Chuka asked:


What do you think about the concept of working from home? Do you think that’s a joke or can it be taken serious? I am writing a paper on this and I want to get people’s input. What are the disadvantages and advantages?

Cory

anonymous asked:


Are you tired of the shuffle of the every day grind at work?

Are you stressed and tired when you come home?

Do you **** the thought of having to do it all again tomorrow?

It might be time for you to make a change. Thousands of people are deciding that they want to work from home, and they are making it work for them.

Maybe it can work for you as well.

The first step is to figure out what you are doing with your life now and see if there is any way that you can do that at home. For example, if you work in an office, is there a way to move most of your work home. This is often called Telecommuting.

Of you are providing a service that you can do from home, perhaps you can do it from home as a freelancer or consultant. Many bosses today are helping their employees find ways that they can do much of their work from their home offices both as employees as well as self employed contractors. With advances in technology, this is getting easier and easier.

If what you are currently doing cannot be done from home, don’t despair. There are still some options for you when it comes to working from home. If you are willing to take the chance of quitting your job, and you are good at what you do, there’s a pretty good chance you can connect with an online company that will need your services.

If you want to completely change what you are doing for a living, you are also going to be able to find online work, whether or not it is in the field that you currently work in. Start looking into different businesses or companies that strike your interest. You could even start it part time before quitting your job to see if it is really something you want to do.

Here are a few tips on how to start building your business.

1. Go get your portfolio and your resume online. This might mean setting up a website for yourself, so that you have a link you can send to potential employers. In a few mouse clicks they can look at what you do, and how you do it.

2. Sit down and make a list of the types of work that you would be willing to do. Then, you can begin your job hunt! You should be able to find several jobs that can match your desires and your needs and wants, as you go through life.

3. Set a schedule. Working from home takes dedication. You need to treat it like a job and work at it diligently. If you are easily distracted or have little internal drive, working from home will be a daily struggle to actually do the work you want (and earn the money you desire).

Remember that in the end working form home shouldn’t make you more stressed and more hateful of your job.

If you can’t find something that you can do at home to make money that will make you happy, maybe working from home isn’t what you should be doing.

Always keep your mind open for new possibilities.



Marlene

Chris De La Rosa asked:


Stress is a state of mind where its health and physical well-being are not in good order. The main reason for work related stress is over work.

Even when you work from home you cannot ward off stress. Office or home, work calls for stress. But don’t worry. If you get to know how to handle it, you can win over it. Then how actually to handle work from home stress? If this is your question, you can find your answer right here in this article.

The reasons for work from home stress maybe anything. Approaching deadlines and tight schedule may hinder your performance. One crucial reason for work from home stress is lack of motivation. When things go wrong you may loose your grip and become stressed. Unexpected setbacks if not properly handles would lead to stress and inaction or inappropriate action.

How to motivate yourself in a stressful situation, especially when you work from home? There are ways to handle work from home stress and perform well. The following tips and techniques will help you diligently handle work from home stress and move ahead confidently.

Work From home Stress – Tips & Techniques

• Be Physically Active: Physical action is an excellent stress buster. When you feel stressed out go out for swimming, jogging or brisk walking. You will surely feel the difference. Exercising ensures body health. Sound body, sound mind. Isn’t it? So find ways to be physically active to ease out the work tension and stress. In addition to physical exercises, breathing practices are also very helpful to remain calm in a stressful situation

• Hear Some Music: Music has a soothing effect to both mind and soul. Turn to music when you face a wall of stress staring at you. After listening to some good music you would feel relieved and up to the task in hand.

• Dance: you need not be an expert dancer to ward off stress. Play some music and dance as you like. You will feel the energy in you and you will be activated with enthusiasm in no time.

• Do Not Miss Out Sleep: When you work from home you may work late night and may have to work early in the morning again. This will be like inviting stress. So, even when you work home get a good night’s sleep.

As the famous saying goes, the best way of rest is change of work; the best way to handle stress is change the work at hand. It is better if you have hobby like painting, photography etc. Devote some time to it in your schedule you would find yourself charged up despite stress.

The above techniques would surely help you get relieved from work from home stress. But it is still best to keep the stress a minimum if could not avoid it completely. The following things would help you handle work from home stress efficiently.

• Planning

• Organizing

• Prioritizing &

• Effective Time Management

For more great tips on how to be successful with your homebased business, visit Chris De La Rosa’s blog where you’ll learn more about Dealing Work from Home Stress.



Willie

Michele M asked:


What kind of job can I try working from home on my computer? No surveys, ads or paying from information.

