Comments on: Guest post: Coming clean about the home office http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/10/07/guest-post-coming-clean-about-the-home-office/ Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:18:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Courtney http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/10/07/guest-post-coming-clean-about-the-home-office/#comment-21711 Courtney Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:07:04 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/10/07/guest-post-coming-clean-about-the-home-office/#comment-21711 GD, that's exactly what we ended up doing, getting a separate line for the business. Now if we can just get everyone he works with to actually use it... And yes, caller ID is most helpful as well. GD, that’s exactly what we ended up doing, getting a separate line for the business. Now if we can just get everyone he works with to actually use it… And yes, caller ID is most helpful as well.

]]> By: Michelle Goodman http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/10/07/guest-post-coming-clean-about-the-home-office/#comment-21708 Michelle Goodman Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:31:43 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/10/07/guest-post-coming-clean-about-the-home-office/#comment-21708 GD, I'm a fan of caller ID myself: "Oh, look! A next of kin calling at 10:30 a.m. on a Monday. Not answering it, but will check message to make sure no one died..." For those few personal contacts who can't be trained to stop calling during business hours, I simply turn off the ringer. It actually stresses me out if too many calls come in while I'm on deadline. GD, I’m a fan of caller ID myself: “Oh, look! A next of kin calling at 10:30 a.m. on a Monday. Not answering it, but will check message to make sure no one died…”

For those few personal contacts who can’t be trained to stop calling during business hours, I simply turn off the ringer. It actually stresses me out if too many calls come in while I’m on deadline.

]]> By: GD http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/10/07/guest-post-coming-clean-about-the-home-office/#comment-21700 GD Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:45:31 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/10/07/guest-post-coming-clean-about-the-home-office/#comment-21700 Enjoyed this post, thanks. One simple fix for phone calls that come in at odd hours is to add a second phone line for business only. You can then shut off the ringer when you knock off for the day or just shut the office door so that you don't hear the ringing beyond the office. Another option is to keep the single line into the house but get caller ID so that you can differentiate between work and home calls. This comes in handy for avoiding telemarketers as well. Enjoyed this post, thanks. One simple fix for phone calls that come in at odd hours is to add a second phone line for business only. You can then shut off the ringer when you knock off for the day or just shut the office door so that you don’t hear the ringing beyond the office. Another option is to keep the single line into the house but get caller ID so that you can differentiate between work and home calls. This comes in handy for avoiding telemarketers as well.

]]> By: Grant Griffiths http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/10/07/guest-post-coming-clean-about-the-home-office/#comment-21583 Grant Griffiths Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:13:59 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/10/07/guest-post-coming-clean-about-the-home-office/#comment-21583 Great post. However, I do not believe anyone should hide the fact they work from home. I have never lost a client or business due to working from a home office. There is not enough money out there to get me to go back to a downtown office. Great post. However, I do not believe anyone should hide the fact they work from home. I have never lost a client or business due to working from a home office. There is not enough money out there to get me to go back to a downtown office.

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