are too small to do anything but look good, so I guess it's bare feet afterall...

          KJ

          The old ones Are the best aren't they

          Why do women get married in white?

          So they match the kitchen appliances !

          :p

          And, one a side note,

          Do you want to ask the Man of the house?
          or the Woman who knows what's happening?

          Looks out from this post and sees the off topic forum beckoning!
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          • Profile picture of the author Karen Connell
            Originally Posted by Janet Sawyer View Post

            The old ones Are the best aren't they

            Why do women get married in white?

            So they match the kitchen appliances !

            :p
            ...and another hard working woman here!


            Why do women shave under their arms?

            So they can iron faster!

            or

            Why are womens feet smaller than mens?

            So they can get closer to the kitchen sink!

            Karen

            (these are courtesy of one of my five sons!)
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    • Profile picture of the author cyberchick
      Originally Posted by Killer Joe View Post

      Hi Helen,

      I have most of them locked up in my closet. Don't worry, there's plenty of shoes in there to keep them happy, and I threw a dishwasher in there just for good measure.

      Seriously, there are some incredibly knowledgeable female marketers on this forum, and in IM in general. My guess is that since you have brought this to mind, you'll start to see a lot of them.

      They're all starting to 'cycle' in my closet right now, so I'll have to crank the Michael Bolton music up a notch. Good thing the big screen TV in there has lots of "The Price Is Right" shows Tivo'd, I'd hate to see that crowd get restless...

      KJ

      Hahaha..KJ, thank god I don't have a shoe fetish then.

      Hi Helen,

      Just wanted to say hello and show you another female 'face' in this forum. I'm sure by now you've made many new acquaintances. Keep up the action and you too will see success.

      Monika
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  • Profile picture of the author HelenS
    haha, your closet seems like a pretty good place to be!

    Thanks Teresa, definitely going to check out those names now
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    You can see my face in the video on my membership site The Niche Blogger - Make Money Blogging I am a woman!
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  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    I might hire professional actresses for how-to videos I'm going to make, if that counts.


    (It's nice to see women who actually like other women. Strange as it may seem, a lot of women I know don't like other women)
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  • Profile picture of the author phylma
    It does seem like IM is dominated by males. But if you think about it, so are all the other gazillions of categories in job related niches in the world.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shannon Herod
    I have a girl's name ;-) does that count

    Shannon Herod
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  • Profile picture of the author Shana_Adam
    I sometimes think I was meant to be born a man lol
    I grew up with all men always worked with men and have never been girly.Which puts men off - who knows may just grow a beard some day

    make up and foundation and all that stuff bores me.
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  • Profile picture of the author babushka99
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    Don't forget Angela's backlinking method... she certainly is very famous (from what I've read).
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  • Profile picture of the author Sylvia Meier
    We are here, we just don't flaunt ourselves as much as the boys do. The list an earlier poster gave you about female marketers is a great start. There are many others working here in the shadows. And like the saying goes, behind every good man is a better woman, so there must be plenty more LOL.

    I've done a few videos, even have one with my little 10 year old marketer daughter (although she is now 11 LOL).

    Marketing is typically a male dominated industry and that is why it seems there are so few of us seriously, but don't let it discourage you, you can always use your femanine ways to out do the boys.
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  • Profile picture of the author barbling
    I'm here as well, I've been making my own living online now since 1997.

    Barbara Ling
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  • Profile picture of the author HelenS
    Thanks so much!

    Some of your replies are very funny, I can see I am going to have a lot of fun here!

    Good to see there are so many woman around! It has definitely boosted my confidence to jump infront of the camera (well, almost!)

