When you are thinking about earning money from home, you have several opportunities to achieve that. Today many opportunities exist, but which has more of a potential to offer you a decent income working from home? In this article, you will discover the benefits and negatives of both, and how you too can get started earning money from home.
* Work From Home Jobs
It was only a few years ago, that it was not really practical to be able to earn money from home with a work from home job. However, more and more companies are looking for teleworkers – people who work at home and still earn a regular income.
There are several benefits to doing this. You get to be at home, earn money, and get to be with your family more. There are many benefits to single parents and people who just can’t travel those long distances to get to work.
It also benefits the company, as they no longer need to have to provide you with office space, etc. The result is that for example a person in a telesales position would have calls routed to there home, and they can do same as what they would do, but have the added advantage at working from home.
Some of these jobs will give you several routes. Some will need you to go to the office a few times a week, with a small portion working at home, others will allow you to spend more time at home, and others will allow you to work entirely from home. It really depends on the job.
* Freelancing
Freelancing is the next step, and another option to working from home. The difference between freelancing and jobs that allow you to work from home is that you now become the person seeking individual projects to complete.
Freelancing is more in between a work from home business, and a job that allows you to work in the comfort of your own home. The choice pretty much comes down to your skills, what you have to offer, and being able to find customers that need your services consistently.
Many people are freelancing online. Some freelancing jobs include programming work, design work, writing work, data entry, and many more. There are some great dedicated sites, such as eLance that can help you find clients consistently that need your services.
* Home Business Opportunities
The freelancing and other work from home jobs are not for everyone. If you like to achieve your income by your performance, rather than your time, a home business opportunity can be a great way to go. These home business opportunities are allowing people to make as much as 6 and 7 figures of income per year. But, this is not the norm; however, if you are geared for achievement and excellence, the many home business ideas and opportunities may just be what you need to find an income, and lifestyle you only could dream of.
Koz Huseyin
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Should I leave my current, secure career for a historically high-paying sales career?
I am 31 and have a good, secure job in healthcare (not a health provider). I don’t enjoy what I do and I don’t feel challenged, but there is great potential for advancement. I currently earn $70,000 + bonus and benefits (with promotions, if I get any, salary probably wouldn’t exceed $125,000 within the next ten years). I like most of my co-workers but hate my supervisor and department head (micro-managers, jealous, stifling success, etc.). I live 45 minutes away from my job (so 1.5 hour commute every day) and work 45 hours a week. My husband and I have no kids and no debt, other than a mortgage payment of $2,000 p/m. He has a wonderful job with a lot of time off (he works 4 days a week and has summers off). (I have very little time off so we don’t get to travel much.) He earns $50,000 p/y plus benefits.
I have recently been presented with the opportunity to take over a family business as a sales rep. The family member who is passing this on to me said that he works very little (from home) — maybe 10 hours a week. He travels within the state to see clients every other month or so and earns a great salary — between $150,000 and $220,000 p/y for the past 6 years. Last year in a down economy, he earned $170,000.
I know it sounds crazy, but I’m not sure if I want to take the job. It seems like an amazing deal, but it is strictly commission and I fear what will happen if I don’t earn what he earns for a number of reasons (I’m not good at it, change in the industry; companies I rep for drop me, etc.) He is confident that those fears are unrealistic. I’m not well-versed in the industry, but he said it’s easy to learn and with my personality, it won’t matter. I would have no benefits, but I can get those from my husband.
I am scared of leaving a secure job with a good salary for something with no guaruntees. We could not afford to live on my husband’s salary alone, and I fear that if the sales job didn’t work out, I wouldn’t be able to find a job with a salary as high as what I earn now (based on my experience). Decision time is coming soon and I’m conflicted!!! Secure, drone job that I don’t like, or risky, high-paying job with tons of time off (that I also may hate). I’d love to see your thougths!
thanks for all of the answers. This is a very close and trusted family member. I have seen his tax returns, and spent many hours with him so I know how little he actually works. My motivation is less about money and more about having time off to spend with my husband and possibly raise a family. Of course, I need to be sure we can still pay the bills (which is where the money factor comes in). My family member would work with me for the first year (so we’d split the income), and then once I’m ready to be on my own he’d back off (but always be there for support). It is not insurance sales; it’s a recreational sport industry.
Oh, and most clients are existing. It’s an exclusive line so we wouldn’t focus so much on recruiting new business as we would on increasing sales from existing customers….
I would wait until the economy recovers before leaving a solid good paying job to go into sales. No one is buying anything in this economy. The top 3 salesmen in my company just got fired last month.
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Don’t do it. Follow your dreams. You’ll be happier if you do what you want instead of do what makes you more money.
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Why dont you head for something in the centre? Be satisfied with less, and have more time to live your life with your Husband. I say this beause I was in a similar position years ago, we worked hard to provide for an early retirement, when the time came, my beloved Husband fell ill, his life was cut short, and none of our plans materialised, I am now but a shell without him, but have no money worries, I know where I would rather be! Good luck, be happy, and a Merry Christmas x
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Hello Illek:
This sounds like a great opportunity for you to learn something new, but taking over any business, if you’re not familiar with its practices is daunting. Does this involve selling insurance? Follow your instincts and consider the following.
Review this opportunity as if you were buying any other business:
- Ask to see the income tax returns for the last 5 years that substantiate the earnings.
- Ask to see the client files that generated the income, and how it was calculated.
- Review expense records, so that you’ll know the kinds of costs you’ll acquire in taking the reins.
- If you take over his accounts, will he continue to be compensated on them also and for how long?
- As a rep, are they giving you solid leads for new business, or do you have to develop them yourself?
- Will you have instant income from the old accounts AND the new?
- Can your household survive on the initial income, that may be small at the beginning, and for how long?
Before making a decision, you need to know how much time it will take for you to earn the amounts the previous owner enjoyed. Factor in the learning curve. It will take more time for you to service these accounts, if you’re not familiar with the industry, thus requiring more than 10 hours a week until you can learn it all.
People think that being a business owner means that you can take time off whenever you want and sleep until noon. This is a misconception. When you’re accountable for every penny that you earn, you drive the business directly and personally. No one else is responsible for maintaining those accounts, getting new business or servicing existing ones. Entrepreneurs have to conduct business when everybody else does — 9 to 5. If they learn the process well, they can develop some flexibility over time. But only if you know the business very well, and only if you’ve managed it well.
Get real answers to your questions, and then decide.
Good luck. Be well.
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25 years in Human Resources, Business and Operations management.
Sales can be lucrative yet are extremely insecure. If you like the excitement of high risk go for it.
If not and you think you will enjoy the advancement position, then tough it out for a while longer & stick with security.
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