The Women of IM

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by little grey

Are there many of women in IM? I had assumed that the IM forum would be comprised of mostly men (terrible stereotype, sorry) but I am pleasantly surprised to see quite a few women. How did you get interested in IM? Has it worked for you? Do you ever feel that IM is "man's world?" Just curious.

You may also be pleasantly surprised to learn that many of the women are men, lol.

And by the way, it's not a terrible stereotype to assume an IM forum would be comprised mostly of men, so thers's no need to apologize for it.

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sbucciarel

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Black Hat Cat

You may also be pleasantly surprised to learn that many of the women are men, lol.

And by the way, it's not a terrible stereotype to assume an IM forum would be comprised mostly of men, so thers's no need to apologize for it.

not only are some of women really men, but some of the men are really cats

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Sean Doody

13 years ago

I'd just like to add that some of the best IM'ers are women

I guess when you think about the industry you could be forgiven for thinking it's male orientated but there are a good few women I know really making a big impact in the IM world

After all, why wouldn't they

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andreasup

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Sean Doody

I'd just like to add that some of the best IM'ers are women

I guess when you think about the industry you could be forgiven for thinking it's male orientated but there are a good few women I know really making a big impact in the IM world

After all, why wouldn't they

I know a woman who is outstanding with her IM business. She does very well.

I often wondered what she did that was so much better then the men in IM I know. What I realized about her is that she actually taps into her emotional base to figure out how to best motivate people - male and female - to buy her IM products and services.

I think if more women understood IM they would be more present and out from the shadows of the Warrior Forum.

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slayer0x59

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Black Hat Cat

You may also be pleasantly surprised to learn that many of the women are men, lol.

And by the way, it's not a terrible stereotype to assume an IM forum would be comprised mostly of men, so thers's no need to apologize for it.

Thanks for the good laugh

And yes I think most of the people here are men too. Barely see any women.

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Rose Anderson 13 years ago

Originally Posted by slayer0x59

Thanks for the good laugh
And yes I think most of the people here are men too. Barely see any women.

Hmmm... You must not have been here very long. There may be more men than women, but I don't think the phrase, "Barely see any women" is correct.

Rose
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Blimeyoreilly

13 years ago

...But all IM women whether they are humorous cats wearing top hats & cigar smokers with pretty skin, they all have equal standing in this WF world all the same. Women in WF are kick ass smart in 'ere. This is no exclusive club for us males, it's what you want it to be. If you wanted this to be an all woman's club thread, well... then consider your thread well & truly gatecrashed.

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GorillazGoods

13 years ago

While it is true that IM is a male dominated field, there actually are quite a few female IM'ers that I know of. Personally, I think that if you are a woman working in IM, you'd have a huge advantage. When you think about it, many of the offers out there cater primarily to the male demographic and are promoted by of course: Men.

I'm pretty sure there is a HUGE gap to be filled when it comes to the products made and catered for women. A female IM'er would be much better suited to promoting these offers than almost any dude would be.

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czilbersher

13 years ago

Darn! I thought this thread was going to be about an up-and-coming calendar.

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little grey 13 years ago

GorillazGoods got me thinking. Love the idea that there is a potential huge gap to fill. Very motivating.
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- Kat.D 13 years ago
  
  That's funny huh! Never thought about that potential gap to fill. Got me thinking too
  
  Originally Posted by little grey
  
  GorillazGoods got me thinking. Love the idea that there is a potential huge gap to fill. Very motivating.
  
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ShayB

13 years ago

Originally Posted by little grey

Are there many of women in IM? I had assumed that the IM forum would be comprised of mostly men (terrible stereotype, sorry) but I am pleasantly surprised to see quite a few women. How did you get interested in IM? Has it worked for you? Do you ever feel that IM is "man's world?" Just curious.

I got interested in IM because I started as a freelance writer, then moved into having my own biz.

It's worked very well for me! I love it!

It does seem like there are mostly guys in IM. That doesn't bother me - I'm used to being the only/first woman where I worked in the "real world," so I feel right at home.

