Product Description
Both pragmatic and inspiring, "The Joy of Working from Home" shows the current or prospective home-office worker how to set up an efficient home office and provides the support for making this major life change. This book combines detailed information with encouraging advice and numerous positive examples of individuals who have successfully made this transition. The author - himself a home-worker for many years - provides realistic methods for striking a healthy balance between business and personal life. "The Joy of Working from Home" addresses the vital questions of lifestyle and the difficult trade-offs between work and personal priorities. The author details the nuts-and-bolts of setting up a home office - buying equipment, organizing workspace, and managing finances - and offers guidelines for wisely allocating every home worker's most valuable resource: time. FDrawing on the experiences of many home-based workers, this book helps to solve the problems of self-discipline, financial insecurity, isolation, and interruptions. The practical aspects of running a business out of a home office are also addressed. "The Joy of Working from Home" provides useful strategies for networking in the community, and ways to keep expenses down. A resource section points the reader to important publications, home-based business associations, government agencies and database information for effective business and professional marketing. This book should appeal to a broad spectrum of current and prospective home office candidates, including the newly self-employed professional, the budding entrepreneur, those weary of the corporate work environment or long commutes, and those determined to restore the balance between their personal and professional lives.
