Why Choose A Skydiving Logo For Your Home Business

In October of 2006, I decided to be a full-time freelance writer. When I informed my family of my decision, I actually said, "I'm going to take the plunge of being a full-time writer." It was only months later did I realize how accurate of a verbal slip I had made. As a freelance writer, I am a business of one. And, businesses need logos. I think I'm going to take a skydiving logo for my business, when I can finally afford business cards and funky mastheads.

Why a skydiving logo? Because a skydiving logo is the perfect symbol of running your own business from home.

Yes, It's Risky

I highly doubt I will shock anyone by saying that it is darn risky to start a business from home. It is just like jumping out of a plane. But there are times you have to jump out of a plane in order to survive - just ask James Bond. You have to survive, which means you are going to have to find a way to survive. The skydiver has done just that, with grace and success, symbolized in the skydiving logo.

But the reason the skydiver doesn't die after the jump is that he or she is prepared for the jump. He or she has taken training, has instructors, has a parachute and has a big boot from an instructor to kick him or her out of the door. So should do. How? Let the skydiving logo be your guide.

Be Prepared

You need training in your chosen field of business. You need preparation. You need to do your homework. You need to read How-To books until your eyes bug out of your head and you need to talk with those already a success in your chosen field. For me, I read several books on freelance writing and derived great inspiration from Stephen King's On Writing.

But you also need practical support and the write equipment. Remember the skydiving logo again. The skydiver cannot fly the plane AND jump out of it. Well, the skydiver feasibly could, but that would darn wasteful. No, that skydiver needs a pilot and a really good parachute maker, at LEAST.

My family has been my parachute maker. Since I started on the Prozac, they have been supporting most of the wacky ideas I come up with. For example, the computer I am currently using is my Mom's. That saved me the initial cost of buying a computer, printer and software. My pilots were the computer and self-esteem lessons given by the wonderful staff at a local social service.

So, you see, a skydiving logo would suit my freelance business to a T. However, I still can't help but prefer a photo of Peter Gabriel's butt. Currently, I have no logo until I can secure the permission of said butt owner.