What you Should Know Before Attempting to Work from Home

[Senator]

I think working from home can only get or become boring if you don't really have the space to yourself to really concentrate and focus a lot on what you're doing. When the distractions are becoming too much for you, you tend to feel frustrated

 

[Nurudeen]

Working from home or remote work is very good and it's something everybody need to look into because during the Covid 19 Pandemic as at last year, working from home really help a lot of people to save their job

 

[kayode10]

You need to work smart before you can make passive income online. Making money online is not a bed of rose which means you work harder to earn more money but it is less stressful compared to offline money-making methods.

 

[tyrim88]

I think working from home can only get or become boring if you don't really have the space to yourself to really concentrate and focus a lot on what you're doing. When the distractions are becoming too much for you, you tend to feel frustrated

Working from home can make a business person that is not focus to distracted.For you to be working from home you need that high level of discipline to be able to contain distractions that comes with operating from home,It is not everyone that can be that discipline.

 

[Heatman]

The truth is that a lot of people actually think that it's that way too easy to work from home but it's not always as it seems as it's definitely very challenging to do so.

 

[Setfragil]

Working from home is good and very easy to do provided that you have all the resources needed to run and manage the business successfully.

 

[gammarays]

I think you should check if your intended business will be suitable at home or renting an office. If it's suitable at home,you can partition a work office in your house and create an e channel for customer care.

 

[tyrim88]

Normally, I spend 2 hours working online. However, sometimes I cannot even mange to work online every day. If you want to work online you need to know how to sit in front of computer for long hours.

That is very true,for you to work online,you need patience and if you are not the type of person that is not discipline to stay at a place and work,you might find it very difficult to cope with the activities of working from home.

 

[Jlife]

Wow there are a lot of inside information I really need to put into consideration when I am thinking of working from home, nice write-up from you Joshua Farrell, this will help a lot of people.

 

[Kvngsammy]

@Joshua Farrell this is a wonderful read that you've put up. The biggest issues I've been facing and you've highlighted is the motivation factor - that alone has made me decide to rent an office space or share a virtual hub so I can feel a sense of responsibility

 

[Mayox25]

Working from home has its advantages especially for Jobs that can suit that environment. No money to be spent on transportation,no payment of rent for office space, ease of having to attend to domestic issue. There are downside to this with lots of distractions, not able to work optimally, reduced productivity because of the environment etc.

 

[Billy]

Many people dream to have their own business and working from home. The benefits of working from home are clear: more time, less hassle, and best of all, no commuting. But is it really right for you, and how do you prevent it taking over your home and your life?

You can run a small Public Relation company from home, and your clients will not paying for big overheads. It would be more cost-effective for you ran the operation from an office in your home, rather than renting office space.

A lot of savings, no commuting time, more time with the family, it sounds like life is perfect. And it could be one of the biggest changes in how we live since the Industrial Revolution first drove people away from their homes to work. New report buyers opting to leave the car outside, making the garage into a place to work.

Of course, there is a difference between working at home as an employee and being self-employed. Employees still have the privileges and security of a regular salary; the self-employed who work at home may feel secure because no one company can make them redundant. Both can suffer isolation: employees because decisions are made in their absence (even if they only work at home two day a week) or because managers and colleagues don’t really trust the situation and the self-employed because they have no supportive regular team. How you adapt to either situation depends on your qualities.

For a number of people, it is a much more productive way to work – away from the distractions of the open-plan office more can be done. In one study there was an estimated 40% increase in efficiency in working from home.

But getting more done isn’t always the point. Lots of people appreciate work for social reasons, because the office has become the community. Instead of the postmistress, grocer and pub, there’s the post-room, the sandwich trolley, vending machine and canteen. The butcher’s queue may have gone, but the photocopier queue is just as gossipy, and the Monday morning meeting can provide real communication. For people with problems, the office provides an informal support system of friends who are interested in, but not involved with, the action. And where else are the estimated 55% of people who meet their partners at work going to find the love of their life?

Isolation is the key problem in working from home. Many people go to work to get away from home. Motivation is the next main problem. If you’re the sort of person who couldn’t get down to your homework – however interesting without your mother standing over you, you won’t make a success of working at home; or, if you hate what you do, unless you can set very clear targets.

But successful home-working depends on your company’s attitude as well as yours. Unfortunately, some schemes do fail – for example, if organizations don’t really trust people, or if they do it without proper planning. Managers who aren’t very good at managing by results – who judge the work by what they can see – are not going to adapt well. Good managers regard training people to use their time better and be more independent as delegation; bad managers think it’s losing control.

Computers, modems, faxes and e-mail mean that salespeople, designers, technicians and management, who work on different sites or with clients, can use a home office as their base, and come into head office when they need to – for meetings, for example. Home-working is not confined to technology industries.

The fast-growing trend for companies to employ a small core staff with everyone else on freelance contracts means there is an increasing need for self-reliance. Estimates show that in five years’ time, only 60% of workers will be employees and the rest will be self-employed, many working at home. The idea, of course, is that lean companies mean a healthy economy. But these overheads haven’t gone away- they’re just being transferred to you, the individual. While you gain by putting some of your expenses against tax, you lose contributory pension schemes, sick leave, holiday pay, health insurance and even training subsidies. Companies will train people for jobs they’re already doing, but they’re no longer going to train them for the next job, because the idea of moving up through a company hierarchy isn’t the pattern for the future. It’s now your responsibility to stay up to date. Training doesn’t come cheap, but ‘you can often put it against tax.

Nowadays technology means people, mail and files can be reached from anywhere, the office is changing; it’s becoming a place for meetings and ideas. You only have to see people walking along talking on mobile telephones to realize that the workplace can now be wherever you are.

Very true. Well said, i am among the few who became suddenly productive by working from home. I now find it as my new normal. Am not even considering going back to the brick and mortar office ever again.

 

[Dagm1]

Some companies could be handled coming from your house while others will need a place in a hectic
location
. Very most on the internet companies could be performed coming from house which is actually much more simpler due to the inexpensive operating sets you back.

 

[Adam13]

You are very right Joshua. As much as online jobs help very much it also comes with his own effects. when a person takes in too much online jobs they have very little time to socialize with friends and family especially if they work more than one jobs online. Online job also requires a lot of dedication and hard work to earn. There's also the issue of online job been an exciting. sometimes people prefer going out to work outside job to meet people and interact.

 

[Snazzy001]

Adventure if you decide to start working from home, you should be aware of the fact that you are most vulnerable to distractions, and that will make you need more time to focus

 

[joy101]

Working from home is really good because it will help you to do other things in the house as well, but working from home really determine the kind of business you do.

 

[Kingstone]

Being self-employed and working as an employee has its merits and demerits. Still, I will choose to work as self-employed than working for someone. I know I have to set my standards and targets for working. Working from home is good but you are faced with distractions

 

[Ruth]

Not every business can be managed from your home, some would require a busy environment and an impersonal environment for it. Although working from home has it's benefits.

 

[Sotherefore]

Not every business can be managed from your home, some would require a busy environment and an impersonal environment for it. Although working from home has it's benefits.

Yes I know it is not all business that can be done at home but I think the writer was actually talking about the type of business that can be done at home, it's nice to work at home if you have an opportunity to do so.

 

[Snazzy001]

You shouldn't know that you just have to be strict to your time and principles and learn to speak to them because working from home can really give you this sense of comfortability and you will lose your sense of work