Work from Home - Alternate Locations I Can Work from?

littlemisslovely on 26/12/2016 - 13:27
Last edited 26/12/2016 - 13:27

Hi there,

I've just started working from home (I work 2 days a week) but I'm looking for other locations I can go to get work done one day a week for minimal cost. Would love your advice on where you go.

I need good wifi and I'll be taking my laptop
I'm not a big coffee drinker (so coffee shops out / not sure how people can stay in one all day anyway..)
Happy to pay up to $30 / day
(I freelance so I have no bosses office etc)

I'm currently in St George area of Sydney so would be open to any locations near there or even around Taren Point area.

Is anyone else in a similar situation? Would love your advice on where you go.

Cheers!

Education & Work

Comments

  • Agarwal on 26/12/2016 - 13:45
    +5

    McDonalds?

  • Baron-K on 26/12/2016 - 13:49

    Above your budget @ $44 per day http://www.inspirecowork.com.au

  • rockman117 on 26/12/2016 - 14:00
    +3

    enrol in university, drop out before census date. use uni library till the end of year.

    • Randxyz123 on 26/12/2016 - 20:42

      Since when do you need to be a student to use the Uni Library?

      They only check after hours.

      • rockman117 on 26/12/2016 - 21:28
        +2

        to log into their wifi. theyre usually really fast too

  • FrugalBugger on 26/12/2016 - 14:15
    +1

    libraries often have meeting rooms, or even quiet corners you can use.

    Or you could put an ad on gumtree. Someone with a separate home office / granny flat with separate entrance may want a tenant once a week for cash.

    • FeRGan on 26/12/2016 - 19:45

      Yeh, go to the library and use their wifi if available.

  • apple2016 on 26/12/2016 - 14:17
    +2

    Depends on the work you do. Remember most public network are easily hackable.

    • Randxyz123 on 26/12/2016 - 20:43

      Agreed. Ask your Work IT dept if they have a VPN you can use.

  • holdenmg on 26/12/2016 - 14:32
    +1

    Hi,

    Regus have Miranda or Rockdale or Botany and other locations.
    http://www.regus.com.au/office-space

    Usually a decent coffee/tea making facilities and good WiFi.

    You aren't tied to a location, just pick the location that suits you.

  • cheesecactus on 26/12/2016 - 14:51
    +1

    Look into Regus

  • altitudinous on 26/12/2016 - 18:28

    Do a search on co-working environments on Google. I am in the same situation as you, but in Brisbane, I use co-working environments and free govt supplied small business spaces. Sydney has places like Fishburners etc.

    • anastasiastarz on 28/12/2016 - 06:28

      Those spaces are very trendy for entrepreneurs atm, women only. Where do the men hang out?

      • altitudinous on 28/12/2016 - 14:11

        Yeah there are a lot of trendy people at them. I find a pretty even mix between women and men. I am a bit more practical than some of the startups I see, I prefer to work in spaces that don't cater solely to startups for that reason.

    • FrugalBugger on 28/12/2016 - 08:27

      "free govt supplied small business spaces"
      where are those? How do I find out about them? thanks

      • altitudinous on 28/12/2016 - 14:09

        I am in Brisbane, here there is a small business center at the State Library that has reasonable speed internet supplied and you book desks on a daily basis. There are more casual environments also at the libraries. I found out about these through word of mouth.

        Maybe the NSW govt does something similar, perhaps in the same way through the library system.

  • Blitzfx on 26/12/2016 - 18:59

    Why don't you get one of the many mobile plans with data and tether from that? Unless you're using gigabytes, then that would be a better option.

  • littlemisslovely on 30/12/2016 - 00:41

    Thanks everyone you're awesome!

    Have my own wifi stick and a VPN so library might be an option.

    I'd love somewhere close for coworking like Regus Rockdale - they would be perfect but I'm scarred off by all the horrible reviews (everybody hates them on http://www.productreview.com.au/p/regus.html) and they don't have pricing online which always seems dodgy to me! Does anyone know the Regus casual price? Or somewhere else like this (with nice staff) in the St George area?

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