Your Home Office Setup is Important
Many freelance writers find it difficult to setup their home office. For whatever reason this is the one detail that they get hung up on. This is not something that I readily struggled with when starting my freelance writing career, but I can see how some may find themselves in a different position.
It is very important that your home office is setup in the best possible way. After all, this is where you are going to spend a lot of your time. I am in my office more than 10 hours per day, and there is a very good chance that you will be in the same position once your career gets moving.
It is hard to say how to best setup your home office. Everybody has a different space and particular wants and needs. For instance, some freelance writers have an entire room to devote to their career. Others only have a small closet or a nook in the corner of their bedroom. As you can imagine, space greatly effects what you can and cannot do with your home office.
Experiment with different ideas before you settle on a particular home office setup. Move your desk around, try different areas in your home, and do anything else that will open your eyes to the possibilities that are available. You never know when you will find the perfect setup.
It is important that your home office is comfortable and setup just the way you want it. You don’t want to spend too much time on this, but make sure you are happy with the way things end up.
May 15th, 2009 at 9:55 am
I occasionally rearrange my office so I have a different perspective when sitting at my desk.
I also use the laptop and wireless to work in different parts of the house. We have a small bonus room with full plate-glass windows that allows me to see deer, squirrels, jackrabbits, and birds.
May 15th, 2009 at 11:42 am
John – That sounds like a great view. I would probably be too distracted to work if I had a space like that!
May 16th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
It can be distracting, but I let the critters be the occasional and welcome diversion.