Chances are you could come up with a dozen reasons why you should make the jump and start and grow a photography business. There are a ton of benefits to it:
- You can choose your own hours
- You can choose what clients to work with
- You can what field to specialize in
- You can set your own prices and control how much you make
While it’s easy to come up with a list of why you should start your own photography business, is there a list on why you shouldn’t? Can you look at it from another perspective, and decide if you are approaching your business ideas from the wrong way?
Lets take a look at some of the worst reasons to go into business for yourself.
Reason 1 To Get More Work Done Around The House
I’ve worked at home for years, and love the benefits. But the biggest trap to fall into is assuming you can do a load of laundry, clean up a room, or do a few chores in between working.
Work time is work time. It doesn’t matter if you are sitting in an office complex, or in a spare bedroom. You’ll get easily distracted, and end up getting very little done if you don’t put all your focus on your business during work hours. The laundry can wait until “after hours”.
Reason 2 Spend More Time With The Kids/Family
Unless you are planning to work part time at your business, you’ll have to decide where your priorities lie. If a phone call comes in and the baby is crying, where would your focus turn? It takes a motivation and attention to build a business. In order to get any work done, you can’t rely on a 30 minute television show as a distraction. All you’ll find is frustration.
Reason 3 Get Rich Quick
We all have visions of finding the perfect client that buys thousands from us. Or having a service that people rave over, and refer to everyone in town. Yet those success stories are few and far between. While you can make a healthy living at it, its going to take time, effort and energy along the way.
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