A Complete Work From Home Guide

The employment scene has changing leaps and bounds. Professional are looking beyond the traditional 9 to 6 way of working. There are many people who prefer to work from home these days. Some employed people opt to work from home to supplement their income. They take up freelance assignments or part time jobs during the weekend or when they have time on weekdays. 

 
Works from home opportunities are plenty these days. Depending on what you are interested in, you can take up a work from home assignment. There are several advantages and disadvantages while working from home. Before you commit yourself, you must weigh the pros and cons.

Advantages of working from home

If you wish to make your home your work base, good luck, there are so many benefits that you can be assured of getting. They are

Save time and money travelling to work place

Travelling to your work place everyday does cost you money. You could chose to take a bus or train or even drive down your work place. You have to shell out a few bucks as traveling expenses. It can take minutes to hours to you to reach your work place from home and vice versa. When you work from home, you are saving all the time and money it takes to travel every day.

Wardrobe spending reduced                                                                

When you work in an office, you have to groom yourself everyday and be presentable. You will have to spend money on your wardrobe and the accessories. You will have to stick to the dress code the office prescribes. However, when you work from home, you have the freedom to dress in an attire you are comfortable in and carry out work. You are left with quite a bit of savings this way. You are saved the trouble of being conscious about what you wear.

Spend time with family

One of the biggest advantages of working from home is you get to spend time with your family and children. You can manage work and your home. You can have an eye on your children, be a guide by their side at home when they need you the most. Working from home gives many people an opportunity to balance work and home.

Flexibility and freedom

When you work in an office, you are bound to follow the office timings. You have to start work on time and you can call it a day at a particular time every day. However, when you work from home, you do not have any kind of time restrictions. You have the liberty to start work at your convince. When you wish to take a break from work, you can do so. You are in the comfort of your home to relax and chill a bit before you get back to work.

Disadvantages of working from home

Like there are two sides to a coin, work from home has its own disadvantages as well. If you work from home, you must have experience a disadvantage or two

Feeling of loneliness

When you work from home, you are all by yourself. You are aware of what the kind of work you are expected to do. Those who work from home tend to feel lonely faster than those who work in an office.

Less interaction and socialization with the colleagues and employers

A majority of people consider their office as a place where they can socialize and make new friends. There can be times when you have a bad day at home you can share your worry with your colleagues at work. This is not possible when you work from home as you are all by yourself. You become physically cut off from your co-workers.

Self motivation

In an office, you have you are motivated to produce better results by your colleagues and over heads. They motivate you to perform better. There is a lot of face to face interaction and motivation that happens in office. This helps you overcome difficulties with work. When you work from home, you have to motivate yourself to do better every time. This is one of the biggest disadvantages of working from home.

Plenty of work from home opportunities knocking your door

The popularity of the Internet has encouraged many people to choose the option of working from home. A few such opportunities have been discussed below.

Freelance writing jobs

If you think you are blessed with the talent to write, you can take a closer look at the various freelance writing opportunities that are available. A majority of companies prefer to outsource work to home based writers. There are various writing opportunities available. You can be a content writer, a blogger or a ghost writer. There are websites you can create an account with and write from the comfort of your home. A few such websites are

·         http://www.demandstudios.com/

·         http://www.textbroker.com/

·         http://www.qualitygal.com/

·         http://www.contentcurrent.com/

·         http://www.edubook.com/

Designing and Computer Programming Websites

If you like to put your creativity to the best use and design logos and websites, you can take up such assignments at various websites

·         http://www.coroflot.com/jobs#state=0

·         http://www.behance.net/joblist

·         http://www.authenticjobs.com/

There are many websites that offer freelance computer programming opportunities. A few of them are

·         http://www.freelancer.com/

·         http://www.flexjobs.com/jobs/computer-it

·         http://www.guru.com/

Online paid survey jobs

If you wish to start working from home without investing any money, you can consider taking up an online survey job. There are marketing research companies who want people to fill up questionnaires for which they pay you money. As a respondent all you have to do is answer the questions online. You get paid for it. You can check out these websites to know more of the same

·         http://www.surveyspaysu.com/

·         http://www.parttimeworld.com/

·         http://www.cjinc.info/2011/12/market-research-jobs.html

There is a sea of opportunity for those who are looking for opportunities to work from home. Go ahead and explore them. Good luck!

This is a guest post by Jake Anderson of fastinternetdeals.com, a site that offers savings and current information on Uverse, as well as at&t services.