| Kids play hard, and sometimes that means they | | | | Others would sneak downstairs, or sneak out |
| play really loud in the midst of exploring | | | | into the garage. The funniest one |
| their worlds and role playing with siblings | | | | |
| and friends. | | | | I heard was the hiding in the closet trick... |
| | | | so the kids would not be making noise right |
| I know with my kids, if I'm not hearing some | | | | under-foot. That one really made me laugh, |
| degree of noise; [i.e. play], from them, it | | | | because I have pulled similar tactics just |
| probably means one of them is notfeeling | | | | trying to get a moments peace! And, yes, I |
| well, or they are coming down with a cold. | | | | have to admit, I have used themto make my |
| | | | business workable too! |
| My world is blessed with two very artistic | | | | |
| and rambounous boys; 6 years and 3 years old. | | | | Oh I know... I hear some of you saying... why |
| With their play and with theirsinging; [they | | | | don't you just get your kids into daycare, or |
| love to sing Country music at the top of | | | | find a babysitter or a Nannyto take them. |
| their lungs!]; they have the ability to raise | | | | Well, that makes perfect sense of course. But |
| the noise level in our house to a | | | | for the many WAHMs who have given up jobs to |
| "heaven-bending" volume in 9 seconds flat! | | | | work at home,first, they do not want to be |
| | | | giving the majority of what they earn to |
| And while I loved to hear them hard at play, | | | | those services; although they are very |
| the sporatic and unpredictable noise [play], | | | | valuable services. And, second, there's that |
| posed challenges at times when I was doing | | | | guilt. |
| sales calls, or when clients called with | | | | |
| final questions about starting a business | | | | The guilt we feel because it was our choice |
| relationship with me. | | | | to stop working at jobs and stay at home so |
| | | | we could be with our kids. That was a |
| Clients don't wait, when they want to have | | | | conscious choice we made. So when we start |
| questions answered and they don't always call | | | | looking at having to farm our kids out to |
| at the best times. Sometimes these calls | | | | daycare, babysitters, or bringing in a Nanny, |
| would come through when the kids were eating | | | | guilt; as to the purpose of why we were |
| or doing activities that were not so noisy. | | | | staying home in the first place starts to |
| Great! But.... most of the time, they did | | | | manifest. |
| not! | | | | |
| | | | So what is the solution? Is there really a |
| 6 year olds are pretty predictable. You | | | | solution to how to make sales with noisy kids |
| basically know when they are going to make | | | | in the house? Well, I don't knowif this |
| noise. But, if you know anything aboutthe | | | | solution is for you... But I do believe I |
| '3's', you're already familiar with the | | | | found the right solution for me! |
| unpredictability of when the next scream, or | | | | |
| loud laugh will erupt! | | | | I don't have to hide in the closet anymore. I |
| | | | don't disappear into the bathroom to talk |
| Some clients understood. I would say: 'yes I | | | | muffled into the towels, lol! I no longer |
| know you can hear kids in the background. | | | | work 5 to 9 hours a day on the phone during |
| That is why I do this business. | | | | play time, or any time, doing follow ups and |
| | | | sales calls. |
| So I can be at home with them". For other | | | | |
| clients, that was not okay. I had some near | | | | Clients no longer call the house at |
| misses and some fair size losesin bringing | | | | unpredictable times, or at all for that |
| people in, to work with me in my business | | | | matter. My kids no longer have to worry about |
| because of this home-based situation. | | | | how much noise they make in the house! And, |
| | | | I'll still make a nice 5-6 figure |
| Over the course of working out of my home, I | | | | contribution to my family's income this year! |
| have had many a conversation with other work | | | | |
| at home Moms [WAHMs], and at times have | | | | What did I discover to make my sales business |
| doubled over in laughter at some of the | | | | work for everyone in the household? Well.... |
| ingenious, and sometimes silly tactics | | | | that's another story that needs to be |
| they've pulled just to get a moment of quiet | | | | explained at another time! |
| when they needed to portray the illusion of | | | | |
| "executive-office professionalism" for the | | | | My typing time is up - and my kids are |
| really important calls. | | | | calling me to come outside and play |
| | | | water-bomb balloons with them! Got to go ; )! |
| Some of them would hide in the bathroom. | | | | |