Do you think internet marketing is a lonely career?

I agree completely. You won't have someone in a cubicle next to you to interact with if that's what you are looking for, but you can get involved in forums like this one and engage with other people. You will make friendships, and since you work for yourself when you have established a profitable business you will have more free time to get out and engage with people face to face. You can then go out with friends and family, get involved in your community by volunteering, the possibilities are endless.

Lonely is only a state of mind.


Daniel

Its funny,you can be all connected and all alone at the same time!!

Doesnt have to be lonely find a like minded person and work with them exchanging ideas etc. Two heads are better than one its amazing how chatting with someone else can really clarify your thoughts

I'll try to share with you my personal experience. I think all freelancers get into similar problems.

Negative aspects of freelancing job:

1. without communication you become one way minded - keep thinking about same things. Without having a broad vision to what you do, you won't be able to develop your business.

2. without time management you cannot control what you do - Internet is a very distracting thing, you won't even notice when get on another internet resource reading something totally different from your job.

3. without learning you loose your professional level - there is a lot of free stuff in internet, just make a learning strategy and stick to it

4. you need to change your character - imagine how many temptations at home: Bed, TV, Fridge, bath, none controls you

5. overworking leads to much stress and professional ilnesses

All above is like a vicious circle:
* you try to work more to earn more
* you are stressed and decide take a day or so off
* when back to work you find out you are late with your job so try work days and nights to do your job in time
* to lower the stress you try to eat more, drink, smoke etc.
* after a few days of crazy work, you catch yourself watching internet resources that have nothing to do with your job, with no goal.
* you think to become very organized and to work more... Read this from very beginning


I have suffered from all above in the past, always had no time for family, no time for my health, no time for friends etc.

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Sorry for saying all things, but it is freelancer reality.

What solves all this is:

1. Strict time management. Counting my time I've found out - I work efficiently maximum 6 hours a day, usually 4.

2. Changing occupations during the day with big portions of recreation

3. Most important
- change the work place. Work in malls, cafes, parks (many parks with free Wi-Fi in my country), work in wild places (solar panels, 3G stick or android phone solve this problem)
- don't work alone. Find co-working companions working in the same field as you do. Do co-working meetings, discussions, share your ideas - never be afraid they will steal your ideas

4. Move. All the time you don't work or sleep - walk or do sports.

5. Travel if possible

Life is what you make it! Well, I suppose it all depends on your mindset. If are lonely and reclusive by nature, internet marketing can be quite ok with you. But if you feel depressed you can easily interact with people and groups who are involved in your kind of work.

It is possible for it to get lonely if you choose to isolate yourself and become a workaholic with no social life and do everything solo.

Though that's a choice cause you could choose to interact if you want to interact. With others in the industry or just friends and people you meet in your daily life.

I like working alone and being alone, though I find I get too loney if I don't ever interact somewhat with others even only online. Forums, JVs, customers, fans, social media, outsourcers etc.

I think as social creatures we need that feedback in life and with our work. To get good reviews and praise, to give advice and consultation, to get and give ideas, to get critique, and everything. Without it, it's bad for mental health!

It's also motivating to have partners and gives you more accountability cause you have people waiting on you to finish things and hand to them before they could do their part for it, and you have deadlines to keep. That keeps you from procrastinating or getting distracted and lazy. That's the more difficult part if you don't have accountability and time pressures. Easy to get sidetracked. I waste a lot of time from getting side tracked or giving into my emotions and lose focus!

You're on the interwebs though, so you're never really alone.

If the Internet didn't exist then I'd feel lonely working 'alone'.