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Most of us can't earn a full time income from IM. What do you do to support yourself?

Would you quit your job if you began earning enough via IM?
How much time does it allow you to spend on your IM work?
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  • Profile picture of the author ryanman
    I never had a day job, I started off doing IM and am still doing it. Now, if you're asking how much time I spend on it well I'd say I do it full time.
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    • Profile picture of the author TopKat22
      Originally Posted by ryanman View Post

      I never had a day job, I started off doing IM and am still doing it. Now, if you're asking how much time I spend on it well I'd say I do it full time.

      I can't say I never had a day job.

      I had jobs in high school and college and one right after college. Then I started my first offline business and then another one and another one and another one, and then got into residential real estate, and then commercial real estate and then investing then consulting and then retired. Those were the successes, I didn't list the not so successful ventures. ;-)

      And now this.
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  • Profile picture of the author icegin
    At the moment most of my income comes from working for a relative at a post office -- mostly sorting mail/parcels and other general duties. The place is going to be sold soon so chances are I won't continue my employment with the new owner. It'd certainly be nice to earn a nice income from IM before then

    As long as I finish my duties, this job does allow me to spend quite a bit of time on the internet so I can do some IM-related research/reading/whatever.
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  • Profile picture of the author StuW
    I work for BetAdvisor covering marketing, customer service and other bits too.
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  • Profile picture of the author lotsofsnow
    I can not afford to have a day job

    I am doing IM full time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    I make money in IM but I enjoy nursing too.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Originally Posted by Harvey M View Post

    Most of us can't earn a full time income from IM. What do you do to support yourself?

    Would you quit your job if you began earning enough via IM?
    How much time does it allow you to spend on your IM work?
    Yeah i would quit my job if i earned enough with IM... which i've already done. I spend countless hours on my business... mostly implement recurring marketing strategies to get more email subscribers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dimitris Skiadas
    Till December 31st, i used to work as an assistant accountant to a company here in Athens!But not anymore!

    I am now proud to say i am a full time Internet Marketer, working from home, earning more, enjoying a better life!

    I wish you all reading this post to find your way out and quit your day job!I really do!



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  • Profile picture of the author funkynassau
    I dont have a "real" job. My husband does stone chip repair on vehicles for area car dealers. I do the banking, answer the phone, do the general errands and running around for our small biz. We have our online biz, ChipFixx, and I assemble the kits, ship the kits, answer the phone, get supplies, do some website work and advertising, do the banking etc. for it. It's all part time as needed, sometimes it's busy, sometimes it's not. I'll be swamped with work come the spring!
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  • Profile picture of the author Halcyon
    I spend most of my workday on IM but it's no longer my only source of income.

    Because I know first hand how volatile IM can be (and properties were dirt cheap in '08), I used my IM earnings to invest in a few rental properties.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tony Grant
    Don't have one, don't want one lol. day jobs are frightening to me. I have had jobs of course but never really a 9-5. I did the army, some time in civil engineering and then my own business. Now I am online and happy, I can go where I want, do what I want (pretty much) and happily work 20 hours a day because that is what I choose to do. Of course, I can happily work 0 hours a day if I choose too, it is called freedom and it beats the heck out of a day job.

    Then if you are thinking about the salary, there is one sure thing that if the gun is against your head, you will perform. And if you can't, then go back to a paid job if there are any left

    Oh but don't just sit at home working, working, working, get online, network and build relationships then it all becomes great!

    Enjoy and good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author voodo
    A 9-5 is not my cup of Tea. Depends on how bad you want to change your life forever. Put in work and focus on IM. A 9-5 will never make you rich. If you want to rid yourself of annoying boss always on your back..IM is the way to do it.
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  • Profile picture of the author drewcpappas
    I am a UPS driver. I have tried IM but to date not too successful.
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  • Profile picture of the author metaarticles
    I am a Team Leader in a customer service process in one of the fortune 500 companies.
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  • Profile picture of the author jamesbrands
    Hotel manager, and I can't wait for the day I walk out the door and never return! Working full time on my IM business is my long term goal, think its going to take years, but will be well worth it the end.
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    • nuclear medicine technology student here, I am mad that I cannot devote more time to my Affiliate Marketing business because it takes up soooooo much of my time.

      8am to 4pm 5 days a week - PLUS 10+hours on the weekend studying ........
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  • Profile picture of the author jordel
    nice topic.

