Do your friends critizise you for earning online?

India
January 30, 2009 10:57am CST
Well, many of my friends do not believe in online jobs .They just advice me not to try online jobs.They just can't believe that there is some way to earn money online .All they say that online jobs are just a fake business .It is a way to cheat people easily.And the important thing they say is how can i believe the people without seeing them .where i have to go if they cheat me .Even the people we met regularly itself cheating us in many ways ,in this situation it is not safe to do online jobs without even seeing the people.These are all the common sayings from some group of people. But i explained to my friends about some legit sites like neobux,mylot ,google adsense ,click bank affiliate program etc..even though only few people believe in that .So I stopped telling these things to my friends who are not interested in it . But I clearly explain to those who are really interested in it.Have you ever advised your friends to try online jobs?
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16 responses
@rj0921 (115)
• Philippines
31 Jan 09
From the responses, it seems most of us do not tell our friends that we do online business. Maybe because we do not like them make fun of us especially that they do not understand about online business.
• Philippines
31 Jan 09
I agree with you, rj0921. I feel uncomfortable telling my friends that I work online because I'm unlucky to find a job offline since I have a hearing impairment on both ears, yet internet can sometimes do wonders, like offering us a job to earn a few bucks online.
@CRIVAS (1815)
• Canada
31 Jan 09
I completely sympathize with you, I have a lot of friends that don't believe in working online and they critisize me because of it. I have stopped telling them and only my friends that work online, are the ones that I tell about new opportunities.
@cheenlly (3476)
• Philippines
31 Jan 09
Its not only friends but also the first one who will criticize is your family. I tell you when i first learned that it is really indeed possible to earn online and i told my friends and family. They didn't believe me and that worst they criticize me. It hurts but motivate myself and prove to them that its genuine. Well now they can't believe i'm earning money online and that they are asking how to do it but i am reluctant now to teach them as they are negative. It would sound selfish of me but i wanted to teach them a lesson that don't criticize if you don't know anything and that they should be supportive and positive. I have given them a chance and opportunity before so they let it slip away so they can't blame me but if i can see changes from them and that if i see the willingness and effort then maybe i will teach them.
@iskayz (5420)
• Philippines
31 Jan 09
Hi there! I haven't told anyone except my family about my online earnings. I know they will just laugh at me. They are not internet buffs so they wouldn't understand these kinds of earnings. Even my brother once laughed at me but after showing him proofs of earnings he's now trying them out. But someday I will tell my friends. If I have earned really a large amount I will tell them. Right now I just share my online experiences at my blog site. If any of my friends reads it, well then good! Ciao!
@celticeagle (168256)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Jan 09
I think alot of it is that most people see online jobs as a waste of time. It does take alot of dedication to make money online. And, I also think that alot people don't really look into how alot of the sites work before spouting their opinions. I make a pretty good amount of money online. I don't I could make enought to live comfortably but it isn't bad. And, I enjoy it. I don't put all my eggs in one basket either. I do several different things and I don't stay with things that are hokey or that don't get me any where. I guess everyone has a right to their opinions. I would check or talk to other people before doing any jobs online. Alittle research and before hand preperation goes a long way.
@murugezh (273)
• India
31 Jan 09
Yes I have advised my friends to work online on them lesser time to earn something from the net. But they use to say as a man we can work something and we can earn on our own, the online earning and all for only old peoples and those who are not able to go for an job. But his point is totally wrong. Anyway still there some fraud people existing on the net people being wasting them money and time when them results going wrong at end of some earning process right?
