The blog for anyone that works from home
Who is Nexus Publishing? Originally from a small town called Darlaston – about ten miles north of Birmingham – I moved to West Sussex about ten years ago to help develop one of the first online retailers. Having recently moved to Shropshire I am now enjoying the working from home life in a semi rural location. I have been a freelance writer and journalist for about fifteen years. Eight of them were spent doing various other jobs such as bookshop assistant, print finisher and returns clerk for a large library supplier, with the writing taking up evenings and any of my spare time. As you can see, much of my life so far has been spent working with books and publishing of one kind or another. My time as an employee came to a conclusion some six years ago with redundancy, so I took the opportunity – and the money – to see if I could survive as a full-time freelance writer. That was five years ago. There have been some lean times – just ask my wife, Joanne. But after tasting the freelance life, there’s no going back.
How powerful if your office PC? In the not too distant past every couple of years in keeping with Moore’s Law we all dutifully upgraded our computers to enable us to run the latest versions of our favourite software, or to use the latest peripherals that needed more processing power.
Today, however, we seem to be […]
This news item on the Gainseville site caught my eye and certainly rang true with me. Working on a Sunday has certainly become the norm for me. Working for yourself you become much more flexible with your time. I use Sundays to catch up on email and write my blog entries. I’m typing this as […]
The latest research from the TUC indicates that we are still working longer hours than every before. The news comes as part of the TUC’s The Return of the Long Hours Culture report that shows that An extra 180,000 people across the UK are working more than 48 hours a week in 2008.
In the first […]
If you are thinking of setting up your own business and are thinking twice about running your enterprise from home, think again. Renting office space can be very expensive indeed. A recent report has names Milton Keynes as the most expensive place to rent office space with a mindboggling cost of £2,500 per square metre!
Steve […]
I’m always looking for ways to save time. As I produce a lot of printed material templates are always of great interest to me. I came across a load of great templates on the Hewlett Packard site. Most are in Word format so you shouldn’t have any problems opening them once you’ve downloaded your favourites.
Yoropen
My handwriting has always been a bit dodgy. Even at school my teachers tried to show me how to hold a pen properly and get my writing to slop the right way. Needless to say I type pretty much everything these days. But sometimes you need a pen. The Yoropen is a fantastic invention that […]
You may remember that I blogged a while back about a set of retro coasters in the shape of 3.5 inch floppy disks that would be great on any homeworker’s desk. The good news is that they have just come back into stock. You can see my original blog from this link. And nip over […]
RulerCalc
Keeping your desk tidy and free from clutter is one of the most important components of successfully working from home. I try and have as few items as possible on my actual desktop as seeing the clean space on my desk has a somewhat calming effect. Piles of paperwork and untold detritus has the […]
One of the great advantages of working form home is that you have complete control over your environment that includes keeping it clean. Everyone knows that traditional cleaning products can be damaging to the environment, but can the so called eco cleaners really offer an alternative?
The Guardian newspaper wanted to test a range of eco […]
HAL TV
Many home workers will have a TV in their office space to keep track of the latest events, or watch a bit of Neighbours when they need to take a break. TVs of course come in all shapes and sizes, but one of the best looking has to be the forthcoming HAL TV from […]
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HomeWorker magazine is here! The first issue of this new and exciting magazine from Nexus Publishing is out now. Packed with features, reviews and news, each issue focuses on home-based workers, entrepreneurs, downshifters and freelancers. Download your copy today! |
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