The Gift Of Push Email

One of the most indispensable tool that I'm using with my work at home job is push email.  I'm lucky enough that my employer provides me with a Blackberry phone for my use.  With it, I get all my emails even when I'm away from my computer.  It also allows me to answer mails on the fly even when I'm away from my home office.

It's very useful as a portable tool which allows me the freedom to leave my house when I'm feeling pretty cooped up and wanted to get some fresh air.  This is most important for work at home professionals as we sometimes take advantage of our freedom of movement that we can't always get when we're tied down to cubicles.

I'm not yet sure if push email is possible if you don't have an enterprise plan for your mobile phone.  But if your area has a plan that provides for push email and the company that you work for encourages you to take advantage, then my strong recommendation is to go for it.  It's like bringing your office with you wherever you go.



The great thing about push email is that sometimes, it's even speedier than conventional email in the sense that it receives email more quickly than the locally installed computer email client.  This in turn ensures that your turnaround time for answering emails, where there's a need for a quick response, is much more faster.  Also if you happen to have a Blackberry smartphone that receives your emails, the bosses can also easily send you quick notes via Blackberry messenger or BBM.

If you're a work at home professional like myself, this is one technology that you can really use.