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Working From Home: the Pros and Cons.
If you're thinking of starting a home business, you've got to
realise something about life. Life has a certain balance: there
is no pleasure without pain, and there are no pros without cons.
Here's a look at the upsides and downsides of home businesses.
Pro: Independence. You do what you want, when you want. No-one
else can screw up your hard work, and you don't need to depend
on anyone but yourself. Your days of being told what to do are
over. And there's no dress code, either! Many people who work
from home admit to sitting around in their pyjamas all day, or
even working in the nude.
Con: No Security. With independence, though, comes
responsibility. There's nobody to carry you if you do badly one
day - if you don't make any money for the business, then you
don't get paid. People like certainty in their lives (that's why
they spend big bucks on insurance) - it can be hard to live with
this ultimate step into performance-related pay. You might find
yourself quickly wishing you had a regular paycheque again.
Pro: Flexible Working. You decide your hours. If you want to
take Wednesday off and work Saturday instead, then no-one's
stopping you. If you'd like to get up early and cram all your
work into the mornings so you can have the afternoons off, then
hey, you're the boss. Such flexibility can be a massive relief
after years of working nine to five.
Con: Work Never Ends. When you work from home, it can be
tempting to be constantly monitoring things, even when you've
decided you're not working. The only person who can handle a
crisis is you - and crises have a tendency to happen in the
middle of the night, or on your day off.
Pro: Keeping All the Money. Everything you earn is yours to
keep. It can be truly disheartening to work somewhere where cash
is being handled, and realising that the takings for the day add
up to a hundred times more than you got paid. You know that
someone's getting rich off your back, but it's not you - working
from home makes you the fatcat at the top.
Con: Doing Everything. Not all that money was profit, you know.
It goes on things like marketing, management,
stock control,
deliveries, and so on. Suddenly you have to manage everything
that goes on in your business - you deal with suppliers on one
end and customers on the other, you have to do all the budgeting
and spending, and you become your own marketing department. You
get to deal with all the fun tax issues, too.
Pro: No More Commuting. Commuting is expensive, painful, and can
feel like a complete waste of time - just think of all the time
and money most people spend travelling to and from work. When
you have a home business, you just get up and you're right next
to your workplace - isn't that convenient?
Con: One Less Room. Your house can feel a lot smaller when
you've had to set one room aside as your 'home office'. When
you're not working, it just sits there, useless, and meanwhile
your kids are getting upset at how small their bedrooms are.
Pro: A Healthier Lifestyle. When you only have an hour's lunch
break to do everything you need to do, you can end up running
yourself into the ground and not eating properly. Working from
home lets you do your errands when you want, and eat good food
every day.
Con: The Loneliness. If you're the only one around in your house
during the day, it avoids distractions - but it can also feel
very lonely. If you're the kind of person who likes being around
other people, you can start to get quite depressed.
But...
If you talk to anyone who works from home, they'll probably say
to you that, for them, the pros far outweigh the cons. Once
you're doing your own thing and feeling great, it's hard to go
back to a salaried existence - and remember, it's far easier to
work around your problems in a home business than it is to deal
with any problems you might have at work.
About the author:
Karen Walker assists entrepreneurs, network marketers, and
independent professionals grow and expand their business and
generate substantial incomes within 5 years so that they may
live the life they want, fulfill their passions, and achieve
their dreams! Visit her informational web sites:
http://www.cashflowquest.com http://www.income-directory.com
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