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Microsoft Excel

One of the biggest advantages to working from home is having a flexible schedule. If the schedule remains too flexible than we are likely to allows little things slide.  Those little things can grow into big things if we are not careful and Excel will help you be flexible. Having Microsoft Excel installed on your computer is a great start, but you will also need to learn how to use it.

Having a flexible schedule is good, but only to a small extent. Yes, freelance writing for example has distinct advantages as far as the schedule goes but if you do not sit and do the work, you receive no pay. Plan your monthly schedule easily.

Within Excel, you can set up a month spreadsheet of how much money you want to bring in or how many articles you wish to write for the month. When your goals are visible, in Excel it gives you an incentive to write more often and finish tasks on time. In another page of the excel work book I create spreadsheets for every month to track where I write, how many words and the price I received among other detailed information and this also helps me keep focused and on track.

stay tuned for part 3

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