Sarah Folega is a 27 year old mum who lives in the UK with her husband and baby daughter.

Q: Do you work from home part-time, full-time, just for extra cash or do you freelance?
A: I work full time as a freelance writer for websites and companies and I have just started two websites.

Q: What type of work do you do?
A: I'm a writer and a mother!

Q: How did you get started?
A: I kind of fell into by accident, I was searching for work at home ops and I saw a website needing writers, as they say... The rest is history.

Q: Is this a difficult sector to break into?
A: Not really, as long as you have good writing skills and good grammar, spelling and English it's actually quite easy!

Q: Do you enjoy working from home?
A: Oh I love it! I get to spend time with my baby daughter and my husband (who is a web designer), it's so satisfying!

Q: Why did you choose home working?
A: So I could stay at home with my family and have a lot more freedom!

Q: How do you motivate yourself?
A: We are moving to Spain in a couple of years or sooner, so I just think to myself that it's now or never!

Q: What are the positive aspects of home working?
A: Spending time with the family and being able to work in my pyjamas!

Q: What are the negative aspects of home working?
A: It can be easy to get distracted, especially when there is a baby at home! The positives far outweigh the negatives though!

Q: Would you say that the type of work you are doing pays you a good wage?
A: Yes! I have to put the work in to get good results and pay though, it isn't easy but it's worth it!

Q: Do you find home distractions a problem when you're trying to work?
A: Haha, yes extremely! Especially when there is a newly mobile baby wanting attention!

Q: How many hours do you work a day?
A: 7-8hrs - Sometimes more sometimes less, thats the beauty of freelancing!

Q: Don't you find home working a bit isolating?
A: Not really, I get to spend time with my family and I get to go out more!

Q: Would you recommend this type of work to anyone?
A: As long as you can write and write well then yes!

Q: Do you need any skills to carry out this kind of work?
A: Good grammar, English skills, spelling, ability to create creative writing.

Q: Do you need any special equipment or tools?
A: Just a computer and MS Word comes in handy!

Q: What advice would you give to a newcomer in your field?
A: Be patient and build up some samples of writing to show to clients.

Q: Have you been doing this for long?
A: 2 years

Q: Would you return to the 9-5 grind in the future:
A: Never in a million years!

Q: Finally, would you recommend working from home?
A: Without a shadow of doubt... YES!

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