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Think Before You Work
Think Before You Work
- Can you handle working from home? This question is tougher than it sounds: Try a few "practice days" before you make your final decision
- Will you be working from home occasionally, part-time, or full-time? This will affect both your ultimate decision and possibly your approach to the task, as well as any budgeting concerns
- Make a list of the pros and cons. Will you be saving money, or spending more on office supplies? If you're a freelancer, you'll have to open an IRA, and also consider health insurance. These factors should all be taken into consideration.\
Home Office Essentials
Home Office Essentials
- A quiet room or personal area with enough space for all your supplies (this should be separate or partitioned off from the rest of your home, a place where you can work undisturbed)
- A laptop or desktop computer
- A desk and comfortable desk chair
- Pens, pencils, and any other necessary writing tools
- Legal pads or notebooks; paper
- Memo pads/sticky notes
- Printer and paper
- Dry-erase board with markers
- Bulletin board with pins
- Filing cabinet with file folders may be necessary if you run a business out of your home
- Specialty tools of your trade, (This could be a draft board with a place to stash blueprints, or a dressmaker's dummy), whatever it is you need for your job, you should make sure you have it!
Work Effectively from Home
Work Effectively from Home
- Ensure your work space is conducive to working (this sounds like a no-brainer but if you don't set up an office environment that allows you to comfortably work and stay focused you won't be as productive)
- Schedule your day
- Track your time
- Avoid checking personal email or visiting social networking sites during work hours
- Stay connected
- Take short breaks
- Change your scenery