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What It Takes To Work From Home: An Interview
With Work-At-Home Mom Amanda Compton
by Leslie Grimmett
Have you ever dreamed of working at home? Many moms think it's
too good to be true or just plain impossible. We got in touch with
Amanda Compton, a website owner and a successful work-at-home mom, to
ask her about what it takes to work from home.
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How long have you been a work at home mom?
I started working from home in 2003 while in graduate school.
During this time I was already a full-time stay at home mom and I
started a website in hopes to make some extra money. I didn't
realize it would turn into a full-time gig.
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What is the greatest benefit from working at home?
The greatest benefit to working from home is, of course, being able
to stay at home and raise my two boys. I'm very fortunate to
be able to have a home business.
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What is the biggest challenge?
The biggest challenge to working from home is scheduling.
Scheduling time to do your work is hard with two kids in your care
24 hours a day. Its even harder when your kids are not old
enough to be in school or if you choose to home school. You
end up doing most of your work at night or early morning hours.
This also cuts into your family/home life.
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What is the most important quality a work-at-home
mom should have?
The most important quality a work at home mom should have is
patience. When you start working from home you will not become
rich or even make money overnight. It will take time and a lot
of hard work on your part. Have patience and just keep on
doing what you are doing and your hard work will eventually pay off.
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If you could give an aspiring work-at-home mom one
piece of advice, what would it be?
The biggest piece of advice I would give an aspiring work-at-home
mom is to be well informed. Find out what really works and
what doesn't. Read all the information you can get your hands
on and learn as much as you can. Being informed makes a big
difference because you could be working everyday doing the wrong
thing. You want to make sure you are doing the right thing
with the precious time that you have.
Amanda Compton is a married work-at-home mom to two young boys, Gage
& Greyson. Her two main sites are
http://www.ContestForMoms.com
and
http://www.HomeJobsForMoms.biz. She also owns a few other
websites, her most recent being
http://www.amomsreview.com. In her spare time, she enjoys
photography, Grey's Anatomy, reading a book in one sitting and
traveling. And, of course, spending time with her husband and two
boys.
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