Many of us have a job that could be done as easily from home as in the office. In most cases, the job could be done better in the peace, solitude and comfort of your den. The problem is most bosses are not ready to immediately transition your job to work-at-home.

Some supervisors have to see you in order to believe that you are working. These supervisors will probably never be willing to let you start working at home. Fortunately, most can make the transition one step at a time. Here is a step-by-step process to get your boss to gradually say ‘yes’ to your request to work from home:

Step 1: Establish Trust. Be seen as a self-motivated, self-starter with superior work ethic. This is crucial. If you have not already established trust with your boss with your work in the office, he will not be ready to believe that you will be a more dedicated employee out of his sight.

Step 2: Find an excuse to work from home for a day. Tell your boss that you need to meet with a plumber, cable repairman or take a delivery. Do not use watching your child. When you approach your boss for your home work day request, tell them which day you need to work from home, exactly what you will get done and how you can be reached.

Step 3: On your day at home, be organized with a list of what you will get done, be focused and work hard. This is your opportunity to give your boss a taste of what you can accomplish at home. Make sure it tastes good. Catch your boss later in the week and discuss how productive you were that day.

Step 4: Now that you have had a highly productive day at home, ask your boss for one work day a week at home to repeat that same productivity. Start off small with one day a week. Know the answer to common questions: How do you intend to maintain contact with coworkers? How to you plan to work around lack of face-to-face interactions? How often do you plan to come into the office?

Step 5: Prove one day a week to be successful. As in step 3, be organized with what you plan to get accomplished before the day begins. Stay focused and work hard. Here are 10 telecommuting tips for being responsible, efficient and productive. On top of these, make sure that you have set proper office hours for yourself and no slacking.

Step 6: Gradually expand your time at home. Have some acuity about when to ask for additional time working at home. Your valuable work from your house should always be your most compelling argument.

Telecommuting can be the optimal job for many of us and be best for our companies, too. According to Professor E Jeffrey Hill, telecommuters can work an extra 19 hours a week. Besides getting an extra 19 hours of productive work, here are an additional 29 reasons to telecommute. Now it is up to you to turn a good idea into reality.

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