8.5 Blunders to Avoid When You Are Working From Home

Working from home is a privilege. You control your time and have the freedom to do what you want. This so-called freedom also leads to the reason so many people fail when they work from home. Working from home brings its own challenges.

You are the boss, employee, sales rep, customer service, and complaint department. The lone ranger if you don’t have a partner. You must set the expectations for your business. It is all on you. Success takes sacrifice. Success takes learning from mistakes either your own or others. Learn from the blunders I have made in my business.

Here Are 8.5 Blunders to Avoid:

Blunder 1 Failure to Create a Separate Work Area: You are a real business. So you should have a business work area. Even if you are in a one-bedroom apartment (this is how I started) you need a corner or small room for your business. Zone off common areas you share during your business hours. Put away personal objects to set the business tone for the day

Blunder 2 No Daily Method of Operation: How many hours do you intend to work? Do you plan your work and work your plan? The reason people work from home is the freedom to do what they want. They hate schedules. But it’s your daily method of operation that will make you successful. To have success stick to a schedule.