At Springhill Marketing, We Have Mastered the Art of Working from Home

Due to the global pandemic, many employees in the United Kingdom are required to work from home. This isn’t something that’s just happening in the UK. In fact, many businesses, both public and private, have also adopted this approach to protect their workers from the dreaded novel coronavirus disease.

While it can help protect us from the virus, working from home has its own challenges and difficulties. For starters, it can be jarring to work in an environment that you mostly used for rest and relaxation. Then there’s also the fact that there are a lot of things at home that can potentially distract you. If you don’t have the right tools, communicating with your staff or colleagues can also be frustrating and time-consuming.

However, just because working from home is challenging, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is not doable. In fact, many businesses and professionals have found success with this system, us here at Springhill Marketing included. With the work-from-home setup becoming the norm these days, it certainly helps that you know how to adapt so you can drive your business forward despite the lockdown.

At Springhill Marketing, we are pros when it comes to making things work despite being unable to see the members of our team face-to-face. In fact, even before working from home has become the norm these days, we have been running our business remotely (and with huge success!) for the past four years. With our extensive experience in providing top-notch Google Ads and SEO services, you can rest assured that the digital marketing of your business is in good hands even if all of us are required to observe social distancing and stay at home.

Work-from-Home Tips from the Pros

Are you new to the work-from-home setup? Don’t worry; it’s not as daunting as you think it is. If we’re able to make it work for us here at Springhill Marketing, we’re confident that you can do it, too. Here are a few work-from-home tips to help you hit the ground running.

1. Designate a part of your home as your official work space

Rather than working in your bedroom or on the sofa, consider setting aside a specific space or surface in your home and designating it as your official work station. Having a dedicated work space will enable you to get into the right mindset and help you concentrate better, especially if there are a lot of things in your home that can potentially distract you.

2. Use available online tools and apps to your advantage

There are a wide range of tools and applications you can use to make working from home easier. While some of them are paid apps, there are many others that you can use for free. Here are some of the tools that can make your daily grind much easier to bear:

• Slack

  Useful for sending internal messages to your staff.

• Zoom or Skype

  A great video conferencing app.

• Asana

  You can use this app to assign tasks to your staff and track their progress.

• Google Suite: Docs, Sheets, and Slides

    For creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets, and slides.

• Loom

  An app for making screen recordings with voiceovers

• Clockwise

  A tool that you can use to plan and manage your schedule. If you want to use a free app, a useful alternative is Google Calendar.

3. Catch up with everyone regularly

Working from home can be a bit unsettling if you’re used to being constantly surrounded by people. For this reason, it helps to organise weekly or daily catch-ups with everyone. Whether you need to discuss work-related matters or you merely want to know how your team is doing, make sure to keep the communication lines open. Get in touch with everyone regularly to keep the camaraderie alive.

4. Take a break

Being cooped up indoors without human interaction all day is not good for both your physical health and mental wellbeing. Therefore, make sure to take a break to refresh yourself. Leave your desk for a minute and take a walk around the house. If you have a garden, spend some time there. The fresh air and the change of scenery will certainly do you some good. If you’re feeling a little lonely, talk to your family members or if you’re living alone, have a brief chat with a colleague to relieve the tedium of working by yourself. Also, make sure to take proper lunch breaks and always keep yourself hydrated.

5. Stick to a clear working schedule

One of the biggest advantages of working from home is that you have more flexibility. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that you should overwork yourself and stay online the entire day. As such, consider setting and sticking to a clear working schedule. For example, if you work from 8am to 5pm, make sure you follow the same schedule every day. Not only having definite working hours will help you get into the right frame of mind, but it can also prevent you from overtaxing yourself.

Working from Home is Fun

In these trying times, it’s important for us to heed the advice of experts and distance ourselves from others to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that we should stop taking the necessary steps to grow our business.

While it can be challenging at first, working from home is fun and it allows you to keep your business moving forward while we are on a lockdown. Having achieved great success with this system, we at Springhill Marketing are confident that you can also make it work for you. Just make sure to follow the pointers we have discussed above.

Do you need more tips on how you can stay productive while working from home? Feel free to contact us anytime and we’ll be more than happy to share with you some tricks and techniques that absolutely work.

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