Telling people you do online marketing...
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It's a lot easier to complain about it on Wickedfire rather than confront the dude when he says something you deem disrespectful.
why the fuck would you want to confront someone over a remark on what you work on. thats being weak. highschool bully weak.
Funny enough. Bu if you find someone who has a high lead value, and needs leads, then there's gold in them hill.
The acquaintance of the OP sounded like they disliked SEM types. They didn't sound like they disliked good leads. They've spent money on people that didn't produce results, or they were an SEM themselves.
Here's a funny thing about pointing a rolex at people. They think you have too much money (wage slaves), or they think you are overpaid, (can't afford you, or are letting social issues fuck with them), or they recognize you as someone who gets shit done.
Out of those three, who do you want to to business with?
your beta to even have answered him. you should have alpha'd up and and when he asked you what you do, you should have said "None of your fucking business you fat fucking neckbeard".
How do I know he was fat and neckbeard? Because you said coworking space.
I gar. he would have not hurt your feelings afterward then.
How do I know he was fat and neckbeard? Because you said coworking space.
I gar. he would have not hurt your feelings afterward then.
If you think what he said was disrespectful, you should confront him (ie. ask him what he meant by it, call him a name, punch him in the dick, etc.)
You may be taking offense too easily. In doing so, you might be missing out on an opportunity.
Here is how I approach it:
Random guy: "What do you do?"
Me: "I blah, blah, blah. What do you do?"
Then, I focus the conversation on his work. I ask probing questions to learn more about his strengths. Not only do most people enjoy talking about themselves, but their responses usually reveal whether there's an opportunity to work together. Or they might introduce me to a valuable resource down the road.
In my experience, it never hurts to keep that door open.
Having said that, if the person I'm talking to responds with remarks that are intentionally offensive, I'll quickly end the conversation and go back to work or meet someone else. There is no value in being offensive in return.
My approach may be boring. It doesn't deliver any "HA! I got him good!" feeling. But it has worked very well for me in my life.
Your mileage may vary.
At the very least, never find offense in anything someone says, even if they mean to be offensive. There's no value in it. It's corrosive. If anything, it just sucks time away from more productive, profitable avenues.
again, thats being weak. seriously. "punch him in the dick". since you can't take a little criticism that happens to be based on fact
You have to keep in mind a lot of people are just ignorant. It doesn't necessarily reflect on them as a person, they just have a childlike simplicity to their knowledge.
Why would you want a lot of people to know the millions that can be made online? Be thankful that so many people are retarded. Hell, there are thousands of people who come to this forum who KNOW the fortunes that can be made and still only a handful of those people are actually achieving that potential.
It sounds more like you may be slightly insecure and that you also need to recalibrate how you view what you do. As someone said already, seo/sem/ppc are merely mediums for sales and advertising. The big picture is that you manage a business and a brand, utilizing a variety of digital marketing mediums. You are a businessman. An entrepreneur. A marketer. A boss.
Next time somebody asks you, just tell them you own and run a company. If they ask for more specifics, just tell them it's in the {digital advertising|marketing|ecommerce|etc...} industry. Anything deeper than that is none of their business, quite frankly.
Why would you want a lot of people to know the millions that can be made online? Be thankful that so many people are retarded. Hell, there are thousands of people who come to this forum who KNOW the fortunes that can be made and still only a handful of those people are actually achieving that potential.
It sounds more like you may be slightly insecure and that you also need to recalibrate how you view what you do. As someone said already, seo/sem/ppc are merely mediums for sales and advertising. The big picture is that you manage a business and a brand, utilizing a variety of digital marketing mediums. You are a businessman. An entrepreneur. A marketer. A boss.
Next time somebody asks you, just tell them you own and run a company. If they ask for more specifics, just tell them it's in the {digital advertising|marketing|ecommerce|etc...} industry. Anything deeper than that is none of their business, quite frankly.
I dont know how other guys feel about their balls and dick, but I could take a punch to the dick multiple times and not care.
Its when I take a punch to the balls that I double over like a fucking school girl and cry.
And no, punching me in my dick is the not same as punching me in my balls. My balls hang down about 3 feet. If only my dick did this as well.
If you need a title to validate yourself in the eyes of others, you're doing it wrong.
If it's family and non-business friends, then you work in marketing.
If it's someone who could be a potential client or connection, identify yourself by the problem you solve for people.
A friend of mine convinced me of the useless and obnoxious effect that titles like "CEO" and "Chief Product Optimization Officer" have on him when meeting new people. Those guys are douche bags and clearly hold more weight on their titles than they do on the value they provide or their own pocket books.
Identifying what you do should only be used to earn business, or to change the subject.
If it's family and non-business friends, then you work in marketing.
If it's someone who could be a potential client or connection, identify yourself by the problem you solve for people.
A friend of mine convinced me of the useless and obnoxious effect that titles like "CEO" and "Chief Product Optimization Officer" have on him when meeting new people. Those guys are douche bags and clearly hold more weight on their titles than they do on the value they provide or their own pocket books.
Identifying what you do should only be used to earn business, or to change the subject.