To own your home business and to work at home are the two most often spoken phrases when an employee is asked what they would like to do instead of their every day job. Perhaps it is the sense of achievement that goes along with owning a home business, or maybe it is the joy of working at home in familiar surroundings while still being able to earn a check. Whatever the case may be, successfully working at home with your own home business is not something that happens by chance but instead something that needs to be planned.
Here are some tips on working at home with yourbusiness:
Set up a home office.
Working at home has many perks, but if you do not have a dedicated work space, you will not be able to enjoy them very much. After all, your business credibility will suffer if prospective customers hear the TV or stereo in the background. Set apart some space that will allow you to close the door and be undisturbed by whatever goes on in the rest of the house.
Set some office hours and stick to them.
It is tempting to devote every waking hour to your new business, but keep in mind that doing so will not only lead to a quick burnout, but it will also counteract any positive experiences you could have while working at home, such as spending more time with your family, and actually cooking them a nutritious breakfast, or being home and available when the school bus drops off the kids. It is not fair to your family to work during off hours!
Lean to say NO.
For reasons that may invite endless speculation, when friends and family hear that you are now working from home, many will take this as an open invitation to drop by and visit, request that you watch their kids, or run some errands. It is important to gently but firmly say NO, when these requests fall during your business hours. Remember, you took this step so you could be home with your family! If you begin playing with your business hours to help out everyone who asks, you will find yourself compromising the time you have scheduled to be with your family!
Be innovative.
Think outside the box, and do not be afraid to try something new. This is true especially when it comes to marketing your new business! If, for example, you run a pet grooming business and if you own a dog, go ahead and dress the little canine up in a cute costume and then hand out flyers at the local park.
As you can see, running a successful home business depends on your ability to work at home undisturbed and with all the discipline that you had when working for a previous employer.
Allen Cuzzone
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#1 by jonoxk on August 9th, 2009
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Can you work successfully with your difficult spouse on a home business?
I find it very hard to work with my wife on a little business project we have. She takes it too seriously, and just won’t lighten up. Then if I don’t support her, she attacks me or uses it to say our marriage is poor – seperate issue in my mind. I just feel if we are not on the same page, how can the business grow? We both work full time and must make time for our home life and personal interests, but she is set on having a shop even though we do not have the money. My question is – is it better to not work together if it puts too big a strain on the marriage? Will she accept it if I say I have had enough of the backbiting and belittling? Or…how can I make this work?
#2 by Judith on August 9th, 2009
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I think you & your wife have already demonstrated that it isn’t working. Don’t continue; it isn’t worth losing a marriage over. Don’t use personal attacks. Just sit down & say that you have different styles which aren’t compatible & that your marriage is more important to you than the business & what it is doing to you. You can’t continue with the situation as it is and, therefore, you would like to close up shop.
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#3 by sumankhs on August 9th, 2009
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Any relationship is based on effective communication and that is what is needed in your case. If you are into going for walks then you should take her out for a short walk and talk out thing in a gentle way. It helps sometimes to talk things over outside home in a different yet refreshing surroundings. You both have the goal to make your business work for you guys so explain to her that you both need to approach it wisely and with fresh minds. If she agrees great, if not you should both decide to put it to a halt at least for some time and come back to it when you can both communicate on the subject effectively and without being nasty to each other. All the best!
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#4 by Dke on August 9th, 2009
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Doesn’t sound like a good idea working with her, seems that the whole situation is causing you stress instead of being able to enjoy working from home.
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