I am a budding author and public speaker and I love to write so it made sense that if I could make money doing the very thing I love to do, that would be an exceptional outcome for me.

I started by getting the book I am writing self-published. One of the most beneficial things about self publishing is that all the profit stays with me. I thought to myself if it is good enough for Rudyard Kipling, it is good enough for me! Not everyone knows that Rudyard Kipling was among many authors who started off self publishing.

As I type, the books have finally been finalized and paid for and we take delivery of them towards the end of this week.

Then my promotion blitz starts. It is not always simple to work from home as you have to wear a great many hats. I simply love to write, but I also have to manage the finances, sell the books, market them, write copy to sell them with and so on. We even had to design the cover and we are no experts on Photoshop! The best thing about it all though is that we are in control not only of what the cover of the book looks like but of selling the book and, of course, the ultimate profit.

Perhaps you could think of something that you could do from home that would bring you satisfaction? Perhaps you could turn your hobby or interest into a viable business idea and start to make some good money at it. One thing is for sure, I would rather work from home and do this than work for a boss any day!