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.
All homeworkers stress about one thing or another. It’s a fact of life that we worry about a plethora of things that can cause us anxiety. The Freelance Switch blog has an interesting post that looks at how to manage the stress in your life.
Point 4 stands out for me:
4. Spend half an hour worrying. […]
Doing your accounts is the less sexy part of being self-employed. But as homeworkers we need to keep on top of the paperwork to ensure our accountants can keep the Revenue happy. But how do you keep track of your income and expenses?
I had tried computerised accounting packages over the years including Quicken and Microsoft […]
It’s one of the issues that all homeworkers have to contend with. Getting your invoices paid so you can pay next month’s mortgage is a problem that looks set to dog all home-based enterprises for the foreseeable, but there may be light at the end of the payment tunnel.
A new fast payment system is now […]
OK, hands up who hasn’t built a website to support their business yet? Website construction can be a daunting prospect if you’ve never attempted this before. Paying an HTML jocky may not be possible, so where’s that leave you?
I recently came across the WebOn that promises to enable anyone to build a professional website […]
For the second year in a row Google has been voted the best place to work according to the Great Place to Work Institute. Their website states: ‘According to their employees, this company has created a culture that is high on trust, low on politics, great at sharing resources and sharing the wealth, and full […]
An interesting post is getting some coverage on several blogs at the moment. The ultimate PC set up details what the ideal home office could look like - at least as Microsoft think it ought to look. Check out the post yourself and see what you think.
Clearly your own home office set up will reflect […]
WildCharge
How many times have you lost your mobile phone charger over the last year? If like me you’re always misplacing it, the WildCharge is just what you and I have been waiting for.
The WildCharge site describes this innovative device: ‘Once you enable your cell phone with WildCharge, you will be able to charge the phone […]
I recently got a new colour laser printer. I was looking for an all-in-one device to reduce the amount of hardware I have cluttering my office. I now have two lasers, as I’ve kept the old black and white device for general printing.
It struck me that I’d need to ensure that my office is well […]
Working form home can be a very sedentary affair as long hours at the keyboard aren’t that great for your health. Over the last year or so I have been taking an early morning walk before diving into the days work.
Where my house is means that I climb a fairly steep hill on the first […]
Today is a very special day for Nexus Publishing. After almost 6 months of very late nights the first issue of HomeWorker magazine is complete. All the features, news and reviews are now locked into the magazine’s pages.
Phase 2 now begins were I look for advertisers to take ad space in the first issue. […]
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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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