The Joy of The Perfect Home Business

Much has been written about working from your own home. Many people seem suspicious when they think about ideas that they can "work" whilst at home -- I'm not sure why; housewives and househusbands have been doing it for years! For some people, there seems to be some sort of strange separation of the workplace and the homestead. By tearing down this distinction, however, you can reap some very serious benefits. Nowhere is this more obvious than in running a mail-order business from your home. What are some of these benefits and advantages that you can gain from running a mail order business from your home? Well, there are probably hundreds, but some of the major ones include: 1. Savings on initial investments. Instead of having to rent office space, new phone lines, new personnel and all the rest... for a lot of new mail-order startups, all you need is an idea, a clean kitchen table, a recipe box and ambition! 2. Clear communication channels. With the advent of the Internet, and especially e-mail, it has become easier and easier for you to keep in contact with your customers without having to get in your car and drive all around town. Now, you can communicate with all your contacts and prospects without having to leave your computer. And much of this can be automated with tools readily available through GetResponse (http://www.GetResponse.com/?33969) and Roibot (http://www.roibot.com/r.cgi?R504_ROIbot) 3. More time with your family. Big business has always had the reputation for being "anti-family" -- you can choose your career or you can choose your family. With mail-order businesses, you get to choose both. In fact, many mail-order businesses become family businesses, with kids helping mom and dad to lick stamps and stuff envelopes. My teenage daughters do this and split income with me (great for taxation purposes) 4. Control of your own destiny. As a mail order entrepreneur, you can decide how much or how little effort you want to put into it. In traditional business, a change of career means a major change to your entire life, whether you like it or not. A mail-order business will often begin as a part-time career you do in addition to your "normal" job. Then, as you progress, you can decide to expand your mail-order business until it becomes your only career. The point is: YOU make the choice as to how fast this happens. 5. Tax considerations. With a mail order business, you can take advantage of many tax breaks. For instance, you can get a tax deduction on your house for space used exclusively for business. You can also usually deduct for computer equipment, extra phone lines, and other equipment you use to run your business. An, as I mentioned early, you can use the technique of income Splitting to keep income out of the hands of the taxman! Whether you are looking for something to simply supplement your income or looking for a complete career change, mail-order businesses have a lot to offer. As with any other business decision, it is important to look beyond just the monetary benefits to see the other advantages that are present. As you can see, the mail-order business provides plenty of these advantages, as well as the money-making ones, making it one of the best businesses to be in.