Temptations of a home based business by Daniel Thorley
Fancy working in your dressing gown? This is not a good idea but is possible when you work from home. This is one of the temptations of your home based business. Total freedom and relaxation. In reality it is a little bit different.
It is important to maintain the status quo. You work better if you act professionally and that means wearing smart, casual. Motivating yourself to work set hours. Not having long lunches or popping out to do the shopping and so forth.
What is the allure of a home based business?
Well it must be pointed out that whatever you decide this is not something that can be done without any effort. Both in time and possibly some money.
It has to be decided whether to run your home based business as the main source of income or concurrently with an existing job. The latter still gives financial security but there could be an enormous amount of work. There are bills to pay, possibly a family to support, and other needs to meet.
If you stay in your full time job together with all the commitments that go with it, it is difficult to focus on your new on line venture. There are many calls on time and working from home makes it easier to lose track of the commitment needed.
An option is to bite the bullet, give up the job and try working an on line business full-time. This gives the time needed, allows the focus on one thing and that's the new business venture.
However, if this option is taken full commitment is needed. No-one is going to be successful if they lounge around drinking coffee, after lying in bed longer than necessary. Without the discipline of an outside working environment this can happen.
When you are working from home it is vitally important to create a
proper working environment. Set targets. Work within specific timescales.
Whatever happens stick to the working routine of a set number of hours per day. These can, of course, be flexible but nevertheless must be done.
Another temptation to working from home is thinking if the sun is shining or friends ask you out, you can just up and go. Motivation is the key here and the answer must be no.
When your business is up and running, dependent on what it is, there could be more time out but this must only be the case when the money is flowing in.
You need to bear in mind that as with any business, you get out what you put in. Nothing comes to nothing without work and effort.
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