Working from home and office

[Turnkey Businesses]

unless you need to have space for staff or have a lot of income working from home would always be the best option to save costs at the start. if you work from home you should always try to set a seperate space for working though, a spare room or even just a corner of the room that has a desk. don't use that space when your not working and when you are working only use that space. keep other distractions off during the working day apart from maybe a radio and its not much different from an office.

 

[exciteseo]

I'm not sure I'll last all that long with the distractions you get working from home.

There is special soft that tracks your working activity, how long are you sitting at the desk, are you productive or not and other useful info. You can connect to your colleagues to monitor their working activity. Check out DeskTime app

 

[Mark S Elliott]

Do you know anyone who runs a business? If you do (or do not) I recommend asking around and seeing if a 'desk rental' is available.

This has all the advantages of renting an office, but with the overheads massively reduced. Also, it helps out the other business to have a contribution to their costs which doesn't go amiss these days!

I'm still hanging out on going to an office as time, efficiency etc. are all beneficial but as others here have rightly said it's a 'specialism' to be able to block out distractions. Hope you find a solution.

 

[LowPrices.uk]

Is a garden office possible?

 

[Mark S Elliott]

Is a garden office possible?

Haa haa, I why not! George Clarke's "Amazing Spaces" has some great solutions or if you're lucky enough to be in warm climates then all one needs is a 'sun shade' (so you can still read your emails on screen).

 

[MrComputerSaint]

I'd get yourself on Gumtree, there are a few office spaces for rent - from a desk up to full offices - in my local area, I doubt there will be any less in Sheffield.

Regus are a big player in this type of office I think too.

Edit...
I work from home and there are a lot of distractions. I'd refelct what has already been said. You should have a room / office where you can solely concentrate on business and if you have kids / wife / dogs and cats in your house at the same time make it clear, if you're in this room then it's business and you can't be disturbed. (It's harsh but it's your business).

 

[Ruvini Samaranayake]

If you can do brainstorming or collaborative work, having temporary office space can be hugely beneficial. Have you searched online? There's loads of places in London, and though I'm not familiar with Sheffield, I did see options online:

artfullodger_dot_co_cot_uk_slash_sheffield-hot-desks-c100865_dot_html

quadrantsheffield_dot_com_slash_office-space

Also, on Facebook you have 'co-working spaces' FB groups where you might find a solution.

 

[SunnyMay]

I think? that work at home it's great, but if you don't disciplined enought, it's unreal to work good at home

 

[LynetteGreen]

You could see if there are any coworking spaces available nearby. This would mean renting a desk in an office space with other small businesses. It works out cheaper than a regular office let and would still provide you with a space away from home. They tend to also have more relaxed terms than traditional office lets, usually just a month rolling contract meaning you're not tied in if it doesn't work out.

 

[Karimbo]

It's well worth trying the home working thing properly before you revert back to the traditional - it saves a hell of a lot of time and cost. It's not for everyone of course, but it's the future. (And there just as many disatrctions in an office as at home - often more.)

I concur. You save so much time when you dont have to commute. Depending on the person it can be more productive to work from home.

When I was working 9-5 I was surprised at how much more work I got done when I started working from home for a couple days a week. But the productivty does taper off. So doing this part time.. working from home some days and then going in to work in a bustling productive hotdesking office could be a good balance.

Having said that is coworking/hotdesking really a stopgap? I see hotdesking companies charge up to £400 per person in London. If you look hard you can find units that cost £500-600pcm. I would just pay a bit more and get my own unit that I have full control over.

 

[xnstandy]

Working from home is hard to insist. Working with group will do much better. I think a shared working space is the best for you.

 

[Bartholomew Hearn]

I envy people who can actually work at home. You have to be really thankful! Don't get me wrong, I do love what I do for a living but every here and there I wish I could do it as well.

 

[Small Biz Geek]

I used to work in my living room but late 2015 I converted a front bedroom to the office space. It's comfortable, gets lots of natural light has all my computers, desks, IT equipment etc.

There are obviously lots of distractions at home. I've unplugged my TV and gotten rid of the BBC licence. One less thing to potentially distract me!

 

[Dmitri Fantastic]

Working from home is without the shadow of a doubt a privilege. I have personally tried it, but I would definitely prefer to do it in a library. What I do for a living does not fit in working from home at all, but there are side projects After all it's better to be at home I would say.

 

[Lyndsey Gilchrist]

Is a garden office possible?

Having worked in the livingroom, bedroom, converted attic space all ended up being "cluttered" with stuff as they all became a general dumping ground.

A few months ago, I got a joiner to build an office in the garden. Its the best thing that I have done... no more dumping from other members of the family, I am still working from home but "out at work".

 

[Karimbo]

I would not rent a desk.

I wasted time doing errands to get stuff thast were just an arms reach away at my home office.

I end up wasting so much money on food when I rented a desk. Have to buy snacks, lunch etc. Where as working from home you can put last nights pizza in the microwave ans you have a meal that tastes better than it did at first¬

lunch at home is at the fridge, put food in the oven - set it on timer and get back to work. At a shared desk you always have new people there's so much stuff you can keep in their fridge.

Always things you need that you forget to bring with you at your rented desk. Glasses, second monitor, laser mouse.

For me I want to feel confortable where I work knowing that I have good-refreshments when I need it and