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  • ninarouge
    Registered User
    • Dec 2004
    • 25

    #1

    The Pros and Cons of working from Home

    Hello all .

    I'm a newbie to GFY ... Eventhough I've been around in the online adult biz since 96 ... ouch ... I'm afraid I've been a social wall flower when it comes to boards. I'm working on changing that ... So Hello ... hello!

    I run a membership site called AllRedheads.com which is a small (But very well converting) niche featuring only natural redheads. Been in business with AR since 1999 and am currently revamping my webmaster program but that's not why I'm writing. I don't know how many single operator enterprises there are out there - I'm sure tons but I know so many of the "mom and pop" type membership sites are geting eaten up by the big programs. I shall not be eaten I say ... well at least not in that way.

    I have been working from home for over 8 years now ... and know all the challenges that it poses of needing to really discipline yourself. I always thought I was pretty good at it. Recently a friend had an office space that she sublet to me for 2 months while she traveled. So for the first time I moved my office out of my house and was AMAZED at how much my productivity level went up. Totally was worth the money for me.

    I'm curious what everyone's experience is with working from home vs. outside office space. And if you have been really good at working from home how you do that.

    I'm in LA and am serious about wanting to find 2 or 3 other adult webmasters close by who would want to go in on a Co-op of sorts. Sharing space, resources, experiences etc. Just other cool people to be around while you work who are doing similar things. If anyone out there has an interest please email me [email protected]

    Much thanks ... I'm in the 2257th level of Dante's hell sorting out all my paperwork ... hope the many talented attorneys working on our behalf (thanks Joe!) will get it thrown out.

    Nina

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    Delivering Natural Redheads Since 99
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  • C-Bass
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    • Apr 2003
    • 3153

    #2
    Hi Nina
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    • TheSenator
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Feb 2003
      • 13340

      #3
      Pro - work in underwear
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      • TheSenator
        Too lazy to set a custom title
        • Feb 2003
        • 13340

        #4
        Pro - fart out loud
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        • ninarouge
          Registered User
          • Dec 2004
          • 25

          #5
          Originally posted by Spotter_03
          Hi Nina
          Hi Spotter ....

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          • TheSenator
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Feb 2003
            • 13340

            #6
            Pro - don't have to shave
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            • TheSenator
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Feb 2003
              • 13340

              #7
              Pro - Save money on gas
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              • TheSenator
                Too lazy to set a custom title
                • Feb 2003
                • 13340

                #8
                Con - cabin fever
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                • flirty
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 2840

                  #9
                  welcome to gfy

                  personally, i find more progress in working outside home. in that way you can easily set aside home chores & babysitting to business.
                  advantage: you can mix business with plessure

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                  • ninarouge
                    Registered User
                    • Dec 2004
                    • 25

                    #10
                    You could work in your underwear in my co-op office ... but I'm not sure about farting...

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                    • exportyourbiz-com
                      Confirmed User
                      • May 2005
                      • 141

                      #11
                      Originally posted by TheSenator
                      Pro - Save money on gas
                      Forget about gas, it's the parking that kills ya...

                      $350/month per spot of secured parking... 'secured' in the most loose sense of the word of course.

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                      • taibo
                        Confirmed User
                        • May 2005
                        • 3720

                        #12
                        only thing i like about it is i get to be my own boss and work my own hours.

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                        • LittleSassy
                          Confirmed User
                          • May 2005
                          • 7402

                          #13
                          as loong as i have my own space...i'd say its a pro

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                          • BillyHoe
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                            • Mar 2003
                            • 2214

                            #14
                            con- you work until all hours of the morning.
                            pro - you get your best work done at all hours of the morning

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                            • polish_aristocrat
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 40377

                              #15
                              cons = you need self motivation and you don't work with people

                              pros = you can work nude or in your under wear you can wake up at any time, dress however you like, and most people will be jealous of you ;)
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                              • Keev
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                                • May 2001
                                • 5335

                                #16
                                i believe I met you a long ass time ago at one of the old AWE Webmaster events , does this sound about right?
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                                • Midwest Shane
                                  ValMidwest rocks
                                  • Sep 2004
                                  • 1202

                                  #17
                                  I quit my job 8 months ago and have been working from home ever since. I guess the hardest part for me is I am always at work. I will have friends come over yet I find myself needing to check something on the computer. I will also be working and look up at the clock and see 10 hours went by. I went from working with Annuities putting in 38 hours a week to spending close to 80 hours on the computer a week.

