| Setting up a home business that is comfortable | | | | business and calls a temporary or permanent halt |
| and efficient is of paramount importance and | | | | to your Internet marketing and other |
| must be the first step to establishing your | | | | netpreneurial efforts - it's the loss of the |
| entrepreneurship. Before you start your Internet | | | | information and the software. |
| marketing and before you even begin to design | | | | A home business office, where you spend much |
| your Web site you must think about your home | | | | time on the Web designing or updating your site, |
| business office. | | | | talking to consumers or Internet marketing, must |
| There are some crucial factors in a home | | | | be safe and well lighted. You don't need to spend |
| business that works. While you may still succeed | | | | a fortune on home office furniture. There's |
| without these factors in place you might just fail | | | | nothing wrong with good used furniture. That chair |
| too, or at least have a much tougher and less | | | | you spend at least eight hours each day in must |
| enjoyable time growing your business. | | | | be well cushioned, though, with good lumbar |
| First and foremost, unless you live alone, your | | | | support and the tools such as arm and height |
| family must be behind your creation of a home | | | | adjustments to make sure it's ergonomically |
| business. They must understand that when you're | | | | correct for you. If you have to pinch pennies buy |
| working you're not to be disturbed. They must | | | | a scratch and dent used desk but splurge on your |
| understand that your home office is not their | | | | home office chair. |
| playground. They must understand that security in | | | | It's absolutely crucial that you cover and |
| your home office is crucial and your home office | | | | otherwise remove cords from the middle of the |
| equipment is to be used solely for your business, | | | | home office floor. Many home business |
| in tasks such as Internet marketing and affiliate | | | | netpreneurs get so engrossed in their Internet |
| marketing, Web site design, accounting, and other | | | | marketing and other online business maneuvers |
| business-related functions. Your spouse shouldn't | | | | that they forget about the cord in the middle of |
| e-mail his or her friends on your home business | | | | the floor or the drawer left open. Cover up those |
| PC and your children shouldn't use your printer to | | | | cords, keep furniture out of your pathway and |
| make copies for their book report. | | | | get yourself plenty of pleasant lighting. A few |
| The ideal for a home business office environment | | | | plants, a photo or two and some nice floor or |
| is one with a door that closes - and locks. You | | | | table lamps will give you a pleasant home office |
| should install locks on your file cabinets and | | | | atmosphere from which to focus on your home |
| padlock or otherwise lock down heavy equipment | | | | business, Internet marketing, products, services |
| to discourage would-be intruders. Often it's not | | | | and sales. |
| the loss of the hardware that hurts your home | | | | |