Working
from Home:
Where Copywriters Work at Home
They work in their
kitchens, bedrooms, basements and just about everywhere else...
In Issue 92 of the
Excess Voice Newsletter I asked everyone to say a little about where they
worked when they work from home – as freelancers, moonlighters and
even employed copywriters doing some work at home.
I found the replies
fascinating. They give a great insight into how and where people like
to work when in their own house or apartment.
If you have ever wondered
what it’s like to work from home - or how others set up their work
space - read on!
(And be sure to check out my new e-book - Are you ready to quit your day job and work from home?)
Here's everyone's feedback on their workspace when working at home.
“I have a separate
building for my office. It's in an old logging shed that was here on our
property in the woods when we bought it a few years ago. The whole thing
(11x19) is on 'skids' so it was easily put on a truck and moved. It gets
chilly sometimes, but it's away from the house, so I can Rock out and
talk on the phone, while others are asleep or whatever. I love it!“
“Over the years
I have worked a lot at home, both for my daytime employer and for my own
more immediate cash flow. Whenever possible I've tried to keep the computer
out of the bedroom (to keep the amount of dust inside the computer as
low as possible). A separate office whenever possible (to keep the amount
of noise and annoyed comments as low as possible). As for laptop, I've
always coveted one but when it comes to the crunch I still go for power
over portability (Still an engineer at heart, I guess).”
“I'm a freelance
print and web designer - I live in a townhouse that had a basement apartment
in it when I bought it. I've since enlisted the help of my husband to
renovate the apartment to create a studio with a separate entrance for
clients. This works out great for me - I work at home, but it still has
the feeling of an office so I'm never tempted to veg on the couch watching
TV all day (like so many people assume when they hear you work from home).”
“I started out
in the dining room, then took over a spare bedroom.“
“In truth my
entire house is my office - I run 4 small biz: 2 clothing/quilting pattern
companies; one selling novelty/sewing buttons; and my Web design stuff.
All online and shows - no brick and mortar. I work alone except for the
3 fur-kids helping (we offer free cat fur with every purchase!).
While there really
IS a full office and sewing room, the garage also has stock and displays;
in fact everyone room has something relating to work. Impossible not to.”
“In the kitchen
where I can be available for my 15-month-old twins, but behind a baby
gate where they can't reach the laptop. Oh, to have a separate room for
an office....!“
“I have the loft
in our A-frame overlooking the Puntledge River just outside Courtenay
BC.“
“My house is
a one room place, so bedroom is sitting room is kitchen ... one table
I call desk. Too bad my laptop screen does not show anything I can read
outside (therefore, the publicity of happy people with their laptop sitting
at the lake side, really irritates me, as I get a headache trying to read
my LCD screen outside).”
“When I started
my home-based copywriting and communications consultancy a few months
back, the original plan was to create a separate, dedicated work area
in the basement (for access to the family printer, and to maximize privacy
while minimizing impact on my wife and daughter). But once I learned that
my new cellular was essentially useless in the basement, everything changed.
I got a laptop, and
we set up a secure wireless network, so now my office is wherever it needs
to be. The basement for land-line phone calls (interviews for articles)
and printing; the living room and dining room most of the time; and the
master bedroom when my wife wants to chill out and watch some TV. I can
literally be anywhere in the house, with or without a power cord, and
continue my work without interruption.”
“We have a separate
room that serves as an office. However, our 1 yr old daugher doesn't like
to play in the office so we often work on our laptops from the living
room or kitchen.”
“I work full
time at home, and a separate office is the only way to escape our determined
dog, and my wonderful wife and kids who find endless ingenious ways to
disrupt my productivity.”
“I have a desk
in an office space at home, but I find that most of the time I work either
from the living room (where the light is good) or from the coffeeshop
downtown, where other people's conversations make great white-noise (and
where I'm not tempted to do laundry).”
“I do have a
home office, where I keep records, work at the computer and attack the
email.
But I also like to
work in my comfortable lounge on occasions - specifically, when I'm reading
research and brainstorming concepts. I find that it helps to be in a different
state when I want to switch on that part of my brain that makes odd connections
and sparks new ideas. (I'm a freelance copywriter, so it's an important
part of my job.)
Different space, different
brainwaves. I'm fortunate to have options for both work modes.”
“The hardest
part is keeping all of the home and family stuff out of my office!”
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