You know if you’re a regular reader of my blog that I’m a pretty technical guy, I like my software, my computers, and my tech. But every now and then something comes along that is both well out of my zero-and-one based comfort zone, but at the same time, absolutely necessary.

Let’s talk about my drive, and, no, I’m not talking about my hard drive! My driveway, that myself and my wife purchased from a local tarmacadam company several years ago, is starting to show signs of wear and tear. This was brought into sharp relief after a particularly cold frost caused fissures and a number of potholes.

Like I’ve said, I’m not really a DIY kinda dude, but pushed on by my darling wife, I felt compelled to do something about it myself, rather than get a professional in. I do admit, I was partially motivated by the price of some of these hot asphalt experts! The amount of equipment and manpower required when laying hot tar is nothing to be sniffed at!

I, rather predictably, turned online for a solution. Within a few nimble-fingered google searches, I found myself on Red Stag Materials website, which seemed to be offering a rather attractive solution. Upon first glance, I thought it was slightly too good to be true. Their product, EZ Street, is, frankly, a bag of gravel that you pour into a pothole, pat down with a shovel, and it somehow binds with the asphalt, and boom, problem

Pay any attention at all to your email inbox and you’d be forgiven for thinking that the only way to run a business from home is on the Internet. Sure, many people are running spectacularly successful Internet-based home businesses. Many, many more are doing so even more spectacularly unsuccessfully.

But what if you’re not interested in running an Internet business? What if you want to start and run a home business the old-fashioned way?

Where do you start?

Actually starting any home business is the easy part. The hard part’s deciding what that business should be.

So how do you even start the process of deciding on the right home business for you? The key is to be methodical, realistic, objective, and patient.

Step 1 : Personal Inventory

The first place to start is to inventory your skills, experience, interests, and personality characteristics. These are what you have to work with – your raw ingredients, so to speak.

Make a list of personal qualities and factors that you can throw into the mix. Include things like:

=> your personal background;
=> training and education;
=> work and volunteer experience;
=> special interests and hobbies;
=> leisure activities;
=> your personality and temperament.

All of these qualities and factors make up what you know and what you’re good at.

Step 2 : Identify What You Like

It’s one thing to know a lot about something or be good at it. It’s quite another to enjoy it enough to want to

Though most people have a healthy fear of what would happen if they were to be electrocuted, there are some people that want to save money so much that they want to work on their own electrical issues in their home or for a friend. Electricity can kill, and without the help of a qualified electrician, you could have a host of problems that go past accidentally electrocuting yourself trying to change a light in your home. There are reasons why we have building permits, professional electricians, and also safety standards in place when it comes to electrical wiring and installation.

If you are building your own home or rewiring the one you currently reside within, it is essential that you have a qualified electrician do the work for you. They know all of the local building codes that are in place to make sure that you and your family are safe. Any shortcuts could mean the lose of your home and even your life. You may be able to throw up some plasterboard or paint the walls on your own. You could help with concrete or finalizing the design of your home, but without education and a degree, you should not touch anything electrical.

There are some electrical things that you can do in your home, but you should still seek the wisdom of a seasoned and qualified electrician. There are a large number of domestic and industrial electricians in Inverurie to choose from, so ensure you choose wisely.