Is it really work if you're wearing a bathing suit?

The web has changed the way I work. Apparently, I'm not the only one. According to this article in Businessweek, more and more people are making the beach their office.

Actually, it's not as glamorous as it sounds and frankly I'm just lucky that I bought this house on the lake before I decided to go out on my own. But what this article really points out is that the way we work has changed.

If you have an idea, a skill and provide value, you can do it from anywhere whether it's a sixth floor walk up in The Village or a room in your basement in the suburbs. There are fewer and fewer barriers to starting a new business. And even fewer reasons not to.

Working for a company provides no more security than working for yourself. And aside from the headaches of having to figure out healthcare, billing, marketing, and all the other administrative chores, self-employment allows you to focus in a way that's hard when you're part of a larger organization.

It's not for everyone. But as millions of people have proved over the last decade or so, it's not impossible to do the things you love from a place you'd like to be and make a reasonable living while doing it.