Work From Home Network RSS Feed http://www.wfhn.co.uk Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:03:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wfhn.co.uk/The_News/Working_From_Home/10_Ways_to_Increase_your_Productivity/ For many people, working from home is a dream: The chance to get up later, avoid the traffic jams of the morning commute, and be close to the family. It offers the chance to put more of your day into actually working rather than travelling, and the potential to work in a more enjoyable environment. However, thanks to all the additional distractions of the house, working can also be a recipe for disaster if you are unable to concentrate on actually getting your job done, and your productivity levels can be lower, leaving you to work for more hours if you do not take steps to maximize your use of time and avoid distractions.In this article, we will look at 10 ways in which you can enjoy working from home and keep your productivity levels at high enough to justify doing it. Lyndon http://www.wfhn.co.uk/The_News/Working_From_Home/How_to_Write_a_Killer_Press_Release/ One of the best ways to generate interest for an event such as a product launch, or to let the world know what your business is doing is to write a press release that will communicate information about it. The advantage of a press release is that it is your side of the story, and tells people about things the way that you want them presented. A good press release will not only give the basics about the facts of what you are doing, but will also serve as a sales pitch to potential customers and create a buzz for them about getting involved, or buying a product that you have released. Lyndon http://www.wfhn.co.uk/The_News/Working_From_Home/10_Fun_Gadgets_for_Your_Home_Office/ Working from home is great, you can get up when you want, the only commute to your desk is a short walk from your bed, and your boss isn't breathing coffee in your face every five minutes. Of course, if you're working at home, you're free to decorate your desk with as many entertaining gadgets as you can lay your hands on to make up for being on your own. Be careful of getting too many USB gadgets though, because you still need to fit in some time for work... Lyndon http://www.wfhn.co.uk/The_News/Business_Opportunities/Work_at_Home_with_Usborne_Books/ How can you tell when a homeworking opportunity is not just another work from home scam???Well it helps when the business that your considering has been trading for over 30 years, is a full member of the DSA and has won many many prestigious awards for its products.Sound too good to be true?  Well it's not!  Lyndon http://www.wfhn.co.uk/The_News/Setting_up_a_business/How_Can_A_Virtual_Assistant_Help_Your_Business?/ In any industry, all businesses strive to save two things: time and money.  A Virtual Assistant can help with both.  Already many work from home entrepreneurs/SME's have embraced the concept of Virtual Offices to help their homeworking businesses at a fraction of the cost they would have paid to maintain a fully serviced office.  This benefit is realised when their needs require them to have a professional fixed mailing address or the occasional meeting room for example.  The newest addition within the realm of virtual services is the Virtual Assistant.  Offering a complete 'virtual' office support service, a virtual assistant is dedicated to helping businesses flourish by taking on vital tasks that would traditionally be assigned to an administrator or PA. Lyndon