Tips on Working From Home Effectively

**snakeair** · Share | #1 (**permalink**) 11-17-2011, 04:53 PM

I don't work from home but i know a few v7n members do. lol

Read this blog post before responding.

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As an SEO that works from home I face many struggles every day. Some of those struggles are from clients, however the majority are caused by my own relaxed work environment. I’m not even going to attempt to tell you how to solve client problems. However, if you work from home, I can help you become a bit more productive in your day-to-day work. And it might even help some of you who have to make the trek into the corporate office every day.

Continued at: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/w...ctively/36562/

Please share your own thoughts on this blog post as well as your own tips.

**snakeair** · #2 (**permalink**) 11-18-2011, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by empori_exchange

from my student life i started working online. i have done many jobs like SEO, SMM etc. but when i graduated and started a desk job, believe me or not i didn't like it at all. the payment was low, you have to do the same job daily, daily 9-5. its boring

now i am planning to start again the home base online job. so i think these guidelines are awesome . but why should i have to have a nearby coffee shop while sitting in the home????? don't get it

Sometimes it's good to get out of the house when you work from home for a living. Go outside and mingle with people. When i'm off work as in today, i am going to go out for a little bit because i hate sitting in the house the whole damn day.

If you are stuck on idea's for your online business then going to the local coffee shop with your laptop to work for a little might just be what the doctor ordered. At starbucks when i go there for my morning coffee before i drive to work, i see a few folks on there laptops working. I dunno if they work from home or just catching up on emails before they drive into work.

riysoft · #3 (**permalink**) 11-25-2011, 03:58 AM

Well you can only work good at home when you are alone. If you are living with family so you can't do it properly.

**snakeair** · #4 (**permalink**) 11-25-2011, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by riysoft

Well you can only work good at home when you are alone. If you are living with family so you can't do it properly.

You did not read the article now did you? You just replied to another thread few seconds ago. I'd like for people to read the blog post and give feedback on it and from personal experience.

Thanks

GMF · #5 (**permalink**) 11-25-2011, 04:02 AM

TheOatmeal has also something to say

Why working from home is both awesome and horrible

LSHMSFOAIDMT

**snakeair** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-01-2011, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by abellasmith

Hie... I am new to this forum... I think work from home is little bit boring and sometime we can't handle the problem and we needs the help of some other person...

Did you read the blog post i linked us to? Have any thoughts on that?

jeresteem99 · #7 (**permalink**) 12-01-2011, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by snakeair

Sometimes it's good to get out of the house when you work from home for a living. Go outside and mingle with people. When i'm off work as in today, i am going to go out for a little bit because i hate sitting in the house the whole damn day.

If you are stuck on idea's for your online business then going to the local coffee shop with your laptop to work for a little might just be what the doctor ordered. At starbucks when i go there for my morning coffee before i drive to work, i see a few folks on there laptops working. I dunno if they work from home or just catching up on emails before they drive into work.

I never been tried working at coffee shop, but I think its a great idea.

ishuvonet · #8 (**permalink**) 12-02-2011, 06:47 AM

Well its a good post to read in search engine journal.I have been working as a SEO consultant since 2010 for many clients around the world and I have all those stuffs mentioned in the post except a coffee shop near my house.

aradea · #9 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 11:13 PM

Well I think the first step to working online business at home are relax,you need a conducive environment to start it all.make sure you have finished your daily job, get a glass of coffee and start going for money.....

be4gle · #10 (**permalink**) 12-05-2011, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by snakeair

As an SEO that works from home I face many struggles every day. Some of those struggles are from clients, however the majority are caused by my own relaxed work environment.

haha! i laughed when i read this coz it's true. well, on my part.

I got a whiteboard where i put my to-do-list. and working on my laptop... but planning to buy a desktoop.. soon... in conclusion, i need to have a good working environment. and must have one.

**snakeair** · #11 (**permalink**) 12-05-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Jashlee

You are not right my friend. I have big family and My family members are 10 but they do not interfere in my work.

One thing ya got to do is let your family and friends know you typical work schedule during the week and weekends so they try to not bother you.

Lock the doors and take the phone off the hook. lol

**snakeair** · #12 (**permalink**) 12-05-2011, 04:34 PM

Here is a part 2 of the original blog post i shared last month.

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In my previous article I talked about the basics that you need to work from home. This time I’m going to get into some issues that get a little bit beyond basic and into personal preference. These include music, beverages, file synchronization, time tracking, and invoicing.

Continued at: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/t...art-two/37284/

Everything that was just mentioned, if you could comment on each of them, that would be great.

noelagnote · #13 (**permalink**) 12-05-2011, 11:23 PM

Waking up early and not staying up late working is one of the thins that I practice to increase productivity

rnsinformatic · #14 (**permalink**) 12-06-2011, 06:07 AM

Yup Week-end is totally for REST and I wake-up at 11:00 am and then hangout with friend and night either for Partying or facebooking.

anna2112 · #15 (**permalink**) 12-20-2011, 08:03 PM

I work homebased, 5 times a week, 8 hrs a day,,and I enjoy it !!! im earning a lot and have lots of time with my family...

**snakeair** · #16 (**permalink**) 12-21-2011, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by anna2112

I work homebased, 5 times a week, 8 hrs a day,,and I enjoy it !!! im earning a lot and have lots of time with my family...

Any thoughts on the article i linked us to? Did you read it?

saivana · #17 (**permalink**) 12-26-2011, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by snakeair

Sometimes it's good to get out of the house when you work from home for a living. Go outside and mingle with people. When i'm off work as in today, i am going to go out for a little bit because i hate sitting in the house the whole damn day.

If you are stuck on idea's for your online business then going to the local coffee shop with your laptop to work for a little might just be what the doctor ordered. At starbucks when i go there for my morning coffee before i drive to work, i see a few folks on there laptops working. I dunno if they work from home or just catching up on emails before they drive into work.

yes its obviously a good idea posted here,to mingle around is even a good way for outing,i think this is the best way of relaxing

Mark_Talks · #18 (**permalink**) 01-13-2012, 12:38 AM

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* Dedicated office
* Non-cell work phone
* Reliable Internet service
* Laptop computer
* USB mouse, keyboard, large external monitor
* At least two whiteboards
* To-do / Done Lists
* Google Apps calendar
* Coffee shop nearby
* Dragon NaturallySpeaking and a good headset

No office, computer's in my room lol
Current internet service sucks (need to change it soon)
No laptop, desktop
No USB mouse/keyboard but my monitor is a nice size (desktops don't generally use USM mouse/keyboard anyways)
No white boards.. notebooks and pens though lol
Check on todo lists
No google apps calender (hmm)
Gross, coffee lol
Don't really need Dragon

haha I think it outlines some nice ideas and concepts to adapt to working from home, but I think the article was written more on this writer's personal views rather than generalizations for working from home. To each their own though.. the ideas expressed are certainly ones that can be used, just variations on execution lol

gmconsulting · #19 (**permalink**) 01-14-2012, 07:17 AM

I'm not sure you need everything posted on the blog. But here is my tip: It helps to have a general schedule to follow. It is easier to get sidetracked at home than at an office.

dariusz88 · #20 (**permalink**) 01-14-2012, 09:12 AM

I do work from home, more than 8 hours a day many times. I like silence to be focused. When I write an article for my site, I turn off even radio. I even cutted off my television cable service as, I found myself that tv-set was not turned one for many weeks.

There is one thing for sure. Except weekend, I get a break for two hours to eat a lunch outside and to get in contact with real people. And then a walk for hour. It helps.