Huge Changes on the Horizon for Yahoo Telecommuters

If you have not yet heard about the recent change that Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer has made to the company’s work – from – home policy, hold onto your seat. As of June 1 of this year, all Yahoo employees will be required to do their work at one of the Yahoo offices. That’s right, no more full time or part time telecommuting for employees of the tech giant. Everyone must go to the office. The change in policy is intended to bring employees closer together and to change a corporate culture that lacks drive and energy. I am not sure that … Continue reading →

How to Navigate Common Issues With Home Based Work

When you make the move from working outside of the home to working from home, you may encounter a few bumps in the road along the way. That is not a bad thing, just something to be expected with such a major transition. Here are a few things that you may run into, as well as tips for dealing with them effectively. You probably knew this already, but working from home does not mean that you can just do whatever you want whenever you want. The most successful home – based professionals set regular work hours and stick to them. … Continue reading →

Should Your Business Offer Flexible Financing?

One of the many things that you will be in charge of if you own and operate your own, home – based business is billing. You not only do the work or sell the product, you are responsible for creating invoices and processing payments. While keeping track of billing and payments can be a hassle at times, it also puts you in a unique position where you are able to treat your clients a little differently if a situation so requires. This topic may be more applicable to service – based businesses than those that deal with physical products, but … Continue reading →

Sleep and the Home Based Professional

When you work from home, you may work at times of the day that are different from most people who are employed outside of the home. This is not a bad thing, in and of itself. It can, however, have an effect on your sleep schedule. This is especially true for home – based professionals who have work hours at different times each day, because it can get in the way of establishing a daily routine. Whether your work time takes place at the same time each day or not, there are other things that are a part of the … Continue reading →

Change can be Good

When you have your own business, you may find that after a time of offering the same products and services for a while you want to try something different. One great thing about owning your own business is that you are able to change the types of products and services that you offer whenever you would like to. I am in the process of changing some of the services that I offer through my two home – based businesses and so far, things are going well. One change that I am making with my law practice is that I am … Continue reading →

Looking for Freelance Work? Keep Your Chin Up!

If you are new to the world of freelancing, there is something about looking (and looking, and looking) for freelance work that may have you ready to throw your hands up in despair. If you are an experienced freelancer, you may be perusing the available projects and wondering whether it is even worth checking to see whether there are any projects currently up for grabs that you might be remotely interested in bidding on. In either case, the solution to your dilemma has two parts. The first part of the solution is to reassure yourself that interesting and challenging projects … Continue reading →

A Continuing Professional Education Resource for Freelancers

If you are a freelancer of any kind, you may be on the lookout for new resources that you can use to advance your knowledge of the world of freelancing and how to help your freelancing business succeed. If you do not regularly spend at least a little time looking around online and educating yourself about freelancing, it is important that you add some time for professional development to your to- do list. Continuing professional education is important for freelancers, just as it is for all types of professionals. If you have not already done so, during some of your … Continue reading →

How Life Changes Can Affect Your Work

Whether you have a home – based business or you work outside of the home, there really is no way to prevent things from your non – work life from affecting your work day. This can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending upon the nature of what is going on in your life and how it affects your work. Of course, the effects can be small or large depending upon what you have going on. They may be things that only you can see or feel, or they may be things that other people can notice. One … Continue reading →

Is it Time for a Change of Direction?

The New Year brings fresh inspiration to professionals of all types. It is natural to wonder whether this will be the year that you achieve some of the things that you have been dreaming of for a long time. When you own and operate your own business, there is always a sort of tension between plugging away at your work just like you have been and mixing things up a little to try something new. If your business is still in business, you are doing something right. Whatever you have got going on, it is working. It may not be … Continue reading →

Getting Organized for the New Year

As I prepare for the New Year, I am filled with inspiration. The New Year always feels like a fresh start, a chance to make specific plans for adjusting the way that I do things so that I can have more of what I want in my life. Since I work from home, it is a good time to think about adjustments that I could make to the way that I do business. A few days ago, I took the time to give myself “annual reviews” for both of my businesses. Based upon both of those reviews and how I … Continue reading →