W
ant to quit your 9 to 5
job and start living the
dream of working from
home full-time? You TOTALLY
have it in you to make it happen!
However, before you make that
leap, you’ll need to prepare for
being a home-based business
owner. Too many solopreneurs
quit their 9 to 5 jobs without
having a strategic plan of action
in place for doing it… or without
thinking it through! As a result,
unfortunately a lot of them end
up returning to the 9 to 5 life
because they feel overwhelmed
with working from home full-
time.
Let’s make sure that doesn’t hap-
pen to YOU, okay?
Before you escape the 9 to 5 life,
be sure to ask yourself these six
questions...
idea.
2) Do you have a client base yet?
It’s okay if you don’t have any
clients yet. We all have to start
somewhere! But if you haven’t
worked with any clients yet, then
you won’t know a) if you actually
want to make a living from your
business, or b) if your business
idea is viable.
Plus, having a few clients under
your belt will make the prospect
of transitioning out of your 9 to 5
job and into working from home
that much less daunting.
3) What kind of timeline are you
looking at in terms of when you’ll
start working from home full-
time?
Create a plan of action for mak-
ing your transition. If you don’t
set yourself a goal date for when
you’ll make the move from day
job to home office, then you
might find that months -- or,
more likely, YEARS -- will go by
without taking that leap!
Set a goal and a timeframe for
yourself to make that dream of
working from home a reality.
4) Is your home office ready?
If you’ll be working from home
full-time, you’ll want to make
sure your home office is all set up
and ready for you!
Your home office doesn’t need
to be anything fancy, but you
WILL want a dedicated office
space (even if it’s just a corner of
a room -- I live in a 700-square-
foot open-concept condo so I
TOTALLY get that space can
sometimes be an issue!) so that
1) What type of services or prod-
ucts will you offer?
You’ll need a service or a product
to make an income. So: what ser-
vices and/or products will YOU
choose?
Be as specific as possible so you
can determine whether you need
to improve your skills or gain
certification in your field. More-
over, when you know what types
of services and/or products you’ll
offer to clients, you’ll be able to
market those services/products
much more effectively.
If you’re not entirely sure what
you want from your business just
yet, then I recommend checking
out this article which outlines
exactly how to discover your
perfect, profitable small business
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