Where do you work from?

I have dedicated office for my IM activities. I can't work from home, because when I'm home I have many family things to do. I can't work when someone watches tv, is speaking loud etc, etc...

It can be difficult to work from home, but you have to realize that you are working. This means no TV, or any other distractions. As you say, limited space can make this even more difficult.

Sometimes when I am having difficulty getting things done at home I go to the library. It has been a great place for more to work, because I am able to stay focused in a quiet environment.

Some things work for some people, and some things don't. You are just going to have to experiment a little bit and see what works for you!

I work at home but I have a room that is only an office. Still, it's hard to get motivated sometimes. There are plenty of other things I can do on the computer even when I'm in there, and I can easily not go in the office at all!

Having your bed in the room might make it difficult to distinguish between work time and non-work time. What does help me is having regular timed short breaks where I get up and leave the room. That way I know when I sit down to work, it's for one hour or whatever until the next break. So there is specific work time.

You would probably benefit from leaving the room during breaks. Maybe you could go to the kitchen to make coffee or go outside and do some stretching. Just watch out for distractions from your mates if you have a shared kitchen ...

Hi Guys,

I'm flexible. I have a home office but will work from the library on occasion. I'll work from the kitchen, the living room....wherever I have my lap top and phone.

Like anything in life it's all in the mind. Willboy104, I suggest heading to the library for a few weeks. Set up a 4 - 6 hour block where the phone is shut off, focus on your content creation and online networking. Then go home and return calls, etc.

I routinely change work settings. It keeps me inspired and my ideas creative.

All the best!

Ryan

These days, I don't work (self-unemployed), since I am on a self-granted paternity leave. I outsource and collect money (it's too easy, what can I say).

I work from my employer's office.
Have to be a bit cautious

I either work from my house or we have a commercial building that I can go to. I'd say I get more done at home cause I'm usually by myself. But I like going to our office cause I can BS with more people (that's good and bad).

I have a dedicated office in the basement of my home. It is at the far end of the house, below the master bedroom which keeps most distractions and noise out.

However, the last few months I have spent most of my time working online with my laptop in either the lazy boy in the family room upstairs or in front of the TV in the living room (not very effective).

I prefer the laptop because I am around my wife and kids more, and it is also nice to jump on it when I have a brainstorm.

I work from home, but I must say over the past couple of years I've lost some discipline. I either work 12 hours a day, or barely work. It's hard for me to now strike a balance.

Once I take on a project, that's it - I hammer at it constantly, but then in those gaps when I don't have much work to do, I don't get proactive like I should. Like I would be forced to if I were an employee. That's where working at home has changed me, because I used to be a very proactive, disciplined person.

Well, always time to change back

I'm an Engineer in a ISP. So IM is also a favorite job. Usually I spend whole weekend for IM.

Hi,

I totall agree with Damien, I was having same problem, sometimes working crazy like 18 hrs a day and sometimes hardly working, so now I work both ways, sometimes at home, and sometimes at office,

When I first got started I worked out of my bedroom. To help me stay focused I put away any distractions. I made sure the TV and any of my gaming consoles were only in the living room. I also put up a white board right next to the wall by my PC. It had all my "to-do" things for the day, the week, the month, and the year, as well as clearly defined goals. This helped me stay focused and motivated.

RoD

I work from:

1. Home (when kids are not around)

2. Local Library (voted #1 small library in US, love it)

3. Panera (Wi Fi)

I do have an office, but I can work wherever I am. It makes it great because it means I can travel for extended periods and still work.

Good question. I'm just outside of Atlanta, GA and typically split time between my home office and an office suite I rent about 4 miles away. With 4 kids, I like to be out of the house during the day when they are home making tons of noise!

Brian

Home, or wherever my iPad or MacBook Pro rest. . I have a pretty good mobile setup, only thing I miss is my 22" monitor when on the go.

My full-time IM job at an office 500 feet away from my residence which is very convenient, but I also work from home on my own clients.

Home, I couldn't have a dedicated office. I would get bored way too easily,
but of course not everyone feels this way though.

Best Regards,
UFG

I used to have a dedicated office for years. i sold it in November and have never been more productive and happy working from home.

I work from home. And enjoy it.

I generally like to work from my school campus, free internet here makes life easy and since I'm already on campus all day it makes sense to work from school. Sometimes even when I'm in class. shhhhhh.

I work from home and hate it; we're moving in July into a house with an office which will help me a ton. Right, I have to work in the kitchen. Basically impossible to get anything done.

I´ve made the experience that it is a lot more helpful to work in a seperate room or even in an office!

At home I am getting distracted by all kinds of things, which is really unhelpful.

Something that helped me was to wear a suit and have a fixed schedule when working from home.

I will work on the Macbook from Home at nights answering email and typing blog posts, I have an external office that I retreat to avoid everyday distractions. This is where I go to do video and work on Adcopy.

i actually work from several places,
i use the facilities of an office that a friend own,
and also sometims work from some fast food to take a little break
public library: when i make some extensive search

there are always too much distractions at home,
i suggest you find some place where you can work

I work from work during lunchtimes (my employer thinks I don't take lunch breaks, but I try and make sure I do something for my IM business each day, even if it's just check my clickbank accounts for 10 minutes, although sometimes it's creating a couple of articles and subsequent directory submission depending on how busy we are, up to about 40 minutes or even 50 minutes - not bad when I'm officially allowed an hour's lunch). In the evening, I work from my study. It's basically my spare room. For several years my husband and I kept up a double bed spare room for relatives/friends visiting, despite our desperate need for more office space... until about three years ago we decided to ditch the twice-used-each-year spare room and convert it into a proper office. We have his side and hers (hers being my (very clean, immaculate) side of the rooms.. his being a gaming centre or whatever he chooses to use it for... his is very messy but as long as the paperwork, dirty cups and notebooks don't encroach on my side we're both happy!).. this setup has made us much happier, even if it is slightly awkward for visitors to either deal with the idea of a blow-up spare bed in the living room OR pay for a hotel on the rare occasion they stay over... I feel much happier these days with a nice "split" between work at home vs. home life!

I work from home, and any hotel I'm on vacation at.

Leisure for the win...

You work more efficiently, build better products and have a better state of mind. Work on improving your self and your existence and you'll be amazed how motivation comes in FLOODS.

- Brenden

I work from home. Sometimes it is tough to get motivated (after all, the tv and pool are right there!). But, my old office was super-noisy and constantly busy. Compared to that, the distractions of working at home aren't so big. If you can beat the distractions, home is the place to be!

Motivation is tricky sometimes. It's like a cat; it comes and goes as it pleases. It plays when it wants too and not when you do.

You can try a little emotional catnip and go outside with a laptop and even if you don't have an Internet connection you can still write articles or any content that you want.

It's important to give yourself a change of scenery.

I'm a student, so work from home part-time.

That said, I've finished school and am setting up an office with employees, etc in a couple weeks with a partner.