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      25 gripes to ponder when considering self employment

      By Destiny Dawn | January 25, 2008

      I see many people stating how they would love to be self employed and decided to tell it like I see it. I have been self employed since 1996 and this is what I have learned.

      Self employment / working at home is HARD.

      1. There is no “off” time, you are always on duty.
      2. You will get no respect from ANYONE unless you earn more then they do.
      3. You will get the “eyebrow” every time you fill out income statements.
      4. You will not be able to get credit as easily as a W2 earner.
      5. You will get taxed heavier then anyone else in your income bracket.
      6. You won’t have all the extra time you thought you would have - I promise.
      7. You will do 10 times more paperwork then you ever imagined.
      8. Your friends and family will not think of your work .. as work.
      9. Your friends and family will innocently expect you to give them free services.
      10. Everyone will assume your schedule is flexible and expect you to bend to theirs.
      11. Everyone will expect you to do all domestic chores because your home all day.
      12. You will soon realize clients are much more demanding then your ex boss was.
      13. You will pass out when you see how hard it is to keep up with employees and insurances and the paperwork involved with both.
      14. Your potential to run into legal problems will quadruple overnight.
      15. You will live with your work and take it to bed with you nightly.
      16. You home life and work life become entangled, balance becomes a battle.
      17. You begin eating at your desk and get outside less and less.
      18. You put on weight from being on your computer more.
      19. You begin to loose energy from the weight gained.
      20. You must become a little bit of everything to manage all aspects of your business.
      21. You live with constant stress of trying to calculate the “next” payday.
      22. Clients don’t always pay on time.
      23. Progress is often slow, setbacks are often major.
      24. Your family feels neglected, your friends get board and your left with more work.
      25. and my biggest gripe about being self employed - YOU CAN’T FIRE YOURSELF!

      I’m sure I am forgetting many of my gripes. Can it be rewarding .. yes it can. But it is NOT easy, you end up working twice as hard for half the pay and twice the taxes. Sure you can work in your underwear, sure you can sleep until noon, sure you can tell your boss to shove it … but when you weigh both sides of the equation you better have a business plan, and a backup plan and a backup plan for the backup plan.

      Can you do it? I did. If I can - anyone can!
      Should you do it? Depends on you, your lifestyle and your expectations.

      Be sure to look for small business classes in your local community and do your homework. Put one foot in front of the other and you will make it if that is your chosen path. Don’t take my gripe list as a reason not to try .. but as a warning on what to watch for so that it doesn’t slow you down.

      What do I recommend? Affiliate marketing. No product, no inventory, no shipping, no office, no customer service, no employees … it’s all good. It is a great opportunity to earn some side income while you step inside the realm of self employment.

      How did I learn? AffiliateClassroom. I invite you to come check it out for $1.


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      See you there!

      Topics: Self Employment |

      One Response to “25 gripes to ponder when considering self employment”

      1. Deana Wilmink-Martina Says:
        February 8th, 2008 at 8:13 am

        Hey Dawn,

        Deana here, from Women International Marketing.net, I wanted to look at your blog.

        Good story, it’s very sensible to let people know the good, the bad and the ugly. You can know it, you’re been living it for quit some time.And so good to tell something about your “BackEnd you have in place for the rainy days”.

        I also looked at your profile. Very good, you really let people know who you are.
        Awesome!!!!!.
        I am trying to build a Network Marketing team, but need budget, so I decided to learn some things in Internet Marketing to generate the finances for this offline business I choose to do.
        I will look at the\at AffiliateClassroom soon. I have been offered to become affiliate for two ebooks by an Internet Marketer and I have a PLR for an other book of him (Wilie Crawford).

        I am a newbie on Internet Marketing.

        I think I will sure by more often to see what you’re writing.

        Nice kids you have too. Much success and bye for now.

        Deana Wilmink-Martina

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