Move Your Desk to the Woods

by Jacob Minett

Published on this site: October 6th, 2005 - See more articles from this month

Over the last decade, many people have begun to take advantage of the opportunity to operate their business from home. The majority of these home businesses are actually operated via the Internet. As the Internet based success stories continue to mount up, more and more people are turning to the Internet to create their own success stories.

Until recently though, people who live in rural areas have not been able to take full advantage of internet business. Much of the reason for this is that people in rural areas lacked reliable internet access. Now that Wildblue satellite internet is available, people in rural areas can operate their Internet businesses just like people who live in metro areas.

There are a number of reasons that people enjoy home-based businesses. One major reason is that some people do not like to have a boss telling them what to do everyday. They prefer to be their own boss and make successful company decisions. Another reason is that many people want to spend more time with their family. Self employment allows people to do these things and more, since they can set their own hours and choose how much work they want to take on.

Of course, all of this is only possible if you have the right equipment to get the job done. In today’s fast paced internet driven markets, you absolutely must have a broadband connection to compete.

Some people who run home based businesses are more focused on enjoying life, with less emphasis on being a slave to the grindstone. As such, some of these people want to live in scenic rural areas where they can enjoy the great outdoors and get away from the rat race of the big cities. Since cable or DSL Internet service is not available in a wooded cabin, this kind of lifestyle has not been a real possibility for rural business owners, until now. With the creation of a company called Wildblue, high speed "always on" broadband is now available to everyone in the continental United States. Wildblue is predicting that in the next couple of years, millions of rural Americans will access their services. This means that you will be able to work from home, from wherever your heart may desire. If you want to live in the mountains of Colorado, the deep woods of the Ozarks, the cornfields of Nebraska, or anywhere else in rural America, you can do so, and you will still be able to take your broadband connection with you.

To successfully operate an Internet business, it is critical that you have not only the best computer equipment, but that you always have the best Internet access, and that you can always count on it to work. If you live in a small town, then you have probably tried the unreliable dial up services that usually have frequent disconnects and are painfully slow. In fact, most people don’t truly understand how incredibly slow dial-up Internet is until they have had the opportunity to experience broadband for themselves.

Satellite Internet access can offer both speed and an affordable price. As a home based business operator you need to keep close tabs on how much you are spending on your overhead. That is one of the attractions of working on the Internet, that you generally have very little overhead. The price of satellite broadband greatly outweighs even the smallest brick and mortar expense.

High speed Internet is almost a requirement for the home based business, because customers demand it. Imagine running a business in today’s world that does not accept credit cards, that business would lose a great deal of sales because of antiquated business practices. It is the same when you run an Internet business. Customers expect you to be able to respond quickly to their needs, and they expect that you are able to be online a great deal of the time. If a person runs their Internet business, but his or her server frequently goes offline or they log off repeatedly to use the phone, that person will lose multiple customers. Basically, you want to be able to present yourself and your business in a responsible and professional manner. Having reliable access to the Internet is one important way that you can do this.

The faster your connection is, the more you can get done. Being able to provide as many services as you can in as short of time as you can is simply good business. If you spend time waiting for pages to load, emails to go out, or waiting on your server to come back online, then you are not getting the highest level of production for your time.

If your dream job has been to work on the Internet from your home in the wilds of Wyoming or from the rural farmhouse that you grew up in, now you can. Wildblue is able to provide this high-speed broadband across the continental United States at an affordable rate. It only requires that you use a small satellite dish to get hooked up to the Internet. With the higher speeds, you will be able to make yourself and your customers happier with your business.

Jacob Minett is the owner of MyWildBlue.com .
My Wild Blue Broadband Satellite Service will be available in the continental United States in late 2005. No longer will rural Americans need to suffer slow dial up internet speeds. Broadband anywhere..... If you live within the 48 continental United States and have a clear view of the southern sky, You can receive Wildblue broadband services. Visit http://MyWildBlue.com/ for more details.