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• Amazon Sales Rank: #928043 in Books
• Published on: 2003-07-03
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

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The 60-Second Commute is the start-to-finish sourcebook for everyone with a home office-or a dream. It brings together practical solutions for childcare, balancing work and family, health insurance, managing your time, organizing your office, marketing, t

From the Back Cover

"For Americans who want to create a 'no spin' lifestyle of self-reliance and independence, The 60-Second Commute provides the pathway. If time is money, you'll be taking this book to the bank."

Bill O'Reilly, The O'Reilly Factor

Working at home can help you build a life of deeper personal satisfaction, stronger connections with family and friends, and greater financial independence. But for the unprepared, there are pitfalls at every turn. When your home is the office, how do you balance your work life and your personal life? How do you keep everyone happy-your kids, your customers, the IRS, and most of all, yourself? One book will show you how: The 60-Second Commute.

Erica Orloff and Kathy Levinson offer practical tips and realistic answers for childcare, family life, health insurance, time management, organization, marketing, technology, budgeting, vacations, incorporation... you name it. Whether you work at home full time, or just a few hours a week-or you're just thinking about it—The 60-Second Commute will make your home office experience more successful in every way.

* Home life, work life: getting the best of both

Getting your work done—and making room for the rest of your life

* Child care: finding what's right for you and your child

Babysitters, daycare, au pairs? Getting childcare help that gives you peace of mind

* Organizing yourself for success

A step-by-step guide to organization without pain

* Practical professionalism: maximizing your credibility and your value

Looking "bigger" than you really are—so you can charge the prices you deserve

* Marketing your home office-based business

Powerful, low-cost techniques for reaching your best customers

* Telecommuting: Getting the best of both worlds

"Selling" telecommuting to your boss—and making it work for your career

* Hanging in when the going gets tough

Practical strategies for recharging your batteries and revitalizing your home business

The practical guide to work-at-home success!

• Balancing work and family life: great tips, real solutions
• Setting up a home office you'll love to work in
• Choosing the right equipment: computers, phones, fast Internet connections, and more
• The 24/7 lifestyle: Time management in the home office
• Organizing yourself for maximum efficiency
• Insurance, budgets, taxes, and the law
• Includes quick quiz: is working at home right for you?

More than 60,000,000 people already work at home at least some of the time, and millions more wish they did. Now, there's a start-to-finish sourcebook for everyone with a home office—or a dream!

The 60-Second Commute shows how to overcome every challenge associated with working at home, from choosing the right technology to balancing your work and personal life. Erica Orloff and Dr. Kathy Levinson systematically review meat-and-potatoes issues like insurance and taxation, deciding whether to incorporate, and setting up a comfortable and productive home office.

Equally important, they offer extensive practical advice on the personal side of working at home—from avoiding isolation to setting house "rules" that help you get the job done without disregarding the people you love.

About the Author

Erica Orloffis a writer, editor, and novelist whose books include The Best Friend's Handbook (0802788203), a book for pre-teens that she wrote with her 11-year-old daughter; The Big Sleep: True Tales and Twisted Trivia About Death (0517220482), and Balloonatiks: The First Goopy, Goofy, Loopy Adventure (0970333803), the first in a series of books complementing the new WB Network children's show. Kathy Levinson, Ph.D.is a psychologist and author of First Aid for Tantrums (1885843046). Both authors have appeared on over 250 TV and radio shows over the last 3 years promoting their books, including an appearence on the Sally Jessy Raphael Show.

Customer Reviews

A Good Read!
Erica Orloff and Kathy Levinson pair up to deliver a jam-packed, step-by-step, practical guide on how to "have it all." You can conduct a fulfilling career and have a personal life at the same time, if you work at home. Today, with the majority of America working from home in some capacity or another, this book is a must-have on almost every bookshelf. In their hysterically funny way, the authors bring to light any snare you can imagine (and some you'd never think of!) while starting a home business or venturing into the world of telecommuting. And if they make it sound just a little too breezy, you'll find that out as you proceed. So whether you're just toying with the idea of reducing your commute time to less than 60 seconds or your business has already taken over your home, we recommend picking up this quick read and spending some time with two funny ladies who know first hand how to make a home-based business work.

A Good Read!
Erica Orloff and Kathy Levinson pair up to deliver a jam-packed, step-by-step, practical guide on how to "have it all." You can conduct a fulfilling career and have a personal life at the same time, if you work at home. Today, with the majority of America working from home in some capacity or another, this book is a must-have on almost every bookshelf. In their hysterically funny way, the authors bring to light any snare you can imagine (and some you'd never think of!) while starting a home business or venturing into the world of telecommuting. And if they make it sound just a little too breezy, you'll find that out as you proceed. So whether you're just toying with the idea of reducing your commute time to less than 60 seconds or your business has already taken over your home, we recommend picking up this quick read and spending some time with two funny ladies who know first hand how to make a home-based business work.

60 Second Commute by Orloff et al.
This work is helpful for anyone planning a career around the
"work at home" organizational design. The author describes
flexibility, muti-tasking, time management, sound decisions,
discipline, organization and governmental resources and funding.
The work is "a must" if you plan a home office startup from
scratch. The authors also cover work space "coloring"
in order to maximize the psychological aspects of working
in a cheerful atmosphere. Working at home requires a considerable
commitment to planning and organizing work on a sustained
basis. This work describes the benefits and difficulties
you will encounter in making the effort to design a
job based upon the exclusive use of your home office.