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One of the questions I get the most is, “What do I need to start working from home?” Many people have thought they need a huge home office, oodles of time and a completely silent atmosphere. Thankfully, none of those things are needed to have a successful work-at-home career! Here are a few things you do need:
Ambition
I know this sounds basic, but it really isn’t! People decide to work from home for the easy life that it seems to offer. Sweatpants, working in bed, snacks all day, no interaction with people. While some of these things are true, working from home requires a lot of ambition that a standard job doesn’t. Having a clear idea of what you want to accomplish will make sure that your time spent as an independent contractor is well spent.
A Sense of Adventure
Chances are, you’re going to have to learn a lot of new things if you want to work from home. A great example of this is the daily tasks of a virtual assistant. VA’s are CONSTANTLY having to learn new things and they consistently are looking for new services to offer their clients. Having a sense of adventure makes learning these new things exciting instead of completely scary.
An Area to Work
While you don’t need to have a super fancy home office, you do need to have an area to work. I started out on my sofa with an old laptop and some ratty headphones. I would recommend starting out with these things:
– A computer of some sort
– An internet connection
– Word software (the real deal or a free version found online)
– A place where you can focus
That’s it! Certain jobs may require that you have a few more things in place, but these are the bare minimum.
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As time goes on, you may find that you need more things like certain skills, equipment, etc. This list is the basic things you need to start your work at home journey. As you can see, you need a lot less than most people think!
What is it that you do to work from home? Or perhaps the better question is what are some actual work from home jobs that you might recommend?
Hey, Kassandra! 🙂
At the moment, I do virtual assistance work and freelance writing. I used to be a web search evaluator and do even more freelance work, but I cut back to focus on my own blog and my babies. I’d recommend web search evaluation through companies like LionBridge or Leapforce, virtual assisting (You can get started through FancyHands), if you are great at writing or editing you can bid for jobs on sites like Elance and Upwork. The sky is the limit! 🙂 There are also phone jobs available through various companies like UHaul. The sky is the limit! 🙂