More and more people nowadays prefer to work from home. And you will come across more people who work freelance.
Talk about convenience!
Even though freelancers enjoy many benefits over those who work in a conventional office setup, there are still certain problems and issues faced by the freelancers.
To name a few:
- Working from home can be very distracting. It gets very difficult at times to ask your family to leave you alone.
- Working at home gets boring at times, because you may not know any like minded professional. And there are times when you want to discuss your work with someone.
- Since you’re networking with others is to a minimum, you will face a problem of getting no referrals
- Conventional offices help you to cope in a dynamic environment. You have new experiences every single day and working from home does not help you in learning new things.
- Since, you do not get to meet like minded people, especially those who belong to the same profession as you, there wouldn’t be any knowledge spillovers. Even though you are a part of the industry, you still won’t be able to stay updated and connected with others in the industry.
How to overcome these problems?
The conventional solution: Manage time and try to stay connected to the industry. Not that easy, though!
The new generation solution: Try shared offices. Yes, coworking!
How can a shared office help a freelancer or a solopreneur in overcoming these problems?
Helps in networking
everyone in a coworking area, interact with each other. When you sit with others to work, you will naturally interact with them. And communication is the key to start networking. You make friends and it even caters to your social needs.
Referrals
when you meet more people, you make more acquaintances, that increases the chances of getting referrals. This will help generate more business for either a freelancer or an entrepreneur.
Dynamic environment
shared offices offer you a professional environment. An environment which keeps you updated about the things going around in the world will provide you more knowledge and will help you to cope with the same.
Budget friendly
you can rent a desk in a shared office area for very low prices. This will not harm your pocket and will earn you more business than you expected. Rent of an office is the biggest trouble for small entrepreneurs and shared offices solve that problem. It helps in keeping the cost of operating to a minimum.
Caters to boredom
when you stay at home for long, it gets boring. You’ve got to get out of there. Shared offices give you an excuse to socialize a little and make friends.
Privacy for women
women who work from home do not want anyone and everyone to come walking at their doors. The shared office will help them have an official address. This will help in maintaining their privacy.
Helps in managing time
Enough of it! How can shared offices help in time management? Well, they do. When you rent a desk or an office, you schedule a time to go and work. Whereas when you work at home, all you think about is pending work. This way shared offices help you manage time. This way you will be able to manage time for your family. You can ensure to “work while you work and play while you play”.
Keeps your enterprise lean
You do not have to expand unnecessarily. At shared offices, they offer you places like meeting rooms, waiting for the area and private offices. You can call your clients there and work easily without worrying about the lack of space.
Strategic innovation
if you want your business to grow, it is important that you adapt to the speed of technology change.The process of reinventing and redesigning is important for every business. In a shared office, you meet people from all the professions. This environment will help you keep up with the industry.
Peer to peer motivation
when you see people working around you with determination, it motivates you to work better. In an interactive environment, people together come up with more innovative ideas. And when you work together, you learn a lot from your peers.
Shared offices offer you space where you can work in an undisciplined yet organized manner. A place to socialize, network and a self-sufficient solution to all your business troubles.
Coworking or the concept of shared offices is an enticing option for entrepreneurs who want to innovate and increase productivity. It helps in reducing stress and maintaining a healthy body and mind. How much more can we ask for?