Now the continuing desire to be green and the increasing access to web resources are changing the way we work.

Image consultant Lin Seesink belongs to The Hills-based Sydney Women's Network and runs her business from home.

She has seen many changes to the way she works.

These include printing on both sides of a page and providing online versions of the style guides she creates for clients, with clothing options to suit their body shape and colouring.

``Before, I used to print and send it to 150 people on my mailing list,'' she said.

``Most of those people have email now and that saves an awful lot on printing, paper and postage.

``People also used to call me and ask `Can you send me some information about what you do?' Now I just direct them to the website.''

Ms Seesink is not surprised that emails and ebooks are becoming more used than their printed paper counterparts.

``Because they've become a natural way of life, you don't stop and think about them so much.

``In putting that message out there, I think it's helping people to see what they can be doing to help the environment.''