A useful resource for freelancers to find wi-fi & laptop friendly cafes to work in
I spotted a website via a post on the Creative agency freelancing blog this morning which pointed out a potentially useful resource for freelancer designers, in fact for anyone working freelance at all, who have a laptop and need to find a good place to work outside their normal office for a few hours.
I normally work from home (I have basically turned my home into a studio which suits me fine!) but sometimes I have meetings in central London or elsewhere throughout the day or just want a change of scenery. I have wi-fi, but even my garden gets boring after a while. The answer? Pop into a cafe somewhere where I can use a laptop and work away when I am waiting to go to a meeting or just want a change of scene.
There is a website just for this purpose called Laptop Friendly Cafes which is designed to help people who want to do just that. It is basically a blog of cafes by location which have wi-fi, 3G and laptop power sockets ready for use. And I think it will come in handy for anyone who wants to get a few hours work out the office and enjoy a nice cup of coffee at the same time.
You can search the site via the first part of the postcode or the city/town name, the site covers major cities in various countries including London, so it is pretty handy.
A brilliant site Bex, as I write this comment I’m in a laptop friendly cafe listed on the site