Yes of course they CAN! They should!! People, who already have a regular 9-5 job going for them, must also work at home, if you ask me. Everyone who has a computer and access to internet should take up working at home. According to me, it's a lateral concept. The next paragraph will clear my point of view.

Instead of saving like crazies, unnecessarily living with the insecurity of "I may lose my job because of differences with my boss or downsizing in my company", not being able to afford what you want, checking out better openings with better pay packet, having to prove yourself every time the job, or boss changes.... It's a tiring, unending, run-of-the-mill story. There may be many such reasons, I can't think of right now.

Taking up a work at home business will put an end to all the above problems. Basically, once you have a stream on income, other than the regular office salary, insecurity becomes thing of the past. And this extra income or home business is something you have full control over. The more hours you put in, the better you earn. First few months are all work, work, and work without returns. But once you reach a certain level income starts and grows with each passing month.

God forbid but if circumstances compel you to quit your regular job, with your site/sites having reached Search Engine, you don't have much to worry about. With the initial 6-8 months of hard work gone into the site - you are absolutely safe. Depending on the income from your home business and your present needs start a new site and work on the existing one/ take up a new job for some more time if need be. You can opt for either of the combinations. In another 8 months you would have exceeded what you were drawing as salary from the job. With two sites doing well, means a LOT of traffic!!

And please before you jump to a negative conclusion that I am trying to show you the brighter side of home business, please excuse me. I am very clearly, in straight simple language talking about the initial work you have to put into your site for first 6-8 months.

I am sure most of you will relate to and agree with me on the above. Not because I am a great writer, but simply because we are all in the same boat. Everywhere there is downsizing, everywhere people have differences with their bosses, but then everywhere there is home business too! It takes lateral thinking to get ready for eventualities in a positive manner. Get ready. Give it a good thought. Your home business hours can be early mornings, Saturdays and Sundays. Your regular job goes on as usual.