Comments on: Why Do I Still Have A Job?

By: gd123

gd123 — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:27:56 +0000

Great post. The points you make are very interesting and are factors that keep me up at nights. I have multiple sites, and unfortunately, just received a Google Penalty on some of them, which has affected my income the last few days, and will do so for the foreseeable future. On the positive, I do have some diversity in my sites, but its never fun when you get used to making a certain amount of money and then are cut short for awhile. Maybe I should stop turning down job offers.
On another note, you mentioned an SEO hosting account – who did you end up using?
Anyways, thanks again for your input.

By: Entrepreneur 1224

Entrepreneur 1224 — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:53:09 +0000

Hi El Plumber,

It was me who asked you that question and it is a lot more clear now. I believe I asked it a few weeks ago and I was just thinking if you answered it yet, I couldn’t find it till I noticed you wrote an article. I understand what you’re saying and your main point basically is that IM is unreliable, which is true, depending on the way you set up your business and your different streams of income.

One thing you said sparked my attention though, you said you’ve been doing this for over 3 years. Where have you started and how important do you think ”imitating” super affiliates is, it’s interesting to see you’re part of that 10% with experience little over 3 years. Did u have any teachers, mentors you learned from specifically?

Thanks for the article,

Entrepreneur 1224

By: Dave Tong

Dave Tong — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:38:18 +0000

Great post and I’m totally in agreement with you… Probably 90% of what I get from emails are pushy, opportunistic offers from folks I used to be impressed and look up to, which is quite sad when I’ve bought their recommendations just to realized that they’re worthless crap. I end up unsubscribing from them and stopped following them altogether when I realize that they got where they are by manipulating and scamming folks who trusted them.

As for the job thing. Many don’t realize that as wonderful it is to have good-income muses on the side, quite a few (like myself) love our day jobs as well and not because of work-for-work sake.

While I’m not making anywhere near your level of online income, I don’t think I’ll quit my day job even if my online income exceeded my day job income because my day job doesn’t stress me out nor waste too much of my time either.

My day job pays very well, with benefits and stocks, requiring me to commute to the office 2x a week only and I don’t have ANY stress doing it (I don’t deal with idiots help a lot).

I see my day job as another business channel. It’s a high yield income stream with low effort output… Why in the world will I leave that on the table?

By: Gary Smith

Gary Smith — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:52:38 +0000

Finally, someone who is doing what I am! After getting years worth of spam from every “guru” and list assembler pushing the latest, greatest thing, I was beginning to feel like a fool being left at the starting gate because I would not jump on the most recent fad. After reading your post, I know I’m on the right track!

Like you, I have a great job, although I’m self-employed, providing creative services for a small number of clients. They pay well, about four times what I’d make in a similar “real” job, and I still have time to produce and publish high-quality content Our first product, 11 years ago, is still selling, and is currently at the top of SERP through organic SEO done over a ten year period.. Our newest product has been in development for nearly three years and will also be an “evergreen” seller. The extra cash pays for goodies, dinners out and the occasional vacation. Since I like my work, I’m not in a rush to embrace the “four-hour workweek”.

When I do try my hand at something new, such as some traffic technique, etc., it’s to apply to my own products, and not go for the latest “offline” craze, Kindle swindle (although I do have several quality, original books selling on Kindle), or some dubious affiliate thing subject to being crashed by the vagaries of the Google god.

My product sales, plus the creative work, provides a lot of satisfaction. And eventually, our product sales will enable us to close our the client practice. In the meantime, well, I still have my daughter’s college expenses to pay for!

So for me, like you, slow and steady is working, and I don’t feel as if I have to constantly be promoting something to my loyal customers. I know they read my occasional emails, because I’m not also constantly shilling for something they need to buy NOW!

I don’t care if others do their thing. But I’ll stick to mine, thank you. I’m just gratified to find at least one other person with the same attitude I try to have.

Thanks for the great post!

gary