Working from Home with Children
Many people see working from home as the perfect way of developing a small business, earning an income and being able to look after the kids at the same time. The reality is often something quite different.
In a recent interview Rae Hoffman - one rather successful Internet marketer who has three young children - made this interesting comment:
“I actually got my start in the business due to my oldest son. I guess my biggest piece of advice would be that if you work from home, don’t think it doesn’t mean you don’t need childcare. Getting a nanny was probably my best business investment ever. I have the flexibility from being my own boss to be there whenever they need me, but by having childcare, I also have the ability to focus on my business during the rest of the time.”
The link will take you to Rae’s site and it’s well worth following. If you want to read the full interview the follow this link to SEO Honolulu.
Life is not always as easy as you might think for people who want to run their small business from a home office.
August 12th, 2007 at 8:44 am
Excellent post! Just recently I had 2 biz. owners who started up new ventures saying they wanted to spend more time with their children vs having a job. Both of them have since gone back to their jobs after spending months of stressful days dealing with the juggling of children and customers needs…not to mention the start-up of new ventures. Wish they would have spend a few moments with you.