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Sales pitch
Posted on April 25th, 2006 7 commentsThe other day I was on the way out of Target with my mom when we bumped into some people that I haven’t seen in 15 – 20 years. The woman asked me what I was doing and I said simply “I write about digital cameras” — and that was about it. My mom added “he runs a website about digital cameras”, which the woman thought was interesting.
Immediately after we got outside, my mom said “you know, you shouldn’t be reluctant about telling people what you do for a living. You need to sell yourself more.” I said something like “well, I don’t think that my job is very exciting…”
I do have that feeling, though I don’t know if it’s honest, or just the result of my often lousy self-esteem. When I do tell people what I do (in more detail than above), they usually think it’s pretty neat. Now if I could only make myself believe that…7 responses to “Sales pitch”
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Hmm. I thought you were going to say that you were hesitant because you didn’t want people bugging you in person for recommendations.
Think about what you do. You can pick up virtually any camera and operate it in all kinds of modes. And you are a wonderful photographer. It takes most normal people forever to learn about their one camera.
I think what you do is pretty cool. -
I agree with Laanba. What you are doing is your gift and you do it very well. You should be proud of it and when asked tell people what it is all about. I bet you will be suprised how many connections come out of it that you didnt even know were there.
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Yeah, I am going to agree with the two previous comments…you have a pretty cool job. I would love to be able to be my own boss and have a website as sucessful as yours. Ranked 5,666 on Alexa!
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I have the exact problem you described. I work as a Systems Administrator and it’s impossible for anyone stay awake beyond 30 seconds of computer talk.
For the record, I’m AMAZINGLY jealous of what you do. I would love to be my own boss, have no daily commute, work on my own schedule and write about something I enjoy for a living.
From my perspective, your job is SO much better than the boring, corporate drudgery everyone else endures. You should be proud of your success. -
Charlie Young April 25th, 2006 at 18:49
Jeff,
You’ve got a dream job and there’s plenty of folks just turning green with envy. Count your blessings! -
madsax April 26th, 2006 at 10:21
I think it’s easy to get used to a situation and forget how great it is. Listen to all these folks Jeff
And then tell me the same thing. Hahahahahhah
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laanba April 25th, 2006 at 04:24