Where you decide to work is an important decision as you will be spending a lot of time in your working environment.
First of all, you need to consider what type of working environment motivates you.
Do you prefer to be in a quiet, secluded environment, or would you prefer to be in an open area.
Do you like to have a view of some description, maybe a view of your garden, or would you prefer to have no view at all.
Do you prefer to work in a quiet environment or do you prefer some background sounds or music? Once you have thought through this, you can decide where to set up your office.
It could be in your house, in a room or an open area, or you could have space in the garden where you could build an outhouse or a studio.
If you are not fortunate to have any of these, then you need to make your office flexible, in that you can pack it up and put it away when required.
Having an office does not necessarily mean that it will require a lot of space.
With technology today, you can work with just a laptop and a Wireless or cable connection.
Printers now can be folded away so they take very little space and microphones, speakers and webcams, if required, come in very small sizes.
So if you are thoughtful about this, and you do not have any spare space, you could run your office from your dining room table.
Once you have made the decision of where your office will be, you need to decide where to place your computer.
This is very important as you need to ensure that the computer is positioned so that it does not reflect a lot of light onto you as light reflection can tire the eyes.
Ensure the working area is kept uncluttered as a cluttered area can make you feel stressed.
Have enough space to use the mouse, keep the screen the correct distance away from your eyes, and also the keyboard.
This applies more when using a Desktop as these tend to stay in one place, with a Laptop you can be more mobile.
When working, if you are doing a lot of keyboard work, then flex your fingers regularly to avoid any strain on the fingers.
Ensure, and this is a difficult one to do when you are engrossed in a piece of work, that you give yourself regular five or ten minute breaks every hour as this will make you feel less tired.
These breaks are necessary to refresh you and also to give your eyes a break from looking at the screen.
This is important when working from home, as in an office, you tend to be interrupted by other people, possibly to go to the coffee machine, or to just have a chat.
Working from home, you have to interrupt yourself.
Try some stretching movements, get up and walk around, make yourself a cup of tea.
Go into the garden and get some fresh air.
If you live in an apartment, open a window and take some deep breaths, or go for a walk round the block.
If you find that you are forgetting to stop every hour or so, then have some automated means of being interrupted, set an alarm clock or the alarm on your mobile phone or cooker.
When you have finished your day, then write your list of activities to do the next day and leave the work area tidy as this will make you feel good when you start again.
If you do decide to work from your dining room table, or a similar work area, then when you have finished, you may need to clear the area.
Make sure you can stow your computer, printer and accessories in such a way that they can be easily set up the next day.
If setting up takes a lot of effort, then this may demotivate you, so have a place to put everything and pack it away neatly.
If you wish to work from home, and you are not sure yet what to do, then have a look online at the many business opportunities advertised on the internet.