The Top Challenges That Only Internet Marketers Will Understand

When youre a digital marketer, youll find that very few people understand what you do, or what the challenges involved in that are. To them, you are someone who sits at home on their computer all day  and that cant be that hard, surely?

Of course, we know better! Being a digital marketer can in fact be very challenging and sitting at home is in fact part of that challenge. In this post, well look at some of the challenges  some funny, some frustrating  and maybe feel a little less alone in our plight!

People Wanting Things From You

You work from home and so the assumption is that you dont really do anything, or that youre free during the day to run errands, to chat to friends or to meet up when someone has a day off. Youre that friend that is always around.

Except what we know, is that even a minor interruption to your workflow can write off an entire day, leading to a much more stressful tomorrow!

Getting a Complaint at 10pm

Its 10pm and youre out drinking with friends, having a laugh and a good time. Then your phone vibrates, you pull it out your pocket, and you find out that its a client who is not happy that theyre not at the top of Google yet.

This is pretty much always going to ruin your night, which is why its so important to have separate work and fun accounts on your phones!

Doing Work That is Absolutely Dumb

You know the old saying that the customer knows best? Well, I would argue that this is not true when it comes to SEO. Theres another saying: a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. That one is much more applicable here.

Theres something very soul destroying about writing an article and absolutely stuffing it with keywords, all because the client thinks thats still the best way to impress Google!

Starting Work at 12pm

Sometimes the freedom of being a self-employed digital marketer is great. Other times, it means that you dont start doing anything productive until its 12pm because youve become distracted by Angry Birds, your cat, or something else entirely.

This is also the same day youll no doubt finish work at 12am. And its the day when you end up feeling hot and headachey because you havent left the one room or spoken to anyone in hours

Doing a Job That No One Understands

This in itself is one of the challenges that comes from being an SEO. It can be rather lonely. I had my Grandma ask me once if what I did was illegal My wife still doesnt really understand what I do either. This is what Chandler must have felt like!

Sure, it feels kind of cool having a job that no one quite understands but its also a way to ensure that you never get to share your fun anecdotes with anyone. Except through articles online, that is!