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It takes discipline, motivation,
and focus to work as a freight broker from home. In turn, it is very
rewarding to manage your own time and income. You will find yourself
wanting to watch tv, do yard work, do chores, etc. You must treat it
as a regular 9-5 job. My advice would be to get up, take a shower,
drink coffee, set a certain schedule and follow it as if you were
leaving home to go to work.
You need to find yourself spending the majority of the day
seeking new freight customers if you want to be successful.
Brokering one load should consume no more than 30 minutes of your
time. That is including paperwork, finding a carrier, etc. As a
freight broker you can make anywhere from $0-as much as
$200,000 a year or more. Realistically, a single person as an
independent freight agent can probably broker 10 loads a day and
that will keep you plenty busy. But always be looking for new
business!
Schedule a work day Be sure to set yourself certain working hours.
You do not want to treat it like you are at home. This will start to
interfere with your work and allow you to start slacking. Act as if
you are leaving the house and going to an office. I highly recommend
getting an office outside the house when it is affordable.
Sticking to it Times will be tough. You will need to have a
support system to help keep you motivated. Getting started is the
hardest part. Once you have built a book of shipper business, you
will find that you stay more motivated.
Distractions I recommend having a separate home and work line.
Turn the home phone off during the day. This will aid in eliminating
possible distractions. Let friends and family know that they also
need to respect that this is work. I have found that family tend to
disregard that you are working and expect you do the things you
would do on your day off.
Dont settle for low pay, make more I have seen it too many times
where an agent starts making 3 to 5 grand a month working from home
and they settle. They think that they are making more than their
previous job and getting to work from home. That is great, but do
not settle for that. You can make a lot more. Keep trying for new
customers and more freight.
Separate family time from
work time As a freight broker you are always on call when you have
loads out. But you still need to be able to separate family and work
time. You might find yourself staying on the computer real late
trying to contact new customers. Set certain work hours and a time
to stop for the day.