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Michael Silvester

13 years ago

After reading the title of this thread...I was expecting a Calender

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ShayB 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Michael Silvester

After reading the title of this thread...I was expecting a Calender

I may put one together. Hm.

*ponders this*

Edited to add - I AM going to put one together.

Ladies - if interested, PM me. No smut planned - headshot, some info, a website, etc. as a promo piece
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WriterWahm

13 years ago

I'm with Shay there. I started with freelance writing and knew I didn't want to spend all my days chained to the computer for peanuts. So I moved into creating my own products and affiliate marketing. Now I just spend most days chained to my computer, just not for peanuts

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R Hagel

13 years ago

Originally Posted by little grey

. How did you get interested in IM?

I'm a gold digger, so I was hoping to meet a rich husband here.

Nah, just kidding.

I got into IM so I would have enough money to buy as many purses and shoes as possible.

Becky

p.s. Little grey, just how many shades of grey are you?

^^

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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by R Hagel

I got into IM so I would have enough money to buy as many purses and shoes as possible.

No problem there, regarding the purses. I have dibs on most of the shoes (above a certain height).

Originally Posted by little grey

How did you get interested in IM?

I started as an article-writer, having previously done some offline writing and editing for people through a university, and been asked (offline) to do articles for "article marketing" online. Which brought me online to see what people were doing with the articles I was writing for them, and how they were making money from them.

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myob

13 years ago

But, as alluded to in some posts here, what is more important for men in IM to realize is that the vast majority of buying decisions are made by women. As this demographic rises in the age groups (50+) they make up to 95 percent of the buying decisions for their households, especially for the big ticket purchases. Women control a net worth of $19 trillion and own more than three-fourths of the financial wealth in the US.

MARKETING TO WOMEN QUICK FACTS

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little grey

13 years ago

Originally Posted by myob

But, as alluded to in some posts here, what is more important for men in IM to realize is that the vast majority of buying decisions are made by women. As this demographic rises in the age groups (50+) they make up to 95 percent of the buying decisions for their households, especially for the big ticket purchases. Women control a net worth of $19 trillion and own more than three-fourths of the financial wealth in the US.

This is so true and so smart.

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BIG Mike

Banned 13 years ago

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Blase 13 years ago

Going along with Big Mike's flow.

Based on my business experience and

manging 45 women in my past.

I also think women are much better at

multi-tasking than men.

Which probably gives them an edge

in running some form of IM biz.

BTW, I have come across some great women on

this forum over the last 10 years.

They are just not as visible because they can focus

and we are here responding to questions instead of working.
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Colin Palfrey

13 years ago

I can't see it makes the slightest difference what someone's underwear contains while I'm talking business.

If their gender, age or clothing is distracting in you in anyway, you are thinking with the wrong head.

Internet marketing is not in anyway shape or form a male dominated business, as that implies this is done on purpose in some form. It is just the fact that more men are interested in internet marketing, so more men are successful at it. In just the same as if 50 people enter a race from team A, 3 enter from team B, you will see more from team A at the front of the race. It doesn't mean they are any better or worse, just that more of them entered the race.

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Joseph Robinson Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Colin Palfrey

I can't see it makes the slightest difference what someone's underwear contains while I'm talking business.

I can. If their underwear contains something that should have been in the toilet I'm going to immediately rethink doing business with them .
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- Rose Anderson 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Joe Robinson
  
  I can. If their underwear contains something that should have been in the toilet I'm going to immediately rethink doing business with them .
  
  This is the joy of doing business on the internet as opposed to being in the same room.
  
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PhilippaWrites

13 years ago

I was pleasantly surprised when I joined WF at how many women there are here. In many other IM arenas online, you'd be forgiven for thinking we were incredibly rare creatures!

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Challendge

13 years ago

I've made a small fortune on Elance.com and the majority of the freelancers on the site are women! This industry is fair game for everyone and it's a beautiful thing

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webcheapservices

13 years ago

from my experience womens are verry low in the internet marketing filed,i dont know the reason but internet marketing looks full of mens and thats make it bad lol

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