Is Internet Marketing The Most Popular Occupation These Days?!!

I have to say no. Although I am not from the US I don't know anyone (from my direct friends), that is an IM-er.
Do you have many friends that have become IM-ers since you've known them?

Interesting question you asked here, looking forward to the responses.

HAhahhaa....

I am not sure about 70%.... I am thinking more like .7%

But there are so many other countries that set there sites on the american demographic. If they only lived here... they would know, we are almost a third world country now.

The dollar isn't as strong as it used to be... and everyone is in debt to their eyeballs trying to keep up with the "jones's".

I am starting to focus on the UK... Follow the money fellas.. Follow the money.

Internet marketing as a profession is so rare here that when you tell people that you are an internet marketer they have no idea what you're talking about. Most people think of it as "too easy" to make any serious money online.

Can't comment about the percentage of Internet Marketers in U.S but, in other parts of the world its gaining importance as far as my understanding is concerned. the number of Internet users are rapidly increasing daily & more and more businesses are shifting online to cut down their expenses, all this leads to hike in demand of Internet marketing professionals.

everybody likes to work from the comfort of their homes, so far my experience tells me that its much easy to make money offline then online unless you are a geek and into business from a long time.

Definitely not... in face I haven't met one other affiliate marketer in real life... EVER!

Sure I've come across one or two that have "heard" of it but nobody who's stuck with it and found success.

I met one in person once... he was my Martial Arts Instructor.

Kenpo Bu Jutsu... A new American form of Kenpo that focuses on ending it fast. Using pressure points and light blows to kill your victim within seconds. Though they don't tell you that part on the website.....

http://americankenpobu-jutsu.info/akbu.html

The Bald Guy that gets knocked out by Ron in this video is an affiliate marketer.

I think Amir's guess is closer to the real number. I don't have any frineds that are involved in IM (not counting the people I met in these type of communities). I think when it comes to internet, most people like to be a consumer than an enterprenuer.

Tanvir

if everyone on this forum of 300,000 members were from America, that would make it about 10% ... wow.

I DO wonder what the real number is ... worldwide ... how many actually work or spend at least 'some' time in IM.

Maybe not 7 out of 10 US citizens...
but 7 out of 10 SOHO's might be more accurate.
(although it sounds high even for SOHOs)

(SOHO is an acronym for Small Office, Home Office. The term is usually used in referring to small businesses and home-based businesses as a market segment. It is also used to describe a type of working environment. Source: smallbusinessnotes.com/small-business-resources/definition-of-soho.html)

I would think not. I know a lot of people that think it is unsafe and would prefer to be spoonfed their income by a boss. They feel safer for some unknown reason but hey that just leaves more room for everyone else.

Don't think 70% somehow. Just think like how many of your friends or family are internet marketers (not the people who have become your friends via internet marketing.) For me I checked my facebook and 3 including me out of 450 people. Therefore: 0.006 are internet marketers. x 100 = 0.6% Still to high I think.

All I can say is this.

95% of the people who are "trying" to make money online make a very part time income every month. ($100-$500)

The other 5% ( vendors and super affiliates) are all making 5-7 figures per year and some of them are even making 5-6 figures per MONTH.

I'm too lazy to give you the answer....

Because we're surrounded by “Internet Marketing” it seems like everyone is doing it.

However (I think) most people simply aren’t interested in making money from home. They'd rather be Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, Scientists, etc.

Then there’s all the work a person must put in to be successful. As far as I know, most people give up before they're anywhere near “success.”

More often than not, its easier to be employed with a normal job than to be self employed with internet marketing.
But, being self employed in general is hard the way I see it. I'm not projecting, its just how I see it.

I think that the majority of the people on the warrior forum are mainly from the US.

An easy way to look at this would be through similar comparisons from other times...

In the 1780's...
How many people are printers vs. how many people just read the news?

In the 1880's...
How many people are ranch owners vs. how many people are just cowboys for hire?

