Running a Business From Home
I was recently interviewed by Dan Martin of Businesszone.co.uk for an article titled Running a Business From Home. This is aimed at anyone who is thinking of starting a home-based business, not just writers. Dan asked to interview me as I have written several books on this subject, notably Start Your Own Home-Based Business (see below).
Dan decided to split his article into two parts, and you can see the first part by clicking on this link. I assume that a link to part 2 of the article will be provided in due course.
I thought Dan did a great job with the article. As you'll see, as well as myself he interviewed several other experts in this field, and between us we came up with a wide range of comments and suggestions. One thing I especially liked was the list of home business advantages and disadvantages. I've reproduced this below:
Advantages
Dan decided to split his article into two parts, and you can see the first part by clicking on this link. I assume that a link to part 2 of the article will be provided in due course.
I thought Dan did a great job with the article. As you'll see, as well as myself he interviewed several other experts in this field, and between us we came up with a wide range of comments and suggestions. One thing I especially liked was the list of home business advantages and disadvantages. I've reproduced this below:
Advantages
- Earn extra income on top of a full-time job
- Low risk and low cost
- Opportunity to trial a business idea
- No shop front required
- Use the internet to do business around the clock
- Work at your own pace without normal workplace distractions
Disadvantages
- Initial start-up costs
- Domestic distractions
- Visits from clients at unsociable hours
- Isolation and loneliness
- Separating work from home life
If you're thinking of setting up a home-based business, either as a freelance writer or something else, there's a lot of valuable food for thought in this article. I look forward to reading the second part when it is published!
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Nick at 4:30 AM 
1 Comments:
I agree with your disadvantages of a home-based business, and I recently wrote a few posts on the very issue of interruptions, distractions, and untimely visits,, that break up a workday badly.
There are a few ways to help circumvent the issue and get more out of a workday. Closing the door, getting an answering machine, establishing a schedule are examples. But At some point, home-office workers just need to draw the line and say no.
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