It’s been several months since I blogged about my business venture. As you may recall, I quit my day job in April, and I wish I’d done it a lot sooner.
I registered a business a couple of years ago, but it took this long to finally come up with an idea, the motivation, a name, and a web site. I decided to do what I know best: anything blog-related. The Language Artist is a blog consulting, ghostblogging, writing, and editing business, and I’m having a ball.
Several people have asked if I’m actually making a living with the business. I have yet to embark on a heavy advertising campaign, yet I’ve managed to keep the work trickling in. So the answer is yes…and no. I just signed on with a new media company, to be announced in a week or so, and the fee will provide a decent supplement. I’m ghostblogging now (can’t say where, of course), and I plan to ghostwrite trade magazine articles. I also have a couple of blogging e-books on the to-do list.
I love working from home and having the flexibility to attend conferences and workshops without asking someone if I can have the day off. That’s the most satisfying aspect of working from home so far. And I’m an early morning person, which means I can start working at 4:00 a.m. and quit at 12:00 p.m. (I usually try to put in an 8-hour day, but most days I work longer.).
The best thing about having your own business is there’s no limit to what you can earn. There’s no guaranteed salary and paycheck every two weeks, of course, but I willingly gave up financial security for the daily hustle of selling my services. The uncertainly is kind of thrilling and really makes me feel alive. I’ve been feeling a bit numb about politics lately, so the intensity required to run a home-based business has been a welcome relief.
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