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<li>Invest in comfort for the sake of productivity.</li>
<li>Update your network and devices.</li>
<li>Eliminate clutter and too much intrusion from your personal life.</li>
<li>Choose the best storage option. Consider digital storage.</li>
<li>Add some inspirational touches.</li>
<li>Divide your office into zones to keep productive.</li>
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Organize Your Home Office

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The number of people working remotely increased by <a href="http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2017/07/11/115-increase-telecommuting-since-2005-says-report/">115% between 2005 and 2015</a>. Those are just telecommuters. And there's another <a href="http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/10/22/three-in-ten-u-s-jobs-are-held-by-the-self-employed-and-the-workers-they-hire/">third of workers</a> identified as being self-employed. Many of them also work from home at least a portion of the time.
If you work from home, you may wonder how important having an organized office space is? Well, to put that into perspective, major corporations are realizing that the employee experience is vastly important when it comes to productivity. A large part of that experience relates to the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2015/05/27/why-the-future-of-work-is-all-about-the-employee-experience/#1793a2f66f0a">organization and comfort of the physical office space</a>. It only makes sense that having an organized and efficient home office is important as well.
Of course, it isn't likely that you can afford a pricy consultant to help you organize your home office. You also deal with different challenges and distractions. Fortunately, there are things you can do to create a better, organized, more productive office. Here are six hacks to try.
1. Invest in comfort You think about comfort when selecting your couch and your bed. In spite of this, many people don't consider comfort when choosing their office chairs, meeting table or desk. Instead, they go with what is utilitarian and often cheapest.
This is problematic, because it's difficult to be productive if your legs are fatigued from sitting in the wrong chair for your body type. How can you get things done if you are struggling with headaches and eyestrain due to poor lighting? <a href="http://info.wellworkforce.com/blog/4-ways-poor-ergonomics-leads-to-decreased-productivity">Poor ergonomics can be a real problem</a> in a home office. You're going to spend lots of time in your office, possibly eight or more hours per day. Invest in comfort for the sake of productivity.
2. Update your network and devices When you create your home office, there's a chance that your existing devices, internet service, home network, even the apps you use may not be able to handle the new workload you ask them to bear. You may find that it takes forever to send documents to a printer, or that downloading files causes your computer to go unresponsive. If you deal with sensitive customer data, you also have to consider your security options.
You will most likely need to update your devices, operating systems, and apps in order to be as productive as you need to be. Otherwise, problems such as network slow downs will stymie you. Consider taking these following steps:

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	<li>Ask your ISP provider about a business package</li>
	<li>Consider updating your apps to the 'professional' version</li>
	<li>Make sure you have the latest operating system and good antivirus protection</li>
	<li>Look into replacing outdated devices</li>
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3. Eliminate clutter and too much intrusion from your personal life One of the dangers of having a home office is that the line between personal and professional can begin to blur. If you aren't careful, your workspace could become cluttered with kids' toys, the book you wanted to finish reading and other personal items. Then there's the clutter that simply builds up as part of your regular work effort.
This is <a href="https://executive-clean.com/importance-regular-office-cleaning/">why regular office cleaning is so important</a>. It's something you should plan to keep up with to ensure that 'things' don't get in the way of your being productive. You should also consider using a professional to take care of the bigger jobs.
4. Choose the best storage options You may need to store a variety of things within your office. These might include paper files, books and manuals, even physical product. If you don't manage this, you could end up with a mess. A simple filing cabinet or hutch may not be adequate. This is why a decent storage and organizational system for your office is so important
One thing to consider is moving paper files to digital storage. This can save space as well as reduce clutter. Closet and office space organizational units may also work as useful storage options.
5. Add some inspirational touches <a href="http://www.feng-shui-and-beyond.com/feng-shui-home-office.html">Inspiration can lead to productivity</a>. While you don't want your space cluttered with items from the rest of your home, that doesn't mean you want to work in a barren space. If they make you happy, feel free to put up pictures of your family, posters with inspirational quotes and some artworks that you find to be beautiful.
6. Use zones to do your best work You may find that you do very different types of work during the day. For example, a portion of your day might be spent on very work intensive, heads down tasks at your computer. You might also spend a portion of the day on the phone with clients. Another hour or so may be spent researching and trying to come up with creative ideas.
To keep productive and do your best work, consider <a href="https://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmj45iljd/divide-your-workspace-into-zones/">dividing your office into zones.</a> These might be your desk and computer area, a small table area where you can meet with clients or work quietly with pen and paper, and a place where you can kick your feet up and get creative.
Stay on top of home office organization in order to work as productively as possible. Remember that you will face distractions and challenges that traditional office workers don't. Try using a few of these hacks to create and maintain an ideal office space.
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Stay on top of home office organization in order to work as productively as possible. You will face distractions and challenges that traditional office workers don't. Try using a few of these hacks to create and maintain an ideal office space.

6 Hacks To Organize Your Home Office For Better Productivity

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