When Sharon McMillan responded to the first WAHM 2.0 Survey she told me this:
I’d like to see resources and tips for the many moms that are considering or in transition from a full time job to a work at home job.
Great idea Sharon! This is something I have intimate knowledge of having been through that transition myself.
I’ve admitted several times that I didn’t start my first online business with a mind towards quiting my day job. I liked my work very much. It wasn’t paying the bills though. I had a shortfall month after month and a big pile of debt that kept getting bigger.
My little ‘internet biz’ was born out of a need to keep the lights on.
I started by evaluating what I had to offer.
My skills were in the area of desktop publishing and writing. Creating brochures, flyers, posters and other printables was part of my day job and something I often did to help out friends. More than once I heard someone say ‘You should start a business doing that’.
So I did.
Targeting small business/home business owners who needed creative print work done on a small scale I set up my first business website: The Newsie Writer. (I was trying to be cute in reference to my finesse for creating well written newsletters.)
I won’t tell you yet how it went. I’ll save that for the next time 
While you wait for the rest of the story – how about taking a quick inventory of your skills and interests? Is there something that you’ve done that others comment on or encourage you to do more with?
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Leslie Truex is the pajama-clad work-at-home mom dedicated to helping other moms live and work comfortably. She's the author of The Work-At-Home Success Bible and owner of 
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Taking inventory of skills was just how I started my first online business back in 1998 – I was a whiz at finding anything online, a recruiter friend of my husband’s asked me to help find him resumes, and I haven’t looked back since. 10 years ago that was…..and one of my businesses still is in Internet recruiting today.
Best wishes,
Barbara
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Like Barbara I started my very first business several years ago by taking an assessment of my skills. I ended up freelancing as a writer and event producer when my kids were toddlers. Eventually we wanted to buy a house and needed more income, fast so I took a position. I’ve been working FT ever since.
Since meeting Kelly and Mom Masterminds last year I’ve started up the writing biz again while I develop a more sustainable full time online business.
The ongoing challenge – TIME! It can be tiring balancing a demanding full time job with small business responsibilities in the evening and on weekends (all weekend!).
But that entrepreneurial bug Kelly mentioned in this week’s WAHMTalkRadio.com program keeps me energized!
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