A LIST Apart: For People Who Make Websites

No. 263

July 15, 2008

Working from home: coping with the challenges.

Walking the Line When You Work from Home

by Natalie Jost

Working from home as a freelance contractor or remote employee can be a great thing, particularly if you live alone. But what if you have a spouse and/or children at home with you while you work? Every work environment offers distractions, but those who work from home with their families face a unique set of issues—and need equally unique ways of dealing with them.

How Do You Walk the Line Between Work and Home? Share Your Best Practices With ALA

by ALA Staff

Tell us how you overcome isolation, distractions, and temptation. How you deal with kids and deadlines. How you walk the blurry line between work and home. Share your best practices on working from home so we can present them in an upcoming issue of A List Apart.

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Editor’s Choice

originally ran: April 24, 2007

The Long Hallway

by Jonathan Follett

In the virtual conference room, no one can hear you scream. Social networking enables knowledge workers like us to build virtual companies with no office space and little overhead. But can we make them succeed? Follett dissects the skills required to create, manage, and grow the virtual firm.