Sometimes if I feel like it I will say “I’m a Internet Marketing Mentor & Visionary”. But that’s only when I’m feeling a bit egocentric.

To answer your question:

‘By the way, what are you doing in Thailand? ha ha!’

The answer to that is perhaps ‘Enjoying the struggle’ (well to a degree!), which is the exact reason I frequent this particular blog.

I believe I have a great idea, but need to learn a whole lot more on how to capitalise on it while at the same time maintaining a free service.

To keep on topic, I guess I could give myself the title of an ‘Optimist in training’. There, how does that sound?

If you’d like to contact me (as a fellow SEA solopreneur) you can do so from my site.

Cheers

Aitch

Myself i’ve been caught saying a numerous array of things, everything from “Project Manager” to “Generalist” and i tell ya the one that works best is nothing at all.

Most people need a way to classify what they cannot understand. I currently work but it isn’t on my list of things to tell people because i’ve been building business lately and am far more excited to talk about those. I enjoy doing and plan on doing more in the future but i realize that it all takes time.

I’ve recently come to the conclusion of making a strong plan to stick to in regards to investing, running businesses and well even working. I like to say that i am currently (and always) in the ‘asset development phase’, but that’s me!

Peter – nice post, I read it through, although I’m seeing black and white lines now – not a big fan of white text on black background.

James – I’d like to indulge with you in some male bonding over a pretty girl but I’d have to start another blog devoted to that topic…hmm, now there is an idea.

Thanks for the comments from everyone else too.

I dug it up and posted it…

I’m still confused… but happyer and now my head doesn’t hurt…

Peter Christo

Not as sexy as 16th Century Scottish Warrior-Poet.

But these are modern times. We work keyboards instead of swords and ploughs.

I know a lot of men are ready to rip their hearts out over this… screaming for just one-real-experience. Just one.

But its the age we’ve been given. We gotta do battle here. And with these keys…

Thanks for the thought Yaro.

We seem to be leading nearly identical existances! I am 43, an American but living in the Philippines. People always think… he’s too young to retire, what is he doing here? It’s always interesting, isn’t it?

By the way, what are you doing in Thailand? ha ha

Hopefully she’s brave enough to reply!

And a comment on the girl in the show store. I often get resumes sent to me from people about to graduate or recently graduated from business/marketing. Their work experience during their degree is often virtually nil. They try to claim working in restaurants/shoe shops as industry experience. Don’t degrees ask for industry placements any more? During my journalism degree I had to do 12 weeks industry work placement. Plus I supported myself writing articles for magazines.

Today people come out of uni with a degree in theory of a topic – and it seems no ‘hunger’ or ‘entrepeneurial spirit’ to succeed. I talk to employers in all sorts of industries and they all express the same sentiment.

So to the girl if she is reading this – don’t wait for an opportunity to be given to you. Apply your learnings and give it a go. Then you can reply to people when they ask …”I’m a tryer!”

The way I see it regardless of definition, we’re all economic, social, psychological and spiritual beings who crave meaning in their ‘work’, whatever that may entail.

At 44 years old I usually reply with ‘Nothing!’ which pricks people ears up as their expressions begs for more information Folk seem curious as to where my income comes from, perhaps thinking he’s too young to retire so he must have either made or inherited some cash from somewhere!

I then usually find myself telling them what I used to do out here first (when I had a proper job and a title) followed by something along the lines of ‘Oh, and I’ve been working on a web project for the past 12 months which I hope will generate a bit of cash in the long term. Obviously a bit of mutual chit chat is then exchanged before the conversation comes to an end with the stranger.

So I guess tell people what I’m doing as opposed to what I do. I’ve never really thought about given myself a title in this new venture of mine.

At this moment in time I make diddlysquat from my website besides my best efforts. Once I do generate some cash from this project, I bet I’ll have no problem then finding an appropriate title for what I am!

Cheers

Aitch

Me, personally, I opened up my own company. (Simple, but Kinal Corp.

As of now, I say I have given my two weeks notice to my current employer. I opened my own — legitimate — company and provide the services I have listed on the, simple, company site. After telling them the services, I also tell them that I have a few ideas that I am trying to explore and that I am “going to see what I can come up with.”

I see the reasons why you could defend yourself when it comes to the pornography section of the web, but I keep a as-a-matter-of-fact approach to the subject. It is one of the biggest industries on the Internet and I have no problem talking about ideas I have concerning the topic. I keep a non-chalant, strictly business, mentality about the subject because I would love a piece of the revenues that some companies earn. For example, Vivid Entertainment, make one million a week.

I am not talking about starring in any films, but ways of generating revenue — through the web.

Like I said at the start, it really depends on what you are doing, plan on doing, and how you want the information you are going to present, to appear to the listener.

Regards,
Alex