Benefits of working from home 2

June 22, 2009 | By Zo Nicholas In Building a Business,Daily Online Training Calls,Environment,From,Home,Mum,Nicholas,Web Graphics,Working,Zo,benefits,mom,of | Comments(0)

By Zo Nicholas

Benefits of working from home 2

I’ve been sitting here today writing on my laptop thinking how lucky I am. It’s not everyone who sits in an office with a changing wallpaper like this. Certainly, this is one of main benefits of working from home.

kirbyview

My office wallpaper

Today has been a little cloudy at times with a cool breeze blowing of the sea, interspersed with bouts of warm sunshine. As the seasons change so does my office wallpaper.  Would I prefer to sit in an office, lit by artificial lighting, listening to phones ringing, people constantly chatting, surrounded by computers and machines. I have to say no,  I much prefer to work from home.

Gunfleet Sands

On the horizon I can also watch the latest local development, the Gunfleet Windfarm, taking shape. A major project of 48 wind turbines built on Gunfleet Sands, 7km off the coast.

Of course there has been much controversy locally whether or not to build the windfarm. There has been a lot off opposition to the project, however it is well on the way now with a projected full production by 2012, providing 20% of electricity needed by Essex County.

Just further up the east coast we have Sizewell, a nuclear power station. Personally  thinking of our future generations, windfarms although unsightly are less damaging to our environment that any nuclear disaster.

Working from home

There are many distractions, like watching the view in my case, when working from home, however one must learn self discipline and learn to focus on the job in hand. Having your goal firmly in front of you, whether you work for yourself or you are a tele-commutter working from home, the better the focus the faster the work gets done, leaving more time for the other important things in your life.  

Zo Nicholas

Author:
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Co-Founder of YORGOO, Ycademy,YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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Benefits of working from home

June 20, 2009 | By Zo Nicholas In Building a Business,Daily Online Training Calls,From,Home,Mum,Nicholas,Web Graphics,Working,Zo,benefits,mom,of | Comments(0)

By Zo Nicholas

Benefits of working from home

One of the many benefits of working from home is that you can be totally flexible when the need arises.  When working a  9-5 job, its never easy to approach your boss and ask for time off at a drop of the hat. Circumstances may dictate that you just need to be away for example with your family, however your boss also needs his staff and he pays your wage or salary. Being your own boss allows you much more flexibility.

Flexible timetable

Sometimes a flexible timetable is a must! These past couple of weeks have had our hosehold in a bit of a turmoil due to the planned arrival of a new family member. Nothing went quite according to plan! Our daughters little bundle of joy eventually arrived when HE was ready, nearly two weeks late, weighing in at 7lbs 11ozs.

Oliver

Working from home allows one to be flexible and to juggle the work, the working hours and daily tasks according to when the time allows. With the added volume of phone calls, conversations and visitors this week, work has taken second place and has had to be kept to a minimum with certain tasks postponed. Not something an employer would look at too favourably.

Work timetable

Now that things are settling down, it will be back to the normal work timetable. Hopefully! Once back in more of a routine, even the brain switches into work mode and tasks run smoothly.  Following a timetable and being disciplined are very important when working from home. Too easily one can become distracted, unfocused and become engrossed in other ‘stuff’ and lapse into achieving very little. Following a timetable with set tasks to be achieved creates a sense or urgency and stimulates action. At the end of the work day you can then tick the boxes and derive satisfaction from a job well done.

At the end of this week I am looking forward to the monthly 2 day Ycademy Seminar: How to Build an Online Business which will help to get my brain completely on track and focused back on my long term goal.

Zo Nicholas

Working from home

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Co-Founder of YORGOO, Ycademy,YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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Working women

April 29, 2009 | By Zo Nicholas In Baker,Brenda,Building a Business,Daily Online Training Calls,From,Home,Mum,Nicholas,Web Graphics,Working,Zo,at,courses,day,equal,online,pay,training,trainings,women,work | Comments(0)

By Zo Nicholas

Women at work

Kirby Cross, 29 April 2009 – by Zo Nicholas

Today is Equal Pay Day!

“..Today is Equal Pay Day, designated every April on a Tuesday as a reminder that Tuesday is the day on which women’s wages catch up to men’s wages from the preceding week. On average, female workers have to put in more than six days of paid work to earn what men earn in five.

