Tips for your Home Office

While virtual offices help your business thrive by providing you with a great business location and a support team for a fraction of the costs, it can be a challenge to create the perfect home office to use in conjunction with virtual office services. Nothing beats having an office only a few steps away from where you live; however home offices can generate distraction. Here are some tips to help you feel comfortable, productive and creative in your home office.

Examine your home office from time to time to see how much of your workspace has been infested with distractions. Resolve to clear away your TV, game consoles, and other forms of distractions and keep them out of sight. Maintain that boundary within your home where work begins and ends. Keep this workspace as distinct from your other rooms as possible because such differentiation can have a psychological effect on how you divide work and play.

While upholstered dining room chairs may look great in a Pinterest photo, they won't support your back and, when used over a long period of time, could actually contribute to back and neck problems. As it turns out, that is precisely the reason why you should take note of your seating support if you are spending most of your time sitting on your chair when working.

We often neglect the lighting. When putting a new desk into an office space, many people reflexively put it against the wall in the darkest corner of the room. By moving your desk close to the windows and parallel to the panes, you'll reap the happiness benefits of being exposed to natural light. Try different intensities or light tones to find out which one works best for you and depending on how spacious your workspace is, you might also consider having multiple and different light fixtures to set a comfortable mood for work.

If you’re going to be working at home most of the time, you’ve got to make sure that technology is your best accomplice. Install outlets and wiring before moving furniture into the room. When installing wiring, be sure to take into account Internet modems, televisions, computers, and any other devices you plan on using in your office. If you have the option, go wireless. Eliminating electrical cords, is the fastest and most dramatic improvement you can make in your home office space.

In spite of my earlier point, there should be some leeway on what you can place in your workspace for that personal touch. If you require a lot of creativity thinking for your work, then be sure to put in place things that help you spawn ideas and capture them, such as a sketchpad to doodle on or catch ideas that suddenly pop up. The decor itself can have a huge impact on your mood as well, as do the furniture, so put some thought into those two.