From the article: Work-at-Home Moms: Getting Started
The road to becoming a work at home mom takes different twists and turns for everyone. But we can still learn from each other. So what's your advice for working at home? What mistakes did you make or solutions to common problems did you find? Give Some Advice
Working at Home Is Good for Many
- Working at home is very good thing because some people r scared to do jobs in factory or cafe. And for old people who get bored by sitting at home this is a good opportunity to people who can make money from online jobs.
- —Guest Raghu ram
WAH positions
- Working from home takes more discipline than working in the traditional workplace. This is how I did it to succeed after a couple of failed attempts... I learned to set my alarm...get dressed just as I am going to a regular job. Have my home office set up in a room separate from my living area. If you must put a coffee pot and anything else you think would cause you to be distracted by leaving the office area several times. Several of these companys offer health insurance. It took me years to find legitimate "work from home jobs". It was so frustrating to find something that looked really great, open website then they request you to pay so much for either a training program etc. I will tell you that if a company asks you for any payment, click out of it..You should never have to pay to get these jobs. However, I have found in recent searches that the legitimate WAH jobs are now asking you to pay for Background Checks. This is a legitimate request.
- —sonja1955
Forced Home Due to Disablity
- See if your employer is willing to offer you work at home and will pay for setting up your home office. In case of a work injury offer this idea for work rehab. It worked for me.
- —Guest berrymorin
Start Slowly...If You Can
- We moved went my first child was born, and we bought a house that we could afford on my husband's income alone. So I didn't have the financial pressure of having to make a lot of money at the start. (I just had the pressure of taking care of an infant and starting a business!) But this allowed me to build my business slowly, which I think saved my sanity.
- —Roseanne
