15 Tips For Working From Anywhere

Whether remote or freelance: Quick tips for working from home, a cafe, and while traveling.

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When it comes to being a freelancer or working fully remotely, you have the flexibility to work from anywhere. In my job, my boss told all of us that he doesn’t care where we are as long as we are in the daily meeting and get our work done.

But working from anywhere but home can be a challenge.

There are 3 basic levels to working remotely or freelancing. Check out a few tips for each level. And add your own in the comments!

Level One: Working From Home

There is level one, which is working from your own home. You have to get used to working at home alone (if you never have before), and create some sort of schedule and find ways to stay on task and not get distracted.

I have a few very specific tips for being a productive work-from-homer:

• Create a dedicated workspace. It doesn’t have to be an office if you don’t have space for it. But you DO need a dedicated “work area.” Maybe it is a desk in the living room or a spot at the dining room table or even a dedicated home office in an extra bedroom or den. No matter where it is, have a specific space that is your work area…