DAY TWENTY. A few people have asked me what my job is exactly, because I seem to be working everywhere, and with so much time in my hands. Well, I don’t really have a lot of time in my hands, lol, however, my flexible schedule allows me to work anytime, anywhere (as long as there’s wifi).

To those who don’t know, I’m still doing Internet Marketing and SEO (and no, please don’t ask me what that is if you don’t want to talk-to-the-hand), only this time, I’m doing it home-based. After my two-year stint with US Auto Parts (USAP) as part of their Search Engine Marketing team, and, give-or-take four years doing Internet Marketing both full-time and freelance, I decided to take the leap and do things my own way.

And just for the record, since we’re at it, my work experience with USAP was nothing short of satisfactory. They were kind to me, gave me my biggest break, sent me to New York for training, and trusted me with responsibilities I would never entrust to myself. It is there in USAP (and under Marc’s mentorship) where I was able to envision how I’d like my future to be like, and how to do it. I wouldn’t even know half of what I know about the industry I’m now in if not for the opportunity to pick Marc’s brains (heh) and to work with the best marketing team in the world. It’s the best training ground for those who want to take Internet Marketing seriously, if I do say so myself. Not that I intentionally squeezed as much juice as I could from USAP so I could go my own way later on, nope! At one point I really thought I was going to stay there for good because I loved the people and my job there. Resigning was not in the original plan, but I guess I was able to resign because, admittedly, they were able to equip me enough to take on the next chapter of my career.

Which brings us to now, and this work-from-home status. I’ve been doing this for the past 5 months, and here’s some of the things about working from home that you might want to be aware of, before you start taking the leap yourself.

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