    Well i'm a business advisor (risk subjects) and i love it. I work my IM business at nights love it too

    Cheers!
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  • Profile picture of the author nrmillions
    no day job anymore!
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  • Profile picture of the author Landoy
    I dont got a job, but I am going to Would be Awesome to have two income streams !
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  • Profile picture of the author Ron Douglas
    My day job is whatevers on my wife's honey-do list LOL.
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  • Profile picture of the author Victoralexon
    I used to work at a restaurant. Now I am a freelance writer full-time. I also work on other projects on the side.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eleanor
    Before going full time with IM I was a copywriter for an SEO company. Always been self employed since leaving school and have always been attracted to IM, SEO and affiliate marketing. You could say it's an obsession of mine!
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  • Profile picture of the author rangga_ryuuzaki
    internet marketer! LOL
    actually i am a full internet marketer
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  • Profile picture of the author AlwaysAwa
    Work as a sales rep at a local hypermarket. Pay good but time suck. No life for.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mary Wilhite
    Regardless of who signs your check, you are always self employed. When working in IM you are your own client. What I get from you is that the various clients you have are not bringing enough money. If that is the case...
    1. Market more.
    2. Change your offers.
    3. Repackage your services.
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  • Profile picture of the author Wotz
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    No day job right now, but on the process of applying for one. I used to work in a government agency, one that is in-charge of educating and licensing drivers (and vehicles). I started with IM right after quitting my job (had to relocate with the family) but no such luck until now. I'm glad I found this site, though, it has a lot of information for a newbie like me.
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  • Profile picture of the author gentryliving
    I still prefer of now quitting my job. Because IM isn't really permanent for earnings. Besides with IM, you can maintain it by hiring someone. It's not expensive to hire someone who can maintain your IM business.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ben Armstrong
      What do you do to support yourself?

      I work as a software packager for an IT company.

      Would you quit your job if you began earning enough via IM?

      Yes, I plan to. I really want to quit sooner rather than later. I have quite a bit of money saved away so I could easily support myself and my family for 6 months or so but I'm scared that it's not enough time to replace my day job income with IM.

      How much time does it allow you to spend on your IM work?

      Usually only about 6-8 hours a week. I've still been able to build up a nice passive income with only this much time but that passive income is only 1/8th of what I earn in my dayjob.
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      • Profile picture of the author bluebrain
        Originally Posted by Ben Armstrong View Post

        What do you do to support yourself?

        I work as a software packager for an IT company.

        Would you quit your job if you began earning enough via IM?

        Yes, I plan to. I really want to quit sooner rather than later. I have quite a bit of money saved away so I could easily support myself and my family for 6 months or so but I'm scared that it's not enough time to replace my day job income with IM.

        How much time does it allow you to spend on your IM work?

        Usually only about 6-8 hours a week. I've still been able to build up a nice passive income with only this much time but that passive income is only 1/8th of what I earn in my dayjob.
        This pretty much sums it up for me too!

        I love how many of you guys are full time IMers!
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  • Profile picture of the author DreamWarrior
    I'm a full time employee. When the IM portion of my career makes a decent amount, I would probably still work for someone else, but I will dramatically reduce the amount of hours. It would mainly be for getting out of the house. I might even change my career and give something new a go.

    I would love to be in the position of not having to worry if I lost my job due to my other stream of income.
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  • Profile picture of the author feliciayapsl
    IM is my day job.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joan Altz
    I quit my day job a couple of years ago and have been making a decent income with IM since that time. Took a lot of work to get going though.
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  • Profile picture of the author gonzotrucker
    My day job is a local truck driver in Phoenix Arizona. Yes I will quit that is the whole reason I started learning internet marketing. My ex wife is from the Philippines I met her in America not there. After we got married I went to the Philippines with her, and fell in love with the country.

    I decided after the divorce to move permanent to that country. But in the Philippines it's nearly impossible to get a work visa. So I have 2 options a business or I.M. So here I am learning with the hopes of making $1000 USD a month that is all I need to live there.

    I have nothing in the USA to keep me here. Work my *** off with hopes of saving enough to retire at 70 not for me. If I started to earn $600 a month tomorrow I would move right away. That would give me the confidence to earn more.
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  • Profile picture of the author MaryPabalates
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    Well, for me, IM is full time work and I enjoy it also....
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  • Profile picture of the author Thrasher66099
    I'm a video game programmer. I work for a company known as Game Refuge. You may have heard of them. The owner was the designer that created Rampage and Rampage: World Tour, General Chaos, Xenophobe and a ton of other games.

