Making Money From Home Part 1 For many of our forebears, home wasnt just a place to live — it was a center of commerce. Whether by running a cottage industry or a family farm, our ancestors earned a living not far from where they ate and slept. Work began moving away from home during the industrial revolution. Now, in the information age, work-at-home jobs are gaining new ground. In this article, we examine several work-at-home options — and alert you to common work-at-home scams. Every morning, I roll out of bed about 6:30, take a shower, eat breakfast, read from the Word, and head to work. In my case, work is about five steps from the kitchen. I am among the estimated 20-30 million of Americans who work from home. Some of us work at home full-time. Others do it part-time to supplement the family income. Some work for specific employers. Others work as freelancers. Still others operate their own home-based business. Working from home isnt new, of course. Family farms have been around as long as the human race has existed. More recently, European merchants of the Middle Ages often had their shops on the first floor of their houses, and their living quarters upstairs. In the 18th and 19th centuries, women often were engaged in cottage industries involving sewing and spinning. But most of us grew up in situations in which work was some place other than at home. Work was at the office across town or at the factory several miles away. Even so, work-at-home businesses have never gone away completely, and with the advent of inexpensive computers and high-speed Internet connections, many tasks that used to be done in traditional office space can now be done in virtual space. The Web also has simplified the product-ordering process for people involved in home-based direct sales, and has lowered the cost of entry for budding entrepreneurs who can now create businesses with a worldwide reach on a shoestring budget. While working from home is enjoying a new heyday, dont get the idea that home-based work is for everybody. Frankly, some people simply arent cut out for it. Working from home, especially on a full-time basis, demands that one be an organized, self-starting, goal-oriented perfectionist with limited need for social contact! Knowing your way around a computer helps too. But the big catch is the job itself. What can you do from home and earn a living? Aye, theres the rub, as writer Will Shakespeare once penned. In this article, well offer an overview of some popular work-at-home opportunities, as well as a few you would be wise to stay away from.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:53:52 +0000
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