Working from home inspiration

How to be a home working mum…

How to be a home working mum…

when the odds are stacked against you. I always enjoy sharing the experiences of home workers here on the blog, and they are often our most popular posts. I recommend today’s heartfelt guest post by Lisa Barber, who recalls her struggles to become a home working mum. I’m sure lots of you will relate to […]

Remote working – for adventurers seeking travel

Remote working – for adventurers seeking travel

One of the best things about this blog is the way it puts me in touch with likeminded people all over the world. I still find it thrilling that someone on the other side of the world is reading the words I publish here in my home office in Somerset! Even more so if they […]

How to improve your home working satisfaction

How to improve your home working satisfaction

Are you beginning to get a bit fed up with your job or business? Today’s sponsored post from Oxford Open Learning suggests ways to get more home working satisfaction: If you’re not happy with what you do, you can rest assured you’re not alone. According to a survey led by NatCen Social Research, UK workers […]

5 things home workers can learn from Poldark

5 things home workers can learn from Poldark

So did you watch it? The last episode last night? Ever since I saw Ross Poldark working at his accounts at the kitchen table and then brooding over them in bed, I’ve been compelled to keep watching. Purely to catch other instances of historical home working, of course. The first series of the handsome captain […]

5 tips for starting a work from home technology business

5 tips for starting a work from home technology business

With two colleagues Joel Beverley launched Rotacloud, the online rota software that saves management time and minimises staff shortages. His guest post sums up the most important lessons he’s learnt over the last 18 months about starting a work from home technology business: When going into the technology industry the natural place for most freelancers […]