Working at home is the ideal of every office worker. However making the change from working in a corporate office environment, where you have interaction with fellow employees or even customers, to a home office where it is just you and the cat, can be depressing and unproductive for many people.

Isolation in the home office is just one of the problems a home worker faces. Disruption from children or friends stopping by to have tea or chat can interfere with a home workers productivity. Luckily the problems can generally be nailed down to a general lack of structure and discipline as the root cause.

The more businesslike you make your home office environment and the more you set yourself tasks by a schedule the easier it is to overcome the pitfalls. Here are some tips for you to consider.