@EvrWonder (3571)
• Canada
30 Jan 09
I have tried to advise a couple friends of earning online but sparingly. I don't push the subject. There has obviously been some bad press because the majority of reactions I get is that it is a scam or that it is illegal etc. The last incident I had was with a woman in the family, not directly related to me but in the family. I promote a product online that earns income. She asked me about it. In a nut shell, I tired to explain. This woman is really nosy and is for gossip sake when she pumps for information so I kept the response as vague as possible but nonetheless, I explained. Her response was that doesn't sound so good, sounds illegal. Well I certainly wouldn't buy from you. Well this woman is 70 years old and doesn't even have a computer. Not like she is going to be a potential customer so I told her that. That was the last time I talk about any online earning endeavor I am involved in. None of anyones business. For those I have shared things with, who are online, were warm to the opportunity so I don't push it. I disagree that it is unsafe to do online jobs without seeing who is behind the master plan and that we can run into just as many deceitful people in person as we can online. Makes no difference. I try to mingle with those who, even though they do not understand the concepts of what I do online to earn income, that they support me. I do not talk to nay sayers. When I know I am being approached by one I simply decline to discuss my business. I just plainly say, I am not into talking about it. Yet I could turn around and there be someone who is pumped up about online income ideas and would be glad to talk with them. I do not feed into those who only want to minimalize, the potential of earning online. Not to mention being accused of being involved in illegal activity when it is not and they are not even business or computer literate to be able to even begin to understand the concept, at all. I am still a bit hot under the collar about that. I just rather leave my friends out of it, in that I do not approach them. If someone approaches me and I feel that they are sincerely interested in learning to take part, I will spend some time with them. Thank you for your discussion.
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
30 Jan 09
No they don't now but they used to look at me strange when I said I earn money online. At the time I was only earning a few dollars a month. Now I make my living online and they all say it's great but they couldn't do it. Drives me crazy when people think that you can do but they can't. BTW: I am the oldest among my friends but at least 10 years but they all have much better educations than I do. I started two friends online but their interest lasted about a day, maybe so I took over those two web sites for myself and started earning. Now they won't talk to me. It does take a bit of work and they expected it to do it all by it's self.
@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
31 Jan 09
Yah, they ca not take the effort and time I am spending online in order to earn. LOl But it is okay, because they don't really understand. I am a stay home mom. Earning online is the best thing i can do for my free time. Rather than waste it doing nothing.
@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
31 Jan 09
Actually, none of my friends know that I am earning online. they all think I earn money in some other way. it's a more creative way and I really do earn money doing that as a side job but I also earn money by writing reviews and posting comments her eon mylot. :) Until now I never saw any reason why I had to share my experiences with them. i'm also a bit scared that they might make fun of me. I don't need the money anyway. I am not desperate. But mylot is like a guilty pleasure to me.
• India
31 Jan 09
Most of my friends find this job interesting.I have friends who earn by doing online jobs.It gives a sense of freedom.Most of my friends are mature enough to know that no work is small.
@bing28 (3795)
• Philippines
31 Jan 09
Even my children, keep on reminding me that it's not true earning online. They're laughing at me once am rushing with my comments at the sites but when I receive my first 100 dollars now they're doing their blogs already at paperpost and signed already as my referrals at mylot. Others are wondering, others don't believe but now many are interested.
• India
30 Jan 09
Most of peoples thinks same as you told.Until you will not explain them briefly they cann't believe. My friends also are not believing but slowly slowly they think. For belive on online job you have to see payment proof to them ( friends). Those people are note working on net for earning they donn't about paypal, alert pay.So it is necessary to briefy them clearly then they will believe.
@rj0921 (115)
• Philippines
31 Jan 09
Any of my close friends does not know I am doing online jobs. Just the same, they always say all online offers are scams and that's why I am not telling them of what I do. But now that I started with network marketing, I may be persuading them to become my downline, I just need proof to show them. And I think that will be soon already. I just hope they will belive me. Happy mylotting!
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
30 Jan 09
My friends used to be a bit patronizing about me earning money on line, and thought it was just a hobby of mine, I have never made any serious amounts of money, however I have been quite successful and I was able to show them how much money has gone into my Paypal accounts, they have looked at me now with admiration but they still won't do it for themselves, I guess they don't have the patience I have, you do need a lot of patience if you are going to earn on line and also be aware that there are many many scamming sites out there ready to steal money too, so it's like a minefield and it can be very risky too, but if you find a good quality site then stick with it.
• United States
30 Jan 09
Most of my friends actually do not have a computer so when I make money online and get it out of the bank they question, and say how can you make money online like that without spending any.