Is Earning a Living Based On Commissions Similar to Earning a Living on Social Media?

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Lots of info here for when I finally visit the States.

I dont get tipped even though I work in the service sector. My job is reliant upon whether people want to join the forces or not. I work in the defence organisation on the till for hungry airmen/women. Sometimes we get chocolates given to us from servicemen and women especially from the international students.

I would also love to support small businesses and I do what I can. Little independent coffee shops and cafes are great along the high street and I generally tip them well when the service and food is good.

Now, I know we shouldn't worry. I know God leads people to other jobs and provisions. But the people I feel saddest for are the ones who seem specially designed by God for such work and really love it (and you can tell,) but the state of the world is driving them out of areas where they can use their best God-given gifts.
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I absolutely love my job because I was designed for it. And if for any reason I was made redundant. I would have to buy a donkey and a cart and make my own hand made flowers choccies and sweets and goodies and sell them. Carrots free for children to feed little donkey

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Sales a tough business. There was a time when I thought if I had enough faith, God would make a way for me to succeed in sales.
So far it hasn't worked out this way.
 
jacko said:
Sales a tough business. There was a time when I thought if I had enough faith, God would make a way for me to succeed in sales.
So far it hasn't worked out this way.
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I tried direct sales. You have to be a certain kind of person to succeed. I'm not one of them. I did get into sales, but it was to industry where technical knowledge was much more important. Even then it was not easy.

God knows what suits us best. Try to be honest about your skills, personality and education level. It was much easier for me because I spent 8-1/2 years in the military. I learned electronics which gave me technical knowledge for a sales career.

In Australia, many of the best paid jobs are trades. They are also less likely to be taken over by AI and robots. Plumbers and electricians can make a steady and substantial income. It's hard work - I assisted an electrician for a while - but it's worthwhile.
 
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NZ economy isn't strong, and we only have 5 million people and can't compete against bigger countries. There is no tipping culture here. The bookstore I used to work in has closed down. The hairdresser where I got my dye job and cut closed down.

Smith and Caughey, an almost 100 years old department store closed down.

Ikea, Costco and american fast food chains have moved in - we now have Texas Chicken, Taco Bell, Sal's Pizza etc.

Service industries, businesses and public services (govt jobs) have been cut, had lots of layoffs. It's been a tough 2 years. Things seem to be picking up again, but the recession was enough to end a lot of businesses and institutions. People moved to Australia for better prospects.

Ok back to question, I haven't thought about making a living you-tubing. I guess thats why it has so many ads now. I've never worked on commissions but freelance work does rely on people wanting the service you offer. I think with anything it can be dicy when recession hits and people don't have spare cash except for essentials.

Even uber drivers were having it tough. I did rely on them a lot when I didn't have a car. I think for the most part, they are wonderful, and when they did a good job and got me to my destination safely, I would give them a $1 tip. (its' on the app) Though in general, its not the culture in NZ to tip. People ought to be paid a fair wage in the first place. Though NZ is a low wage economy, we had what is called the living wage, and it's gone up, but never goes up enough to keep up with inflation

Cost of living has risen. Its the same everywhere in the world I suspect. Covid is having an impact, as is the new tech that covid forced people to invest in. Zoom, online, AI etc.
 
You can potentially reach a lot more ppl on social media since it's the world-wide web, when things go viral.

I mean look at Taylor Swift. She was very savvy in the way she interacted with fans on social media. She's a billionaire. She sells more music/concert tickets than anyone and she pockets all the cash because she owns the rights to her own songs. But I will say she has a lot of support and already came from a wealthy family so she always had a cushion to fall back on if the entertaiment industry didn't work out.

The tough times come to those who don't have emergency funds and are barely making ends meet. Wealthier people can usually ride out the recession by cutting back on non-essentials.
 
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There are virtual assistant jobs you can try looking into. Also there are data entry jobs. I am looking at the virutal assistant jobs, trying to see if I can apply for one.
 
Lanolin said:
NZ economy isn't strong, and we only have 5 million people and can't compete against bigger countries. There is no tipping culture here. The bookstore I used to work in has closed down. The hairdresser where I got my dye job and cut closed down.

Smith and Caughey, an almost 100 years old department store closed down.

Ikea, Costco and american fast food chains have moved in - we now have Texas Chicken, Taco Bell, Sal's Pizza etc.

Service industries, businesses and public services (govt jobs) have been cut, had lots of layoffs. It's been a tough 2 years. Things seem to be picking up again, but the recession was enough to end a lot of businesses and institutions. People moved to Australia for better prospects.

Ok back to question, I haven't thought about making a living you-tubing. I guess thats why it has so many ads now. I've never worked on commissions but freelance work does rely on people wanting the service you offer. I think with anything it can be dicy when recession hits and people don't have spare cash except for essentials.

Even uber drivers were having it tough. I did rely on them a lot when I didn't have a car. I think for the most part, they are wonderful, and when they did a good job and got me to my destination safely, I would give them a $1 tip. (its' on the app) Though in general, its not the culture in NZ to tip. People ought to be paid a fair wage in the first place. Though NZ is a low wage economy, we had what is called the living wage, and it's gone up, but never goes up enough to keep up with inflation

Cost of living has risen. Its the same everywhere in the world I suspect. Covid is having an impact, as is the new tech that covid forced people to invest in. Zoom, online, AI etc.
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The developed world seems to have no plan to cope with AI, especially self driving vehicles. There are nearly a million people from India in Australia. The vast majority of taxi and Uber drivers here are Indian. I don't know how Sikhs handle the heat with their turbans. I don't know what work they will do when all those jobs evaporate.
 
We need self driving cars, because we are getting older every day. We need the car to drive us, because we will one day be too old to drive.
 
linkedin has over 1k listings for virtual assistant youtube jobs. I don't know how legit they are though.
 
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We need self driving cars, because we are getting older every day. We need the car to drive us, because we will one day be too old to drive.
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I'm nearly 75 and I love to drive still. Sure, self driving is not a bad thing. But the question is what do the 100,000 Uber and Taxi drivers in Australia do? How about all the truck drivers? Self driving trucks are not far off.
 
Yea, over in NZ too, majority Indian uber drivers.
It used to be only Indians owning dairies - i.e kwik-e-marts, 7-11s
Now I see many in the hospitality industry, with fast food workers, and Indian restaurants of course. Indian ladies often work in beauty salons.
Not sure what all the Indian uber driving men would do but if their English is good they are often salespeople.
Maybe ask in the Indian Christian Forum here?
 
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