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National Work from Home Day
02 days ago
by Judy Heminsley
in News
What are you doing on Work from Home Day?
Today is National Work from Home Day, when Work Wise UK promote the benefits of home working to employers.
Their guest blogger Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the TUC, writes on their site today that ‘home working has been steadily growing, despite [...]
Extra freelance earnings over the summer
83 days ago
by Judy Heminsley
in Making money
What happens to your freelance earnings in the holidays?
Today’s guest post looks at a few ways of boosting freelance earnings if summer is a quiet time for you:
For many freelancers, summer time is a mixed blessing. The weather may have improved but earnings can drop as clients’ orders slow down [...]
Pets for home workers
84 days ago
I’ve mentioned before that home workers tend to have a number of favourite things that add structure and enjoyment to their day. Technology for obvious reasons, drinks and snacks for a break and boosting energy, and then more personal factors, often children, pets and the view out of the home [...]
Keeping home workers in touch
05 days ago
by Judy Heminsley
in Technology
It’s the simple things home workers need
A guest post today on how to keep home workers in touch with their colleagues and prevent them becoming isolated:
The working from home revolution has perhaps not progressed quite as quickly as many of us might have expected. Despite the Confederation of [...]
Stay healthy when working from home
06 days ago
Today I’m delighted to introduce Alison Matthews from Raw Confidence. Alison helps women get their sparkle back by working with them using confidence coaching, raw food nutrition, yoga and meditation. I tend to fall into bad eating habits so I was pleased to read her tips on how to stay healthy [...]
Personal pension with a personal touch
01 week ago
by Judy Heminsley
in Saving money
Local advice matters when it comes to organising your personal pension
Today’s guest post stresses the importance of getting the right advice when arranging your personal pension:
The key reason for investing in a pension is to ensure that you have enough income to live comfortably on once you [...]
Unusual home working jobs – vocal coach
01 week ago
Home working but different!
It’s been a while since the last in the Unusual Home Working Jobs series, so I was pleased to be put in touch with Saphron Watson, a musician who works at home in the countryside near Telford:
Hi Saphron, what made you work from home originally?
I chose home working [...]
Go west for The Workbox
21 week ago
by Judy Heminsley
in News
The Workbox to open in Penzance
A new flexible workspace, The Workbox is about to open in Penzance to cater for West Cornwall’s growing number of home working professionals, freelance workers and small business directors.
The Workbox is the result of a £250,000 investment by the Regional Growth [...]
Vehicle wrapping
21 week ago
by Judy Heminsley
in Home business
Brand time, all the time, when you go for vehicle wrapping
Today’s guest post introduces vehicle wrapping as a very effective way to advertise your home business in the local area:
If you’re looking for an extremely cost-effective means of advertising, then having your vehicle wrapped in vinyl [...]
My move to shedworking
32 weeks ago
by Judy Heminsley
in Home Offices
Our competition winner on the pros and cons of shedworking
Tamsin Orr won our recent Garden Office Week competition and a copy of Alex Johnson’s wonderful book Shedworking. Tamsin supplied the best comment to the posts that week with her enthusiastic account of moving from rented business premises [...]
What is professional indemnity insurance?
02 weeks ago
by Judy Heminsley
in Home business
Why a home business should take out professional indemnity insurance
This guest post explains the need for services or advice-based home businesses to take out Professional Indemnity Insurance:
Terms like Professional Indemnity Insurance can be daunting to a layman, but the need for a comprehensive [...]
Working away from home – what’s in your bag? Part 9
02 weeks ago
Tom Phillips, Masters athlete and photographer
You can see Tom’s photos of mountains and athletics, and his blogs, on his site tomphillipsphotos.. He has annotated his photo so you can see each item – click on the image to see it full-size.
What Tom carries when he’s working away from home:
Years [...]
