I'm a fairly newlywed so we're still into the "spend time together" phase, so my wife is always asking me what are you doing so much in the computer? Don't get into scams and so on? Did you have to go through that or are you going through that? Is your family involved? Any tips on how you deal with it. Ruben
Iv been married years and my hubby say's the same thing's about scams and hacks every week and he doesn't even go on the computer!
Tell me about it, nag nag nag Sit her down and go through with her what you are trying to do, then she might be ok with it
My wife is thrilled with my blogging...for two reasons: 1) Affiliate sales from blog posts 2) Adsense checks Blogging pays the bills
Easier said than done man, talking about SEO, backlinks, keywords to my wife is like talking calculus to me, boring, boring boring lol She's good though, she's giving me room to work on my blog. I'm also taking online classes so I sneak some work in there too lol
I'm sure if I show my wife some greens she will thrilled too, but it won't happen anytime soon, I can tell you that. Lol Working on it though Ruben
I am single but... yeah I hear stuff like I'm wasting my time or you're still on the computer? stuff like that from family friends and roommate. Almost all the time. It gets annoying. I've made money as well so I'm not a newbie but still not much support. Yeah most friends and people in general I talk to about internet and blogging they almost always say "online scams" or they don't believe. I guess I just have to make it big then they will support me more.....shouldn't they be supporting and encouraging me when I'm a amateur not a Big Dog? IMO cheers!
Can't say that to my wife though, or I'm in the dog house lol, but seriously I don't know anyone off line that blogs, It's just not something people talk about at the water cooler, most people think all online ventures are scams, I guess that's good in a way since that's less competition. Ruben
I have family members and relatives who still dont understand that im self employed, they just dont get how i make money, they believe i work for someone, i explain but they stop listening before they can absorb what i do. Im a minority, in the UK im supposed to like getting drunk, watching football, following reality tv etc but instead im a self employed webmaster. Try and explain to your wife what you do, my situation is different to yours in that some of my family and people i know cant be bothered to try and understand what i do and some get quite jealous, they dislike seeing someone content with their working day shows how pathetic people can be.
I've found that relationships and making money blogging are incredibly hard to balance unless you are a big time blogger like Shoemoney, etc. I'm single but have spent the last month or so persuing a possible relationship and have seen my earnings tumble like a paper house in a breeze!
The funny thing is that this is life you have to deal with. Don't let something like work ruin your life. It's all good and well that you think you will make money off it eventually. But if it ruins your relationship then it's no different than having an addiction to something. I am sure some guys/women would love nothing more than to get a lot of money from blogging and then imagine it would make their current relationship easier etc. But problem is your significant other will not simply stand by on the sidelines while you try to make money. All those hours wasted and years wasted will eventually take it's toll on your relationship and without doubt the person will seek affection somewhere else. By now it's simply a matter of...how much does your significant other mind that you are online. I am in a similar position with my husband...problem is we are both on our computers a lot, so it is one thing we have in common. But I know when to draw the line and he doesn't which has resulted in arguments. To me I ask myself... "Is it worth staying with someone that is so obsessed with something?" The simple answer... "No!" So sure...she/he may not understand you, but then perhaps that person wasn't the right person to marry or start with in the first place. I do understand people change through their lives, but if you find you are having too many arguments or your work comes first, then I would suggest you re-evaluate your relationship and if it is something you want. Of course a spouse/partner will worry tremendously what someone does on a computer. After all... most people do other things besides blogging online and that is more worrying than the blogging part.
It's definitely getting in the way of school a bit.... nothing serious, maybe a couple of points average drop. I figure I'm learning either way, so arbitrary points on a test don't mean too much. As far as my family, they don't notice because I always spend this much time on the computer.
My partner would have to accept what I do, before we got married . As it happens though, it's not a problem for me. We own several sites together and blog on them together and other sites together. It can be a bit when she wants to watch TV with me and I want to do a blog post, but it's ok . She's happy when I do do blog posts so lol.
Same here, yet everyone wants me to "set them up" so they can make some money. I tried it once and usually when they see how much work is involved, they lose interest...everybody wants it quick, or they want to "collaborate" on something, which usually means I do all the work, and they sit back and write an article every now and then for the first week or so. Then when they get tired of their job, it's always.."I thought we were going to do something together?".....morons. I have a project sitting on the shelf right now that I came up with and decided to get a team of my friends in the same industry/niche to work together..we had one meeting...I secured to domain, and started building the site (on my hosting account ,of course) ......that was 4 months ago. It's still on the back burner..now they are mad at me because I tell them I am not going to put my things that are making money on the back burner for them to half ass it and waste my time. They don't get it. I know exactly where you are coming from. None of my friends or family ever ask about my work, so when I have milestones or accomplishments, inevitably there is no one who cares to share it with. They also don't understand that business hours are still business hours, just because my office is at home, everyone thinks I am sitting around doing nothing and have time to BS with them. I have a couple of friends who are unemployed, we used to work for the same company, and while they were taking the money we were making and partying, I was opening websites. Now they think that I have the same time to watch movies and play video games all day. everytime I say, "It's 2 in the afternoon, I am working", the response is always the same..."You can do that anytime."...my response to them is always, "Yeah, but then I'd be as broke as you". that usually shuts them up.
I have lately tried to spend a little less time on the computer and more time with the family. Don't forget, priorities. Ever notice that the people who warn us about 'getting into scams' and all that dangerous stuff are the ones who DON'T get very deep into the internet? Lol...