Self Employment Ideas Vs Work at Home Jobs

Choosing among self employment ideas and launching a business is not for everyone. You may be one of the many professionals reporting to a job you hate because you don't want anything to do with business ownership. You're satisfied with working for someone else, at least for now, but you don't know of any other option for working at home other than being your own boss. There is another way, and it's important to understand the difference between being self-employed and being employed in a work at home job. Here's what you need to know:

One Requires Selling, One Does Not

Unless you're hired for a sales position or to sell for clients, work at home jobs don't require you to sell. One of the frustrations of self employment for some people is that you're always selling yourself. If you don't sell you don't make money, and that can be devastating. There's no doubt that you have to sell yourself to employers during the application process, but once you land a work at home job, you're done. You're not constantly selling to earn a paycheck. Any "work at home job" that requires you to buy inventory and sell it is a scam. There are legitimate jobs that will pay you a check to put your skills to work for them.

One Is Full of Legal Hassles, One Isn't

Self employment ideas can lead to many legal hassles. You may have to register your business to get a license. If you choose to incorporate, then you have to form your corporation and file the paperwork on an annual basis to keep it in good standing. Then there are the contracts, non-disclosures, terms of service and other documents that you'll need to protect yourself in typical business transactions. If you're creating or using content, technologies or media, then you have to handle copyright and other intellectual property issues. You can avoid most of these issues as an employee working at home or as a contractor. You may have to sign agreements as a condition of getting hired, such as an Independent Contractor Agreement, but that's it. The legal hassles fall to the business owner, not you.

One Offers Benefits, One Doesn't

Insurance benefits can make all the difference between you pursuing your work from home dream and staying employed outside the home. Not every work at home job offers benefits, but some do. Some telecommuting jobs offer competitive benefits, including health and life insurance. You're on your own when if you're self-employed, which means you have to be prepared to pay for the same benefits if you want them.

It's important to understand these differences between self employment ideas and work at home jobs in order to make the right decision. If the fear of business failure has kept you working out of the home, considering finding a telecommute job instead.

And you're going to need help getting hired for one, which is why I'm hosting a free Work at Home Jobs Telesummit. You'll hear from hiring managers on how to go beyond searching listings to find a job during this free event.

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