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Summary: People who work from home are prone to getting cut out of the loop. Stay up-to-date on training and office tools with tips from a freelance writer in this free video on working from home.
Rebecca Sato has been a science and health researcher for the past few years. Her goal is to teach people to live a long and healthy life.read more
"When you're working from a home office, it is really important to invest in yourself, in your education, in your knowledge. I find that you want to make sure that whatever field you're in, you're reading good literature about that field. Lets say you run a home business selling a product, whatever that product is, or the business you're in, keep up on it. I think sometimes when you're in a regular office, full of co-workers or people, you hear more, and you're kind of a little more network, I'm not saying that you can't, you definitely can also have that aspect at home through the Internet, it can actually sometimes even be a better tool. But you do want to make sure that you keep up on your training. And another thing you want to invest in, is having good tools. For myself, and with my particular job requires me to be at the computer quite a bit during the day, I made sure I invested in a good computer that I like, that I know how to use, that- You know I'm not- I personally love Apple, but I know that some people who don't, and that's fine, I'm not saying there's one computer that's better than the other. What I'm saying, is you should invest in your home office if you can afford to, and you should make sure you have the tools you need to do your job well, and that you have the training. And if you have the tools and the training, the production part is going to be a lot easier."