Is This your Dream Job

Yes, it is my dream "job".

My only worry is the lack of the social side to it. Will I become a boring old man with no friends?

I've never had a 9-5 (or even a job) thanks to the joys of discovering IM so young.

I'm at university at the moment so the social side isn't a problem, but perhaps when I've finished it will be.

I might get a job just to see what it's like. I think IM has given me a great platform though and I fully intend to continue with it and expand on it.

James

At the moment, yes IM is my dream job.

Why wouldn't it be??? A job where you can work from home, be your own boss, work your own hours, work in your PJs if you want - there aren't too many better jobs than that!

However, having your own business also comes with it's share of trials and tribulations that you won't necessarily have with a regular 9 to 5 job, so it isn't for everyone. But those who can stand up to the challenge it's a brilliant job!

I couldnt go back to my firewood business if I tried. I now work just 4-6 hours per day, which i dont actually have to do as everything is on autopilot anyway. I drop off and pick up my 4 boys up from school everyday which is more than most dads can say these days.

Gotta love the money too....

Yes it is definitely mine because I enjoy it so much..... Everyone else pretty much summed up the good points above me.

Not really, but since my current and real dream job is a musician, it makes for a very enjoyable side job. When my band isn't on tour and I don't have any studio recording jobs lined up, doing IM certainly beats working as a bag boy with a bald spot.

So dream job, no, but it's definitely not something that I don't love doing every day.

It will be once I start making serious profits

But honestly, I enjoy IM a lot. Its flexible and I get to be the BOSS.

Well this is a short answer. I've been doing this for the last 10 years so looks like I'm fine doing what I'm currently doing.

suck it up...and realise one thing

hard work and determination will pay off

ok ok thats two things but you get my drift....if you want it bad enough you will get some serious results.

Not #1, but it'd be pretty sweet to make this a full-time living. I actually really enjoy this so far, which is more than I can say about any other job I've had.

I've had several "dream jobs", and all of them involved being self-employed. Musician, gourmet food store owner, internet marketer...the thing for me is to be my own boss. Even if IM isn't your dream job, it has the potential to support you and your family for years to come, along with the freedom to do it when and where you please.

Being a musician was great. I got to travel the world and meet interesting people. Of course, if I got sick or injured (and thankfully I rarely do) I would have been screwed.

Owning the gourmet food store was also a lot of fun. I had access to some pretty amazing cheeses, wines, chocolates and grocery items, the best that the world had to offer. The downside was that come every January I was on almost everyone's "no-fly" list because of those cursed New Years resolutions! Not to mention the normal belt-tightening that happened whenever the economy took a nose dive.

The common thread that ran through the Achilles heel of both non-IM businesses was the fact that I had all of my eggs in one basket. I see a lot of people making that same mistake in their IM business. Diversify! This forum is full of tales of woe from once successful warriors who made their livings exclusively off of a single method. Amazon affiliates who lost six-figure businesses because the state they resided in decided to go after sales tax revenue from Amazon, only to cause Amazon to end their affiliate program in that state. Adsense gurus who cashed some pretty big checks only to have their accounts banned (for life!) for one reason or another.

Dream job? It can be, but it is still a job. The people that have long-term success in this business are usually the ones that realize that it is a business, and treat it accordingly.

Will

My Dream job is IM. I want to do this to get away from having a boss.

I have always wanted to be my own boss. I recently started a lawncare company and i love it. I have always loved to mow grass after working on a golf course grounds crew for 3 years.

I want to make enough money to own part of a gold course and go in every morning and mow all the greens, play a round of golf, then be able to come home to my computer and make some money.

That would be perfect.

Definitely. I am currently in my third year of computer science major. Once finish, I will start interning in software developing company which specifically related to IM niche.

IM is my dream on-the-side job. It gives me a decent source of income plus it gives me time to still focus on teaching jujitsu and manage a Dojo. Both gives me a sense of fulfillment.

its cool to see how many people love what they are doing. this is why this place is so great.

Everyone is so willing to help because in the long run, they love what they're doing, and it is helping others achieve the same feeling of self gratitude.

keep the answers coming i am loving these posts

Not really. No job is my dream job. Currently IM seems like a good way to achieve that in the long term.

Can be but you've got to understand it's limitations (lack of social, vulnerability to Google etc) and bevery disciplined . . .

This is definitely my dream job. I've been into online marketing since 1999 but before two months ago I was in the adult industry. I'm so very glad to be getting out of that biz and to be making new money from my brand new mainstream sites.

I love working from home, I love being in my PJs all day, I love not having to shower if I don't want to.

Plus I love the web design, the Photoshop design and the building sites aspect of it too.

My dream job is what I'm working as already - a consultant. Lots of challenges, things to do, people to work with on teams, and new things to learn.

What other job in the world lets you take any idea at all and simply run with it.

None.

And that is why IM is my dream job.

IM is my future dream job. Still doing research into the whole IM thing. I was planning on a long term site but now am probably going to go with a bunch of niche sites.

Btw, a question for AFI since I can't post a message to you directly has to be through here.

Hi AFI,

I can see that you are a very active and helpful member on the site. Thanks for that. One question:

You mentioned working in adult IM and leaving that field. Can you give some pros and cons of that segment.

