Comments on: What do You Do?

By: ADP

ADP — Sun, 07 May 2006 04:50:08 +0000

I tell them I’m an online journalist specialising in the death penalty in Asia. If they’re interested in the ‘online’ question, I tell them about my blog. But usually I find they’re more interested in the ‘death penalty’ bit….

By: Ella ("L")

Ella ("L") — Fri, 05 May 2006 04:06:06 +0000

It’s funny, some people (like my old Nans) don’t understand it. Some think (and some wrongly inform others) that I write for fashion magazines. I’m a fashion blogger. Many people don’t even know what a blog is. I have to explain, but I don’t need to tell you what I say. It’s difficult and slightly different each time (and usually, there are people around to help). My mom’s always bragging (about the free stuff I get, mostly). (I might get a free HANDBAG! Sigh, anyway…)

Basically, I’m a fashion writer. On the Internet. (That’s what I should say, isn’t it?) (Ooh, and I “work for” Glam.com [but I probably can't say exactly that, legally, on the 'net].)

About family members asking to join you, someday. My mom has asked if I can give her a job. But we share money, pretty much, already! (She’s out of work due to injury, right now.) And I have other people who are into editing and stuff, maybe some day, when I’m huge, I can give them a break. 0:-)

(LOL: the Mole)

Hart, my father is worse than my Nans with computers, I swear. He’s always said I “sit all day and play.” He’s ALMOST coming to realize that I WORK. He he. (And geez! I go to SCHOOL! Ha ha.)

Declan, I’m a “Boston Bla(h)gger! ;-)

By: Dane Carlson

Dane Carlson — Tue, 02 May 2006 03:12:09 +0000

I’m either a “professional blogger” or the “owner of a blog network” depending on who I’m speaking to.

Unfortunately, many people still don’t understand.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:34:30 +0000

I do Affiliate Marketing online and represent many high quality companies that pay me commission for my results.
Steve

By: Glen L Johnson

Glen L Johnson — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:13:04 +0000

I tell them that I manage two websites that are dedicated to getting news and information to plus size men and women.

By: Must Love Goblins

Must Love Goblins — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:59:30 +0000

Heh.

I usually go with “I”m a writer.” I’ve had a few freelance articles published, so I can point to them. It’s just too hard to explain the whole web site/blog income thing to newbies. ;)

By: Loren

Loren — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:52:19 +0000

Here’s how I describe what I do…

1. I’m a freelance journalist

2. I write primarily about the search engine industry. The search engine industry is a multi-billion dollar business… Google, Yahoo… etc.

3. The media which publishes my writings is my own site, a blog, which is read by about 7,000 people in the search & marketing business world per day.

4. I sell advertising on the site.

5. The advertising is relevant to what I write, and it pays ok.

Or, I just say I work on computers. If they acuse me of being into porn, I just reply that if I did web porn I’d be rolling in cash and probably living in Miami or Vegas.

By: Richie Carey

Richie Carey — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:35:21 +0000

‘Internet Marketing’ or ‘Web Development’ or sometimes I just say ‘Computer Guy’….depends upon the person!

By: jim

jim — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:59:21 +0000

I tell people I’m an online media mini moghol, emphasis on mini.

By: mienne

mienne — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:02:24 +0000

The explanation that I’ve found makes the lightbulb go ‘bing’ in the less tech-savvy is,
“I write an online column.” (Like a newspaper columnist would every day or week, with their take on things.)

By: Sergio

Sergio — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 08:57:55 +0000

Well, usually I say I write some stuff on the internet on some “very interesting” issues.
People normally get curious and come back with lots of questions about all this works (webdesign, writting, adsense earnings, etc)

By: Amit Agarwal

Amit Agarwal — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 06:04:55 +0000

I generally say that I write for a technology website.

The next question is “where is the money”

I then say that I get a share of the Advertising revenue ..

But yes.. most people don’t understand and make silly assumptions ..

By: R. Tyler Banfield

R. Tyler Banfield — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:57:11 +0000

I definetly agree with Ken. It seems like the majority of the time that I use the word “blogging,” people want to know how you can make money by writing a diary. I think it’s important to be honest and try to give an explanation of blogging, because as people knowledge increases, blogging will gain continual respect and credibility.

By: Declan

Declan — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:34:52 +0000

I usually tell people I am a web publisher when they ask what that involves I then tell them I am a professional blagger! That usually raises some eyebrows...

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:47:31 +0000

Here’s my new term for a blogger:

CRONNER

Collaborating
Reporting
Organizing
on
Niches

Unfortunately, people think of blogs as online diaries. That’s why we need a new term that better describes the essense of what a professional blogger (cronner) does.

By: ruudik niitmets

ruudik niitmets — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 19:20:12 +0000

i write,code and design

By: Marc James

Marc James — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:07:47 +0000

Web publisher

By: HART (1-800-HART) L

HART (1-800-HART) L — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:34:57 +0000

I say .. “I’m self-employed … and do a lot of things … ”

Most of the time, however, if my spouse or family starts BLAMING blogs for everything (you didn’t take out the garbage? What were you doing, blogging?) then I go on my own rampage and switch “working” for “blogging” and “blogging” for everything other adjective I do …

“I’m working hard” (actually means I’m blogging) or stuff like “I’m going to Blog over to Tim Hortons” (means I’m going to walk to Tim Hortons for a coffee)

Eventually .. they give up asking me about blogging. That’s the way I want it. It’s like investing in stocks .. do you go around telling your friends and family .. “I sold 1000 shares of Dell today, and bought 500 shares of Google” .. if you are a daytrader (or blogging daily) other people just don’t get it anyway.

By: Neil

Neil — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:06:18 +0000

Generally if I tell someone that I run a few blogs, they look at me like I am from another planet. I guess that is what you get when you live in the midwestern United States, where there are still dial-up users.

So to combat that and make myself sound cooler than I am, I tell people that I run a few websites, or that I am a movie critic. And when they ask where I write my movie reviews, I give them the url to Film School Rejects. They could care less that it is a blog, in fact very few people see it as a blog, they just see it as a site with movie reviews.

I am sure at some point the area in which I live will catch up and people will know what the heck I am talking about when I say that I am a blogger. At least, I can only hope…

By: The Mole

The Mole — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 15:52:39 +0000

Global Domination….that’s what I do.