                                  The plus is I can work nude lol!

                                  Seems like more con's then pro's but oh well who ever said making money was easy and I just built a big new house so it is paying off in the long run.

                                  Melissa

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                                  • Platinumpimp
                                    Logos and such.
                                    • Jan 2004
                                    • 10214

                                    #18
                                    con - less social life
                                    I design logo's.

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                                    • ninarouge
                                      Registered User
                                      • Dec 2004
                                      • 25

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Keev
                                      i believe I met you a long ass time ago at one of the old AWE Webmaster events , does this sound about right?
                                      I've been to a few of them so possibily ... but you know how they all sort of start to blurr together

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                                      • chase
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Jul 2004
                                        • 6019

                                        #20
                                        There is less division between work and family life..and social life is hard too, because I find it hard to relax in the living room when I have 50 things I COULD be doing that will make me some money sitting in the next room.
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                                        • Plugin Feeds K
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                                          • Nov 2004
                                          • 394

                                          #21
                                          pro: working in your pj's
                                          pro: being able to hit the driving range
                                          pro: save money by not going out to lunch

                                          con: you'll find yourself working A LOT more hours
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                                          • Vitasoy
                                            GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                                            • Oct 2003
                                            • 58202

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Platinumpimp
                                            con - less social life
                                            and that is generally bang on.. You tend to stay in more, order stuff online then go out.


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                                            • xNetworx
                                              So Fucking What
                                              • Jan 2004
                                              • 14445

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Platinumpimp
                                              con - less social life
                                              I feel the opposite. Working a 9-5 kills your social life more.

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                                              • digi
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Feb 2002
                                                • 1314

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by pimpporn
                                                I feel the opposite. Working a 9-5 kills your social life more.
                                                I think this is true in a way since you can always make time to see friends and family. However, if you don't already have a lot of friends or family its harder to meet new people.

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                                                • BuggyG
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                  • 4179

                                                  #25
                                                  pro- get Nina to show everyone her tits and not have to worry about people like she would have to if she worked in an office

                                                  hey!! it's the customary GFY welcoming

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                                                  • Babagirls
                                                    Text Writer
                                                    • Feb 2001
                                                    • 18812

                                                    #26
                                                    pro-freedom to work/vacation whenever you want (awesome in the Summer!)
                                                    pro-can retire early (if you actually save your money up)
                                                    pro-the more you work, the more you make (unlike other jobs)
                                                    pro-its actually fun & interesting work
                                                    pro-no boss!

                                                    con-no insurance/retirement plan (401k)
                                                    con-cabin fever
                                                    con-join a gym to stay fit
                                                    con-the spouses/roomates dont fully understand thats its "a job" & hassle you
                                                    con-eyesight starts to turn to shit over the years
                                                    con-social life pretty much becomes non-existent.




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                                                    • SinSational
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                                                      • Oct 2004
                                                      • 1723

                                                      #27
                                                      pros:
                                                      work when you want
                                                      no one to report to
                                                      no cubicle
                                                      no drive to work

                                                      cons:
                                                      find yourself working ALL the time
                                                      don't get to associate with others, (make sure you get out of the house a couple times a day)

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                                                      • SinSational
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                                                        • Oct 2004
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                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Babagirls
                                                        pro-freedom to work/vacation whenever you want (awesome in the Summer!)
                                                        pro-can retire early (if you actually save your money up)
                                                        pro-the more you work, the more you make (unlike other jobs)
                                                        pro-its actually fun & interesting work
                                                        pro-no boss!

