Work From Home Moms
| Working from home allows moms to have both career and family time, but balancing the two can be challenging. It can also be tough finding legitimate and money-making work from home jobs. Here are tips on working from home.
Work from Home Moms editor: Alyssa Gregory |
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You see a lead-in like that, and you’re probably expecting me to share some little-known secret for starting a business that allows you to be home with your kids, rake in the dough, and sit back and watch your empire grow.
Read more: Start a Six-Figure Business for Under $100 in 4 Weeks or Less...or Not
We all have bad habits, especially those of us who juggle working from home and managing a family. Here are the five worst habits I battle every day.
Many entrepreneurs develop their small business marketing strategies by targeting the largest possible market. They are afraid that they will lose business by turning away customers. The truth is that if you are not marketing to a specific target market and offering them a specific solution, you will end up working way harder than you have to, and your results just won't be as good.
The kids are throwing your stapler around the room, the dog is barking non-stop, your mother-in-law is calling for the third time in 30 minutes, UPS is ringing the bell to make a signature-required delivery, and you're about 15 minutes away from a deadline for work. A scene from a comedy sketch? Nope, just the day in the life of a work at home mom.
Read more: Argh! What To Do When You're Completely Overwhelmed
I was a business owner long before I had kids, so I was accustomed to working whenever suited me. Of course, that changed.
Read more: 3 Top-Secret Ways I Manage to Work When My Kids Are Home
If you work from home, you have a unique ability to take control of your business finances and reduce spending across the board. If your business spending has been a bit higher than what you'd like, make 2010 the year you finally get control of your budget. Read more: 15+ Tips for Reducing Expenses When You Work at Home
As we wind down another year, there is a growing feeling of possibility. What will the New Year bring? Will all of our plans come to fruition? What's in store for 2010?
When you work from home and have children, it's very likely that you're always "on." It can be difficult to stop the constant motion and take time for yourself, but it's vital.
Read more: Five Easy Ways to Make Time for Yourself When You Work from Home
As parents, we want our kids to grow up to be productive members of society, so there are a number of universal lessons we teach our children from an early age. When you think about it, it's amazing how much relevance these childhood lessons can have in our adult lives.
Read more: What Common Childhood Lessons Have Taught Me About Business Ownership
It may seem like a conflict in terms to be flexibly rigid but for me, the words have become my motto. As a work-from-home / homeschooling mom I have found that being flexibly rigid has been the only way to achieve a sense of balance in my day.
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