A Guide to Freelancing: Things to Remember When Working From Home

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Things to Remember While Working From Home

Working from home requires self-discipline. Some other necessary things include:

Proper planning: When you are working from home you might be working on a lot of tasks at a time and you might be running out of deadlines for several tasks. If you cannot plan your work schedule, you might not be successful in working from home. When you plan in advance you will have time for other things as well. You might even get time for a siesta.

Comfortable sitting position: If you use a laptop you can work even while lying on your bed, but if you want to work for long hours without tiring yourself or hurting your wrist or back, you need a good desk and chair.

Change your working station: Sometimes a little bit of tweak in your working station can help you become more creative and productive. Therefore, moving your desk t another corner of the room, or even changing a room can help.

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Take a break: This might surprise you but believe me if you take a break you will be able to clear your mental fog and work properly.

Get rid of distractions: Even simple things like phone notifications, social media notifications, etc. can cause you a lot of distractions.

Set a timer: For every work, you are doing, set a realistic timer.

Mark your calendar: Mark your calendar with the contracts you signed and the deadlines for each contract.

Organize your workspace: A cluttered desk will make you feel less creative and less productive.

Put a “do not disturb” sign: Let people know you are working.

Use earplugs: If you find noise distracting you, use earplugs.

Move your body: Take a moment to do some simple stretches and deep breathing. Sitting in the same place for a long time might make you bored and less creative. Moving your body will make you feel creative and release your boredom.

Insurance for Freelancers

If you are working in a firm, you get a lot of benefits such as retirement benefits, pension plans, provident funds, health insurance, or even life insurance offered by your employee, etc.

There are numerous benefits of being a freelancer, however, financial security or insurance is not one of them. Since you don’t have access to the retirement benefits, your old age might be financially difficult. Therefore you need to prepare for emergencies.

Freelancers need to save as much as they can and invest as much as they can. However, freelancers lack a constant supply of income, therefore, they cannot save or build funds for investment. Therefore, the only way freelancers can ensure financial security is by getting health insurance and life insurance.

Freelancers can get term life insurance or whole life insurance, however, for the freelancers who have dependents, whole life insurance will be a better option because their spouse and kids will get the benefits.

Health Insurance For Freelancers

One of the perks for people working in a company is they get health insurance coverage from their employees. This feature might be lacking in small companies, but most of the big companies will offer health insurance for the employees. If you are a freelancer, you work on short-term jobs, therefore, you do not get the benefit that someone working for a long term in a job will get. If you are sick and cannot work, you don’t earn money, you will not have health insurance coverage (as offered by an employee). You will not only have to spend a lot of money on medical bills but also will not earn any money during your treatment period (in case you are hospitalized or have to take bed rest). Here lies the importance of getting health insurance for freelancers.

As a freelancer, you need to get a health insurance

If you have dependents, find a health insurance plan they provide coverage for the entire family. 

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Exactly,you should learn time management to avoid failures and coping up everything in order.just have a break after that your mind will be refreshing again and continue to perform your task well.good day

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I have this neighborhood here that engaged as a freelancer for years ago. And he made alot of money for such kind services he offers.

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