    Helen
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  • Profile picture of the author la dominatrix
    Originally Posted by HelenS View Post

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    This IM world seems to be dominated by men! Where are all the woman? I am yet to see a video with a female face in it and I wonder why!?! Are there any women out there with any success stories to share with me? Or any men who think they can explain this strange phenomenon (it is in my head anyway
    Is it just the fact that perhaps women do it more quietly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    La dominatrix
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  • Profile picture of the author Darrell Hagan
    There are also many, many WAHMs (Work At Home Moms) in the IM world.....
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    • Profile picture of the author HomeBizNizz
      Originally Posted by Darrell Hagan View Post

      There are also many, many WAHMs (Work At Home Moms) in the IM world.....
      What about SoccerMoms... :p
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  • Profile picture of the author I.M.Retired
    Hi Helen: Welcome to the Warrior forum. One thing you need to note about this forum - most of the women who post here are not Internet Marketing Warriors - we're Internet Marketing Goddesses!
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  • Profile picture of the author Mandy Allen
    Nice one, Janet.

    Enjoy the journey.

    Mandy
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Plenty of woman around. One here.

    I make a full time living online, mostly by selling my own products rather than affiliate marketing
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    Oops - second post - was just checking to see if the image would load - anyway, hello again Helen! (And all 'youse' other folks, too!)

    Note: 'youse' is the plural of 'wees'- as in "wees all here!
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  • Profile picture of the author seriousmny
    There are plenty of women here on the forum. I think women in general are more low key here. Just sounding off-- I'm here.
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  • Profile picture of the author Diana Lane
    Where are all the men who usually turn up whenever someone asks where all the women are?

    Hi, Helen!
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    • Profile picture of the author traceye
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      Yep another successful internet marketer here. We are around.

      Tracey
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  • Profile picture of the author Matt Helphrey
    Hi Helen,

    You must be into IM because your thread title captivated my attention. I often ask myself that same question

    But as a single man, I think I came to the right thread

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    • Profile picture of the author Jillian Slack
      We're out here, plugging away.

      Along with the fabulous women in IM here on the WF, there are a lot who set a great example.

      My favorite is Ali Brown. I bought her home study course version of her Online Success Blueprint Workshop in 2006, and just a few months ago bought the updated 2009 version (this time with DVDs in addition to the CDs and manuals).

      She's an amazing teacher (a fellow Dan Kennedy follower) and I've learned TONS from her.

      Jill
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  • Profile picture of the author Emily Meeks
    Hi Helen and welcome to the WF!

    Don't worry, there are as many women here as men... we just have more ninja skills
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  • Profile picture of the author jacktackett
    Don't forget Bev Clement! Another excellent marketer here on the forum.

    Welcome Helen, and as a beginner I'd highly recommend reading over Amy Bass' journey through IM - very inspirational.

    best,
    --Jack
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  • Profile picture of the author TyBrown
    My wife is launching her product this week. Hopefully I'll have a success story to share with you ASAP
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  • Profile picture of the author Kat Fuschillo
    Don't worry Helen, you're not alone.

    There are tons of successful ladies here at the WF and in the world of IM.

    See you around!
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    Wow. Very Hot topic here.
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  • Profile picture of the author kislany
    One more woman to report here. Not yet successful, but getting there. If all goes well, will quit my 9-5 this year sometimes...
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  • Profile picture of the author dsmpublishing
    Hi helen

    im a woman on here!!!

    i must admit there is a lot of men about but thats what makes us women original.

    kind regards


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  • Profile picture of the author laurenceh
    Wow so many women in one place! And not a shop in sight! ;.)

    Guys, we are being watched...they are lurking quietly in shadows, drawing their plans against us, waiting to overturn us! lol

    It's like war of the worlds! The women are coming!

    (and thank god for ya all!!)
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    • Profile picture of the author Susan Hope
      Originally Posted by laurenceh View Post

      Wow so many women in one place! And not a shop in sight! ;.)

      Guys, we are being watched...they are lurking quietly in shadows, drawing their plans against us, waiting to overturn us! lol

      It's like war of the worlds! The women are coming!

      (and thank god for ya all!!)
      LOL very funny - don't worry about the lack of shop, we are all feverishly exchanging recipes via pm to please the men in our lives!

      ok well except me my hubby loves to do the cooking...

      Oh hello again Helen (see what you started?) LOL

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  • Profile picture of the author Peggy Baron
    Hi Helen,

    I'm here!
    Nice to meet you!

