Which brings up a final pitfall to having a home based business. When you work at home, it’s very, very difficult to develop a work and life balance. Your home is also your office, and this makes it hard to keep your work life and your home life separate. It’s too easy to skip movie you were going to watch with kids and go to your home office and tackle that paperwork that’s nagging at you. Many home based business owner find they’re actually working far more hours than they did when they were employed elsewhere. Most of them don’t mind because they get so many rewards from owning their own home business. Still, it’s wise before starting a home based business to think about how much time you realistically want to spend working and what hours of day are best for you—and your family. Many people arrange to do as much work as possible during hours their family is asleep or away at work and school. This makes it possible for them to spend quality time with their families without worrying about getting their work done. A little planning here goes a long way in not only making you a successful home based business owner, but also a happy, well-balanced one.

Charles Fuchs http://www.charlesfuchs.com http://www.workathomesociety.com

Copyright © 2006, Charles Fuchs, President of Vision Management Enterprise Inc., is an established online marketer who specializes in helping people start their very own Work at Home Based Business.

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After this, designate a home based business space in your house—and make sure everyone knows space is off-limits for anything else. When choosing room or place for your home office, consider equipment you’ll need and any storage room you’ll have to have for your home based business. If you’re going to need a great deal of storage space for your products, you may want to consider renting space in a warehouse or storage facility.

Finally, purchase your equipment for your home based business. You’ll want a computer, desk and chair of course, but don’t forget other important equipment your home based business may require. For instance, do you need special tools to make your product? What sort of filing system is best? Is there any special software you need to purchase? Do you need a postage meter or mail scale? What about phones? Special shipping items? Make a list of everything, down to pens and legal pads, you’ll absolutely have to have. This will ensure you stay focused on essentials when making your purchases.

And don’t try to buy everything you want for your home based business at first. Leave unessential items until a later time so you can spend more on what you really need. When making your purchases, don’t forget you can often get great used and refurbished office and business equipment for your home based business. Just make sure it’s in good working condition before you buy—the last thing you want is to have your home based business equipment spend more time in shop being fixed than it does in your home office.

Charles Fuchs http://www.charlesfuchs.com http://www.workathomesociety.com

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