Want to Work at Home? Where to Start
For various reasons, mothers are choosing to stay at home, becoming known as WAHMs (work-at-home moms) or mompreneurs.
According to a July 17, 2005 article in USA Today, the statistics of WAHMs is unknown, but there are more than 10 million female owned businesses in this country and this number is growing.
With online technology, the possibilities are practically limitless.
So...
you're interested in starting a business or at least generating some income, but, where in the world do you start? That's a great question & I'm glad you asked it.
I will be approaching from different aspects, i.
e.
avoiding scams, generating ideas, existing (and legitimate) online and offline business opportunities and anything else I can think of or that you have questions about.
Let's get started.
Assignment One: List five reasons why you want your own business or want to work from home.
Assignment Two: Make a list of five pros and five cons to having your own business or working from home.
Now, let's talk about you.
After all, you're the one who will be doing the work and while any work contains aspects that are less than inspiring, it's important to find something that you like to do.
So, what kind of person are you anyhow? Here's some questions to get you thinking * Are you a people person, someone who comes alive and thrives when around people.
Do you need or crave social interaction? Do you like being the center of attention? * Are you a real homebody, someone who is content to just be at home and for the most part couldn't care less about going anywhere? * How would you describe yourself: outgoing, shy, drama queen, talkative, quiet, etc? * Do you find it easy or difficult to talk with people, especially people you don't know? * Are you a morning person, night-owl or somewhere in-between? * How much time do you have to devote to a business? * How supportive is your family? Are others in the family willing/able to chip in and do some of the tasks that fall on you in order to free up some of your time? * When interrupted while working on a project, can you easily resume where you left off or does it take you awhile to build the momentum back up? * Are you patient or impatient? * Do you enjoy creating things? * Do you enjoy routine or do you need change? * Do you enjoy working on and learning more about the computer or does it frustrate you to no end? * Are you a salesperson or would you rather eat worms than try to sell something? * Do you like figuring out how to do something or would you rather just have someone show you or just do it for you? With your answers in mind, consider the following: * Do you think you'd be happy running a strictly online business? * Do you think you'd rather work at something that provides actual people-to-people contact? * Would you enjoy retail work, on and/or offline, if you found a product(s) that you really believed in? * Or would you prefer offering a service? Homework :) : Make a list of 10 items that you enjoy, interest you, and/or you are good at.
This list can be anything from crafts to organizing to cleaning to reading to cake decorating to writing..
..
anything! After you've made your list, ask several people who know you well, your spouse, mom, friend, what things they would put on your list.
If they mention anything, add it on.
Now, put your list away for a day or two.
After a few days, look it over again and circle the three top items on your list.
That's enough for now.
Next time, we'll look at list of potential business ideas to keep those creative juices flowing! Questions? Comments? When not busy writing and learning about home-based businesses, you're sure to find me busy at my newest website, Down Comforter Sets.
According to a July 17, 2005 article in USA Today, the statistics of WAHMs is unknown, but there are more than 10 million female owned businesses in this country and this number is growing.
With online technology, the possibilities are practically limitless.
So...
you're interested in starting a business or at least generating some income, but, where in the world do you start? That's a great question & I'm glad you asked it.
I will be approaching from different aspects, i.
e.
avoiding scams, generating ideas, existing (and legitimate) online and offline business opportunities and anything else I can think of or that you have questions about.
Let's get started.
Assignment One: List five reasons why you want your own business or want to work from home.
Assignment Two: Make a list of five pros and five cons to having your own business or working from home.
Now, let's talk about you.
After all, you're the one who will be doing the work and while any work contains aspects that are less than inspiring, it's important to find something that you like to do.
So, what kind of person are you anyhow? Here's some questions to get you thinking * Are you a people person, someone who comes alive and thrives when around people.
Do you need or crave social interaction? Do you like being the center of attention? * Are you a real homebody, someone who is content to just be at home and for the most part couldn't care less about going anywhere? * How would you describe yourself: outgoing, shy, drama queen, talkative, quiet, etc? * Do you find it easy or difficult to talk with people, especially people you don't know? * Are you a morning person, night-owl or somewhere in-between? * How much time do you have to devote to a business? * How supportive is your family? Are others in the family willing/able to chip in and do some of the tasks that fall on you in order to free up some of your time? * When interrupted while working on a project, can you easily resume where you left off or does it take you awhile to build the momentum back up? * Are you patient or impatient? * Do you enjoy creating things? * Do you enjoy routine or do you need change? * Do you enjoy working on and learning more about the computer or does it frustrate you to no end? * Are you a salesperson or would you rather eat worms than try to sell something? * Do you like figuring out how to do something or would you rather just have someone show you or just do it for you? With your answers in mind, consider the following: * Do you think you'd be happy running a strictly online business? * Do you think you'd rather work at something that provides actual people-to-people contact? * Would you enjoy retail work, on and/or offline, if you found a product(s) that you really believed in? * Or would you prefer offering a service? Homework :) : Make a list of 10 items that you enjoy, interest you, and/or you are good at.
This list can be anything from crafts to organizing to cleaning to reading to cake decorating to writing..
..
anything! After you've made your list, ask several people who know you well, your spouse, mom, friend, what things they would put on your list.
If they mention anything, add it on.
Now, put your list away for a day or two.
After a few days, look it over again and circle the three top items on your list.
That's enough for now.
Next time, we'll look at list of potential business ideas to keep those creative juices flowing! Questions? Comments? When not busy writing and learning about home-based businesses, you're sure to find me busy at my newest website, Down Comforter Sets.