    When I'm not busy trying to meet deadlines for our games I'm working away at my IM business.
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  • Profile picture of the author cathyzxy
    I am a administrative staff of a website.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jerome15
    I'm a librarian and computer teacher
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  • Profile picture of the author justin482000
    I used to be a waiter.

    well, good ol' day
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  • Profile picture of the author Mosa
    I was about to go to Med School, but now I do full time IM
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  • Profile picture of the author Bill_Lawrence
    I've been blessed. I started with ebay about 10 years ago and haven't looked back. I haven't held a 9 to 5 in over 10 years. Internet Marketing has been my sole source of income.
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  • Profile picture of the author thebitbotdotcom
    industrial chemist...IM is a hobby and passion that I suck at...
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  • Profile picture of the author Dimagiba
    my day job is SEO... then after night then after late night doing SEO... waaa
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  • Profile picture of the author ashloren
    Independent escort since about 2005. Started offering my services as a freelance writer about a year ago now, which is a much smaller chunk of my income (as you would imagine).
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  • Profile picture of the author Cataclysm1987
    SEO by day.

    Entrepreneur by night.
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  • Profile picture of the author Paramvir Jakhar
    i am a mechanical engineer and i will do my day job does't matter if i am earning a full time from internet..because i love my profession and internet marketing is just for fun...
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  • Profile picture of the author andybeveridge
    Full time for me although it took me two years to get there. Then I left the UK and moved to the south of France. I tell everyone how much freedom I have but in truth I still work a lot of hours a week.

    Hard to think of it as work though.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ryan David
    I'm a financial analyst. My online income passed up my dayjob income about 5 years ago and grows every year. But I like the mix of having a full-time job and online income. It provides me with the base pay, plus the benefits. And then I have variable income from my online income.

    But I like my job a lot, I get paid well, and I'm close to work. For me it works. If I hated my job, it would be another story.
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  • Profile picture of the author AUKev
    Java developer! Slowly building up monthly residuals to eventually be full-time offline consulting.
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  • Profile picture of the author Christophe Young
    I'm a Civil Engineer. I see a few others around here. I do IM because my "Right Brain" likes to work too.
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    • Profile picture of the author Roan
      I'm a ground stewardess
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  • Profile picture of the author Perestroika
    IT @ investment bank. Hard to leave a 6 figure job behind.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alex Kage
    My job is killing time, better said University Student.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeff Schuman
    I did Internet marketing part time for 4 years around my full time job as an outside sales rep. I started IM with a goal of quitting my job and making money online without talking to people. I hit that goal in 2006 and have been full time ever since.

    I will say it being your own own boss full time as an Internet marketer is worth the effort when you are doing it part time and it may seem like you are not getting where you want to be.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zayne
    I have a 6 month plan, and it involves quitting in the next 3 months or so. I guess it does depend on what you want from life.

    I decided I wanted time and freedom, so I decided to opt for wanting to pursue IM full time, but if you like hanging in an office all day, I guess thats your thing!

    Zayne
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  • Profile picture of the author Expressarticles
    I am the youth director at my church. That's actually my "part time" job even though I do full time work there. I also am a freelance writer. I do my own IM campaigns on the side.
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    • Profile picture of the author gvsridhar171
      I am a "Social Entrepreneur" for the last 11 years and I run my own organization where I have a team of people and about 12 call centres to whom I have outsourced my revenue function. Total team size is 300. Reasonably doing well. Got into IM about 8 months ago and am seeing a 4 figure income now online. Keen to see 6 figure in the next 6-8 months time. Working towards that.
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  • Profile picture of the author appliedvisual
    Web Designer/Developer

    It took a while for IM profits to come in but, it's trickling in from the many corners of the web from many hours of hard work. Finally, movin on up!
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    • Profile picture of the author davidjames42973
      I am definitely blessed to do SEO/Internet Marketing on a full time basis and make a decent income doing what I enjoy.

      My last 9-5 job was working in a mailroom at an advertising agency almost 1 1/2 years ago.
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  • Profile picture of the author Miraclem
    Mobile salesmen, and one of the best! hah, too bad I quit the other day, I'll be getting a new sales job soon though.
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    I have been a full-time Internet Marketer since March of 2005...

