What are you working on?

Interview with Digital Nomad Sage, an entrepreneur and UX consultant

I’m working on many things at the moment. I started a Kindle Publishing business late last year and have been selling e-books on Amazon. I love it because I didn’t have the inventory/customer issues that I had with Amazon FBA.

It’s truly passive because most of the hard work is in the content creation that you do in the beginning.

I’m also working on my blog, Digital Nomad Sage. I saw a niche opportunity there and wanted to teach others how to start an online business and how to live the digital nomad lifestyle.

Although it’s also an Affiliate Marketing project of mine, the main purpose is to mostly give free content through blogs to help people out.

I want to influence others to become digital nomads and remote workers because the benefits of being one are many!

As for UX projects, it varies. There are some months where my boss doesn’t need my help, so I focus on my own projects. When he does need help, the projects last about a month and a half.

UX Research can be pretty grueling, especially when you have to do benchmarks of various companies, but it’s super exciting to compare business services and learn in-depth about them.

I had to learn UX hands-on and quickly because I didn’t have any formal training prior to being hired. I’m nearly finished with a UX Design Bootcamp from Springboard to better prepare myself as a UX Professional. I’ll then have the confidence to tackle my own UX projects for clients.

I will always help out my boss whenever he needs help, though. It’s my duty as he mentored me in UX and I will always want to pay it forward to him for changing my life.

From e-books to blogging, Digital Nomad Sage has become an expert on making money online—see his advice for developing an online business.

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Interview with Betsy, a head of content and remote work routine expert

Currently, I have a few main projects, and all of them are done remotely.

First, I am in charge of content for a non-profit called M2B ministries. My role is to oversee the podcast, website, newsletter, and to help create new courses and products for our customers.

Second, I write a weekly article for a remote company called Zidisha. Zidisha is in the microfinance space and provides peer to peer lending for entrepreneurs around the world.

My third main project is my blog, BetsyRamserJaime.com which is about helping remote workers thrive. I've learned so much over the past six years about working remotely from building community and overcoming loneliness to sticking to a routine, avoiding distractions, and much more. I enjoy sharing my remote work experience and encouraging others.

Lastly, I love connecting with people from all over the world so I also teach a few Business English classes each week.

Betsy Ramser is a content manager, blogger, and teacher who helps other remote workers thrive while creating a daily routine that works.

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Interview with Laurel about helping companies transition to remote work

As most freelancers, I have my hands in several cookie jars.

I write remote work education content for leadership training companies like Workplaceless; I advise US state governments with remote work initiatives about how to navigate the virtual work industry; I write articles and presentations about remote work for brands like Yonder, Remote Work Hub, Remote.com, and Re.Now; and I am a distributed business operations consultant for remote-friendly companies around the world.

I like to think that it's the best of both worlds—that I get the independence and flexibility of a freelancer, but the collaboration of corporate environments.

Laurel is an advocate for remote work and helps companies learn how to work remotely through her consulting and writing.

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Interview with Gino, a founder skilled in building remote teams

I’ve been leading TECLA for almost six years. We are a hiring platform that helps companies in the U.S. and Europe meet and directly hire top software professionals based throughout Latin America.

To date, we have 3,500+ pre-screened candidates in our network. Most of them are engineers, designers, data scientists, and QA analysts. We have remote candidates who work from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and many others throughout the Americas where time zones are very similar to the ones in the U.S.

For clients in North America, we typically help them recruit remote talent. Some companies also offer relocation.

For European clients, we typically help them offer relocation opportunities to candidates in our network. Hiring remotely through our network is a bit more challenging for European companies given the differences in time zones.

Gino realized how important remote work could be to finding the best talent—see his strategies for building remote teams.

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Interview with Laura, a communications specialist and travel writer by night

At WebDevStudios I manage the website content and blog posts for our family of companies, as well as our social media. I spend a lot of time editing blog posts that other team members write and curating and scheduling content for social media.

I also assist with marketing initiatives, and right now I'm helping with the development of a promotional offer for one of our brands. After work, I'll be working on a travel article about Las Vegas, which is where I live.

Laura Coronado discusses her method for juggling her career as a communications specialist by day and her side hustle as a freelance travel writer by night.

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Interview with Paul, a remote product designer who has found his zen

I’m a Senior UX Designer with a focus on Design Operations. A key focus of my role is to understand how we can truly connect designers distributed across regions so that we can work together to share knowledge and success stories.

Recently, I, along with a colleague based in Texas, ran a remote design sprint session with the team. The purpose was twofold —connect the team with a common project while also seeing how we could adapt the design sprint to a remote setting.

Another project I am part of is developing our design system to support our mission to elevate design in Global Payments. This allows us to deliver unified experiences across all of our products, solutions, and services worldwide.

I’m also interested in what the prolonged remote working ‘experiment’ will mean for the future of how we work. I’m part of an initiative in our Dublin office conducting research to gather insights and data on the impact of remote work to help inform future decisions.

The COVID-19 pandemic drove Paul to embrace remote work. See how he has adapted his routine to this new normal, and the one tool that keeps him organized.

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Interview with Katerina, a team collaboration consultant who sees the value of discipline

I work on several projects. Some are my own, and others are from clients. For my company, I work on leadership coaching and strategic advice for team collaboration.

I analyze collaboration patterns, match these patterns with the team culture and goals, and then suggest ways to change the pattern or create processes so that if someone leaves, the team's social capital is not destroyed.

I'm also active in the human resource field where I investigate talent management practices and teach organizational culture and employee engagement.

I also work on a couple of educational innovation projects, some with a strong research focus, others more practical. Finally, I'm leading the Galway Grow Remote chapter.

Katerina fell into remote work by accident - she reveals how easy and straightforward it can be to make discipline a daily part of remote work.

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Interview with Saibu, an HR content writer for a remote company

I am a content writer at Remoteteam.com, a comprehensive HR tool built by remote professionals for remote companies and virtual teams.

I write content, help with social media management, and develop email newsletters.

On my side, I’m starting a newsletter soon as a side hustle.

My newsletter will focus on funding for emerging technologies, especially in Africa. It’s an area that I have previously worked while getting gigs with other companies during my early remote years, which has caused me to really love this sector.

Hear how Saibu, a thriving HR content writer, navigates the complexities—and perks—of working with a remote team from Ghana.

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Interview with Kirsten and Jay-Allen, remote team coaches & collaboration experts

We just created an online course, designed to improve remote meetings. Available here. Our book is also available for preorder on Amazon: The Remote Facilitator's Pocket Guide.

We're both currently working as team coaches at eyeo. We're also involved in running company-wide, remote events, such as our Remote Open Space, which happened at the end of January.

Outside of work, we support and train teams and individuals to bring about healthy collaboration in their remote spaces. We also host a session once a month where a group of facilitators can come together and practice remote facilitation and get feedback.

Remote team coaches, Kirsten and Jay-Allen, offer three pieces of advice for new remote workers and reveal the one question every remote job seeker should prepare to answer.

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Interview with Vaishali, a content marketer and a productivity tool expert

I am a content marketer, and I work with the remote marketing team at Time Doctor, a SaaS time tracking and productivity tool for companies and freelancers. I specialize in link building and content promotion.

Vaishali persevered until she found the right remote work job for her lifestyle—check out how she uses productivity tools and time management strategies to stay productive.

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