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What to Do When Running a Business Online Starts Running You Over

01.30.2012 · Posted in Business News Article

Running an online business can, at first, seem a great plan. You don’t even have to leave the house to start work, and you’re not desperately trying to schedule work meetings around all the other things you’re trying to do during the day – getting dinner on the table, changing the baby’s diaper, putting the baby down for a nap, or even spending the odd spare hour or so with the person that you married. Work can be done in your own time, and at a pace that is comfortable for you. You have the advantages that being your own boss brings, without the associated responsibilities.rnrnAt some point, you will be brought sharply back to earth by the reality of running an online business. It won’t be long before you’ll be working long into the night to meet deadlines, taking your laptop along for the ride on vacation, keeping one eye on Twitter on your mobile while you try to watch your son’s football game, and calling off all other non-work dates. All the supposed freedom that comes with online working will have turned out to be nothing but a figment of your imagination.rnrnIf you hadn’t quite realized it before now, you’ll soon have to get to grips with the fact that managing a business demands your time 24/7. Working on the Internet at home rather than traveling to an office each day just means that you don’t ever get to disconnect from work. It’s something you constantly think about, when trying to spend time with the kids, at mealtimes

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