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HOW TO MAINTAIN OR CREATE SOCIAL CONNECTION WHEN WORKING FROM HOME

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In this article, I’m going to share my experience and recommendations on how to maintain or create social connections when working from home.

Finding Balance

It is not only hard to maintain a work and home life balance, but it is also very difficult to make friends and social connections when living in an area where you do not know anyone. When someone is working from home, isolation can be an extra challenge. Therefore, this article will cover a few ways to create a more social connection when working from home.

Many people that I know who work from home rave about how much more productive they are. Being able to work in your own home office (or even on your patio with a laptop) can certainly be extremely convenient. No commute, no co-workers interrupting you at inopportune times, and the freedom to wear whatever you want. There’s something special about being able to work at home, but it definitely has some drawbacks as well.

Creating Connections

This article will help you maintain or create social connections when working from home. Most of us spend lots of hours at home and the first few days or weeks can be tough. We start to feel lonely, and socially isolated and we miss the interaction with colleagues and friends. But there are ways to solve this!

Because it can be difficult to create a social network when working from home. Finding new friends can take more effort than you’d expect and there’s always the concern of not having anyone to talk to in your spare time. That’s why you need to do what I do: identify and maintain important connections. I’ve used a simple three-step process that you can use too if working from home is an issue for you.

Making friends is hard enough — I promise you, nobody really “has it all worked out” or has an answer to the problem of keeping friends. Just look around you at the people you know who have been married for a while. How many of them have never had a rough patch with their spouse? (Name a couple of people if possible) I think that is awesome that your relationship lasts so well and long! But it could very likely be my wild imagination to say that at least once that’s happened. The truth is in this reality, today and now, we are going to focus on tips on how to maintain or even start social connections when working from home.

What I Notice

I’m writing this article because I noticed people who used to hang out a lot together start experiencing separation – some of them because they moved out of town or went away to study, some due to their internship in the USA, etc.

Once upon a time, there was this thing called “Networking”. This was back in the Nineties. Back when the Internet was in its infancy and you couldn’t record and check your phone messages over the Internet as you can now, with Voicemail and Google Voice, and Skype.

According to a study, working from home is supposed to be bad for social connections, but with the proper tools we can maintain and make new connections.

How To Maintain

Maintaining or creating social connections while working from home is important because it’s a way to get out of your comfort zone. The majority of home workers struggle with loneliness and isolation, which ultimately affects productivity and motivation. Sometimes the best way to prevent this is by creating avenues to engage others or take part in social activities.

Some people work from home, whether by choice or not. Whatever the reason, working from home in itself is rewarding but it does involve maintaining organized work practices. One thing that can often be overlooked is the way in which you maintain social media connections. By incorporating social media into your daily life, you increase the possibility of building an online presence and increasing the presence of your business.

Freelancers

Running your own business from home can be extremely rewarding. However, when you work from home, social situations and working can become intertwined. One of my biggest struggles was maintaining a connection with my colleagues after joining the team that worked from home. I noticed that I failed to go out for drinks, or attend any lunchtime meetings. This led me to take the plunge and create a network with some of my fellow bloggers in my niche in order to create an online network that supplemented my real-life relationships.

When businesses begin using social media as a means for connecting with customers, employees, and other stakeholders, one of the first questions that are sometimes asked is how to keep this social media connection intact when working from home. There is no doubt that having great customer service can help your business gain the most out of social media networks. If your company uses Twitter or Facebook to communicate with customers and potentially generate leads, it would serve you well to have these channels accessible to everyone in your organization.

At First Glance

While at first glance, it may seem that working from home is the ultimate in uninterrupted time, it is often also the ultimate in isolation. Everyone who works from home has felt the disconnect when looking around at empty walls and hearing nothing but the hum of the computer’s fans. This isn’t good for anyone’s mental health—research has shown that isolation can lead to depression and anxiety. Of course, it’s not just about social interaction; there are also benefits for our careers to go beyond a digital environment. These tips will help you stay connected!

For years, social media was just a way for friends and family to stay in touch from across the country, around the globe, or even the galaxy. But, how things have changed! Today’s business environment is one steeped in social media.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN WORKING FROM HOME

You want to be on top of social media. You want to connect with clients, get some leads — and even build a personal platform or two. But how can you do all that if you’re stuck at home all day?

Working from home is the best. You get all the benefits of working from home but none of the social isolation. When I work from home, I always try to make up for some lack of social interaction. This is what it looks like:

Nowadays it seems like everyone is working from home. Maybe you work from home, or maybe you need to work from home because there is no other option for you. While working from home is convenient and can save you money, it does pose some challenges for many people.

Social media is an extremely important part of the internet today. Most people are connecting through sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Social Media sites can be used to connect to friends and family as well as build a business brand. Alone at home? No problem! When you build your own website, you have a place where you can build relationships and continue to earn trust.

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