Home Based Biz Opportunities, Tools & Tips!: Splitting Time Between Your Home Based Business And 9-5

Many people are finding that working for someone else is just not satisfying. Having to work the hours that are put out before you and completing work the way your boss say it needs to be done can be annoying. A growing number of people are trying to find ways to free themselves from the 9-5 grind and own their own business.

Of course, while we are fueling our new work from home ventures, the 9-5’s that are paying the bills often have to stay in place. That means that we have to split our time between the two ventures leaving little personal time. Often, the home based business is the one that losses out. Without great efforts the home based business will never get off the ground and you will always be in that very difficult building stage of entrepreneurship. There are ways to divide your time between your home based business, personal life and your 9-5.

The hope is that you will not have to juggle the two jobs for too long. However, the reality is that many home based business owners have to work their regular job for a little while, if not continuously, before they can rely on the home based business. That means time management is very important.

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The most important part of running a home based business and having a regular job is setting yourself a schedule. Thing about what times during the week will be best for you to dedicate a few hours to your business. If you have children that are of school age maybe during the time that they are doing their homework or watching television would be a good time for you to slip away. Also, be realistic and patient about your business. Don’t expect to spend four hours a night making progress because you will burn out and your family will too. You always will be tired from a long day at work. Shoot for two hours max after a long day at work.

Use a portion of your weekend to work on your business. A few hours Saturday afternoon and a few more on Sunday can go a long way. Of course, if something comes up like a hockey game or a get together with friends, do those things. You still want to have a life and a home based business is not going to mean that much if you have no friends or family left to celebrate your success with.

Do not start up a number of different projects at once. If you are working to get your freelance writing business off the ground, you should not start trying to market your renovating skills simultaneously. Take your time when you are trying to make money with form your home based business. Stick with one skill until you see a profit from it. Do not abandon it and move on to another project because you aren’t making as much money as you want immediately. Take your time and let your hard work pay off.