                                                        con-no insurance/retirement plan (401k)
                                                        con-cabin fever
                                                        con-join a gym to stay fit
                                                        con-the spouses/roomates dont fully understand thats its "a job" & hassle you
                                                        con-eyesight starts to turn to shit over the years
                                                        con-social life pretty much becomes non-existent.

                                                        uhhh......yeah, you put it perfectly.

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                                                        • Mr. Pat
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                                                          • Jul 2004
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                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by TheSenator
                                                          Con - cabin fever
                                                          cabin fever, that's true and a tough one...how do people here who work at home beat that one? i go for bus rides and take work out of the house mostly
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                                                          • Matt 26z
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                                                            • Apr 2002
                                                            • 18481

                                                            #30
                                                            The biggest pro is of course that you choose your own hours and don't have some asshole telling you want to do.

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                                                            • KRL
                                                              Entrepreneur
                                                              • Oct 2002
                                                              • 31429

                                                              #31
                                                              I've done both. I really hate office life. I just tried the office thing again with Men.com and after a year I couldn't take it and came back to my home office.

                                                              I found my time being wasted being in an office once again, because everyone wants to talk to you, comes in your office, the let's all go to lunch everyday stuff, stay late, was missing a lot of time with my son, dealing with office politics, etc. Even though it was just an 8 minute drive, I hated having to get all dressed up and going back and forth. I like working totally casual and you can only do that at home.

                                                              Its so peaceful working from home. I absolutely love it. So now we're using one of my partners offices when we need to do Men.com meetings, they've got an entire top floor in a big high rise, so it works out perfectly for me and all the people that work for us are in their own offices.
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                                                              • Fred Quimby
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                                                                • Jul 2004
                                                                • 5430

                                                                #32
                                                                pro,,i stay homw with my 2 kids 4 days a week

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                                                                • jukeboxfrank
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                                                                  • Apr 2004
                                                                  • 1207

                                                                  #33
                                                                  When you work at home you are always at work.


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                                                                  • Babagirls
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                                                                    • Feb 2001
                                                                    • 18812

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by SinSational
                                                                    uhhh......yeah, you put it perfectly.




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                                                                    • sniperwolf
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                                                                      • Mar 2005
                                                                      • 17743

                                                                      #35
                                                                      yo nina.. how's it going...
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                                                                      • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
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                                                                        • Mar 2003
                                                                        • 30307

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Message sent and welcome to GFY

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                                                                        • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
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                                                                          • Mar 2003
                                                                          • 30307

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Correction.

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                                                                          • xuron
                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                            • Nov 2003
                                                                            • 346

                                                                            #38
                                                                            home

                                                                            I have been working from home for over 5 years and boy... looking back, its a long journey... I am so used to working from home, working at a job/office is so foreign to me. I was actually thinking about applying at bestbuy just to work there for a week and say "yep, this shit sucks, going back to my home office now" just to get my bearings back to normal.

                                                                            Anyways, I have noticed that my social life isn't that good, but mostly because I moved to a city that I didn't know anyone (orlando, fl) and mostly messed around with girls from dating sites, met some people from other places, and also because I will usually like to be in front of my computer for long hours... I really think I have blurred the line between life and work... thats probably why so many people here are on gfy so much. ;-)

                                                                            anyways I got a girlfriend now for the last 1.5 years and I find myself not really caring about much now, just making money and buying a big house... not sure whats next though, now that I am attached

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                                                                            • ninarouge
                                                                              Registered User
                                                                              • Dec 2004
                                                                              • 25

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by sniperwolf
                                                                              yo nina.. how's it going...
                                                                              I'm super sniperwolf .. how about you?

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                                                                              • ninarouge
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                                                                                • Dec 2004
                                                                                • 25

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by AlienQ
                                                                                Message sent and welcome to GFY

                                                                                Hi to you ... I just hit you back ...