    So, how should I describe my day job? Am I an IMer?

    I just tell folks that I am a marketer. That works for some and leaves others with the deer-in-the-headlights stare.
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  • Profile picture of the author DebbieB
    I'm a marketing consultant in the real world. I have been self-employed doing that for the past 18 years or so.

    So some of the time I write and implement marketing plans for my clients, both offline and online, and some of the time I work on my own projects.

    It's a nice balance.
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  • Profile picture of the author Harvey M
    Well, if anyone was interested, I'm a student currently in high school looking to make the transition from HS into full time IM.
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    • Profile picture of the author J Bold
      Originally Posted by Harvey M View Post

      Well, if anyone was interested, I'm a student currently in high school looking to make the transition from HS into full time IM.
      Will you get a diploma somewhere in that transition?
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  • Profile picture of the author aizaku
    English teacher in tokyo but only 25hrs a week thanks to IM. Soon to be full time im sure!
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  • Profile picture of the author mikeac
    Real Estate is my day job. At night im an IM
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    • Profile picture of the author Benjamin Norman
      I am in Industrial Chemist. Whilst I could quit my job and do Internet Marketing full time, I still get a satisfaction from seeing products that I have designed on the shelf in stores and finding out about "top secret" new products well before they are launched (I'm looking at you Coca-Cola ).

      When the job stops being fun, I will resign and just stick to internet marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Smalls91
    I'm an industrial tire builder working 50+ hours a week on swing shifts and so far I have not had any success online. I really thought owning a membership site would get things going for me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Penberthy
    From the age of 18 I've been doing Affiliate marketing full time but prior to that I was a chef for a year. The longest job I've ever had is the job I've created for myself in IM .
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  • Profile picture of the author yasser
    My job is a cardiac Surgeon which i am very passionate about it. IMis my hobby which i am very successful at.
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    marketing assistant
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  • Profile picture of the author Usmile
    Originally Posted by Harvey M View Post

    Most of us can't earn a full time income from IM. What do you do to support yourself?

    Would you quit your job if you began earning enough via IM?
    How much time does it allow you to spend on your IM work?

    I work as a Social Media Coordinator in a certain company in the morning. I spend most of the time online. IM is a good venture but maybe I will need both (job and IM). it's hard to say it this time
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  • Profile picture of the author BRAlN
    Apart from Sleep Time, rest of my all time on Computer. Learning and Implementing. Everyday I feel like a student. Earning handsome Income being marketer and freelancer.
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  • Profile picture of the author marketwarrior06
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    From my student life i started doing IM.
    after completing my graduation i joined a group of company and worked their for more than 7 months. but now i quite the job to get a better one. in this time i am engaged with IM again.
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  • Profile picture of the author Irwin Dominguez
    I currently work in Finance/ Accounting. My time will come when I do IM full-time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Ten
    I work in social services...

    I'd rather be eating lobster on a beach and working location independently.

    That is the truth.
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  • Profile picture of the author marcelomusza
    I work full-time as a web developer, been doing this for the past 5 years. But I am working my ass off to get my business online up and going.
    My dream is one day stop being "yes boss... no boss" person and make this Internet Marketing business my main income stream, and starting to work for myself.

    I would say, 9 hours a day from my full-time job, and 4 hours after it on IM online.
    Lots of work indeed, but keeps me motivated.
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  • Profile picture of the author medxpower
    Originally Posted by Harvey M View Post

    Most of us can't earn a full time income from IM. What do you do to support yourself?

    Would you quit your job if you began earning enough via IM?
    How much time does it allow you to spend on your IM work?
    Well i have already done that but can you please let me know the plan B
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  • Profile picture of the author Charlotte Jay
    I have the hardest and most fun job of all. I am a full time mother to kids that are 5 and 2. That means I cook, clean, maintain finances, entertain, referee and event plan. On top of that I freelance write and promote a small network marketing business (but only because I love the products!)

    I have a busier schedule now than when I worked full time out of the home!
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    • Profile picture of the author ksmusselman
      Originally Posted by Charlotte Jay View Post

      I have the hardest and most fun job of all. I am a full time mother to kids that are 5 and 2. That means I cook, clean, maintain finances, entertain, referee and event plan. On top of that I freelance write and promote a small network marketing business (but only because I love the products!)

      I have a busier schedule now than when I worked full time out of the home!
      Bless you! I broke a sweat just reading that!!

