Renting an office vs working from home

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  • tabasco
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2006
    • 2624

    #1

    Renting an office vs working from home

    Seriously thinking of getting myself an office to work out of. When I first started I used to love working from home now I am starting to hate it with so many distractions and being here all the time.
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  • NoWhErE
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Sep 2005
    • 10583

    #2
    Getting an office is a smart move. Sometimes it gets hard disassociating work with relaxation time when you have a home office. It gets to you.

    I know my productivity went up 10 fold when I got myself an out of house office a few years ago.
    Last edited by NoWhErE; 08-24-2011, 04:34 PM.
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    • candyflip
      Carpe Visio
      • Jul 2002
      • 43069

      #3
      I got one a few years back and was super productive for about 6 months, and then I started getting tired of making the short 3 mile trip to the office and I was increasingly "working from home" again.

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      • CYF
        Coupon Guru
        • Mar 2009
        • 10973

        #4
        I work from home. I have a separate space set aside for work. When I feel the need to get out, I go grab coffee or a lunch and margarita. Works pretty good so far.
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        • Sly
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          • Sep 2004
          • 31375

          #5
          Originally posted by tabasco
          Seriously thinking of getting myself an office to work out of. When I first started I used to love working from home now I am starting to hate it with so many distractions and being here all the time.
          I think about this often. Please share your results when you make the plunge.
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          • Milfer
            Confirmed User
            • Dec 2008
            • 1149

            #6
            I also work from home full time. Some time I hate it when I don't leave my chair for hours. I am planning to buy an office as well.

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            • digitalfantasies
              Confirmed User
              • Sep 2010
              • 2759

              #7
              I think in the end you can find plenty of distractions in an office too... you want me to name one? GFY...

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              • raymor
                Confirmed User
                • Oct 2002
                • 3745

                #8
                I've both rented office space and had a home office.

                If you haven't yet, try having regular business hours in an office that is nothing but an office, but still in your home or on your property. If you have family living in your home with you, explain when business hours begin and end and what time your lunch break is. Be firm about that with yourself and your family. Your office will not have a TV, and on the other hand you won't be checking stats at 9pm either.

                Work during work time and be with your family during family time. After trying that out you may decide to rent an office or not. Either way, you will have developed some good habits.
                Last edited by raymor; 08-24-2011, 06:10 PM.
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                • BangThemes
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                  • Jul 2011
                  • 191

                  #9
                  move to office and soon you will start missing home ) at least get hot secretary and that shell make you stay a bit longer.
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                  • kane
                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                    • Aug 2001
                    • 20684

                    #10
                    I tried this and had similar results to Candyflip. I worked harder and got more done but after about months I got tired of driving and started working from home more.

                    For me the best solution has been getting a house with a free bedroom in it that I made into an office. I bought a pretty nice desk, got a nice chair and made it look officelike. I go in there in the morning and shut the door and get to work and I just told my friends not to bother me during certain hours just like I was at work. I still sometimes have lazy days, but I seem to get a lot more don than when my desk was just in the corner of the bedroom.

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                    • Mr Pheer
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 22083

                      #11

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                      • marlboroack
                        So Fucking Banned
                        • Jul 2010
                        • 9327

                        #12
                        More money you give your family, more time they will spend away from home. Remember that.

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                        • Sid70
                          Downshifter
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 16413

                          #13
                          Originally posted by tabasco
                          Seriously thinking of getting myself an office to work out of. When I first started I used to love working from home now I am starting to hate it with so many distractions and being here all the time.
                          Same here, been doing this for 10 years. Things is that back in the day it was less hassle, less work hours, more fun, it didn't interfere much with your life. Nowdays it's a fucking nightmare you want to finish and go home.
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                          • qwe
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jul 2003
                            • 2109

                            #14
                            why waist money and time driving in traffic ?

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                            • AdultKing
                              Raise Your Weapon
                              • Jun 2003
                              • 15601

                              #15
                              I recommend trying to create an office space at home and looking at what you do that you can outsource.

                              Once I used to do everything myself, now 80% of what I used to do is done by my team. Nobody can distract you from blogging if you get someone else to do it for you. Nobody can distract you from installing a script or building a gallery if you have it outsourced.

                              Look at what you do that you could get someone else to do and concentrate your time on living life and being a strategist.

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