What is your Occupation?
Published on June 19, 2021
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Depending on where I was at that moment, I used to answer the question “What is your occupation?” respectively with “I am a visual artist” or “I am a graphic designer”.
Nowadays I don’t get that question anymore because I am 65+ and people assume all persons above 65 to be retired! So I don’t wait for that question and say that I am a blogger and an affiliate marketer (You know what they say, fake it ‘till you make it, LOL).
If you are starting on the path of blogging and affiliate marketing and are wondering what niche you should choose, try making a list as I have done.
Things I have done to earn money
- babysitting
- collecting money for newspaper subscriptions
- picking strawberries, cucumbers, gherkins, and berries
- working on an assembly line at the Philips factory
- office and secretarial work
- working in a print shop
- teaching
- knitting sweaters for a wool shop
- working for an offset printer
- graphic design
- illustration
- photographing
- practicing arts, 2D and 3D
Things I have done for free for others or myself
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- gardening
- renovating houses, even tiling
- making furniture
- moving
- sewing clothes
- making toys
- painting (not as an art, but as a house painter)
- caregiving
Eye opener
It is fantastic to make a list like this. Not only to get ideas for niches, but it works wonders for our self-esteem.
I always thought I knew a lot about things because I was a graphic designer and thus came into contact with all kinds of different companies.
But when I look at that list, I've picked up quite a bit of knowledge from my working and personal life. Nice, don’t you think?
You can probably make such a list yourself. Will you share it with us?
xxx
Hannie
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