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I graduated college not TOO long ago (Mid 20's here). I've been working in b2b sales for the last few years learning the ins and outs of the Big Business world and how deals are done.
Currently I work in Enterprise Software Sales. Big money here...even as an employee. However I need to grind it out for a few more years until I am making enormous amounts... however it is not a bad backup plan or something to do in the meantime.
It's also not the most fun. Constant quotas and the typical corporate BS. Not a bad place to be but certainly not the best. If you're a budding entrepreneur who still needs to pay the bills it is a good place to work for a while.
The latest business I've started was an 'niche Authority site'. Last month it made a whopping....$10!
But why are you starting one of these you probably ask?
I have a buddy who lives in a high rise from Manhattan (He even talked about buying his brother a house) all from the proceeds from his website.
TheWirecutter sold for eight figures to the New York Times. It was made by a Hawaiian dude who slept on his friend's couch for a while. I figure I can at least get mine to 6 figures in revenue.
So the last few weeks have been me bashing my head against my keyboard after work trying to figure out how to rank well in Google.
If you're sitting at home looking for ideas and don't have a ton of capital, this might be a good idea. You can work at it at your job while doing other things.
And recently I accidentally unofficially landed a role at one of the biggest financial publishers in the world by getting an internal referral...You guys know who they are. Ditching my software job because I think it has more potential.
I don't have a copywriting background except for a few things I wrote here and there. Base Salary, Benefits, Free Housing for the first six months and comparable to being a freelancer on the royalties side.
So if one of you wanted to pursue that freelance route it certainly is possible. Challenging to get in, but possible if you wanted to give it a go.
@Joe Cassandra Knows who I am talking about.... I think...Small world.
Last year I was finishing paying off my stupid student loans working a job I absolutely loathed. Better now but still not where I want to be. Shows you guys how much things can change in a year.
Currently I work in Enterprise Software Sales. Big money here...even as an employee. However I need to grind it out for a few more years until I am making enormous amounts... however it is not a bad backup plan or something to do in the meantime.
It's also not the most fun. Constant quotas and the typical corporate BS. Not a bad place to be but certainly not the best. If you're a budding entrepreneur who still needs to pay the bills it is a good place to work for a while.
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The latest business I've started was an 'niche Authority site'. Last month it made a whopping....$10!
But why are you starting one of these you probably ask?
I have a buddy who lives in a high rise from Manhattan (He even talked about buying his brother a house) all from the proceeds from his website.
TheWirecutter sold for eight figures to the New York Times. It was made by a Hawaiian dude who slept on his friend's couch for a while. I figure I can at least get mine to 6 figures in revenue.
So the last few weeks have been me bashing my head against my keyboard after work trying to figure out how to rank well in Google.
If you're sitting at home looking for ideas and don't have a ton of capital, this might be a good idea. You can work at it at your job while doing other things.
How I Landed a Copywriting Role at the Biggest Financial Publisher
And recently I accidentally unofficially landed a role at one of the biggest financial publishers in the world by getting an internal referral...You guys know who they are. Ditching my software job because I think it has more potential.
I don't have a copywriting background except for a few things I wrote here and there. Base Salary, Benefits, Free Housing for the first six months and comparable to being a freelancer on the royalties side.
So if one of you wanted to pursue that freelance route it certainly is possible. Challenging to get in, but possible if you wanted to give it a go.
@Joe Cassandra Knows who I am talking about.... I think...Small world.
Last year I was finishing paying off my stupid student loans working a job I absolutely loathed. Better now but still not where I want to be. Shows you guys how much things can change in a year.
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