Sam Kerns - How to Work From Home and Make Money in 2017: 13 Proven Home-Based Businesses You Can Start Today

By now, youve scoured the pages on Amazon and have seen dozens of books that claim to teach you how to make money from home. And as a smart consumer, youre probably wondering who you should trust. After all, anyone can write a book, but if you truly want to learn how to build a successful business, you shouldnt just listen to anyone. There are people out there who write books about topics they have no experience in.

Thats not the kind of person who can teach you how to work from home and make money.

You need someone who has done it for themselves, and is able to communicate in a way that will effectively teach you the basics and help you create a plan. Thats where I come in.

When I hit my mid-twenties, I decided I no longer wanted to work for other people. I was the first person in my family to venture out on my own, so I had no instruction in how to go about starting my own business. I just knew I was tired of going to the office every day and slaving away for someone elses benefit.

I had ideas of my own and many things I wanted to accomplish, and I knew that as long as I worked for someone else, my plans would have to stay on hold. So for years, I trudged along and played the office politics. I worked in a job I barely tolerated, and came home too exhausted to pursue my own dreams.

But then one day I woke up. I was working as a sales representative for a window covering manufacturing business, and as part of my job, I traveled the state selling to and servicing retail window covering companies. My lifestyle consisted of staying in cheap hotels, eating a diet of fast food, and being away from friends and family for long stretches of time. I was considered lucky because I had a good salary, a company car, and certain freedoms that many employees dont have. For example, as long as I met my sales quotas, I was able to set my own hours.

But I was miserable.

And then one day, as I was talking to a client about how she got into business, it hit me. If she could do it, so could I.

And thats how my life of entrepreneurship began. I built a successful window covering business, and then went on to build other successful businesses after that. Im what some people call a serial entrepreneur, but the truth is, I just love the challenge of building a business from scratch and making it a success.

I also love the idea of working from home. In all the businesses Ive built, (some of which Ill teach you about in the chapters that follow), working from home has been my number one priority. In the beginning, it was because I couldnt afford an office space or storefront, and finally because it just made good business sense. After all, why would I pay thousands of dollars in rent and other expenses when its not necessary?

But opening and running a successful home-based business takes more than just a good idea and some motivation. In fact, Id venture to say that its one of the most misunderstood phenomenas of our time. And if you go about it with the wrong mindset or a lack of knowledge, you can easily end up a statistic. But if you take the time to learn about how to do it the right way, your chances of success are much higher.

I didnt want an ordinary life. I dreamed big and now Im living the perfect life for me. And Im guessing that if you bought this book, youre looking for the same thing. So lets get started, shall we?