We all seek a better work-life balance and technology today allows many professions to be independent of the location or office. That's exactly what happened to me, I am the owner of small video production firm specialized in creating promotional and corporate videos.
In the current schedule, I spend about 10% of the time on the field recording and 90% of the time on the computer editing the material that I shoot and there is no need for clients to come to my office/studio because I send them the final version of videos via email.

Working with just a computer screen to keep you company is vastly different from the hustle and bustle of an office :)
Most of us, at some point, have fantasized about quitting that 8-to-5 office job to work from the comfort of a couch.I certainly did.
But, working from home proved to be way more challenging than I imagined.

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When I started to work from home, I missed talking to people, missed face-to-face communication but I got one big bonus from it, it gets you away from the petty office politics and never-ending gossips.
I'm sure you know what I'm talking about :)

It's been five years since I worked in the system, (I've been working for fifteen years on television) and I think I'm competent now to talk about advantages and disadvantages of working from home.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Working from Home

One of the first things I need to point out is Self-Motivation
Without the fear that your boss could walk in on you writing a post for Steemit, your motivation can get foggy when you work from home ;)
It takes a phenomenal amount of self-discipline to start work when you know you don't have to be at the office by 8 a.m

Advantages

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• saving you money (These include costs of commuting, fuel, road taxes, parking as well as indirect costs such as expensive professional wardrobes and the dry-cleaning of those.)
• saving you time/ Flexibility (determine your own work hours)
• no difficult colleagues (often you get stuck all day with individuals that you really cannot stand)
• family commitments ( For parents it can be especially pacifying to know that they are very near to their children )
  - minimise travelling time - (Traveling to and from work is never much fun. It can be a nightmare getting from A to B at rush hour)

Disadvantages

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• difficulty separating home and work life ( nothing to explain here, it is just difficult :) )
• no input and ideas from others (having input from others can be useful, as well as stimulating and shouldn’t be underestimated)
• the initial expense of setting up your business at home ( depends on your profession but this can be significant)
  - domestic distractions and interruptions (you can get distracted from your neighbors, kids or other family members. You need to make sure that they know you are actually working)
• isolation/loneliness (very often, working from home can mean working alone, and the lack of social contact)

Here is one funny illustration how it looks like to work from home :)

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I still find working from home worthwhile despite all drawbacks and here is my tip to you if you ever decide to work at home.
- Get dressed as you would for work and be consistent with your hours. Act like you are at the office and not at home, and you stand a good chance of actually being productive.