What are the key motivators for freelance writers?

Working Solo, Inc. conducted a survey of 763 freelance writers and other home office workers. The survey delved into the drivers behind this entrepreneurial lifestyle. Here’s what their research discovered.

Four “Fs” ranked highest as the main reason to launch a home office business:

• Freedom (30%)
• Flexibility (25%)
• Fun (12%)
• Financial rewards (12%)

Among the biggest misconceptions voiced by family, friends, and colleagues:

• that home office workers have a lot of free time
• that s/he doesn’t have a “real job”
• that s/he has enough extra money and doesn’t need to work

The one activity home office workers would most like to delegate:

• Bookkeeping (26%)
• Marketing/Sales (26%)
• Tax forms (15%)

If forced to choose one piece of technology that the could not live without, they selected:

• a computer/laptop with Internet access
• a telephone/cell phone
• a fax machine