6 Signs that you have outgrown you home office

1. FREELANCER TIPS Have you outgrown your home office? 6 signs that say yes © kaboompics_Pixabay You can find more freelancer tips on www.freelancermap.com/freelancer-tips

2. Home offices for freelancers are what Silicon Valley garages used to be for tech companies twenty years ago. They’re definitely a viable place to start, save you a lot of costs with little to no drawbacks at the beginning. But for most freelancers, home offices are only useful up to a certain point in their career. Are your own four walls really not enough any more? If most of the following six points apply to you, the time has likely come to step out of the home office... info@freelancermap.com

3. 1.The space is just not enough At the beginning, having 10m² as an office didn’t seem that bad. But now you’ve bought some extra tech, order stuff frequently and absolutely need a bigger desk. If that’s a fitting description of your work environment, the home office is probably not cutting it anymore. There’s only so much clutter that you can patiently ignore until it starts to get on your nerves and affect your motivation. info@freelancermap.com

4. 2. Separating home and work is getting hard Careers grow, but so do lives. Maybe you don’t live alone anymore and have pets or kids walking around the house. Or maybe you just can’t resist laying down on that couch as the fervor of the first years of freelancing is dissipating. Changing up your work environment can do wonders for your motivation. It also helps you avoid distractions that eat into your working hours which never seem to be enough as is. info@freelancermap.com

5. 3. You have several employees If your freelancing career has gotten to the point where multiple people are now working for you, managing them might be getting difficult. Daily online video meetings sound good in theory. In practice, they are rarely as productive as a good old- fashioned physical get-together. Having everyone in one place will not only speed up the workflow. It might also be beneficial to employee morale and job satisfaction. info@freelancermap.com

6. 4. Your network isn’t expanding Meeting new professionals with whom you can exchange ideas and experiences can be difficult when you are spending all your working hours at home. More and more freelancers are looking towards co-working spaces for that exact reason. A coffee break at the office is often place where project ideas and professional relationships begin. info@freelancermap.com

7. 5. Clients want to meet up in person For freelancers with local focus, meetings can be a regular occurrence. But the client doesn’t always invite you into his office, sometimes it’s the other way around. Virtually every home office, however, is created with one person in mind. So not really the perfect place for meetings. In case you have to meet up with clients often and don’t want to do it in your kitchen, you’ve outgrown your home office. info@freelancermap.com

8. 6. You miss the sun Waking up and getting to the office doesn’t only have negative sides. It also helps you with two important things. Thing number one – creating a reliable schedule. If you know that you only have to walk from the bed to the desk, spending another hour in bed is very tempting. Number two – going out. Especially when there is a lot of work, getting some fresh air and being around other people will help you relax and concentrate. info@freelancermap.com

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