Secrets to Designing the Home Office of Your Dreams Part 1

by KC Kudra

One of the most important activities you will engage in when going into business for yourself is setting up your home office. Your home office will be the place you conduct business, and while it can be in the corner of your kitchen, you will really want to find a spot where you are away from family activities and can have some privacy and silence while you work.

The size of your home office is less about the size and more about functionality. When you are deciding where to put your office, think about places that lend itself to being set up as the nerve center of your business. There are many factors to take into consideration when charting your home office organization.

What about proper lighting?

Proper lighting is extremely important. Spending hours at a time in a dimly lit workspace can create eyestrain that, after long periods of time, this could lead to serious problems with your vision.

Check the Number of Electrical Outlets

Take into consideration what appliances you will have in your workspace. Your computer system will require an outlet for your CPU, monitor, scanner, printer, speakers (sometimes), and other ancillary equipment you may have.

Is There Enough Ventilation?

Computer equipment needs to be maintained at a certain temperature in order to work properly. The same can be said of human beings, so you will want to have proper ventilation that is warm, comfy in the winter months, and cool in the summer months. If you are overheated and your computer is overheated, you will pass out and the computer will crash and burn. Dust is another factor to consider. Do not place your computer in a place where the fans are sucking in exorbitant amounts of dust. It is not good for them, and it is not good for you either.

Telephone Access Is another Consideration

More and more people are using their cellular telephones as their main telephones, but not always. If you are not on broadband Internet, you will need to have a landline in order to dialup your Internet Company. You can also use your cell phone to do it, but you will need to make a decision about telephone access prior to starting work. If you are not going the cell phone way, you will need to have a separate line for telephone and dialup.

As well, if you are on dialup Internet access, you will need two phone lines so that your clients have access to you during business hours and can leave messages while you are away. If you have teenagers in the house, it is a definite that you will need a separate telephone line that is only in your home office or they may never get through. For a few extra dollars, you will have peace of mind in this area.

What Type Of Internet Access Do You Have?

Now a days the modern home office must not only have a telephone it is imperative it also has access to a high speed Internet connection. Depending on your service provider this may already be covered by telephone if you have DSL Internet.

If you already have a broadband connection, make sure you have access to the cable connection where you are located. If you choose to go with a wireless connection to your broadband access, be sure and secure and encrypt it with WPA encryption and not WEP. WEP encryption was hacked about 10 years ago, and if you are doing secure transactions online, spring for a wireless modem/router with the latest encryption available. Better still, you might want to stick with straight cabling for faster speed and safety.

A third option if you are near a WiFi hotspot you could go wireless or you could also consider using a wireless card to hook into your main router and main broadband connection point. If you decide to go wireless make sure you properly secure your connection from prying eyes and encrypt it for further safety.

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