Waddup? 2nd week experience doing SEO as a 9-5

So....there's that saying that people do IM to quit their 9-5's. Well...the opposite happened to me. I gained SO MUCH knowledge from IM the past 2 years. Probably learned more here (and network marketing), than college if anything. And in return, I was able to find a full time salary + full time benefits job! And it's not an "internet marketing" company. It's actually a credible clothing company that's been around for 10+ years with 100+ employees. Oh....and a BUNCH OF MODELS that I get to see every day.

That being said, I took this opportunity because...well? Why not?
1) I can learn more.
2) I get paid consistently. Good paying job.
3) I get to invest this money into my BUSINESS.
3) Benefits.
4) Models. HOT girls.
5) Models. HOT girls.
6) Models. HOT girls.

I honestly don't think a 9-5 is a bad thing as LONG as you love it. I've met so many business owners that make 6 figures, and yet they still have a 9-5. They have their reasons. Some get bored, some just want more money, some want the benefits, some just want to do more.


Anyways.....what I'm learning from this company (and I won't give it out), in regards to SEO/IM...you HAVE to work your ass off. Period. I used to use a bunch of automated software to rank my pages and it never worked LONG TERM. At home, I used to work maybe 3 hrs a day more or less for my business. Now, I'm working 8-10 EFFICIENT hrs a DAY with this company. And it's my 2nd week, and I haven't built a single backlink yet! I've been researching thoroughly (BIGGEST KEY). And I for sure don't want to mess things up because this is a multi-million dollar company. I'm the only LINK builder too so I want to make sure I do well.

I enjoy it a lot. And there's so many simple, free, and effective tools that a lot of us may have missed out on because we're so caught up on so many damn crappy softwares that people offer on this forum.

Anyways, to make it short from what I learned: Be efficient, work hard, and don't take shortcuts that could hurt you in the long run. Or just don't take shortcuts period when owning a business. I know this company didn't. Peace everyone!

P.S. - Yes, I still do my own business. Yes I will still do Amazon. Yes, I am open to testing things out. Yes, one of the main reasons why I got this job is to have capital to invest back into my online business.

P.S.S - Shoutouts to specific WF members that helped me gain a lot of knowledge. Yukon, Paulgl, Wolfmmiii, Mike Anthony, Mike Friedman, JProjects, UMS, Nest28.