Are you looking for home based work? There are some great
advantages working from your own home and not having to
fight the daily grind of commuting back and forth to
another location. Avoiding "traffic" is probably the most
relished luxury of having a business that creates home
based work. Next to that is arguably the ability to throw
away the alarm clock!
It's interesting to me as I look back over my career and
reminisce the beginnings of my current business and the
illusions I had about business needs. Some of which caused
me to spend unnecessary amounts of money, only to learn
that things could have been handled differently with an
alternative (possibly better) outcome. What started as
home based work was quickly moved out to my first real
"office" of just over 500 square feet!
After having started at home (sometimes referred to as a
garage operator) and then moving to a storefront. I did
grow even more rapidly, in size of my office and in
personnel. Within a matter of months I went from 500
square feet with two employees, to 1400 square feet with
five employees. My home based work had turned into a full
blown business with additional responsibilities that began
to take up a great deal of my time. Which in turn I hired
another employee to "manage" those matters and delegate
various tasks to other individuals.
A few years later we out grew those facilities and moved
within the same complex to a larger area of 3400 square
feet. Of course this added more employees and additional
"business" needs that had me questioning why I moved my
home based work in the first place! After eight years of
driving back and forth to work, paying monthly lease
payments and dealing with other distractions. I downsized!
Having located another place in a somewhat rural area I
moved my residence and workplace, to a single piece of
property. Combing my home front with my business practice
has been the best move for my type business. I do
understand that certain businesses need their own space and
location. One that is completely separate from ones living
quarters. I just happen to have the good fortune of a
business model that allows me to run it from almost any
location, providing I have access to a telephone, mailbox
(UPS) and now the Internet!
I now have a 2400 square foot building that sits completely
separate from my residence. It faces another direction
with its own private entrance and private address. This
provides me with all the benefits of having a real
"office", while enjoying home based work!
The best advice I can offer you, find a mentor! Get with
someone whom you know has been successful and has the
credibility to teach you (preferably lead you), about your
business venture. Choosing to work from home and have home
based work should be treated like a real business. We've
all heard and/or read, treat your business like a hobby and
you'll get paid like a hobby. However, treat it like a
business and in return, you'll get paid like a business! I
suggest to you, that's what you want!! To get paid for
your efforts and get paid what your worth.
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Aubrey Richardson is the founder of http://www.logofax.com
a Logos & Clip Art site and has created
http://www.internet-based-business-opportunity.com to show
others how to build a successful online business. Find out
how you can profit online too with his popular free
ecourse, available at: http://www.aubreyrichardson.com
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