Home Working

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.

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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