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Apparently I have it so easy, working 100% from home. I guess I do. I don’t have to deal with the office drama, the condescending boss, the rush hour traffic, the mileage on my car, the gas to get to work, $10 lunches 5 days a week and a snack, getting up before 8 a.m., I don’t think I’ll continue. Working from home and being your own boss is great, but what most people fail to realize is all its cons.
Working for yourself means you do not know and should never count on when you are going to be paid. Clients will give you the run around, checks may bounce, disagreements on an invoice, you never know what may prolong getting paid for a job. However this can be great because it can force you to learn how to become frugal and pay everything on a cash only basis. Cash is King.
It also means you do not have all those nice benefits like health and dental conveniently taken out of your non-existent biweekly paycheck in small sums.
There are of course other cons working from home, but the pros most definitely outweight the cons. For instance, its 4:21p, 84F, and sunny, I’m going to take a little break and go take the motorcycle out…
Alrighty,
Here’s the new blog, woo, exciting. Had to get rid of that grass background, bleh.
Well I’ve finally given in. Could be because I got laid off last week and finally have nothing but time on my hands to pursue my entrepreneurial endeavors (until my funds run dry and I become another kid in their parents’ basement). Could be because I got a spontaneous itch to express my feelings to the usually overly critical and unforgiving world (yeah, right).
No, none of the above reasons are why I’ve done this. After reading numerous articles about starting a business and expanding your network, I have discovered that they all, for the most part, tell me to do the same things. Jump on the social networking bandwagon, grab a Facebook, grab a blog, and start making new mutual connections.
So simply put, that’s what I did. I have become utterly infatuated with the power of social networking and the absolute bottom line is that its free.
As for a clarification of my intentions, I am not on here to make sales pitches, spam you to death, and hopefully not bore you to death. I am here because I want to share what I do, my experiences as a young entrepreneur (good or bad), and look to others for input and criticism. You know, keep it real. In return I will offer the same and will enjoy this new experience.
If you are anywhere near on the same boat as I am, a business owner, I highly suggest this website to keep your sails flapping in the wind. It was sent to me by my ex-boss (and somewhat of a mentor I would almost say). www.sitepronews.com. This website has been part of the catalysts for some of things I am doing to ensure my business’s expansion and success. I’ve spent the last couple hours reading its highly informative articles. One piece of reading that grabbed my eye was “7 Things You Can Do Now To Cash in on Social Networking”.
Here’s the link, http://www.sitepronews.com/archives/2009/mar/13.html.
