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Part VII: Working From Home - Alternatives to Creating a New Business
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 If you can't seem to come up with your own business or you may not want to build a business from scratch, there are plenty of existing businesses that you might suit you. A word of caution: Make sure you fully research any established business before getting involved with it. Unfortunately, for every legitimate business, there are an equal amount if not more illegitimate businesses.
Here are a few ideas on how to find work with existing businesses:
- Poll some of the businesses in your area to see if they have seasonal work overflow and if they would be willing to farm some of the overflow to you.
- Don't stop with the local businesses, call businesses that are listed in the phone
 book. They might need help with seasonal work overflow. (I tried this method several years ago after I bought my first computer, I wanted to offer word processing services. Of the 21 businesses listed in the phone book, 20 of them rejected me in one way or the other. However, I didn't give up, by calling business number 21 I landed an interview. It just so happened that they needed additional word processors. I was able to make money from home transcribing court cases. ) Be prepared for many 'no's' before you get a 'yes'.
- Talk to other people who work from home to see if they are in need of assistance.
- There are many established direct sales types of businesses like Avon and Quixtar to name a few. Please do your research before signing on the dotted line.
- Look for opportunities over the web. Again, I must reiterate, do your research. There are plenty of unscrupulous businesses on the web. Check with the Better Business Bureau before sending money to any site. Additionally, check to see if the site has a functioning phone number and mailing address. Check to see who owns the web domain. Do a search on the web using the business name as the search term. See what comes up. Are there any derogatory comments or is it all positive. Visit Ripoff Report to see if you're setting yourself up to be ripped off. Also check out the Power HomeBiz blog which offers tips on how to spot illegitimate businesses.
- Look in the want ads, maybe you might be able to swing a position that will allow for a few days a week to work from home. Eventually, once you've proven yourself, the number of days working from home per week may increase
 - Approach your current employer. Work up a full blown proposal. Remember the proposal is not to state that you have children and you want to be at home with them, your proposal must show your employer how beneficial it will be to the company to have you work from home. You will have to go above and beyond what any commuting employee is willing to offer. Remember, if you do a great job, this may open the door to other people who wish to work from home.
Whether you decide to create your own business or become a part of an existing business, there are websites and resources out there that provide valuable information and tips to help you succeed in your work at home venture. I've listed a few of these resources in Part VIII - Work From Home - Links.
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 ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Felicia A. Williams is a freelance writer and webmaster of this website, Visit Hudson Valley.com and No Job for Mom.com. She also blogs about Living Green one choice at a time.
This document last modified Sunday, 02-Mar-2008 08:18:26 EST
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