    Peggy
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  • Profile picture of the author wisecrone333
    Hi Helen

    Another woman not successful yet but working on it as only a woman can - doing six different things at once and all of them perfectly
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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      We are everywhere! Didn't you know that the world's population has more women than men living in it?
      As for this woman, I am working at being successful at everything I attempt to do,trying to give equal time to all of my endeavers, which is quite frankly a little hard to do! For the many things that I am, a juggler I am not, but if I drop the ball, I just pick it up and begin again!
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  • Profile picture of the author Debbie Allen
    Count me in!

    Like others have said - I think there are just as many females as males involved, we are just a little more low-keyed than they are. Many of us focus our efforts on niches outside of IM - but we are definitely Internet Marketers.

    The more you hang around the forum the more female marketers you will become familiar with. There are lots of remarkable women here!
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  • Profile picture of the author Laura B
    Great thread! I'm here for roll call as well - IM'er and teacher of newbie IM'ers. It is a male-dominated field but that doesn't bother me. Men are pretty cool. But it sure is nice to know that there is a small army of women too
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  • Profile picture of the author AmyKay
    By night, I'm an internet marketer.

    By day, I'm a part time Registered Nurse, Mommy to a 3 year old, 1 year old, and 8 months pregnant. Trying to keep up on laundry, dishes, cooking, poopy pants, and of course, my online stats!

    Oh, yes, there are women here.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sylvia Meier
    Amy,
    You're doing it like I did. My youngest part of the bunch are 6,5,3.5,2.5 LOL.

    See we women can do the IM and take care of the bunches of kids we have as well. (Although there are some great single dads around here too.)
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  • Profile picture of the author Tracey_Meagher
    Hi Helen, I can relate very well to your post. I've often thought that the IM world is male dominated too. I still feel it, mostly when I'm checking out sales pages and see another guy selling something on another video.

    I did however come across a mother and daughter Internet marketing team Small Business Marketing Social Media info-Marketing Who Pops Your Popcorn Show. It's worth a look. Their style really cheers me up!
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    • Profile picture of the author Bennette
      Hi Helen,

      Welcome! I'm here and definitely all woman. All together now... I'm every womannnnn..sing .


      P.S. you have the same name as my mom so you must be great!
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  • Profile picture of the author HelenS
    wow, I was away for one night and have come back to see that there are plenty of woman around! Thats great

    I am about to launch my first product and was thinking that instead of being in the video myself I would get my hubby to be the front man (so to speak) but now I am going to re-think that....

    thanks for all the welcomes and the boost!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Izesta
    Don't know if she has been mentioned yet, but Lisa Irby has been very successful with IM.

    She provides excellent training, great videos.

    Her youtube channel is lisa3876.

    Her recent video says she made $4900 in July just from Adsense. And she has her hands in lots of affiliate pots.

    Check her out.
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  • Profile picture of the author locpic63
    I've been asking my self that for years "Where are all the women?" LOL

    Locpic63
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  • Profile picture of the author Rick B
    It comes as no surprise to me that there are plenty of ladies doing well at internet marketing. I've known several female hotshot salespeople over the years offline so why not online?

    My best pal for years was married to the midwest regional manager for Home Interiors which was basically a marketing job. And let us not forget Meg Whitman who took ebay from a fledgling auction site to an international sales powerhouse!
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  • Profile picture of the author BrianMcLeod
    Did this thread escape mention of:

    Lynn Terry:

    ClickNewz! Internet Marketing Blog | Internet Marketing blog by Lynn Terry

    And Alice Seba:

    Alice Seba on the Net

    (Austin Powers Voice)

    They're smashing, they're happening, they're switched ON, baby...

    (/Austin Powers).
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    I'm a woman and I've been self-employed since 2002, 90% of my income is from internet sales.
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  • Profile picture of the author 1wisewoman
    Encouraging to see so many of us on one thread.
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    • Profile picture of the author lisag
      Originally Posted by 1wisewoman View Post

      Encouraging to see so many of us on one thread.
      There's safety in numbers!
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