Working at home

I started working at home probably about 13 years ago. I started out writing. I wrote some small books for a seminar company and some articles that got published in a couple of magazines and newspapers. Then I progressed to writing non-fiction books. In the years between 1995 and 2001 I wrote and published at least 5 books on internet related topics as well as chapters for other books. You might ask if I was doing so well at it, why didn't I stick with it. Well the answer is the publishing industry is notoriously slow about paying while demanding quick turn-around times in their requirements for writing assignments.

Back in July of 2005 me and my husband moved from Dallas to a very small town in the Ozarks of Missouri. We just fell in love with the scenery and had to move here. Well like most very small towns in the US, while the cost of living is low so is the job market.

I tried answering ads for jobs I was qualified for but never had any luck. So I went online and tried to find things I could do to earn a living. As fate would have it, I found the perfect job, or so I thought. It was a work-at-home job. It called for Independent Contractors to work in a virtual call center taking calls for direct marketing products. Direct marketing products are all those products you see advertised in those infomercials on television.

It was a wonderful training ground and I stuck with it for a little over two years. While with that company I took orders for products like Walkfit Insoles, Slim in Six and various other products. From time to time we would also have clients who just needed us to gather information on callers so the customers could be contacted by another associate to assist them with their needs, like the American Diabetes Association, Gerber Life, Direct Buy and such. Then there were the straight order taking clients like florists and fast food restaurants.

Finally I found another work-at-home company that offered a different type of clientèle. This company offers projects like tech support, client retention and customer service.

I love working from home for a variety of reasons. Number one, I set my own hours within scheduling limits. Number two, I'm my own boss. I don't have someone looking over my shoulder at any time. Number three, I set my own hours and control to an extent my own pay. Oh yeah, and I get to work in my jammies and fuzzy slippers.

There are many other reasons why working at home is ideal. Let's hear your stories.