Step 2: Your Home/Virtual Office
The second step is to set up your Home/Virtual Office. This is not as daunting as it seems. You'll most likely need the following for an effective work space.
- A spare room/space to set up your office. This space needs to clean,organized, free of clutter and minus distractions.
- A clutter free desk that has ample work space and file drawers for organization.
- A newer computer with reliable internet connection. DSL or cable modem works best, where available, and an air card can be very useful for travel.
- A quality printer and scanner (all in one machines are very useful)
- Either a dedicated business line with a fax machine and a phone/answering machine or a virtual phone system with voicemail and a fax option.
- Various computer software, such as Microsoft Office (with Word, Excel, Publisher, Access, Outlook), Accounting Software (Quickbooks, Peachtree, Money), PDF creation (Adobe Acrobat, CutePDF), a Wysiwyg for web design (Dreamweaver, Frontpage, Coffeecup). These are just a handful of useful programs available.
- Typical office supplies, such as, pen, pencil, paper, stapler, staples, paperclips, message pads,calculator.
Links to finding any of the above products that you need can be found here.
