What are some of your biggest business challenges at home? Do you struggle to stay focused? Are you trying to discover how to do sales and marketing? Struggling with administrative tasks? Let's talk about that.

I have been operating a home business since 2000 and my home business challenges have varied in a wide range of areas.


Like everyone else, I struggled with how to effectively market my business (especially when it was new). I was constantly struggling to find new marketing ideas, generate more potential customers and simply reach more potential customers.

Another big problem was that I had trouble maintaining any kind of balance between work and personal life. The number of times he worked during the night to be received by the morning sun was too much to count. To this day, I believe that "balance" is a myth. We always lean in one way or another as our priorities change. At first, it was about starting the business. Then, the approach moved to build memories, train basketball, make sure the wife and I had our weekly date, etc.

A big one: I struggled with tax planning & accounting. (Suggestion: hire a public accountant early in the process).


As the years went by, I became better at lead generation, tracking and closing sales. I learned to manage my time better and be more productive. I was able to build my home based business and I really enjoy the freedom it gave me.

Advancing almost 20 years, my biggest business challenges at home have more to do with my social life.

My children are adults and they moved. My wife passed away in 2013. I spend more time alone than me in many years, and it's a strange feeling, to say the least. I don't want to say that this is a "woe to me" post. I have enough opportunities to meet friends. I play a lot of music on weekends and I really enjoy my life.

Life is simply different now. Before, while building my home based business, I constantly interacted with my wife and children. These days, I am sitting alone working hard.

Before, I could often get up from my desk and talk to my wife or children. These days, I just look around & think, "Well ... I think I could read another article about SEO or watch a video about content development."

I love what I do to live. I  miss a lot of the social interaction that came with having a house full of Rooney.

It may be time to create or find a group of local networks for people like me who need more social interaction with other home business professionals.

I will have to think about it a lil bit.

What are some of your own business challenges at home? Share your thoughts and questions here. We could have a great conversation together!