As a home business entrepreneur who is primarily involved with
a program wherein I sponsor Affiliates in a downline, I often
find that I am the recipient of emails from new enrollees who
are clearly confused on several fronts. Commonly received
initial emails consist of questions such as “When do I start my
assignment?” and “What is my position in your company?” Somehow,
these individuals are under the mistaken notion that by
registering for a home business program, they have been hired
by a company and are embarking on some sort of non-existent
home based career.
It is apparent that a fairly generalized confusion exists
among people desiring to work at home between a work at home
job and a work at home business. Further, it seems apparent
that individuals are not thoroughly researching an entity’s
background, specifications, and compensation PRIOR to enrolling.
Therefore, it is the goal of this article to define a home based
job, a home based business, and to outline the differences
between the two so that those desiring to work at home may make
informed choices prior to clicking on enrollment forms online.
Despite the national trend of allowing more and more people to
tele-commute rather than spending 40 hours per week at a desk on
site at a given company, demand for home based or tele-commuting
jobs staggeringly outstrips the supply and landing a home based
job with a consistent paycheck as an employee is in reality quite
hard to land. Further, tele-commuting or home based jobs rarely
allow for working solely at home 100% of the time. Generally,
some “on site” time away from home will nearly universally be
required. The best way to search for tele-commuting jobs is to
directly inquire about tele-commuting opportunities in ones
geographic locale. A formal employment application process,
interview, and resume will certainly be required to procure a
tele-commuting job.
Midway between a tele-commuting position as described above
and home business entrepreneurship is freelancing. If one
has a highly developed and marketable skill such as typing
(particularly specialized typing such as medical transcribing,
or legal document preparation), bookkeeping, data entry skills,
or other highly developed specific knowledge that is in demand,
it is possible to match oneself up with companies needing ones
skills. One can generally compete with other Freelancers and
bid “per piece” or “per project”. A company will generally
select the most reasonably priced and highly skilled bidder
and pay them per the pre-arranged terms at project completion.
A home based business is by definition ones self creation or in
essence “giving birth” to sole ownership and development of ones
own entity. Home business entrepreneurship involves designing
and developing a new business from scratch where the home
business entrepreneur is responsible for their own expenses and
supervision and where pay is nearly universally 100 commission
based. If one does not have specific skills, education, or a
product to sell, home business ownership is still possible
and indeed can provide a lucrative income if approached in a
strategic and well-researched manner. Well-established companies
that are recognized by the Better Business Bureau exist. Programs
to seek out would be those offering free sign-up, an array of
quality products that are in demand, free training, and access
to “live” mentors.
In summary, tele-commuting salaried jobs do exist but the
competition is fierce for these positions. Freelancers with
highly specific skills can often work from home by bidding and
being paid for individual projects. Finally, home business
ownership is open to all, regardless of skill level or
educational background and no formal application process is
required. Home business ownership offers unlimited potential
return, yet requires research, strategy, and the willingness to
carefully invest some money for promotion in order to develop a
solid and ongoing return.
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