      I remember my single mom days, working one FT plus one PT job, living alone w/2 kids and then adding school into the mix. I look back now (my kids are 30 and 36 now) and for the life of me, I don't know how I did it!!
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  • Profile picture of the author subten101
    No job as of the moment trying to work my way around IM so I don't need that 9-5 job in the future.
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  • Profile picture of the author ksmusselman
    Permanent medical disability, both myself and my husband. I'm the PC/IM person behind both of our online businesses while he's "Mr. Mom" for all intents and purposes.

    Our business income pays the bills while most of our SSD goes right to the mortgage. So we're always looking for more ways to add some income streams into the household to stay afloat.
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    A full-time homebased VA and consistent with my actions.. Doing household chores then my job. If I didn't get my job done during the day then I finished it all through the night..
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  • Profile picture of the author ramblingrye
    I USED TO work for hewlett-packard via HPSHOPPING but I recently quit to work fulltime from home so I can spend more time with the kids and have more relax time. I also find working at home stimulating as you learn different things via the internet almost everyday. And everything is so dynamic, you have to be on your toes always. I am enjoying the challenge.
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  • Profile picture of the author carlhenson
    I work from someone on another continent.

    You can consider it as something like work at home. I'm not complaining though. I like this setup better than when I was working outside years ago.
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  • Profile picture of the author DannyDisco
    I do IT Support... fun fun... and yes. I would def quit my day job if I could sustain myself comfortably with IM. I'm close, but not close enough to flat out quit my job just yet
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  • Profile picture of the author faysal969
    Till yesterday I had a day job and said goodbye yesterday evening. Now, I have decided to work full time with my PC. I like to work with my laptop all day long.
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  • Profile picture of the author l@ttemonarck
    My day job is link builder. I would love to start internet marketing so I would earn big. but it takes time and process
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  • Profile picture of the author djchez
    i work in logistics, just starting out to do this online things to earn money,
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  • Internet marketing is my day job, but I also go to school for fun.
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  • Profile picture of the author camelia86
    website design sydney is my job this day, have got that as freelancer
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    • Profile picture of the author HansM
      I work as a business architect for a long-term healthcare goverment organisation. Which lets me have a tiny impact on long-term healthcare in my country. It's more than just money.
      In addition to that, I do offline IM consulting and online IM.
      And like some of the other posters: at night I do whatever's on my wife's to do list...
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      The Online Business Architect

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  • Profile picture of the author MarvyDery
    I am a health practitioner, but I spend at least 4 hours a day doing IM
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  • Profile picture of the author reninter
    Ohh, well read; as a Forex trader and part time interior designer, getting busy ever even day with night as well J
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  • Profile picture of the author Arief Ramadhan
    Go to school from Monday to Satuday and each day I back home at 4PM do my homework and turn my laptop on to start do internet marketing
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  • Profile picture of the author ronnyroll
    Originally Posted by Harvey M View Post

    Most of us can't earn a full time income from IM. What do you do to support yourself?

    Would you quit your job if you began earning enough via IM?
    How much time does it allow you to spend on your IM work?
    No way, because your offer seems more beneficial for single module online earner and SEO.
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  • Profile picture of the author michaelcorvin
    I have never had a job for the last 15 years. Internet marketer, real estate, and Forex day trader.

    Michael
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  • Profile picture of the author mmmia
    I am doing a seo job for a Italian tour & vacation , events management website project........
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  • Profile picture of the author Marketing Ignite
    I have run my SEO company for 12 years now. I started in the living room back when I was a student. I left the US to go to Thailand to experience a new world and also to expand my business. I have worked hard on it and now I have office and employees etc. It did not come easy but with hard work, determination and strong will it has worked out very well so far. I still work with SEO partners in the US and I believe the strength lies in that we can provide high quality SEO but at cheaper prices since the living expenses are cheaper here...
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  • Profile picture of the author melleni
    Havent had a day job in almost 20 years.
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  • Profile picture of the author Noel Cunningham
    Economist by trade, desk jocky by necessity (I do live in bankrupt Ireland after all Lol)

    That's how I got into IM, just not happy with the way work is going, isn't everybody? Really hoping to kill the job forever this year if all goes to plan. Fingers crossed!
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  • Profile picture of the author Haritea
    beginning I, just office workers
    but after my brother get a good income
    I follow him now ..
    I do IM Full time now
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