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Advantages and Disadvantages of Working from Home

March 19th, 2010

Working from home is becoming increasingly acceptable. I work from home and I adore it. I don’t think I could ever toil at a salon again, but I must face the possibility that I may have to move my business into business premises if it keeps growing like it has in the last few months. Even if parts of my business move out of home, I’ll try to stay at home myself as much as I can.

Times are changing and working from home, particularly for the self-employed or contract employees is becoming more common. It is pointless paying rent for commercial premises if it isn’t required. Working from home has many perks.

You can work back late without getting into strife with your family. You can “drop into the office” anytime you like. You can get up really early if the mood takes you and put in a few hours work then go back to bed. But as a massage therapist, there is one feature I really like, all the tax benefits!

You can claim some of your household expenses on your tax return. Based on the floor area used for business purposes, you can claim a portion of your mortgage interest, insurance, rates, water, electricity, maintenance and the bulk of your telephone bill as well as depreciation on the carpets, curtains, computer equipment and so on. At the end of the financial year you will be surprised by the list of deductions.

You will also save on travel costs, wear and tear on your car and more importantly wear and tear on you, having not to deal with peak hour or public transport. Not to mention picking up approximately an extra one to two hours per day of work when you don’t have to travel.

There is a downside to working from home. The first problem is family distractions. Kids home from school at three o’clock, a friend at the front door, phone calls for other members of the family.

You also may not have the perfect workspace, or space may be limited. Work space is vitally important, you must have an area set aside purely for business, nothing else, just business. I have found that it’s best also if you can close the door on the weekends and at the end of the day so you can “leave work”.

I think many of the attitudes of people that working from home is “unprofessional” have lapsed into history. The number of major companies that allow their workers to work from home via the internet has increased dramatically in recent years. “Outsourcing” has become a commonly used term and this has brought about a spate of self-employed former employees, most of them working from home.

The other problem that many people working from home suffer is motivation and discipline. You must start work everyday just as you would if you were employed by someone else.

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Easy Work From Home Tips and How to

March 14th, 2010

Working from home often sounds amazing and quite manageable. But try adding children, especially toddlers, into the equation, and the whole idea may get a bit nightmarish. Children often need a lot of time and attention, and this can interfere with parents who are trying to work from home. These parents as well as other home based workers need to have a lot of patience and dedication to juggle their responsibilities with work.

The truth is that it is not easy all the time, but lets take a look at some ways to get around this problem and make the most of this tricky situation.

Learn how to plan your time

You need to clearly chart out the number of hours you will be working every day. Have specific hours in which you conduct business to give you a feeling of professionalism. This will also help to reach out to your clients and colleagues regularly and let them get used to the time you are available. Your working hours need not be like office working hours and you can slect them according to your convenience.

and set working hours around times when your children go to school or take a nap after school. Hours when your children are not around are the best. You can also set time aside to work on the weekends when your spouse may be home to take care and spend quality time with your children.

Once you have charted out your working hours, you need to settle down into them. Try not to waste time and stick to the routine as much as possible.

Importance Of An Exclusive Work Space

Time management and having a stringent routine can work wonders to your productivity but what if you are not able to access your workspace due to certain domestic hassles. This calls for an exclusive workspace. You need to have a corner in your home where you can put up a workstation and organize your folders and files. It’s even better to have a small room with a door so that your work may be kept out of the reach of your children. Children can be taught that when the door is shut, it means that you are working and not available except for emergencies.

If you have little kids and keeping an eye on them while you work is a necessary, then setting up your workstation in a common room is a good decision. This kind of arrangement wont leave you with any privacy or silence but you can concentrate on your core work processes once your kids have gone to sleep.

Get Additional help

Hiring a nanny or a simple helper to assist you with the mundane task of childcare can prove to be beneficial. If your children are a bit grown up then you can use out-of-home preschool services to handle your children giving you lots of uninterrupted time to work.

You can also hire domestic help on an hourly basis to help you with household chores thereby leaving you with enough time to work on that presentation.

With these simple methods you are sure to manage your time effectively and juggle your responsibilities with ease.

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