How to work from home

Working from home – the motivation and separation

Judy Heminsley — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:08 +0000

Finding the motivation to get off the sofa! Today freelance brand strategist Greg Dillon talks about how he finds the motivation to work while surrounded by domestic comfort, and how it’s necessary to find a way to separate work and home life to achieve your deadlines: Working from home is a [...]

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Do home workers have bank holidays?

Judy Heminsley — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:49:28 +0000

How do you spend bank holidays? So in the UK we’re approaching our second bank holiday in three weeks. Bank holidays came about in the nineteenth century when paid holidays were unheard of and most people worked pretty much all the time. Some now think that bank holidays are redundant now that [...]

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5 steps to tackle the guilt of the working mum

Judy Heminsley — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:45 +0000

Essential reading for every working mum! Elinor Wilde is the working mum’s coach and we’re very lucky to have her on the blog today sharing her experience on how to become the working mum you want to be: So you’re ensconced in your home office, the family are at work/school/nursery, you breathe a [...]

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National Work from Home Day

Judy Heminsley — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:22:50 +0000

What are you doing on Work from Home Day? Today is National Work from Home Day, when Work Wise UK promote the benefits of home working to employers. Their guest blogger Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the TUC, writes on their site today that ‘home working has been steadily growing, despite [...]

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Extra freelance earnings over the summer

Judy Heminsley — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:11:24 +0000

What happens to your freelance earnings in the holidays? Today’s guest post looks at a few ways of boosting freelance earnings if summer is a quiet time for you: For many freelancers, summer time is a mixed blessing. The weather may have improved but earnings can drop as clients’ orders slow down [...]

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Pets for home workers

Judy Heminsley — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:13:56 +0000

I’ve mentioned before that home workers tend to have a number of favourite things that add structure and enjoyment to their day. Technology for obvious reasons, drinks and snacks for a break and boosting energy, and then more personal factors, often children, pets and the view out of the home [...]

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Keeping home workers in touch

Judy Heminsley — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:51:07 +0000

It’s the simple things home workers need A guest post today on how to keep home workers in touch with their colleagues and prevent them becoming isolated: The working from home revolution has perhaps not progressed quite as quickly as many of us might have expected. Despite the Confederation of [...]

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Stay healthy when working from home

Judy Heminsley — Mon, 13 May 2013 09:10:16 +0000

Today I’m delighted to introduce Alison Matthews from Raw Confidence. Alison helps women get their sparkle back by working with them using confidence coaching, raw food nutrition, yoga and meditation. I tend to fall into bad eating habits so I was pleased to read her tips on how to stay healthy [...]

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Personal pension with a personal touch

Judy Heminsley — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:49:14 +0000

Local advice matters when it comes to organising your personal pension Today’s guest post stresses the importance of getting the right advice when arranging your personal pension: The key reason for investing in a pension is to ensure that you have enough income to live comfortably on once you [...]

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Unusual home working jobs – vocal coach

Judy Heminsley — Thu, 09 May 2013 08:01:20 +0000

Home working but different! It’s been a while since the last in the Unusual Home Working Jobs series, so I was pleased to be put in touch with Saphron Watson, a musician who works at home in the countryside near Telford: Hi Saphron, what made you work from home originally? I chose home working [...]

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