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Here are our top ten tips for homeworking connection:
- Aim to get into a routine. Although work from home jobs usually allow you to work entirely flexible hours, you'll often get more done and get it done in a more structured manner if you stick to a daily routine.
- Plan your workload once a day. Sketching out rough timetables each morning will help you to work through your tasks and ensures that you don't forget any of them.
- If you're freelance, don't lose sight of the fact that you are self employed. This is your company, not your clients, and you should aim to provide only high quality goods or services.
- If you don't have much experience, be prepared for a relatively low wage. employers know that home workers are often willing to accept this in exchange for being able to work from the comfort of their own homes.
- Don't make the mistake of believing that you can juggle a full time work from home job with full time childcare - both require too much attention.
- Focus on customer / client service - word of mouth is often the best form of advertising.
- Dedicate an area in your home to business - this will help increase productivity by minimising distractions, and also help you to draw boundaries between your personal and working lives.
- If you're finding it hard to focus, take a break - that's the beauty of flexible hours!
- Keep a log of your work. This will help you to identify where time is being wasted.
- Remember to keep track of your earnings and expenses.
