Work At Home Experts

Work At Home Strategies are explained by ten examples in a newly posted article by Gemma Simpson of ZDNet UK.

Even though the article was written by a British journalist, the tips it contains are of interest to home workers on both sides of the pond.

In my last post, I mentioned the first five of Ms. Simpson’s ten Work at Home Strategies tips. Here are the last five of her Work at Home Strategies tips:

6. Remember to take breaks and stretch your legs–go and make a phone call or a cup of coffee–otherwise, before you know it, you’ll have been sat staring at the screen for four hours in a row and will have given yourself a headache.

7. Make sure you take a proper lunch hour and finish on time. There’s a great temptation to extend your working day at the beginning or end–feeling like it’s only time you would spend commuting anyway.

8. Make sure you have phone numbers for your tech department in case your connection or computer dies–and for your home ISP in case there are other connectivity troubles.

Likewise, remember to take home or duplicate any files you might need to refer to in case of connectivity crashes. However, when transferring any data from office to home ensure it is well protected - preferably encrypted.

9. If you’ve got important calls to make, ensure you’re somewhere quiet where you can switch your phone to speakerphone and not be disturbed by roadwork on your street, noise in your home or the sound of your neighbor doing a spot of DIY.

And don’t always trust VoIP over your home broadband network–unless you swear by the quality–make sure you have a back-up option.

10. Finally, don’t feel guilty–you are probably working harder than you do in the office so don’t be made to feel as if you’re skiving at home.

(Gemma Simpson, ZDNet UK. Image: http://www.myworkfromhomejobs.com/images/lady-working-at-home.jpg)