Up until now, most Americans have had standard tank hot water heater in their homes to heat up their hot water for baths, showers and cooking and cleaning in kitchen.

This is fine for people who are not overly concerned with ongoing cost of their utilities bills, and for those who are not really worried about kind of water heater they have installed.

These kinds of people generally either accept expensive heating bills that they receive in mail, or they reduce amount of hot water and heat that they use and try to conserve dollars that way.

Unfortunately, concept of high bills is now becoming a reality for many people and so they are now starting to examine their bills and their water heaters.

People are now considering both gas and electric tankless water heater options in an effort to save money. We will examine gas tankless water heaters in this article.

Welcome to real world of working at home: unforeseen distractions, a lack of structured time, and sometimes a perceived loss of identity. But don't give up dream just yet! By putting into place a few simple ideas, you can reap more of rewards of working at home. Based on my experiences and those of my associates, here are 10 simple ways to help you stay on track.

**1. Separate Your Space**

Keep a separate, distinct work area in your home. (This is especially difficult if you're living and working in a shoebox studio, like I was when I started my business in New York City!) If you don't have a separate room, at least define an area, and know that when you're in it, you're in "work mode." Make sure your roommates and family are aware of this as well.

**2. Structure Your Time**

As your business and personal time mesh, it's more important than ever to structure your day. For example, if you regularly take a walk or go to gym, try to do it every day at same time. Value that personal appointment with yourself - even when you're very busy. It will actually help you keep your business on track! I like to get up early and work until noon, then I take a few hours off to enjoy lunch, do some reading, and take my daily jog on beach. Then I'm back at my desk at 4:00 until who knows when!

**3. Outsource All You Can**

When I began my business, I made mistake of acting as my own courier service. I soon learned how much time I was wasting by visiting clients too much just to pick things up and drop them off. Whenever you start thinking, "Well I can do that myself," STOP. Streamline your business, making everything as automatic as possible. Use outside services to stay focused on your *real work*. Get accounts with an overnight delivery service, messenger service, virtual assistant (VA), bookkeeper, etc. Save your energy for your brilliant ideas! : )

**4. Use Technology to Your Advantage**

In-person meetings are very valuable when appropriate, but schedule them sparingly. Try to do most of your business via phone, fax, and e- mail using best equipment you can afford. For most home-based entrepreneurs, when you're out of office, you're NOT making money. So it's important that you can communicate flawlessly from where you are. And PLEASE do us all a favor and get separate lines/services for your phone, fax, and Internet! No one likes getting a busy signal.