Work at Home Community

Looking for a work at home job? I’ll give you 5 good reasons why you should
consider starting a home business instead.

1. Telecommuting jobs are rare- are you? The only real work at home jobs out
there are for highly specialized skills like programming, translation,
transcription and such. What they all have in common is that they require
special training and employers that hire telecommuters always require
experienced candidates- experts in their field. Employers just don’t hire
people to do things like typing from their homes.

A home business can be anything you want it to be. You get to follow your
passion and do something that you truly enjoy. I think that if we all couldn’t
wait to leap out of bed each morning because we loved what we do, the world
would be a much happier place. So, unless you have a passion for learning MYSQL
/ SQL database structure or how to translate medical documents from English to
Japanese, a home business can offer endless possibilities in an area that
interests you.

2. Telecommuting jobs don’t afford as much flexibility as you might think. Your
boss picks your clients and coworkers, not you. You may or may not like the
people you find yourself working with day after day, which can be like a slow
form of torture.

With your business you choose who your client will be. Maybe you want to start
a business that has to do with kids and all your clients have kids at home with
them. They would be more likely to understand and appreciate kid noise in the
background while on the phone with you. You get to create your own “company
culture”.

3. You’re not in control of your job security. Corporate downsizing will still
apply and even if you have that rare and special skill that they once found
indispensable, you might find yourself back on the job search track. Also,
unless you have a written agreement that your telecommuting arrangement is set
in stone, employers can pull you back into the office at their discretion.

4. Big brother will be there looking over your shoulder. Employers need to know
that their employees are being productive. They just can’t help themselves.
This
puts more pressure on you to meet deadlines, to prove that you will be at least
as efficient (if not more efficient) that your on-site coworkers. Even
companies that champion telecommuting often have strict checks and balances to
ensure that you’re not lying around watching television or heading off to the
beach. Supervisors are often suspicious to the point of micromanaging their
telecommuters.

You just can’t afford to be lured away by the many distractions of the home
office. The television beckons, the kids want your attention, you just want to
get a load of laundry in… This is not to say that you can succumb to these
distractions as a home business owner, but the difference is that you call the
shots.

With your own home business, you are Big Brother, Big Sister, The Big Cheese-
your own boss. You set the goals and the pace and it’s up to no one but you how
and when you meet them.

5. And lastly, but most importantly… when you are a home business owner you
get to take a vacation whenever you want. Could there be a better reason to
stop looking for a telecommute job and start a home business?

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Sharon Davis, Work-At-Home expert, writer and consultant,
helps people to achieve their goal of working at home,
telecommuting or starting a home business.
www.2Work-At-Home.Com

Read Sharon’s Blog:
http://blog.2work-at-home.com/WordPress/