In the 1980's...
How many people manufacture computers vs. how many people just use computers?

And then... of those printers and ranchers and manufacturers, how many can grow a business to the point of thriving vs. how many barely eke out a living or give up in failure?

True success takes work.

Often the best printer produces beautiful work - but can't sell enough advertising...

The best rancher takes excellent care of his herd - but can't get the best price at auction...

The best computer manufacturer makes great hardware - but can't get enough market penetration...

You know what they say... "If it were easy, anyone could do it." Doing it properly has value for the same reason Platinum has value: It's not commonly available to just anyone.

I think it's just a coincidence that most of your friends are internet marketers lol Anyway, I think a lot of people are really discovering now the amazing opportunities in the internet arena but here in the Philippines, if you will talk to a regular guy about internet marketing, you'll spend hours trying to explain what it is.

Wow, I wouldn't think it is that many? Surely?
Secondly, 'occupation' would usually imply they are earning money from it. I'd be interested to see what percentage of IM's actually earn any money at all, let alone enough to live off.

Interesting post though.

Heck... I doubt that 70% of the people on Warrior Forum are ENGAGED
in internet marketing... lol. ENGAGED being the keyword...

Tsnyder

It depends on what you include in "internet marketing" ...I sell print and direct mail...via direct mail. I now have an online presence....so I use "the internet" as an additional way to market.

Many companies and individual professionals have an online presence and market online.

If you mean internet marketing as in getting a commission for selling someone elses product, or selling information created by you or otherwise, etc. ...just pushing buttons and not having to work with or negotiate with live people...

I'd say that percentige is microscopic like Amir suggested. - It still equates to thousands of people, but microscopic compared to the total number of people doing business.

I am not in the US myself but I think the internet is only a platform that connects you to the world easily. It offers so many people any where in the world an opp make a living though it is too hard.

JohnMark

A very, very small percent partake in IM. I'd say it's under .1%. I'm pretty sure the most popular occupation in the US is retail.

What percent of Indian workers are internet marketers?

I don't think so but everyone seems to be trying to make it big online for obvious reasons.

I am sure that the percentage of the population here in the Us that are internet marketers is still very low. I know tons of people who still don't use the internet for much more than email and youtube... I tell them I do IM and most people are oblivious to what it actually is. Nice question though.

I would say no, not by a long shot.

Most popular occupations in terms of numbers are either going to be something like being a cashier in a grocery store or retail store or possibly something in the medical field, for sheer numbers.

For salaried positions, maybe something like HR, as any company needs HR people.

As for most popular work where you're working for yourself, which is what we are all doing here, I would say it's still not IM maybe even something like MLM! I see Scentsy people everywhere! Or maybe being an accountant/CPA or something like that could be the most popular, as again it's something every business needs, or should need. Perhaps real estate, as well, but of course that industry has been hard hit ever since the crash.

Whatever the case, I am sure you will find IM very far, far down the list!

I don't think it is as big of a percentage as it seems. I know I talk to people daily who have no idea what I do. I even worked for a company selling internet education leads to schools and my fellow employees had no idea about internet marketing, driving traffic, landing pages, etc. I had to help teach them what they were selling and how our company was getting those leads.

alot of people fail and what is that saying

99% of most people that do not have the monopoly fail

and 1% of the top are insanely successful - i.e. the big wigs of IM. Bigger lists and more contacts.

Leverage is what will make your business very succusseful. Just sucks i found this out later than I should have.

I think the percentage is waaaay lower. I Look at it this way since I live in Illinois:

A healthy percentage of IMers at least have amazon affiliate accounts right?

Illinois population: 12,830,632
IL Amazon Affiliates dropped: 9000-10000

I think that about says it all.

Some friends of mine opened an office in China selling used computer equipment.

The reason why? No middle class.

In Hong Kong. You are either a have... or a have not. So they started selling used computers to the have not's.

They are killing it.