Setting up a home office can be rather expensive. For starters, you need the right equipment and supplies – computer, fax, printer, toner, ink, paper.
Then, you may also need to consider a separate phone line, an Internet provider and a fax line, to name a few. You can choose to buy new equipment or you may just run to your local print shop when you need to make copies, send a fax or print large documents.
How do you determine what to invest in and what to work around? Here are some gadgets that can give you the best of both worlds – a fully-stocked office without a huge expense.
- Virtual Fax. This cool service eliminates the need for an old-fashioned fax machine. Instead fax right from your computer.
- Internet Answering Machine. Sick of missing calls when you’re online? Want to weed out unimportant calls without getting up from your computer? The Internet Answering Machine lets you see, hear and reply to anyone who’s calling while you’re online.
- Check your voicemail online. If you have your cell phone off to minimize distraction, yet you need to know about missed calls in a timely fashion, CallWave Mobile Visual Voicemail is your answer. It lets you check your messages online or in your email inbox.
Question: Do you work from home? What do you do to minimize costs and increase efficiency?
