would you work at 'yext'?

leadsupplier said:
well it seems like climbing the ladder takes a lot of time. but what i have to ask is this. all three of you guys worked in the corporate world .. how do you think that affected your drive and motivation to succeed in affiliate marketing?
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a hell of a lot, because it made me realize how much money there is out there and how no employees in the corporate world are actually making any, those that hold the reigns are.

However I've seen a ton of people, especially in their 20's- go "DUDE- I'm now VICE PRESIDENT forget entrepreneurship I've got a $120k/year base!

Which is fine, but it's VERY easy to get 'comfortably numb' and blow years convinced you're making "a lot" of money.

If you want to get rich, don't work, own.

edit: that said- nothing is wrong with working for other people, some people prefer more mitigated risk:reward ratios than others. I'm saying if you're intent on owning your own business, own your own business and nothing wrong with taking a corporate job for a couple years, but don't get caught up in it and let it crush your dreams like it has many of my friends.
 


It seems to me that if you really have an entrepreneurial mind and aren't an 'average joe' you wouldn't need to be asking these ridiculous questions.
 
Sonny Forelli said:
a hell of a lot, because it made me realize how much money there is out there and how no employees in the corporate world are actually making any, those that hold the reigns are.

However I've seen a ton of people, especially in their 20's- go "DUDE- I'm now VICE PRESIDENT forget entrepreneurship I've got a $120k/year base!

Which is fine, but it's VERY easy to get 'comfortably numb' and blow years convinced you're making "a lot" of money.

If you want to get rich, don't work, own.

edit: that said- nothing is wrong with working for other people, some people prefer more mitigated risk:reward ratios than others. I'm saying if you're intent on owning your own business, own your own business and nothing wrong with taking a corporate job for a couple years, but don't get caught up in it and let it crush your dreams like it has many of my friends.
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well hearing you say that helps a lot ... i mean if i made 120k right now i'd be pretty happy b/c i'm not making that with affiliate marketing right now. thatd be over 10k a month. the catch is, i have no idea how hard i'd be working for that 120k a year, which again brings me back to the point of working first.

i'll always want to own, but i just think id need the experience first in the corporate world to really "know" thats what i want to do.
 
i am really not sure if this is still on topic... but unless you have a job offer in hand... im not sure this is relevant question... its speculation... the question is would you apply at yext... probably not... how many local search engines are there? not to innovative... id rather work at a more unique startup
 
leadsupplier said:
well hearing you say that helps a lot ... i mean if i made 120k right now i'd be pretty happy b/c i'm not making that with affiliate marketing right now. thatd be over 10k a month. the catch is, i have no idea how hard i'd be working for that 120k a year, which again brings me back to the point of working first.

i'll always want to own, but i just think id need the experience first in the corporate world to really "know" thats what i want to do.
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If you haven't read it I recommend you, this afternoon, go buy The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris and read it.
 
read: Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki, changed the way i see jobs and working for other people. Ive had many jobs and hated most of them, the ones i liked offered no benefits, or real means of promotion.

I almost quit school with one semester left because of that book
 
Hello friend,

I think will never know answer true unless try. If take job can realize it better then affiliate marketing for you. Can also realize it no good and affiliate marketing much better.

However it important depend on much money this job. If pay more or same money make from affiliate marketing then it worth risk. If pay little less it okay to if enough money for you live. But if pay lot less then maybe should no take.

Also if result is hate job can always quit job unless you sign slave contract.

Good luck bro
 
AngryMac said:
read: Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki, changed the way i see jobs and working for other people. Ive had many jobs and hated most of them, the ones i liked offered no benefits, or real means of promotion.

I almost quit school with one semester left because of that book
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prolly gunna pick up one if not both of them today
 
Try and get the job.

Anyone that runs a business here knows how critical decision making skills are. It's everything. You sound confused in your decisions throughout a lot of the threads you write which leads me to conclude that you are not ready to own or operate a business.

Affiliate marketing is one the easiest business models I have come across. The low overhead, simple expense/income sheets, outsource potential, automation, scaling, and easy entry level make it an entrepreneur's paradise. Work on your decisiveness, it will be essential even when you are working for someone else.
 
I kind of understand where you are coming from. Think about this: just do it for the experience, if nothing else. There's no reason why you wouldn't be able to work a corporate job from 9-5 and then go home to work on affiliate marketing. It's all going to depend on how hard you're willing to work.

I get the sense that you feel you're above the average joe, your competition, because you know all these techniques and whatnot. You feel that you have a slight edge. You probably do but that's because all of this is new. I predict that internet marketing is actually going to be a career choice in the future, as more and more companies look towards the internet for sales and establishing a reputation. Heck, I occasionally browse through craigslist and see that companies are asking for people who know PPC, SEO and whatnot. However, just like it was mentioned, these companies might not care about your techniques as long as you can increase their sales.

My advice, get a job so you can gain connections and learn through experience and then apply it to affiliate marketing when you actually take this 100% seriously. Working in a business, you'll understand the ins and outs of how it is run and you'll be able to apply whatever methods you see fit.
 
lol dude i worked 4 years with other people. was pretty nice in the beginning... but im not the person that likes to be politically correct 100% of the time and that got me into trouble with co-workers a few times. that being said, self employment through affiliate marketing is the shit for me- but it may not be the best thing for you.

as stated above, you can still be on a 9-5 and do AM. just takes effort.

I'd say try it out for a few months and quit if AM takes off.
 
If you like sucking up and kissing ass all day, then you'd probably make a pretty good employee.

If you can't stand being told what to do, and would rather do whatever you want, then run your own business.

I guess it depends on your personality. Especially how well you "take orders". I don't know about you, but I like to do what I want to do, and when someone starts ordering/bitching at me to do something, I say fuck you and do the opposite lol. So obviously, that's a horrible attitude to have with a job, but it works great when you make the decisions.

Basically, some people like to do what they want, others want to be told what to do. So just figure out which type you are.
 
My company has dealt with Yext before and will probably work with them soon. If you want to work for them, do not think you will be doing anything fancy or close to aff marketing, because you wont. You will literally be a drone sitting in a big room of 50+ recent grads cold calling prospective businesses to join the Yext niche network.

If you're cool with that, then go for it, make the cash to fund your aff marketing for the next year and then leave when you start doing well by yourself.

And why are you asking if you should "work for Yext" if you don't even have an offer from them? They receive thousands of apps I'm sure, what makes you stand out?
 
leadsupplier said:
well hearing you say that helps a lot ... i mean if i made 120k right now i'd be pretty happy b/c i'm not making that with affiliate marketing right now. thatd be over 10k a month. the catch is, i have no idea how hard i'd be working for that 120k a year, which again brings me back to the point of working first.

i'll always want to own, but i just think id need the experience first in the corporate world to really "know" thats what i want to do.
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Good luck making 120k a year fresh out of college working for someone else.
 
imagine the vc funding they will get when they figure out geoip so users don't have to type in a zip code!
 
You havent gotten an interview let alone a job and you are sweating this?

Umm apply and that will probably be the end of this.

If you get to an interview or two then you can start worrying.
 
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