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I remember a few years back when I finally made the decision to work from home. I had so many reasons behind wanting to be a work at home mom, the biggest reason was to have a flexible schedule, be my own boss and have the ability to drop everything and play with my children anytime!
One thing I remember from my work at home search was all the scams! From scammers setting up a site that makes it look like they are from your town, to others that just seem genuinely real. Well there are a lot of scams out there! I have been scammed out of money more times than I care to admit, but finally I found my passion, my love and my true money making opportunity; Brandy Ellen’s Business Solutions and Happily Blended.
I am not the only one who is living proof of having their passion or hobby turn into a money making situation; it happens to a lot more people than you think. The issue with making money from a blog or a virtual business is that you have to devote a lot of man hours into it! I work long, hard hours here at home to ensure that my virtual business and blog are running smoothly, I monitor traffic weekly and I devote a majority of my day into working.
I get more time with my children, I attend all my children’s sporting events, school events and even get to be a part of Girl Scouts this year. The only reason I have succeeded in working from home is because I put my best foot forward every morning and no matter what situation arises I make sure to smile … smile .. smile!
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Hey Brandi-
I think you made quite a few great points. Working from home requires dedication and long, hard hours. Too many people think you can start a business and instantly you will be successful, but this is not always the case. If a “get rich business” looks to good to be true, most likely it is…I am happy that you are able to make your own schedule and enjoy that time with your kids. Have a great rest of the week!
.-= Becky W.´s last blog ..Fall Giveaway & Sale at Millhouse Primitives~ =-.
Great post, Brandy. I decided to work from home a little over a year ago, leaving a retail managment position. I find that while I have flexible hours, I am working more hours at home than I did out of the home. I didn’t think that was going to happen, I was looking to cut back on work when I decided to work from home. I love it, though. I wouldn’t change it.
The picture of the office in this post looks like mine. I am usually looking at three screens at once; two PC monitors and my lap top. Eek! haha
I am a little confused.
On the 19 of Sept you said you went back to work and got a full-time job.
On the 30th of September you say you are a work at home Mom; are you both?
I just decided to stay at home a couple of weeks ago and just started my blog at the same time. I had no idea about the blog world that is out there and it is so fascinating to me the more I learn about it. Are there any sites that were very helpful to you that gave you advice on having a successful blog?