Hey guys! If you are not sure if starting an online business is a good idea for you,
in this video I will show you 12 different ways of how online business changed my life.
I started as a blogger in 2017 while still working full-time at a 9-5 job, and if I had
to describe that job in just a few words, it would – stressful and hopeless. Whatever
I would do at that job, it would never get me even close to the goals and aspirations
of the lifestyle I envisioned for myself and my family.
So now that I am a full-time blogger, a Youtuber and well… an online entrepreneur, every
day I go to bed with the feeling of gratitude for one more day of my dream life.
Let me start the list of the things I am thankful for and all of those things are only possible
in my life because I started an online business few years back, as a side hustle, working
at my free hours and on weekends.
1. Working from home
The first thing and the most fundamental reason for me is that I can work from home. I know
not everyone enjoyed working from home especially if you have a small apartment and a couple
of toddlers running around, all the things that happened to a lot of people during the
pandemic. But for me it is a blessing, I’ll tell you why in the next pointers of this
list.
2. Spending Time with My Kid Whenever I Need
So, the second point is that I have the freedom of spending as much time as I need with my
daughter. She is now a year-old running around all day long, curious to explore the world
and if I was at my 9-5 job, I’d have to send her to day care at around 4 or 5 months
young.
She would have to go through separation from her mommy at a very young age while naturally
from the psychological point of view, children reach the separation phase from their parents
around 3 years old.
I know a lot of parents have no choice but to use daycare very early and if I were in
their position, I would have to do it as well. I don’t blame anyone because most of the
people simply have no choice. But having an online business and working from home allowed
me to have this option and I am thankful for it every day since my daughter was born.
Every business day I can spare a couple of hours to have a peaceful walk in a part with
her. I don’t have to wait for a weekend to see spend time with my child. That’s
what I was working the extra hours for when I started my blog while still doing the full-time
job. It was totally worth because now I have the liberty of taking back all those extra
hours out of my working day.
3. Can Do Shopping and Driving Outside of the Rush Hours
When does everyone who works the 9-5 go shopping? Around the same time after work. That creates
longer lines in the shopping malls, traffic jams and so on. My online business allowed
me to avoid doing anything in the rush hours. Traffic jams take so much out of peoples lives
– they don’t only take your time, but also add layers of stress. And we all know
that stress leads to health issues. That leads to extra medical bills. So, I thank God every
time when I go shopping at 11 AM that I don’t have to do it at 7 PM.
4. My Online Business Removed the Glass Ceiling
I was fortunate to have pretty quick career growth at my corporate jobs. I worked as an
editor, editor-in-chief, and at different online marketing positions but I knew that
working for a company I wouldn’t ever get a salary above the average salary in the country
where I lived. A lot of people see blogging as a side hustle only and I started the same
way. But you know what? The sky is the limit when it comes to your online income as a blogger.
My highest income report so far was $40,000/mo and I look up to established bloggers who
make way more than this, people like Pat Flynn from the Smart Passive Income blog. He used
to publish income reports and back in December 2017 he made over $125k in net earnings. If
you want to learn how I make money with my blog and try to replicate my monetization
strategies from when you are just starting a blog and to advanced strategies like selling
your own digital products, I have an online course that will help you understand everything
about the money side of blogging and hopefully will get you to your first $10k/mo. Check
out the link to my course in the top right corner and in the description below this video.
5. Can Work with Clients in Every Time Zone
Since I work my own hours, I can actually have more business and clients from all over
the world because I am not limited by the 9-5 hours in my time zone. Although I am a
blogger, I also provide 1:1 coaching and Pinterest marketing consultations. So, living in Europe,
I have worked with clients from Australia, from Figi Island, from California, from China
and from Newfoundland in Canada. I often work with clients that are 11 or 12 hours away
from me in their time zone. I can do that because I work for myself and I don’t mind
doing a client a client call at 9 PM my time because well… I don’t sleep yet, and I
had whatever schedule I set for myself duing the day.
6. Don’t Have to Ask Your Boss for a Leave
And I don’t have to ask a boss for a leave when I need to visit a doctor or if I have
a leak in the house and I need to spend half of the working day solving this problem. That
was the part that I hated probably the most in my years of corporate jobs. I absolutely
hated the fact that being a responsible adult, I had to go through this humiliating process
asking for a leave, feeling uncomfortable and as if I was guilty of something. Plus,
not every time I would even get the permission for a leave, so I’d have to think and worry
every time I had to ask for a leave, how would affect my career in the future. When you have
children, the situation can get even more difficult, so again I am so thankful for my
online biz for not having to do this ever again.
7. I Can Cook And Work at the Same Time
I can cook and make notes for my next week’s newsletter or my new video. Just so you know,
I scripted this entire video while keeping an eye of the soup I was making for my daughter.
So again, it’s all about saving time. Working from home allows me to do these things simultaneously
while if I worked the 9-5 I’d either have to spend all the evening cooking or would
have to buy a lot more of ready food which is not always the healthiest and the most
cost-effective diet for a family.
8. I don’t Waste 2 hours every day for commute to work
1 Hour each way. That’s about how much time it used to take me to get to my office at
the 9-5 job. If you think about it, 2 hours a day is 10 hours a week and that’s more
than one entire working day you guys! I don’t know about you maybe it takes you less time
for commute, let me know in the comments below by the way. But just this point alone would
be enough for me to consider starting a blog if I were to start it from scratch now.
9. I Can Work When I Have a Spike of Creativity
You might not realize but writers block is a real thing. And creativity is a big part
of being a Youtube or a blogger. On some days I am better off just answering emails and
doing the routine tasks. If my daughter didn’t sleep well, I had a rough night, I have a
terrible headache – do you think I can come up with an inspiring video? Of course not.
And I am so thankful for my flexible online business that allows me to skip some days
or choose which tasks I would be better at on each particular day.
10. I Don’t Have to Dress Up Every Morning
In most of the days you’ll find me at home working wearing comfortable clothes. In the
winter months I have very comfortable and warm pajamas so I don’t even change the
clothes unless I have to record a video or make a video call with a client.
It saves a lot of brain effort on choosing what to wear every morning and actually saves
me a lot of money because my clothes pretty much don’t wear out since I rarely use them.
11. I Can Switch Between the Activities When I Need To
I don’t know about you but for me there is a point when I just have to make a break
from using my brain, from staring at the computer screen, and do some physical work for a change.
Since I am at home, I often take a break to do a quick cleaning session in one of the
areas of the house.
12. I Don’t Have Anyone to Report To
Some days are very busy, I might get 150 emails in my inbox and if I can’t answer them all
today, no one will tell me to stay extra hours after work to finish all the emails. I’ll
close my laptop when I feel that family time has to start and that’s it.
This list could be a lot longer because every day some situations come up where I think
oh my God what would I do if I was still at my 9 to 5 job? But I think you’ve got my
point and hopefully this video was a motivation for you to start your own blog and your own
online business.
Now if you are fired up to start your own blog, check these two resources. For complete
beginners I have a free course on how to start a blog, it will walk you through all the basics
so you can get clarity about how blogging works, what are the moving parts, what are
your first steps and which mistakes to avoid. You can join this free course using the link
in the top right corner. If you already started a blog but you can’t figure out how to make
it profitable, then it’s time to join my course Blog Your Way to $10K – this one
will show you all the secret sauce that helped me make over $350,000 with my online business
last year. If you want to join check the link up there and in the description below the
video, there will be all the links in one place.
Before you leave this page, check out my other videos that will help you get started and
make money online. Check them out here and there, and I’ll see you in the next video!