[nabentre] accessible work from home

[Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews]

How do you evaluate a website to make sure it's legitimate? Looking
into freelance writing as a stream of income, and came across a site
called Textbrooker. Before I send my photos, I want to be sure they're
legit.

On 3/31/18, Jordan Gallacher via nabentre <nabentre at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I agree that running your own business takes a lot of work, and it does take
> money to get your business off the ground as well as patients and
> determination.
> Jordan
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 31, 2018, at 2:47 PM, Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews via nabentre
>> <nabentre at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, even passive income requires work. I'm working on my business
>> plan too with templates etc and taking Hadley courses, then there's
>> the books I get from Audible. The only cost to me was the domain and
>> hosting fees and some wordPress plug-ins.
>>
>>> On 3/31/18, Leslie Fairall via nabentre <nabentre at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I understand why the idea of working from home is very attractive to
>>> blind
>>> people. You don't have to worry about a possibly long job search and
>>> explain to employers that you can do the job just as well as a sighted
>>> person. Transportation is less of an obstacle, especially in rural
>>> areas.
>>>
>>> There are two ways of working from home:
>>>
>>> 1. Working for an employer who allows you to telework for several days a
>>> week
>>> 2. Starting your own business
>>>
>>> Right now I'm using the first option. However, I did not start out with
>>> the privilege of working from home. You have to be in a certain type of
>>> position where your location is immaterial to your job performance.
>>> Information technology is one good example, but there are certainly
>>> other
>>> positions that meet this category. On the other side, working as a
>>> counselor or instructor isn't as conducive to a work from home situation
>>> and may not be permitted by most employers.
>>>
>>> The second option is starting your own business. In my opinion, it's one
>>> of the hardest things to do. In most (if not all) cases, it does take
>>> some
>>> outlay of cash for startup costs. You need to know what you want to do
>>> and
>>> have a business plan, even if it's just in your head. Your business may
>>> also take some time to get off the ground. Sometimes I hear blind people
>>> say they are looking for a business opportunity that takes no work. In
>>> my
>>> opinion, that doesn't exist. You have to be willing to put in the time
>>> and
>>> effort required in order for a business to succeed, even if it is from
>>> the
>>> comfort of your own home.
>>>
>>> As I said earlier, I'm utilizing option #1 approach to work from home
>>> right now, but that's not what I really want. Since I have a 40-hour
>>> job,
>>> I'm working on option #2 in baby steps and in the middle of completing
>>> the
>>> first step. There's definitely a lot of work ahead of me, but it will be
>>> worth it in the end.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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