With job security a thing of the past and unemployment rising everyday an increasing number of people who have either internet marketing or writing skills, choose to work from home. When you work from home one of the most difficult tasks is teaching friends and family that you are there to work, not to babysit, run errands or indulge in long telephone calls. Once you have alerted everyone to the fact that the only thing that has changed is your place of work, then you can get on with finding the right space.

Ideally you will have a spare room or a converted attic, or as a last resort even the garden shed, where you can work in peace and have people recognise it as your office. Once you have found the right space then you need to start equipping it to go with your new way of working. You will probably need, at the very least, a desk, a chair and a computer. Invest in a cupboard and a few shelves and you have sufficient office furniture to fill your workspace – then all you have to do is work like blazes to find yourself your first clients if you are a writer. If internet marketing is your forte then once you have discovered your niche and your target market you will have to spend some time list building.