Sick Days are Easier When you Work From Home

Working from home is wonderful for many reasons. Today, I an extra thankful to be working from home for one particular reason. A few days ago, my husband came down with a very bad cold. He was sick on his day off, and he had to miss two days of work after that. Fortunately, our boys do not seem to have suffered any ill effects. I, however, am slightly indisposed. Even though I am not feeling great, I seem to have a much lighter version of the cold that my husband had. Mostly, I am tired, and I find that … Continue reading →

Spring Cleaning for the Home Based Business

One way that I have been channeling the freshness and energy of springtime is spring cleaning. I have been making an effort to clean and de – clutter all over the house, and that includes the area where I do my work and the places where I store the items that I use for work. For my home – based businesses, it also means making sure that my computer files are neat and orderly so that I can find things quickly if I need to. I will be the first to admit that it is difficult to devote time to … Continue reading →

How do you Describe Your Work to Others

When you are a home – based professional, there is a certain kind of pride that comes with being able to tell others that you work for yourself. However, that pride can sometimes waver a bit when you encounter someone new who asks you what you do for work. I don’t know about you, but I always experience a brief moment of fear that I will be judged based upon what I do for work and how I do it. The fact is that I am a stay at home mom. I also happen to have a small private law … Continue reading →

Home – Based Businesses and Professional Growth

After you have been working at your own home – based business for a while, you may come to find that you are experiencing benefits that you did not even anticipate when you made the move to working from home. Last night I was thinking about how owning my own businesses gives me an unlimited opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. Even though I never really had a long term career track job before I started working for myself, the things that I have heard from friends in the world of traditional work have made me realize that professional growth … Continue reading →

Talking About Home Based Work With Family and Friends

If you are considering making the move to working from home, you may be excited to take steps in the direction of your dreams. As you go through the steps of researching home – based business options and opportunities to see what you may be interested in, it is natural to want to talk about some of the things that you see with family and friends. When you have dreams and aspirations such as switching from the world of traditional work to working from home, it is important to know that there are people that support you, who are interested … Continue reading →

Don’t Put All of Your Eggs in One Basket

One thing that it is important to keep in mind when you start your own, home – based business is that timeless phrase, “don’t put all of your eggs in one basket”. When you work outside of the home, chances are that someone else is responsible for providing a job for you to do. When you have your own business, you are responsible for making sure that you have enough work to keep yourself busy (and fed, and clothed). The best way for a home – based professional to ensure that he or she always has enough work is to … Continue reading →

Developing Strategies for Problem Clients

When you open a home – based business, you do not usually envision yourself as encountering problem clients. After all, you do good work and you are a good person, so why would there ever be any trouble. When I went into business for myself as an attorney, I never imagined the types of issues that I would have with some of my clients. I have encountered problems with a small number of writing clients, too, but for some reason those issues have been easier to deal with. If I could start my businesses over again, I would spend more … Continue reading →

Could You be Selling Your Creations on Etsy?

Today, I felt like looking around on Etsy at all of the beautiful, handcrafted things that people are making and selling on there. I am constantly amazed at the variety of talented people that are selling unique and beautiful wares at prices that are very reasonable. Do you think that you could start a home – based business making things that you love and selling them on Etsy? It is quite possible that you could. One wonderful thing about selling items on Etsy is that you can make the things that you love without concerning yourself with whether there is a demand … Continue reading →

Mixing Business and Babies

It has occurred to me that people might come upon this home – based business blog with many different questions related to home – based business on their minds. While I am not a mind reader, I can imagine that some of you may have come here to read articles that might help you to answer the question of when is a good time to start your home – based business. Even more specifically, there may be some of you out there who have very young children at home. You may be wondering whether there is any way that babies … Continue reading →

The Difference Between Working on Your Business and Working at Your Business

When you own and operate your own business, you are in charge of just about everything. Many home – based professionals just do not have the resources to outsource tasks like advertising, filing, billing, and the like. Of course, you are also in charge of producing the product or service that your business provides. Home – based professionals and other entrepreneurs often find it difficult to balance these two distinct groups of activities, the ones that can be categorized as “working on your business” and the others, which can be categorized as “working at your business”. There is definitely a … Continue reading →