When You Can't Find a Job That Works For You...

This is the problem I had for years, finding a job that worked for me. I had kids which meant that I needed a job where I was going to make enough money to make it worth my while to go to work. I needed a job with flexible hours because kids get sick and schools close for various reasons. I could only work when my kids were in school otherwise I would just be working to pay for childcare. With this criteria and my lack of college education, I didn't have too many options. So I decided to take the skills that I had from previous employment experience and work for myself. This is how I started my cleaning company.

I do not have a glamorous job by any means but it works for me. I set my own schedule and I take  off when I need to. I have been very lucky because I really have some great clients, they let me bring a kid to work when I need to or reschedule due to whatever life has thrown at me at that particular moment. They are just out right Awesome! Why do they do this? Well, because they love the service that I provide and I make their lives easier by doing what I do. They appreciate my hard work and the freedom I give them to do other things like spending time with their family.

My rates are reasonable but competitive, the one thing I have learned is that if I under bid a job then they question the quality of my service. After many conversations with myself over this, I decided to increase my rates. Now I'm not trying to get rich by cleaning houses but I charge a fair price for the service I provide and no one complains.

The start up cost was very minimal as I already cleaned my own house and pretty much had everything I needed. I advertised on the internet, friends and family spread the word as well. After I had enough clients that I was making a profit and could afford to, I got insurance for my business. I do all of my own "bookkeeping" and taxes myself so that I don't have those added expenses.

Now don't get me wrong, like any company I loose clients and things get rough. In my case it's usually right after the holidays and lasts until Spring. Then things pick back up and life gets really busy again, sometimes I have more work than I know what to do with since I work by myself. No matter what, I am very thankful for whatever clients I do have at any given moment because they help keep me out of the unemployment line.

I honestly never thought I would be a small business owner since I wanted to be a nurse ever since I was a child but things change and I had to work and that's how I got that "Job" that works for me.

I know that there are a lot of other people out there that have the same dilemma and I'm sure that those people have a marketable skill that they could use to their benefit just as I did. So if you're in that same boat I was in 6 years ago, take a look at what ever skills you may have and see how you can make them work for you.

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