What IM skills have you developed/specific task have you performed if you had to put it in a resume?

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I've been in IM for about a year. I mostly build niche websites which I SEO and make commissions through affiliate programs and CPA. I've also created a few products in the health niche on clickbank and recruited some affiliates.

I have a dayjob where I work for a small company in sales, but earlier this month we had our pay schedules cut from salary+commissions to commission only since the company is going through some tough times. I realize that I will need another job in order to fund my IM pursuits and ramp things up at the speed that I would like. Today I'm revamping my resume (it's been about 5 years), and I'm wondering....what kinds of skills or tasks derived from IM do think might be worth mentioning on a resume?

If you had to put together a resume today...what kinds of thing would you be sure to mention. I'm particularly interested in those that do similar things to myself , such as affiliate marketing, product creation, and list building.

What would you say?

Thanks,

Chad
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  • I would say that I have acquired skills in online project planning and implementation, designing and a critical eye for software flow testing.
  • Thanks for responding. How might you elaborate on those points? What specific task involved with affiliate marketing, website development, or product creation do you feel are worth mentioning?
  • For myself I would include things like

    "Report writing - conducting extensive research and compiling summary reports in a concise and informative manner"

    "Online Marketing - optimizing websites for search engines (SEO); identifying target markets and creating strategies to optimize product/site for that market"

    "Communication Skills - able to respond quickly and effectively to client concerns' problem solving and relating solutions to the client in a manner that is appropriate and understandable"

    and so on...

    Lisa
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  • Cool, thanks Lisa

    How about for the affiliate marketers out there? Anyone care to chime in?

    Chad

    p.s. There should be a "Thank You" button.
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    • above post says it best i think you just take every single task and skill you can peform and get a result, slap some fancy words on it, and there you go! list building=recruting. sales, customer service, analytical writing, etc etc.
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  • 1. Competitive analysis
    2. Web analytics and conversion tracking
    3. A/B and multivariant testing
    4. Project and outsourcing management
    5. Patience - this was the hardest to learn
  • Rach - Thanks for replying. What you're saying makes alot of sense, but I was just wondering what type of wording or phrases people might use to describe what they've done in IM. I find this to be a very helpful exercise even though, ultimately, it will come down to me putting it into my own words.

    Chad.
  • I did this in August for a job as online marketing executive at Groupon UK. I got the job and basically what I mentioned was everything I had done, which included the following.

    SEO, Product Creation, Affiliate Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, Copywriting, Domain Flipping, Website Flipping, Web Design, CPA, PPC, CPM

    I listed them as sub topics in my resume and when I got the interview discussed each one in more detail.

    I think it's important to always relate your skills back to what the job is asking from you.
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    - Article Writing
    - Article Marketing
    - Product Reviews
    - Wordpress Blog Design
    1. Self-motivation (sole, work-at-home IM'ers usually don't have "superiors" telling them what to do, how to do it and how quickly to work).
    2. Planning skills (again, you're not just a "cog in a machine" as an IM'er"; unlike a lot of employees within a company, you're not oblivious to how each individual task you carry out fits into the bigger picture; you have a broader / fuller understanding of how everything works).
    3. Understanding of business principles (somewhat similar to the above: you're [hopefully] able to think like an executive, not just like a peon; you know that a boss doesn't really care how motivated you are to do something, nor how good you are doing something - unless that potentially translates, one way or another, into more revenue for them.
    I've only had a couple of short-lived jobs since leaving school, but my ability to think "beyond the box" (at least in comparison to many of the people I worked with) seemed to impress my superiors (whilst, at times, causing a little bit of envy amongst my peers). And no, that wasn't because I kissed ass Indeed, I've had a few job offers given to me by business owners, or those responsible for recruiting for their company, just by engaging in casual conversation and showing an ability and a willingness to "think big". However, a long time ago I vowed to do my level-best in order to avoid ever having to take any job again, where I didn't feel like I truly called the shots.

    Good luck in getting a new job, and more importantly, in getting your IM business ramped up and flying high.
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    What IM skills have you developed/specific task have you performed if you had to put it in a resume?

    I've been in IM for about a year. I mostly build niche websites which I SEO and make commissions through affiliate programs and CPA. I've also created a few products in the health niche on clickbank and recruited some affiliates. I have a dayjob where I work for a small company in sales, but earlier this month we had our pay schedules cut from salary+commissions to commission only since the company is going through some tough times. I realize that I will need another job in order to fund my IM pursuits and ramp things up at the speed that I would like. Today I'm revamping my resume (it's been about 5 years), and I'm wondering....what kinds of skills or tasks derived from IM do think might be worth mentioning on a resume?