Today we're tackling a question from a reader about what type of equipment you need to work-from-home. If you've been wondering what kind of tools and gadgets you need to work remotely -- keep reading. Dear Work at Home Woman, What type of computer, internet connection, and equipment do I need for telecommuting or virtual English ... Read More
Home Office
Home Office Supplies You Need For a Functional Home Office Setup
Sponsored by Brother Have you seen those pictures on Instagram? You know the ones with the highly-stylized home offices where they have a white, fluffy, faux fur rug, and decor all done in pink? Yeah, that's not what my home office looks like at all. In fact, my desk is set up in the corner of our bedroom, and I choose not to work ... Read More
How to Tackle Home Renovations When Your Home is Your Office
When your home is your office, you must balance the elements of personal with professional to achieve a tranquil and productive space. When you tackle home renovations, that balance gets disrupted. Home renovations also affect how you run the daily operations of your business. On top of financing and planning your renovation, you ... Read More
How This Mom Left the Corporate World For the Comfort of Home
Lisa Kanarek left the corporate world over 20 years ago and has been working from home commute-free, boss-free, and annoying-co-worker-free ever since. For the first five years, she didn’t let anyone know that she worked from home because she wanted to seem professional and definitely not the small, one-person business that she was. ... Read More
Setting Up Your Home Office: When to Hire Professional Help
Setting up your home office is an important task. As the place in your home that allows you to get away and get work done, you need to set it up the right way. If your home office space doesn’t consider your working needs or can’t accommodate your tech equipment, you may find it difficult to work from home productively. But ... Read More
10 Ways to Show Your Office Love While Working From Home
3.3 million professionals consider their home to be their primary workplace, and in each of those homes, you’re likely to find an office where workers spend a minimum of 40 hours a week. Chances are, this office looks about the same as it did when it was first set up too. A new year is all about new beginnings, and it’s time to ... Read More
6 Tips for Creating an Organized Home Office Space
As I sit down to write this post, I'm looking around and noticing that my office is a hot mess. Really. Papers everywhere, supplies scattered about, piles of work and things to follow up on placed haphazardly about, with my keyboard and mouse peeking out from all the madness. Suffice it to say, it is a bit overwhelming. In fact, ... Read More
5 Questions to Consider When Moving to a Home Office
Christy Schutz My husband and I are in the midst of moving our business and transitioning our traditional office space to a home office. Basically, we weighed the pros and cons (and ultimately the costs) of retaining our leased office space and it just makes more sense to move our operations home. As a result, I am learning some ... Read More
How To Be Hyper-Productive When Working Remotely
Contrary to popular belief, working remotely is pretty hard. You still have to have amazing output, but you have to do it at your own pace. Which is insanely tricky at times considering all the temptation around you. Especially if you’re working from your house. If you’re just starting to work remotely, have been working remotely, ... Read More
7 Work from Home Pitfalls (And How You Can Overcome Them)
Have you been thinking about taking your home-based business or freelance career full-time? It seems like it would be fun, right? No boss standing over your shoulder, the freedom to schedule your day however you please, and the ability to choose work that you enjoy. I’m sure you’ve at least thought about it. I am officially ... Read More
4 Productivity Hacks for Working Smarter in Your Home Office
By Alexa Garthwaite Everyone has them. Days spent staring at the computer screen, drinking cup after cup of coffee, struggling to get any work done. There are several common causes – procrastination, tiredness – all of which can be easily solved. Here are some simple changes you can make to improve your productivity in the ... Read More
Five Ways to Cure Work-at-Home Office Fever
It may have something to do with my workload, or, one could chalk it up to the lovely, sunshine filled days that have been calling me to come outside and play. Suffice to say, I've found myself feeling very isolated and cooped up. Whether it's cabin fever or just the run of the mill side effect of working from home, I decided to ... Read More
How to Convert Your Office Job to a Telecommuting Position
By Meghan Nguyen Seven years ago, I asked the partner of the law firm I worked for in Austin to do the impossible … make my full-time office job a work from home job. I was nervous asking for this, especially since I was still relatively new to the firm, but my boldness paid off. My position became a remote job, even after I no ... Read More
Keep Your Home Business Running After a Natural Disaster
By Jay Acker It's tempting to believe that the worst will never happen in our town (or to our home office), but the wild weather in recent years proves that no region is immune from a natural disaster. Just like any business strategy, the key to surviving a catastrophe and getting your home office back in business is to plan ... Read More
Four Things I Miss About Working in an Office
The other night I decided to reacquaint myself with a movie that can be best described as THE quintessential white collar satire: Office Space. I laughed about the main character, Peter Gibbons, and his day-to-day dealings with his coworkers. The audience meets his annoying office neighbor, the receptionist whose perky, ... Read More
