The Advantages of Working from Home
There are many advantages of having a part time work from home job or business. If you can do it full time, there are even more advantages. Among them are:
• Closer relationship with family
• No dress code
• No more commuting to and from work
• Save money by not commuting, not eating out, and perhaps, not paying for daycare.
• More flexible schedule—if your work is time flexible, you can work around your schedule instead of working during office hours.
• Less likely to get sick
• Possibly higher morale from not having to deal with a boss or coworkers
• Increased productivity, according to studies
• Fewer negative influences
The Disadvantages of Working from Home
• Closer relationship with family
• No dress code
• No more commuting to and from work
• Save money by not commuting, not eating out, and perhaps, not paying for daycare.
• More flexible schedule—if your work is time flexible, you can work around your schedule instead of working during office hours.
• Less likely to get sick
• Possibly higher morale from not having to deal with a boss or coworkers
• Increased productivity, according to studies
• Fewer negative influences
The Disadvantages of Working from Home
Before you make the decision on a part time work from home job or business, however, consider the potential disadvantages of working from home:
• The social factor—don’t underestimate the advantages of being able to socialize in the office. Being around people is very important. If you are to work at home, have an active and varied social life. If your business is centered on meeting people and you work at home, your challenges to leave your home will be even greater.
• Lower motivation—there is no doubt that interaction with other people is a motivating factor for many people. The synergy that results from interaction with co-workers can spark greater productivity. Having no interaction with people could lead to boredom, which could decrease your motivation.
• Merging your work life with your home life—in addition to the risk of lower motivation, there is the opposite risk of working all the time since you are in the office all the time you are home. You might be spending more time in the same house as your family but actually spending less timewith your family.
• More distractions—the home phone rings, the kids come home from school, the refrigerator beckons you, or the repairman rings the doorbell. Life can easily get in the way of doing what you have to do in terms of your work.
• Lowers discipline—all these distractions, plus you don't have a boss who is expecting to see you at a certain time and neither do you have to open a store at a certain time. These facts can result in lower work discipline even for the initially highly motivated.
It is important to take these potential disadvantages into account. You have to be a certain type of person to work successfully from home without a boss. Be careful in assessing whether you are that type of person.
Website is a Must
• The social factor—don’t underestimate the advantages of being able to socialize in the office. Being around people is very important. If you are to work at home, have an active and varied social life. If your business is centered on meeting people and you work at home, your challenges to leave your home will be even greater.
• Lower motivation—there is no doubt that interaction with other people is a motivating factor for many people. The synergy that results from interaction with co-workers can spark greater productivity. Having no interaction with people could lead to boredom, which could decrease your motivation.
• Merging your work life with your home life—in addition to the risk of lower motivation, there is the opposite risk of working all the time since you are in the office all the time you are home. You might be spending more time in the same house as your family but actually spending less timewith your family.
• More distractions—the home phone rings, the kids come home from school, the refrigerator beckons you, or the repairman rings the doorbell. Life can easily get in the way of doing what you have to do in terms of your work.
• Lowers discipline—all these distractions, plus you don't have a boss who is expecting to see you at a certain time and neither do you have to open a store at a certain time. These facts can result in lower work discipline even for the initially highly motivated.
It is important to take these potential disadvantages into account. You have to be a certain type of person to work successfully from home without a boss. Be careful in assessing whether you are that type of person.
Website is a Must
If you are planning to start a business from home, a website is a definite "must". Clients and customers are not going to find you at home like they would if they were driving by your location. Instead, they must find you on the internet. Read carefully through the "Building a Website" Step and especially this website building tool page.
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