Home Business Marketing With Kids
Do your children make it a point to distract you when you’re working on something important for your home marketing business? One of the reasons you started was probably to spend more time with them, right?Awesome…today’s lesson is for you and will help you stay productive with the distractions of parenting!Running your home marketing business comes with enough distractions. Between telemarketers calling all day, emails, product development, marketing, and advertising getting through the day can be challenging. Then throw in your children…who may be poking your side right now wanting to play! Go play, I’ll be right here when you’re done…Okay, now that we’re all happy let’s get on with our lesson today. Flexibility is going to be the main theme. I think that flexibility will be the ‘golden ticket’ to balancing your home marketing business and family needs.Teens and older children are typically old enough to understand that just like they have responsibilities, so do you. Teens are rational (I hear the snickers) and will usually understand if you just sit down and explain your schedule and what you do. Another option, if they’re interested is to ‘hire’ them to work for you…the IRS will let you hire your children and you can deduct their wages on your taxes! Disclaimer: I am not a tax advisor…so do consult yours for the best advice. But bringing your teen in to help with administrative stuff teaches them responsibility and good work ethic and also enables you to bond and share with them what you actually do.Infants are on the other end of the spectrum, they just want to eat, poop, and sleep. This is where flexibility comes in and you’ll want to schedule business around the needs of the baby. Nap time is the prime time to get stuff done…unless, of course, you need to take a nap too!Toddlers…ah, the “terrible two’s”. Being firm, but flexible will help during this time. You will want to develop a set routine everyday; time to eat, time to sleep, and time to play. Being strict about your time with them and your business will help them learn to respect for your ‘rules’ and will minimize disruptions.However…allow them to sit in your lap when you can, such as while you’re browsing a website or reading something. Let them keep toys in your home office and when you need them to get down, simply tell them to and they will most likely sit contently and play on their own. Your child will feel wanted and happy that you’re close by. Take a break every hour and spend ten minutes just with them, hugging, kissing, talking, eating, playing…etc.I hope that I was helpful today and want to remind you that the upsides to owning a home marketing business far outweigh the challenges that come along the way…including children! As Zig Ziglar would say, “Make it a better than good day.”
