I’ve been travelling to a client’s office this week, finishing up an Excel project. Hope to have the work done soon, before the snow and H1N1 pandemic hit. It’s better to be working from home under those conditions!
A short commute and reduced risk of infection are just two of the advantages of working from home. It’s also quieter, with fewer interruptions, and easier to focus.
When I started working from home, in 1985, my son was in kindergarten, so things definitely weren’t as quiet. And there were plenty of interruptions!
I didn’t do any internet based business back then, so completed client work had to be sent by courier, or hand delivered. Files weren’t too big, but still would have taken a long time to transfer on that dial up modem, even if clients were set up to receive them.
Clients sent drafts and edits to me by fax, and they were hard to decipher, some of the time. A phone call usually sorted things out, and sometimes a visit to the client was needed.
I never use the fax machine now, and rarely speak to clients on the phone. The modem is like a rocket ship, compared to the turtle that I started with, and most of my work is done by email.
Things sure have changed for my home based business, and I’ve never regretted my decision to work from home.
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