Working From Home

Anyone who thinks they can wind things down a little by working from home is barking up the wrong tree.

Soutra I remember What's My Line - Gilbert Harding, wasn't it? Blimey, blast from the past!

Do you drive/have a car? Could you become a courier for Hermes delivery firm?

Anything that you start as a home business is going to need a great deal of effort put into it before it makes any money.

You are very coy about what you do now.

Avon?

In what area of this "competitive world" do you work? (This is getting like What's My Line? for those of you old enough to remember it!) Not being nosy per se, but looking for clues regarding your skill base. Sadly there are so many people with a passion which they can exploit in their work, if you do not have a sense of direction you could find it difficult. If you genuinely enjoy caring, how about becoming what used to be called a home help going into people's houses to help with personal and light domestic care? Or if you are a gifted baker do you have the funds to set up a tearoom/cake shop?

Yes Elegran I think it is possible to earn a living with Betterwear if you put loads of effort but I am looking to wind things down a little.

Thank you for your post

It sounds to me as though you are better sticking to the job you are already doing, Paula whatever it is. Starting up a business from scratch does need you to be good at whatever you choose, there are so many other people to compete with, and the jobs that are advertised as being for people to do at home are usually just rip-offs.

I have just thought of Betterwear and Kleeneze. Our Betterware catalogue is put through the door by a young man who I am pretty sure is autistic - if you meet him on the foorstep or in the street and say hello he looks at you as though you come from Mars. He is his own boss, and does not have to worry about the social interfacing that being employed would entail. He has been doing it for years, and seems to have built up a business of his own.

I really do need to find another way to make a living, I currently work in a competetive world and am looking to wind things down a notch

Do you like baking? Baking cakes, pies etc for local tea rooms, garden centres etc who like to serve 'home-made'. Do they all make them themselves?

I am not really exceptional good at anything really, I am quite creative and like making things, I like cooking. I am quite a caring person and like to make a difference..Thank you

DD2 worked for one of the area 'life' magazines as a reporter on an ad hoc basis. She visited places of interest, hotels, spas and interviewing managers, owners etc and wrote articles for the magazine about her experience accompanied by photos.

Enjoyable experiences and well paid - however it was not full-time and she had another job as well.

rose

Now it is getting silly. I am sure Paula8 can find better things to do than catch mice. It wouldn't pay very well, anyway.

Dragonfly, another good suggestion! Mouse catcher!

It would also help us to help you if you told us what your skill set and interests are .... Feels a bit like trying to catch mice in the dark at the mo, Paula!

What about proofreading? There's plenty of information on the internet. If you are good at grammar, punctuation etc it may be something you may like to investigate?

Thank you, much appreciated!

Don't know if I'm allowed to post links but here are 2 sites for starters, both of which I write/have written for (oops.... bad grammar - should have said for which I write etc )

www.constant-content.com &
www.purecontent.com

If anyone would like to know more you can pm me. I have nothing to gain from this, just passing on a bit of info. Both sites have their pros and cons,but then nothing in life is perfect.

Right up your street Phoenix, IMO.

absentgrandma that sounds like something I might have a go at! If you could give a bit more of a steer, I would very much appreciate it.

Paula8 you still haven't told us what you are currently doing that you are so sick of! For heavens sake woman, meet us halfway!

If you like writing and can string words together in an interesting fashion,using good grammar and the right punctuation, web content writing can be a good way of earning a bit of extra dosh. There are several sites on the internet which can be found with a quick 'Google', some pay better than others but none of them will make you a fortune. Unless you turn in several dozens articles a day ( and some people do!) you can't really give up the day job, but if ,like me, you have only a small pension the extra income will pay for a few 'treats'..... in my case plane tickets to see my DD and GSi in the Uk.

And while we're on acronyms... you don't have to worry about a VPL or obtaining a CRB,DBS,VDB... or even belong to the WI, the MU or the C of E.

please, no more life or business coaches......I get an awful lot of cold calls from them ......

How are you at creative writing? Maybe a blog or even a book?

What are you good at doing?