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                                                                                • warlock5
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                                                  • 2808

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Pro - setting my own schedule
                                                                                  Con - working during the middle of a party while drunk

                                                                                  By the way, doesn't the blue background with blue textlinks on your redhead site give you any problems?

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                                                                                  • The Ghost
                                                                                    IslandDollars.com
                                                                                    • Oct 2004
                                                                                    • 12188

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Pro - You are 'the Man'
                                                                                    Con - nothing unless you dig working for 'the man'
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                                                                                    • BlingDaddy
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                                                                                      • Apr 2004
                                                                                      • 6343

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Welcome -

                                                                                      Office -
                                                                                      Pro - My 2 year old leaves me alone. (Not that I want him to. I'd rather goof around with him than work ANY DAY!)
                                                                                      Con - Bling... $

                                                                                      Home-
                                                                                      Pro - I can fart, walk around in my undies and drink beer.
                                                                                      Con - Mrs Bling Daddy wont' leave me alone.


                                                                                      So what do I do? I have both.
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                                                                                      • TurboTrucker
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                                                                                        • Jan 2003
                                                                                        • 2363

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Pro - Don't have to drive to work, less gas, less wear and tear on the car
                                                                                        Pro - Take a break whenever you want

                                                                                        Con - Taking too many breaks!

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                                                                                        • Rui
                                                                                          web
                                                                                          • Dec 2001
                                                                                          • 9533

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by Babagirls
                                                                                          pro-freedom to work/vacation whenever you want (awesome in the Summer!)
                                                                                          pro-can retire early (if you actually save your money up)
                                                                                          pro-the more you work, the more you make (unlike other jobs)
                                                                                          pro-its actually fun & interesting work
                                                                                          pro-no boss!

                                                                                          con-no insurance/retirement plan (401k)
                                                                                          con-cabin fever
                                                                                          con-join a gym to stay fit
                                                                                          con-the spouses/roomates dont fully understand thats its "a job" & hassle you
                                                                                          con-eyesight starts to turn to shit over the years
                                                                                          con-social life pretty much becomes non-existent.
                                                                                          nice way to sum it up!

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                                                                                          • paymeback
                                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                                            • May 2005
                                                                                            • 1478

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Pro- Laying down outside with a view on a deckchair while doing work

                                                                                            Con- No more sex in the storeroom
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                                                                                            • inthestars
                                                                                              Registered User
                                                                                              • Sep 2002
                                                                                              • 2021

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              I'm in LA and I relate to what you're saying. I'm seriously considering getting a spot at one of the Barrister Suites locations in LA in the future because I want to start producing content and don't want to put my home address down for 2257.

                                                                                              You might want to check into Barrister Suites before getting an office with other webmasters. The url is http://www.barrister-suites.com

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                                                                                              • SGS
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                                                                                                • Dec 2002
                                                                                                • 5176

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Pro - Most online problems seem to happen either last thing at night or first thing in the morning so its easier to deal with from home.

                                                                                                Pro - Have an office away from home too so that you can get up in the morning and decide where you want to work that particular day.
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                                                                                                • Trade_Monkey
                                                                                                  Traffic
                                                                                                  • Nov 2004
                                                                                                  • 673

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by HotMelissa
                                                                                                  The plus is I can work nude lol!
                                                                                                  Hey Melissaaaa sweety, need any help in the office?

                                                                                                  *HUG*

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                                                                                                  • Brad Gosse
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                                                                                                    • Jan 2002
                                                                                                    • 2616

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    I have an office in town and a home office and each week I have a new routine. Some days I am more productive at home and other days more so in the office.

                                                                                                    When you have employees some days at the office are spent answering questions or putting out fires. THose days are not productive, but neither are the days when household shit needs to be done or the phone rings or someone comes to the door.

                                                                                                    I have gone back and forth on this issue and it comes down to whereever you get the most quiet that day is where you will be most productive. I am even going to try working on the lawn this year with my WIFI laptop.
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