Are you considering working from home but you're not sure its right for you? Well keep an open mind and do some thorough research before you make your mind up one way or the other. There is a huge variety of jobs that you can do from your home office and the people who are working in these jobs come from all walks of life.

This range of options means that with a bit of time and effort you will be able to find a job working from home that suits your personality and individual requirements. Thinking carefully about what is important to you and why you want to work from home will help narrow your job search.

You might also find it useful to have a look through some of our interviews. Read on to learn more about what its like working from home in different professions.

The work-from-home journalist

We had a chat with Suzanne Dixon, a freelance journalist. Click here to read how she gets on in what she describes as “the ideal job to do from home”.

The youth pastor home worker

Hannah Himsworth works from home on a part-time basis. Click here to learn more about how this works in her role as a youth pastor.