Karl

Treo asked:


I work part time and I’m a part time law student. I have to spend large quantities of time at home studying, and my employer won’t give me any additional hours at work. The economy here in Michigan is the worst in the country, so I’m afraid if I quit my job and try to get a new one I’ll end up unemployed for months because jobs here are VERY scarce. Anyway, I thought about trying to get a second “real job” maybe an extra day and a half per week, but I live in a rural area that is a considerable distance from most civilization, and with gas at $3.25 a gallon out here, plus state, federal, and town income taxes, and a very light workload, I calculated out that I would pretty much be working for free. Given all of this, and since I often have to stay at home to study anyway, is there anything I can do working from home just to supplement my income? Does anyone know of anything just to make a few extra dollars to help pay the bills? Something legal and NOT a scam?

Thomas

Tim G asked:


Anyone know how I can make a living working from home on my PC? Im a good sales person.

Lois

Russell Neal asked:


Basic wiring and electrical outlets prove insufficient to meet the needs of larger or custom-designed homes. Larger homes require dedicated circuits to major appliances and entertainment systems. Most residents of larger homes also prefer to have a lighting control system installed into their residence. Home security is another major consideration of the custom homeowner. Cameras, alarms, and intercom/telephone systems must be wired in such a way to work in tandem with lighting and other home system controls and provide an effective buffer against home intrusion.

Illuminations Lighting and Design not only delivers over 25 years of experience and value in standard electrical wiring, but also offers outstanding levels of quality and customization in advanced electrical installation work.

Homes ranging from 6,000 square feet to 35,000 square feet require advanced electrical installation techniques that involve a much higher number of electrical circuits and sub-panels to safely and reliably power the home. With more power demands, we have to use these advanced wiring and electrical materials to accommodate both safety and reliable performance. Our technicians go to special schools to learn how to do this type of advanced electrical installation work, and their many years of experience in addition to their training makes them an unbeatable and irreplaceable team.

We begin by installing an advanced electrical power source in the mechanical room. This power distribution area functions as the hub of the entire home’s electrical and lighting layout. All lines terminate here, allowing it to direct current to either the entire electrical system or to one or more electrical subsystems. By installing low voltage wire in conjunction with advanced electrical keypads, we enable communication between the power source in the mechanical room and the keypads we place throughout the home. When you press a button on the keypad, or enter a special code, the device communicates with the power source in the mechanical room. At this point, the real magic of advanced electrical installation work begins.

The computer relays your desired request to either a particular electrical subsystem in your home, (say, for instance, your kitchen or bathroom), and turns on the lights in that area. This is one of the main benefits ILD’s advanced electrical installation work delivers to owners of large homes. Coming home to a dark house is inconvenient enough. Coming home to total darkness in a 15,000 or 20,000 square foot home with two or more stories can be dangerous. This is one of the main reasons we utilize advanced electrical installation techniques. Houston is home to many wealthy neighborhoods like River Oaks, Tanglewood, and Royal Oaks where large homes abound. Due to sheer popular demand and the requirements of electrical codes, we had to create a program of installation that accommodated advanced electrical workings and configurations. The result of this evolution became one of our most celebrated and showcased specialties throughout our community, to the extent that we now install these advanced electrical wiring systems in homes throughout all of Texas.

Once work is completed on your advanced electrical installation and lighting system, we then use laptop computers to program the processor that controls your home automation system. Once up and running, advanced electrical installation and wiring technology can enable you to turn lights on in specific bedrooms, hallways, and indoor living room and outdoor patio lights. You can even set timers to turn lights on and off to make it appear that you are at home while you are out on the town, and you can adjust the brightness of lights on independent subsystems to create different atmospheres throughout the home.

If you purchased a home automation system from someone else and are now having difficulties with it, please call us and let us help you. Unlike simple wiring and panel work, advanced electrical installation and wiring technology requires years of special training and should never be attempted by anyone other than a licensed professional. We treat all customers equally, regardless of where they began. If your home automation system has suddenly stopped performing, and your current vendor does not support your needs, we will deploy our specialists in advanced electrical installation work to ensure quality and satisfaction on every level.



Andre

4real asked:


I’m going to be working from home starting next month and really look forward to it. People say you need a lot of discipline and it can get really lonely. Any adivce?

Mike

Johnathan M asked:


My name is John,I just recently earned my high school diploma(like a week ago)through a home school program and I’m trying to find a job I can work from home with,but I don’t know how to go about finding one.I’ve tried various jobs sites,but I can’t find anything legitimate.

At current time,a normal job isn’t an option,and working from home is the only choice I have.Can someone please tell me how to go about finding a job from home?

Mathew