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Posted By: Dennis Bevers <bassco2@bellsouth.net> In Response To: Want to work from home. But don't know how to cut through the garbadge. (Jay)
Monday, 8 May 2006, at 8:45 a.m.
> Hello, I am a 26 year old newly wed who is a total family man at heart. We
> are expecting our first child. I have a job currently that makes only
> 25,000/year but has me work 10-11 hours per day. I have no choice
> but to work overtime when available to make ends meet and prepare for the
> baby. I have no choice but to work to live to work, and I hate to think
> that is going to be the rest of my life. What a waste.
Why not start with something part-time that can earn you enough money to cut out the over-time hours? If you can replace those 12 to 15 hours of over-time each week with home-based income, you are at least part way to your goal.
Then as your sideline income increases, you could look to growing the income of both your online and hot sauce businesses to set aside a cushion of savings. Build up 2 to 3 months of money to cover extraordinary expenses, and you can then look at leaving the job you hate for your hot sauce and online incomes.
With the right internet opportunity, your wife could possibly help out when you aren't able to check email, return calls, etc. The right business could mean your wife could also be earning stay-at-home income for your family.
I have one associate who was a web designer, and quite good at it. Unfortunately, she views herself as not being able to sell. Except for online clients who came through her site, or by referrals, she was limited in finding prospective clients. She also discovered that the more sites she designed, the more hours she spent each week/month in doing maintenance and updates for clients.
After designing a website for me, and maintaining it for over a year, she decided to look into building her own online business in my industry. I encouraged her and she was successful in it. Her IT/webdesign/SEO knowledge paid off. In six months, her new venture caused her to shut down her web design business. Her online sales generated more income than her web design ever did, and she didn't have to leave home.
She also positioned herself as a consultant, so she was working with clients, helping them with solutions, and meeting their needs, without having to leave her comfort zone and becoming a sales person.
Her business may not work for you, but it is an example that there are online markets that your IT skills could help you turn into a source of home-based income.
Dennis Bevers
> Is there anything that really exists that I can do to make at least
> $32,000/year and not have to work ridiculous hours commuting and working?
> I have a lot of computer IT background, and am a professionally trained
> culinary arts chef (to back up my sauce business later). Is there anything
> that will allow me to work at home 8 hours a day, but flexible enough to
> allow me to be with my family as I need to be?
> Please help. I have been searching high and low for an answer and I can't
> believe how many scam and fishy sounding business/employment
> "opportunities" there are out there today.
> Thank you,
> Jay
My home-based bizopp that allows me to face $3 gasoline without fear!
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