Among those who usually worked full time during the first quarter of 2009, women’s median weekly earnings were 79 percent those of men. That implies that the catch-up clock for them rings at about 10:38 a.m. on Tuesdays (assuming a standard five-day week and eight-hour day starting at 8 a.m.)….” By Nancy Folbre
Women have come a long way to achieve equality with men but are not  quite there yet.

Working from home

While browsing looking for some information I came across another interesting article, one from Learn direct, which draws attention to the fact that working women are very much on the increase, women want to work, and that working from home for women is certainly becoming more common place.

With all the technological advances it is no longer necessary for women in the IT industry to physically go to work as their IT jobs can be done remotely from home. When trying to juggle family commitments this is certainly an ideal situation as so much time is wasted in unneccessary travel, traffic jams, time that could be used better. Working away from home also incurs added costs to the family budget.

Training courses

There are many courses available that encourage individuals to work from home with IT. Courses are not neccessarily expensive and most can be done at home at your own speed. They may also lead to higher qualifications which of course raise employment prospects and income. Employers are also encouraged to take a look at expanding their  business by taking it online and exploring the numerous possibilities available to them to utilise women who wish to work from home.

Even starting your own business from home, or taking our home business online is not such a daunting affair. There are many opportunities to join courses and trainings online that will teach you the basics aspects of running your own business, about  ecommerce and marketing your business online. There has never been a better time to consider working for yourself online.

“..There will be 24.9 million new online shoppers by the end of the decade, accounting for 49% of the adult population.”
“..By 2012 online sales will be worth in excess of £60 billion per annum and represent almost 20% of all retail sales.
** Source: Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG), 2005

Take Brenda Baker from New Zealand, for example, a hard working from home mum with a large family, who learned how to take her home freesia growing business online and expand her market locally. There are many businesses like Brenda’s which could benefit from added exposure online. In todays economic climate one has to learn to expand and diversify to survive.

Zo Nicholas

Working from home

Author:
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Co-Founder of YORGOO, Ycademy,YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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Business Market Watch London

April 23, 2009 | By Zo Nicholas In Building a Business,Daily Online Training Calls,Felisa,From,Home,Mum,Nicholas,Ryan,Web Graphics,Working,Zo,business,london,market,watch | Comments(0)

By Zo Nicholas

Business Market Watch London

Kirby Cross, 23 April 2009 – by Zo Nicholas

Following up on Felisa Ryan’s progress we watch how her latest YORGOOpress publication – Business Market Watch London climbs to the top of Google page rankings.

Working from home

Business Market Watch London provides a valuable source of information for local traders in the community, creating community spirit and co-operation between the authorities and ethnic groups in the vacinity. The purpose to help lower the crime rate in the area which in turn creates a more harmonius environment for all. A major project for all parties involved.

Zo Nicholas

Working from home

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Co-Founder of YORGOO, Ycademy,YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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Felisa Ryan builds her authority online

April 22, 2009 | By Zo Nicholas In Building a Business,Daily Online Training Calls,Felisa,From,Home,Mum,Nicholas,People,Ryan,Web Graphics,Working,Zo,business,felisaryan.com,google,london,market,watch | Comments(0)

By Zo Nicholas

Felisa Ryan working from home

Kirby Cross, 22 April 2009 – by Zo Nicholas

Working from home is something Felisa Ryan has been doing for a while now, managing her own financial business offline, taking care of her family and patiently learning how to bring her business skills to the internet. A real working from home mum. Today Felisa decided to set up her authority blog online.

Since joining up with YORGOO and attending Ycademy trainings and seminars, Felisa has acquired much knowledge and new skills, and implemented her know how in setting up splash pages, websites, blasters, blogs and recently an online publication called ‘Business Market Watch London’, a project she is heavily involved with her huband in her local community in  West London.

Felisa Ryan

Felisa Ryan

Working online and building a presence with your business is important. Your business needs to be visible on top rankings on search engines like Google, in order to flourish. What is even more important is to build your own authority online. Programs and businesses you promote may be here today and gone tomorrow, or as circumstances change you may decide not to pursue a certain business, however you are still here and exist with all the knowledge and experience you have gained.

Today Felisa decided to set up her new blog, FelisaRyan.com to build her own name authority, trust and web credibility online. Now when she works in her community her colleagues and friends will be able to check on her presence online regardless of what business she pursues. People think of people first, then associate you to what you do.

Wishing you much success Felisa,

Zo Nicholas

Working from home

Author:
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Co-Founder of YORGOO, Ycademy,YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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