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redsadie
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# Posted: 22 Mar 2009 08:17
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when you first started out?
Personally I have told no-one I know at all (apart from my husband). Purely because they would poo-poo the notion, tell me not to be so silly and get a 'proper job'.
So, although I would absolutely love the support of my family, it just ain't gonna happen, and I've decided that once I get my Audi TT Roadster  I'll let them in on my "secret" 
So did you tell anyone what you were doing or not until you had actually made some money?
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TshirtFrank
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# Posted: 22 Mar 2009 11:40
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Hey Redsadie!
This is a good question because I think that a lot of people think they way that your do. I have been involved in several ventures that have been less than lucrative and for that reason I was a bit gun shy to let the fam in on the new biz. However I did, even before the sales started rolling in and found that it was some serious motivation to make this thing work. I still have a ways to go before I can tell the boss goodbye but the support and feed back from my family is helpful.
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2009 10:26
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Hi RedSadie,
That could easily go either way. It depends upon the nature of the family members.
Some would be quite supportive and some would make you regret it.
It's very much a personal call.
You could compromise by telling them but not letting them know your site addresses. General support might be nice though you may not want them poking around on your sites just yet.
My friends and family know about the site I've had since 1997 and my first four Squidoo sites but nothing else as of yet. I may never tell them about additional sites or maybe I'll let them know about just one once it's doing well.
It depends upon a lot of factors and what you want out of involving them.
Good luck,
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redsadie
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2009 14:00
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Hmmm. Thank you guys, as always
I think I will tell my sister but only say I am trying to make some extra money online. Not let her into a great deal of detail though. I think she will just roll her eyes and think it's another of my 'hairbrained' schemes, lol!
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seeyalater72
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2009 16:31
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I stopped telling family and friends what I was doing after the first few basically scoffed at the idea. Guess I figured that was how everyone of them would react so why bother.
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