Being on the Internet today is all about being social – building relationships – hence, we fully embrace social media – it’s the way we want to grow: by building relationships by joining in the conversation with fellow Aussie home-based business owners.

Now, at this early stage of our group, our social media presence may be a little flat(line) (currently, our newly formed Facebook group looks more like a Ghost town than a thriving social outlet)- but heck, we’re in this for the long-term and these are our foundations.

Currently, you can hook up with as at:

Twitter – http://twitter.com/hovoice

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Home-Office-Voice/150872161647734

RSS – http://feeds.feedburner.com/homeofficevoice/Etyw

Now, if you know of any other places we should make ourselves known then please send us an email at info@homeofficevoice.com

Reality. One guy sitting at his home office in his pj’s pressing a button.

We’ve still got a few tweaks to perform on the site – mainly the joining section.

These tasks will be completed over the next 2-3 days.

In the meantime … Welcome to HomeOfficeVoice … We hope you enjoy the ride.

Did you know that in Australia there are around 1,000,000 of us running a business from home?

Not only is this a high number relative to our population, the data shows that the home-based business is growing.

And hence, it really was a no-brainer for me to develop HomeOfficeVoice and turn it into an Australian thing.

So how can I explain HomeOfficeVoice and it’s basis for being? Well, here goes…

HomeOfficeVoice is a forward-thinking national alliance for people who work – or wish to work – from home. We believe that for too long there has been a gap – a missing void – in the home business sector having a national presence, having its voice heard and being part of a professional and dedicated alliance.

I urge you to read our About Us page for a better perspective.

And to add to all of this, I’ve watching a trend slowly emerge: the ‘lifestyle’ business.

Many people are becoming much more atune with what they want to get out of this life – remember, we only get one go at this. Many are directly going against the “rat race” mentality and asking themselves: there’s got to be more to it than this!

And the home-based lifestyle business is it.

I’m a real big fan of the ‘lifestyle business” ethos and I’ll have much to say on the matter.

As an example, Robert Gerrish’s FlyingSolo recently conducted a survey (1,300+) amongst his community and the results speaks for themselves: “Around 70% operate from a home base and do so as a lifestyle choice.” (my emphasis).

It also helps that we are in a great time now, what with the revolution of the Internet (the so-called Web 2.0) and online media – really we’re only at the beginning, yet we’ve gone so far.

Finally, as I welcome you to HomeOfficeVoice, you’ll notice I’ve slapped on a Beta sticker. The site is about 75% ready, just some odds and ends to fix up. I wouldn’t join up just yet (Did I really say that!!!) and putting the pieces of the puzzle together but you can sign up to our Free Newsletter (advertising and affilate free).

I hope you enjoy HomeOfficeVoice – remember it’s just for us Aussies – and I hope we can go places and become a real force in all facets of society.

Cheers,
Martin Neumann
Founder
HomeOfficeVoice