Setting Up A Home Office
3-foot desk and just long enough for me to squeeze in a chair behind the desk. Â As long as I didn’t want to move at all, I
was okay. Â But you know what? Â I was incredibly efficient in that office! Â I only went in there when I was serious about
working and when I was in there, I remained serious about working. Â Unlike my large office now, where I sit around
goofing off for hours a day. Â Just writing these words, I’m tempted to go move into a closet somewhere in the house!Your home office MUST be a dedicated space. Â Do not even think about having it at your kitchen table! Â Find a place that
can be exclusively devoted to working on your home business. Â It can be a closet, the basement, spare bedroom, attic, a
portion of a room, a remodeled garage–whatever, wherever, Â The key is to take it seriously. Â Whenever possible, find a
way to ‘close up shop’ each day. Â If you can shut a door, fine. Â If not, hang a curtain or piece of fabric. Â Put up a partition. Â
Do something that enables you to physically and mentally walk away when the day is done.
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I strongly urge you to resist the temptation to put your home office in the corner of your bedroom. Â I did this for a year or
so, when we lived in a small apartment, and it was a disaster.
Set up a desk, computer, whatever equipment you need. Â A small laptop computer is an absolutely must. Â Even if you
have to buy one second hand on eBay, do it. Â Have a yard sale and sell some of your junk, if you need to, but don’t even
think about starting a home business without a computer. Â
Purchase basic office supplies.
Establish working hours and post them at the entry way of your home office area.
I do NOT recommend seeing clients in your home. Â Either meet them at their office or on neutral territory such as a
coffee shop.  Your home office should be used just for handling the at-home aspects of your business. Â
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