I consider myself a fortunate person.
Every day, I sit in a beautiful office, surrounded by great people and look out of my window towards a fantastic view of the Rockies.
I think it\’s a great thing.
Not everyone agrees with me.
I know that lots of people want something different. They want to work from home.
They don\’t want their commute to be longer than the walk from the bedroom to the study. They want to be able to step out to the fridge whenever they feel like it and make themselves a sandwich. They want to work in their pajamas, their shorts or their bathroom robe– who knows?
They want to feel like they\’re not working at all.
That last point I can understand.
The working from home bit though is a lot tougher.
Internet publishing is certainly one of those jobs that you can do from your spare bedroom. In fact, when you\’re just starting out, that\’s probably the best way to do it. It might take a little while before you have enough revenue to meet the expenses of running an office so starting from home is usually the best idea.
But once you\’re able to work on your sites full-time, working from home can carry its dangers. Instead of never being in the office, you can find that your home becomes your office — and you\’re never away from work.
That\’s a quick way to suffer burn-out, get fed up with publishing and start to wonder if there isn\’t a better way generate income. (I haven\’t found one.)
You can feel that frustration most at this time of year, when the workload drops and you\’re away from your computer for longer periods than usual.
The secret to long-term success at Internet publishing isn\’t just good content, careful optimization and solid marketing.
It\’s a good work-life balance.
If you\’re spending all day on your blog, then make one of this year\’s resolutions to work less, achieve your success slower… but make it last.