Tips on setting up your first home office.

1. Professionalism without leaving your
house

2. To begin your home office you will need
to start off with office furniture
Getting a nice executive chair is key to
comfort and professional look
You will also want to be able to have a
decent sized desk to hold the rest of your
office supplies you will need

3. If you are short on space use part of a
wall to set up an office. Put shelves on
the top portion of a wall to store files
and use a table that can be folded down
if you a very limited on space

4. File cabinets will be needed to store all
those important papers and provide the
necessary space to keep them neat and
organized

5. A cluttered workplace is depressing. Your
best bet for having a clear desk and tidy
working environment is to have a place
for everything

6. You will need file folders to go inside the filing cabinets to
best utilizes its function
Post-It Notes are good to keep small notes and label
things quickly
Also small dry erase boards are good for this as well

7. To have a productive and professional home office it is necessary to have the proper
office products
Printers will be of great use, you will also need a Printer Cartridge and Ink & Toner
You will probably do a decent amount of mailing and will want to have mailing labels
Scissors, stapler and staples are minor things that will be used frequently so its good to
have these items in your office

8. Invest in some decent, surge-protected
extension leads that you can run around
the room to where you need power most
With the amount of technology within the
office these days its important to have
enough outlets for the
computers, phones, and tablets

9. An obvious is to load up on lots of paper and to have a good amount of
different varieties
Copy paper will be needed to print out the numerous amounts of
documents you may need and its good to get this paper in large bulk
Keeping a few notebooks around will be good for keeping personal notes
you may jot down while doing your work

10. It would be wise to keep different types
of paper to accommodate for any needs
you may have to have
For example, keep a small amount of
gloss paper whenever you need to print
out a high quality image for something

11. You would be surprised how many people have a relationship with their pens
They are the most overlooked item in the office, but says a lot about the person
holding them
From ball pens, ink gel pens, to trackball pens each one has its unique style and
writing flow that works better for different people
You can never have enough pens

12. Within no time you will have everything you need to conduct business
right from your house
You can never go wrong with having
a little correction tape to clean up
your mistakes
Speaking of cleaning having some
Cleaning and Breakroom Supplies
And batteries can serve their
purpose