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HomeWorker Magazine now available on CD

After receiving requests for a CD version of HomeWorker magazine, I’m pleased to announce that you can now order the first issue of HomeWorker on CD buy clicking the buy button below. You can use your existing PayPal account, or your credit card. The cost of this version of HomeWorker magazine is £12.99. This includes […]

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Out of Box Workstation

If at the moment your home workstation is your lap or a corner of the kitchen table, the how about a workstation you can store away and get out when you need it. The Out-of-Box Workstation looks very futuristic, but certainly solves the problem of a lack of dedicated working areas. The best way of […]

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Annotated web pages with stickies

If you’re a home-based web designer, or want to send a web pages with some notes attached to it, Protonotes will make this a breeze. I’ve always liked the genius of the Post It note. I’ve also used their digital equivalent for years. But when I came across Protonotes thanks to a post on the […]

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Would you go back to work?

I came across a very interesting feature on the Freelance UK website this week. It looked at an issue I have often thought about myself. In what circumstances would I contemplate going back to being an employee?
It an interesting idea that has come up regularly in homeworker circles. Are you now employable after so many […]

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Fast response rate key to winning new business

All homeworkers know that email can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand you need it to keep in touch with clients, but on the other hand it can be a massive drain on your time.
New research has indicated that a fast response to an enquiry is now being demanded by more businesses, and […]

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Acrobat in one place

 
Last year I tested a number of online word processors. One that really stood out for me was Buzzword. It’s superb Flash based interface was very seductive, but this didn’t mean that the application was all gloss and no substance. Now Adobe have moved this word processor on a stage further and combined this with […]

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Home Working Essentials

There’s a great post over at HomeOffice Warrior that offer a great list of tips and tricks that all homeworkers can use to improve their businesses. Time management seems to be high on everyone’s list of things to improve. Take a look at the list. You might find a tip that revolutionises how you work.

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Working on a Sunday

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 […]

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Still Working Long Hours?

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 […]

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Don’t set up your business in Milton Keynes!

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 […]

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