When you work at home it is essential to define boundaries, set routines and organise yourself, your family and your home to help you maximise your chances of achieving success.
The ten tips below will help anyone who works from home either for themselves or an employer.
They will be particularly useful for freelancers.

1. Get washed and dressed as soon as you can in the morning.
   Just because you are working at home it does not mean that you should spend your days in your pyjamas.
   Getting ready for the day ahead as if you were going out to work helps you develop a positive attitude towards the day.
   
2. Set yourself targets.
   Decide what you want to achieve and what you need to achieve each day.
   Make a to do list and sort the list into order of priority.
   Tick off as you go.
   Time is limited so concentrate on the need to achieve list first.
   
3. Set aside a particular room or spot in the house as your work space.
   Try and ensure it is somewhere with relatively few or even no distractions.
   
4. Ensure your family know when you are in work mode.
   Have a way of signalling when you can or cannot be disturbed without having to say anything.
   It could be something as simple as the shutting of the door.
   
5. Set yourself break times so that you do not spend your day on endless snack breaks.
   When you take a break make sure that you get up and move around.
   Get some fresh air if possible.
   Exercise helps as well to get endorphins flowing, reinvigorate your mind and body and will generally help your well being.
   
6. Outsource where and if possible.
   Money spent on outsourcing site design and development can save you time and stress.
   Find a good freelancer to write some of your content for you.
   Just because you work at home it does not mean that you have to be responsible for everything, particularly if you are not an expert in an area.
   
7. Make sure you are achieving a reasonable level of work/life balance.
   This can be hard because you are blurring the distinction between work and home.
   However, there are lots of resources that can help you with this aspect.
   
8. Remove clutter.
   That goes for clutter in your home, your workspace and your in-box.
   Clutter gets in your way, is a distraction and wastes lots of time.
   If you work at home you will always be aware of the ironing pile in the corner or the washing up in the sink.
   
9. Organise your meals.
   Menu planning helps your family and you by reducing the 'What is for dinner?' panic.
   Menu planning can alleviate a lot of stress, particularly for work at home mothers.
   
10. Set yourself some 'me' time as well as family time.
    By ensuring that you have some time for your hobbies or interests you will ensure that you do not neglect yourself.
    

Those are ten simple tips to help you make more of your time and ensure that you are creating a greater chance for the success of your work at home business together with a sensible work/life balance.
You will see that the main elements to consider are organisation and routines.