Working at home can present unique challenges. Here are some basics on time management that I’ve learned over the years ….
Try to maintain regular business hours. When I first started working from home I found myself working way more than I did with my “traditional” job. It’s just so easy to jump out [...]
There have been days when I’ve almost run out and rented an office.
I know, I know. How on earth could I ever consider giving up working at home?
Well, I did say, “almost”. But there are days when an office looks pretty darn good.
Because I work from my home, there are distractions and demands [...]
It seems odd to think of a person opening a shop, knowing that they’re not at all interested in selling or in face-to-face interaction with customers. But that’s exactly what many Internet business owners have done. And they’ve done it well.
The Internet has opened doors to a new breed of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs who don’t feel [...]
One of the biggest challenges of working at home can be the isolation. This is especially tough for those who have transitioned from a traditional office environment, complete with water cooler and hallway chat-ups to the home office where you only company might be your pets.
I feel it when my younger daughter is in [...]
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Guest Blogger: Barb Niehaus
For the first thirteen years of my telecommuting tenure, I was fairly isolated from others like myself. My friends either fell into one of two categories: moms who worked outside the home or stay-at-home moms. I very rarely disclosed my teleworking situation as very few back then could relate. If I [...]
Many people think of working from home as a way to simply make the money that they need to make in order to pay the bills so that their family can live as comfortably as possible. Too many times when someone is working from home, they take their family for granted and the family starts [...]
An executive at a small start up figured out how working at home could save their foundering company.
At one point in my career I found my self Chief Information Officer of a small start up company, struggling to make ends meet. We were burning $50,000.00 to $75,000.00 per month and not quite making that in [...]
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Today’s post is from a good friend of mine, Mufad.
The Work at Home Mindset
Why do few people succeed in any work at home program while most fail? You may think it is their skill, or luck, or hard work but the real answer may surprise you. What if I told you there was [...]
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This may be the coolest trend in the work at home office that I’ve ever seen…
The OfficePOD is the next generation of workplace. According to the makers….
The garden based POD is of the highest quality design and provides a work environment that is separate from the disruptions of home life. The ability to work from [...]
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Many people dream of snagging a telecommute job not realizing that there can be some very real drawbacks and that sometimes those drawbacks can be deal-breakers. It’s hard to imagine, but it’s true.
One of the main challenges is the isolation. It can be really difficult to feel connected to your co-workers when you don’t have [...]
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