Comments on: The Pros And Cons Of Home Based Businesses

By: John Buckingham

John Buckingham — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:34:50 +0000

I’d like to give a few more pros, based on the experience of my wife and I who are both working in separate MLM busineses (for her working around our now seven year old son, and for me around a full time job).
1. There are no problems with covering school holidays or sick kids - you just ease off on the hours you do when your family needs you - no boss to worry about.
2. It can give a bored housewife/husband a new challenge in life and get them thinking outside the confines of their 4 walls.
3. For us it gives us something to work on together in the evenings - much better than sitting in front of the TV.
4. We know we are putting in a lot of hard work now (and things tend to move pretty slowly at the start), but we think that provided we are dedicated and keep plugging away, that ultimately our MLM businesses could give us a great financial future, moreso than a regular paid job.

By: John

John — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:07:52 +0000

Unfortunately I’m allergic to cat hair (it makes me wheeze) so while I like cats, I tend to keep my distance.

By: Freya Sykes

Freya Sykes — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:56:36 +0000

Ahhh but once you meet Mr Charlesworth (our cat) - I’m sure he’ll turn you away from dogs for ever!! He also miows at the top of his lungs until we let him into the shop - still he keeps the mice at bay!

By: John

John — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:51:55 +0000

Thanks Freya. Sounds like you’ve got an ideal setup (apart from the cat - I’m more of a dog person).

By: Freya Sykes

Freya Sykes — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:34:10 +0000

Great post, especially with the cons…you’re right, so many other sites are blindly pro homeworking! I started working from home, moved to an office and now work from a converted shop at the front of my home (converted from our old front room.) When I worked from the kitchen table it was hard to switch off and you couldn’t have staff/client meetings as you grew…however you could get out and that broke the day up too - now I spend all day stuck at the shop normally. But the great thing about the shop is that it’s totally seperate from my house (round the back) so I totally shut of business at the end of the day/weekend and shut of the house during working times…best of both worlds! And my commute is 2 seconds - with mug of tea in hand and cat at feet - bliss!
All in all homeworking is great - afterall if the guys at Google can start in a garage, then I’m happy enough at home!

Freya

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By: Phil Connolly

Phil Connolly — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:54:23 +0000

Some good points. I’ve found myself constantly doing small changes to my website in the evenings or at weekends even though I’m not officially working. Good thing with that is that it doesn’t really feel like work as there’s nobody other than yourself waiting for it to be done.

One bonus I was reacquainted with last week was being able to make the most of the nice day and go out on my bike down to the seafront for an hour or so. Not something I’d likely do at this time of the year if I was getting back from a job at 6pm.

By: Making Sales Making Money

Making Sales Making Money — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:12:24 +0000

very good poct John, and thanks for submitting it , there are indeed cons , but the rewards can easily outweigh them

By: John

John — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:40:26 +0000

Catherine,

Thanks, I think it’s always worthwhile knowing the good and bad points.