May 17, 2012

One Hour a Day, 5 Days a Week is you need

large clock faceWhen I get away from my computer and in to the ‘real-world’, I talk to people who tell me how ‘lucky’ I am to be able to work from home and that they they wish they could do something similar. Most of the ‘excuses’ I hear are about time and usually include demanding jobs, children, spouses or all three!

These are just excuses to put off taking action and taking a step in to the unknown.

If you can ‘find’ an hour a day, five days a week and use your time productively you can build a successful home based business. Then you can start to cut down your hours a work and eventually do it full-time (or continue part-time if you choose).

This article isn’t going to get you to join a ‘get rich quick’ scheme, which promises you money for nothing. I am talking about a creating a ‘real’ business that will allow you to achieve your goal of working from home and enjoying the lifestyle that comes with it. [Read more...]

Work From Anywhere with an Internet Connection

laptop beachPeople decide to work from home for a range of different reasons, however one of the main attractions for me was the ability to to work from anywhere.

As many of you know I am originally from the UK and go back there each year for an extended (1-2month holiday), because my business is flexible I can take my laptop with me and keep things ticking over.

If you create a flexible business you can take it anywhere. I know a couple of people who live in Thailand and run freelance businesses with UK and US clients and I’ve met someone who lives in Peru running a network of blogs and websites. You really can work anywhere with a reasonable Internet connection. [Read more...]

Guest Post – What Does it Take to Work from Home?

GUEST POST by David Nieuwenhoven

So you are thinking of working from home and starting your own home business? You may also think you should be able to get started in business for free? After all Facebook is free, Google is free, YouTube is free – you can even create your own website with out spending a cent!

So maybe you can start home business with little or event no upfront investment and start making money ASAP?
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Should You Pay an Upfront Fee for an Work From Home Opportunity?

pay upfront laptopI get asked this question all the time from people who have looked in to a particular work from home opportunity and been asked to pay an upfront fee to get started.

You wouldn’t expect to setup a traditional business without some kind of upfront investment, a home business is no different. Many companies who offer home business opportunities have start-up/distributor packs which get you up and running. They are like a business in a box. Often they include a website, training materials and perhaps your first order of products to get your started.

Is it right to charge you for this? 100% YES! I talk to many people who want everything given to them on a plate, but don’t feel want to invest anything in return – this isn’t reasonable. [Read more...]

Work from Home – A Job or a Business?

Almost everyone dreams of the day when they would be able to have their own business working from home. There is an allure in being able to get up in the morning and not have to commute to an office where you spend 8 hours a day working in order to make somebody else rich.

With your own business then you can stop making somebody else rich and make yourself rich. The problem is most people don’t take action and make the leap from a job to a business.

Many people dream of working from home and being their own boss, but when looking at work from home options don’t want to invest money in starting their own business. [Read more...]

Benefits of Working from Home – There are lots!

Over the past decade more and more employees have been able to work from home as part of their day job. This often involves involves work from home one or more days a week.

The rise in the number of employees telecommuting is the result of the rise in the use of technology and the wide spread use of the Internet. It is possible to gain access to computer systems at work and be able to complete your duties while working from home.

The only problem is that it gives you a taste of freedom but that is dashed the next day when you are back to the grind of commuting to a job. The only way to get break that bind completely is to start your own business working from home. Here are four benefits of working from home. [Read more...]

Avoid work from home scams

work from home scamsI’m sure you’ve read a magazine or visited a website and been tempted by an advert offering your thousands per week to work from home completing surveys or doing data entry.

The reality is if it sounds too good to be true if probably is.

The good news is that there are literally thousands of genuine home business jobs and opportunities and if you follow a few simple guidelines you’ll be able to find the work from home business that allows you to achieve your financial and lifestyle goals. [Read more...]