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10 Reasons Why You Need a Dedicated Workspace

I am surrounded by moms who are nursing their small businesses to life. Yes, I am talking about you, my dear blogger friends, photographers, network marketers, virtual assistants, and everyone else. We spend hours in our pajamas running our businesses from home: answering emails, making phone calls, and collecting orders. We do it at the kitchen table or the bathroom, on a smartphone or the laptop, but I am here to tell you – you need an office!Home Office ideas for women with small spaces. I used these tips myself - enjoy!

We all have heard the statistics – many businesses fail in their first years, but that is not stopping us – we mean business! Well, any company needs working space, working hours, and a business card, and I bet you have the last one.

If I am not convincing enough, here are a ten more reasons why you need a dedicated working space

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  1. A dedicated workspace is what separates a business from a hobby. Your husband might be playing solitaire in his cubical, but he still calls it going to work.
  2. You can now say: I am going to work and mean it. Set your business hours and hang them in your office – stick to it.
  3. Save your back from a backache and get yourself an office chair. A good chair will make you look forward to sitting on it and save lots of time on doctor’s appointments. 

  4. Being in the office environment means you distance yourself from the temptations of guilty snack and home chore distractions.Office-by-fridge
  5. You can increase your productivity by keeping office stuff in the office. You might also consider disabling Candy Crash on your “office” computer.
  6. Leave the office behind when it’s your time to spend time with the family. Your family is important – be 100% there, while spending time with your loved ones. Teach your kids about the importance of separating work from personal life.happy family
  7. Say no to multitasking. Recent research shows that multitasking means not giving 100% to either project you are working on. Have it your all – one project at a time!
  8. Hire interns – your kids might enjoy interning in your office. Keep your children busy and let them help you run your business 10 minutes a day for younger children or more if they are older.
  9. The Proper workspace will help you keep things organized instead of all over the house. That would also slightly decrease the house cleaning.Motorola-Desk-w-monitor
  10. Did you know that a dedicated for office room in your house is tax deductible? That is like free money you won’t get otherwise.

When it comes to a home office, what do yo think is the most important part of it?

Comments

  2. I agree there needs to be a decimated work space. I have a desk with my computer and my files and no one touches it. If anyone does anything by my desk it gets all messy and disorganized drives me nuts!

  3. I would love a dedicated workspace, but I don’t have one. I work from the living room couch. For me, the most important factor is comfort. I have chronic pain so staying comfortable while I work allows me to be more productive at my job!

  4. I think a workspace is really important to have, especially when it comes to keeping things organized.

  7. I spent years working from the bar area in our kitchen before making a small workspace in our bedroom. Such a great decision! It is free from excess noise and allows me to devote myself to getting stuff done.

  8. I totally agree with you on needing a workspace that is just for you. It is so much easier to get things done and organized when you have a space all to yourself.

  9. A dedicated workspace is a must have!!! I love working from home but it is so easy to get distracted by dishes or dirty floors when you are stupid!!

  10. I used to have a designated work room! And now that I have a baby coming, I had to give it up for the new baby’s nursery. I have to rearrange a lot of rooms so that i can find a new corner to claim as my dedicated work space.

  11. These are some great points. I had to move my office into its own room. It used to be in the living room and I’d just get too distracted.

  12. It drives me nuts when I am sitting here working and the kids come in and chase the dog all around me. It is like, they don’t even notice that I am WORKING… lol

  13. I have a dedicated workspace but I share it with our homeschool room. I am much more productive at the desk than on the living room couch with my laptop.

  16. i really need to set up a dedicated workspace. i work from home and haven’t taken the time to do so. i love your pic of you and your daughter playing. too cute.

  17. I need to make a space for my home office. I do have a room i can use i just have to clean it out and set it up.

  18. I find it is important for me to have a quiet space where i can work. I have a great space set up wit a door so i can shut out the noise of the house.

  19. I love my home office. I am the only one that goes into the room so it is always how i left it. I can go in there and get lots of work done.

  20. I actually just set up my own little corner office in the living room… Staples chair and all! Lol. I got a desk and now I feel much more productive when I sit down to work. My kids are still around me, but at least all my stuff is in one place. Totally agree that a dedicated workspace is important.