DISQUS

David Risley: How Do You Explain Blogging To Your Family?

  • Steven Hodson · 1 year ago
    I just go with technology journalist / writer
  • Sarah · 1 year ago
    "I write articles for technology news websites." They kind of grasp that.
  • Robert Nelson · 1 year ago
    I tend to simply say that I write about technology online.

    Its always frustrating to explain, but sometimes I like to have a little fun and use the term Internet Entrepreneur once in a while.

    That usually leaves them wondering even more. ;)
  • Keith Bloemendaal · 1 year ago
    I still have a full time job! I can't wait to get to the point of explaining that one, maybe just tell every one I quit my job, and me and the wife and kids are going on welfare! LOL
    Keith
  • tsudohnimh · 1 year ago
    To be clear you aren't in the mob are you? LOL Too funny.
  • David · 1 year ago
    I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. :)
  • Ben Kepes · 1 year ago
    I just explain that I'm a portfolio guy - drop the "e" word (entrepreneur), the "j" word (journalist) and the horrible horrible "c" word (consultant)

    that gets the majority of eyes rolling!
  • Jay N · 1 year ago
    I can relate and I create media on the Oregon Coast...
    It aint logging or fishing, no clue!
  • Cathy · 5 months ago
    I vote for plain old 'writer'. Still denotes a bit of mystery versus, say, 'I'm a technical writer'.
  • Liane YoungBlogger · 5 months ago
    Well, I guess I can present a different point of view. Being a teen blogger is way harder. I'm still under parental control and I have to tell them what I'm up to. Explaining about blogging? Well, the line I used is just "I write online". :D

    I don't explain more than that, I tried to explain SEO once and they're dumbfounded. Hahaha. So there, I've just stuck up to the explanation that "I write online".
  • Holly Mann · 5 months ago
    This is hilarious! I tell everyone I'm a web designer as that is the only thing the general public understands. Otherwise they may understand it if I explained the marketing aspects, but it would take a long time to attempt and I don't bother anymore with it. But truly, I am an Internet Marketer. :)
  • Ronblogger · 3 months ago
    actually until now they have no ideas on what im doing online, only my wife knows that im into blogging, im planning to tell them soon once it is stable already