When you work from home, you're often responsible for supplying your own equipment and creating a productive work environment. If you're new to remote work, here are some work from home essentials you'll need to get the job done! I've been working from home since December 2007, and when I began, all I had was an old laptop ... Read More
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What Equipment Do You Need to Work From Home?
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 ... Read More
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
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
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 important lessons ... 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
How to Convert Your Office Job to a Telecommuting Position
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 longer worked ... Read More
Keep Your Home Business Running After a Natural Disaster
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 ahead. Developing ... Read More
5 Home Office Solutions For Small Spaces
Working from home sounds like the perfect solution for many modern women, but until we’re raking in enough cash to upgrade to a nice detached house in the country, it’s not always easy finding the space to create a home office. Maybe you’re happy enough working on your lap, but you still somewhere to store your files. Plus, having a ... Read More
Do You Need a Business Phone for the Home Office?
Like many new home-based business owners, I had this very question years ago as a startup. It just makes sense if you run a business that you should have a business phone number and a dedicated line. Or does it? In this post, we'll take a look at the pros and cons of having a dedicated business phone line, and number for your ... Read More
How to Get Your Home Office Organized
We have all been there. You walk into your home office, and what do you see? Piles of papers, file folders, sticky notes everywhere, and phone numbers in random places. Nothing is more frustrating than having the feeling of “Where do I start?” Being disorganized adds anxiety, stress, and a sense of no control to our lives. Being ... Read More
