Why Self-employment? The Importance of Getting Online

Why Self-employment?

There’s never been a better time to become self-employed. With the advent of the Internet the need for large capital sums has gone, the need for business premises has gone. Anyone can set up a business working from home via the Internet. All you need is an online presence (website), an internet connection, computer and a room to work from, and the determination to succeed.

What do people say about being self-employed?

• There’s something so motivating about being your own boss, it’s fabulous having ownership of something.
• You have the ability to make top level decisions. Your future is in your own hands. I’m in control.
• I work twice as long as before but it’s not really work, it’s so much fun.
• You can pick your own hours and fit the work around family.
• Working from home is great, no more two hour commuting in stuffy trains or stuck in smelly traffic.

Over 50s and Self-Employment

We are all living longer, but what are we doing with those extra years? How are we going to finance our “retirement”. Are we going to grow old gracefully or go out with a bang?

With more than 3.5 million economically inactive (retired) people over the age of 50 in the UK and many more people worrying about redundancy in the current economic climate, people need to think about other ways to finance their lives and generate social and personal fulfilment. Self-employment provides a very viable solution. Self-employment gives you:

• Financial independence.
• The chance to use a lifetime of skills.
• Flexible working hours.
• Opportunity, a new challenge.
• Personal development.
• A way to combat social isolation.
• The chance to achieve a certain lifestyle choice.

Setting up a business is challenging but many find the benefits of self-employment are endless. There is a wealth of resources to help you on your new journey, such as courses and online resources. Just look at the articles in the Business and Get-online sections on this website.

Becoming Self-Employed

If you’d like to start an online business but really don’t have a clue as to where to begin, then I would recommend Chris Farrell’s course. Chris has been voted the Number 1 Internet Marketing Service for the past three years. At the time of writing you can try Chris’s course for $1 for one week. How’s that for confidence. You’re not committed to completing the course or changed for anything you don’t use. If at anytime you decide to leave, you can do so without any further changes. Watch the Chris’s video, you’ll see what I mean. Click the link to watch Chris Farrell’s video.

If you want to register a domain name, to stop others getting your business name, see my article, Where to register domain names.

If you would like to see some of the ready made web design possibilities you could have, see my article, Top WordPress Theme Design Solutions for Small Businesses.