Maybe you've reached your goal and you can finally work from home, or maybe you're just inching closer to reaching that goal. Whatever your case, you need to know that working from home is alot harder than you would think. You will be battling distractions and a lack of structure. You will also be constantly battling time, which seems to go three times faster when you work from home.

So here are three very important DOs and DON'Ts for you to use when you are working from home.

Do Buy a laptop
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If you don't already have a laptop, get one. It's a tax write-off, and the freedom it will give you for when and where you can work is a must. When purchasing your laptop from ebay or from a local trader, make sure you retain a receipt for your purchase. You will need it for the tax write-off.

DON'T Build a home office unless you can really afford it.
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If you have the extra cash to build a home office, then go for it. But don' borrow money to do it. While a home office is great and may be a goal of yours, don' borrow money to get it done. You will just be adding debt at a time when you should be building income.

Instead just set up your office in a spare bedroom, or find any space in your house where its semi-private and livable, including the basement or your garage. A couple hundred bucks can dress-up any of those places.

DO Set a schedule.
It is sooooo fun bossing yourself around!

This is especially important if you have a family at home or anything else that might distract you.

Have a discussion with others who live with you. Let them know when you're scheduled to work. Get them to agree that they won't disturb you while you are working. Post your hours of work on the refrigerator or in any other common areas of the house.

Be sure to stick to your schedule just the same as you would if you had another boss to answer to.

DON'T Watch television
The slime oozing from your tv set could kill you.

This is tempting to do - put your laptop on your legs, settle into your recliner, and flip on the television. The tv will only distract you and make any project your working on take much longer than it should.

While you are working, avoid the television at all cost.

DO Leave the house to work.

"I have to go to work" is a great excuse to get out of that tiresome chore around the house.

If you have too many distractions, get out of the house and work at the local library or cafe. All you need is a couple bucks for coffee, and Wifi. Also, though the idea of working from home is great, there might be times when you feel like you are homebound and need to get out.

So whenever you get the opportunity, change your venue. It will keep things fresh and make you happier.

DON'T Work in the middle of chaos.
Your child's orchestra recital will not help you relax.

It's a nice idea  to work in the same room where your kids are playing or where your family friends are hanging out. But it just won't work, mainly because you won't work.

Be sure to always seperate yourself from everyone else in the house. If you can't do that, then leave the house.

Follow these and you are well on your way to achieving success while you work from home.

Good luck.

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