Your Online Business Can Work For You (Even While Away on Vacation)
When I started my Internet Marketing journey in 2007, probably the most appealing aspect of running an online business was the location and time-freedom it could potentially provide.
I loved the idea of being able to work from wherever I wanted to and when I wanted to.
This for many people, including myself, is incredibly liberating.
The Internet has opened up so many opportunities for everyday people looking to start a side hustle or even go full-time with an online business.
Whether you want to start a blog, YouTube channel, e-commerce store etc, these can all be worked on in your spare time and from the location you please.
The reason for this post today is because I just got back from vacation and I’m always so grateful and impressed with how fluently I’m able to run my business away from home.
Now of course things are never 100% passive or automatic so it’s important to be transparent about this.
In fact, I had to check in/respond to various emails and I even scheduled two coaching/consulting calls (which was my choice).
Nonetheless I only spent a few hours running my business throughout the almost week long vacation I took.
This to me is absolutely priceless and if you love your business like I do, it doesn’t feel like work anyways.
We are very fortunate to live in this age of the Internet.
And starting/running a type of business like this that offers complete flexibility is incredibly possible!
Set Up an Online Business That Provides Flexibility
You want to try to set up a business for yourself that does not require all of your time and effort each and every day.
Strive for more flexibility.
Part of the reason why I love blogging combined with proper search engine optimization (SEO) is because my website in a lot of cases does the work for me.
(Disclaimer: Like in any business of course there is work involved to keep my blog running smoothly like writing/publishing consistent content, answering emails/blog comments, performing necessary website updates, implementing SEO, crafting YouTube content etc.)
My blog is constantly generating targeted traffic from the search engines (and other sources), capturing email leads, making product/affiliate sales and generating new coaching clients.
And this can all happen while I’m away from my computer.
I look at every one of my published blog articles as online assets that work for me 24/7.
I think taking a break from my normal routine and getting away on a vacation really put things into perspective and helped me appreciate the true power behind running an online business that provides flexibility.
Hence why I wanted to write this short post!
Wrapping Up
No matter what your goals and desires are, it’s important to know that starting a side hustle could be one of the best decisions you ever make.
Whether it’s successful or not, it will be a valuable learning experience you cannot get answer else.
Have you started your online business yet?
If so, does it provide you with enough flexibility?