I don't think making money there is as easy as some think since a lot of mainstream services don't support that kind of work.

Maybe you can start a thread here discussing at least some aspects of it. btw, I did see gfy.com but wanted your view on the industry.

thanks for the other posts

After being full-time in IM for two years.... I am completely unemployable.

There is no way you could get me to go back to the 9-5 grind. In fact, most employers wouldn't want me.... Now a days I'm too independent, fight the status qou, and am not good at taking lip from other people

For me it's a NO, it's not a dream job but a dream investment.

It is such a myth that IM'ers have no social life. Successful IM'ers go to summits and conventions and have tons of fun there. Some of them form mastermind groups and go on cruises wit their buddies. They socialize, meet new people, get new JV connections at the IM seminars, events, etc. Some Im'ers do local meetups in their town too.

9 to 5 sucks and is a sad existence for a human being. Being trapped in a cubicle with only 2 weeks of vacation and dealing with terrible bosses and ugly office politics? No thanks!

This business have given me so much freedom but its far from my dream job.. its only a stepping stone for me personally

I truly enjoy, and count my blessings, that my company is able to help businesses and individuals with numerous aspects of online marketing.

Yeah it definitely is. But to be honest, I don't see the "internet lifestyle" as just sitting around on the beach collecting affiliate checks.

I work all the damn time. There's frequent late nights and lots of coffee, but I'm the kind of person that jumps at things and works till they're done, which is what I'd attribute most of my success to.

So, although I work on the internet business probably more than I ever worked when in retail full-time, it's doing stuff that I love which is infinitely better than jumping on a time clock.

It also happened that I "enjoyed" the internet-style business and working hours after I started making money online. When you start to make some profits, you're so much more driven.

And realizing that an entrepreneur isn't compensated for time but by productivity, and that you can actually outpace your current 9-5 income so much faster with an internet business, if you're willing to work for it.

While IM isn't even my full time gig yet. It has made life for my wife and I much easier in providing additional income, but has not become my full time job just yet. Currently I work as a information security analyst for a University. I love the work I do in my day job, but it does not make the necessary amount of cash for me to live the life that I want for myself and my family. I honestly enjoy my day job much more than what I do in my IM efforts. Becoming an IM full time is a stepping stone to the life that I would like to live with my family.

Everything that you do in IM, whether you want to be the next guru or just make a little extra cash for your family vacation, should be a part of a larger goal. Lets say that I want to be the next big email marketing guru. I establish that as my end goal. Next, establish the steps that you need to attain that goal. First you need a prodcut, an auto-responder and a squeeze page, continue this process until you've reached guru status and release your own system.

My ultimate goal:
Conservatively, I am hoping within the next 5 years to be completely out of the 9-5 job, and within the next 15 to be managing my own charter hunting and fishing service (subsidized through my internet marketing ventures.) My plans are to put enough money aside to buy a 1500-2500 acre hunting ranch (in cash, no financing) where I will bring clients to hunt exotic game during the winter and fall, and then during the spring and summers run an offshore fishing charter service.

The stepping stones to get there.
1) Over the next 5 years create 200 amazon mini-sites making an average of between $1-$10 a day for each site. With these numbers a plan like this will gross between 73000 and 730000 (Oh how I wish!) a year, provided these amazon sites perform as I would like.

2) Convert the highest profitability websites over to CJ or another higher grossing affiliate program.

3) Buy the Ranch (anywhere from 500k to 5million depending on location.)
3a) Build game fence (up to 100k)
3b) Import exotic game
3c) Build a hunting lodge
3d) Use my skills learned in IM to SEO and Market the ranch online
3e) Profit!

4) Purchase an offshore fishing vessel (200k to 1million)
repeat 3d and 3e.

Or at least that's the dream anyway.

i'm not maing money yet but IM is not what i grew up dreaming of doing. Football (American) Player is the dream job. too bad that dream sailed. i'd say if i can make this work, this could be a good fall back job .

also love the idea the guy above me has about starting a game ranch. party!

It definitely beats the corporate grind (puke), but there are battles you face as an Internet Marketer that you don't have to face if you have the typical 9-5...namely, people around you can't always figure out if you're in "working mode" or if you're in "non-working mode," since you set your own schedule.

I feel that a mix of the two is the best. Act like you have a 9-5 job, but work from home. I've found this to be the healthiest way to go about it.

IM will be my dream job when I make some money.

It's the lifestyle that makes it fun, working from home means i'm home with my dogs in the country, which is perfect. Especially in the current snow!

You decide what is your dream job. I would love law enforcement.

Hi everyone, Im new to warrior forum. This is actually my first post.
With that said, the forum looks like a great place to be.
For an answer to the question....I've been studying IM since i was about 18 and now 28(its been a while).
IM has been my dream since ive found it existed, not to mention i have 3 kids all under 4 and im a stay @ home dad raising my family and its all because of Im that i've been able to do this.
Theres just so much CRAP out there that its almost impossible for the new guy to even grasp the fact that THIS IS a legit business with lost of rewards. Thats my take on IM.... ............easy's never easy....