Many people are now choosing to become self employed. This can happen for a number of reasons from someone having a great idea that they want to explore to a mother returning to work but wanting to stay at home. Sometimes people find themselves out of a job, and whilst they are looking for full time employed work, take to doing some work on their own. Often when people do this they find that they enjoy it so much that they do not want to go back to having an employer. There are pros and cons about both types of employment, but what attracts many people to becoming self employed is the flexibility it gives them to manage their own work load in a way that they are comfortable with. You will need to be able to be strict with yourself and allocate a certain amount of time each day or week to fit all your work in and also need to think about how you are going market what you do.