It’s a common situation among those who work from home. We fall in love with what we do, how we do it and the freedom that goes along with it. Our schedules are ours to command, for the most part. Our lives are more our own and less run by outsiders. It’s heady stuff and not for everyone. I mean, really. You have to schedule your own day. YOU have to decide when to get up, how to manage the kids, the household chores, the yard, the cars, the errands, and your work. YOU have to find time for things like marketing and web maintenance. Oh wait, didn’t you do most of that when you worked for someone else? OK, you didn’t have to do marketing unless you were in the marketing field. Perhaps you didn’t have to deal with a website or a blog, but is that really so hard? An article a week or if you’re like me a month per blog?
Working from home is all about prospective and having the ability to tell yourself what to do. There are those that are not cut of out for that. I’ll be the first to admit that I cannot market. Nope, just can’t. I’ve tried. But the good news is, I don’t have to. My clients like to read. Shocking and unusual I know, but through my blogs and the random articles I post throughout the web my clients find me. It also helps that I limit the number of clients I am willing to take on at any given time.
That’s another thing…now your limits. When you know what you can and cannot do, you are more realistic about how you will get your work done and the time allotments you will need to get them done. Can you really handle 7 clients simultaneously without forgetting a task or without mixing up what you are doing for whom? Can you handle more? How? Do you need help to manage the day to day workings while you handle the actual work load? Oh yes, we can’t always do everything ourselves. Take me and the marketing. But instead of asking for help, I just write blog posts…humm, perhaps I should take my own advice when I need clients next.
So, is working from home good. Most certainly. Is it for everyone? Nope. Can you do it? That is entirely up to you. Have fun deciding and by all means, fall in love with your work.
