What are you working on?

Interview with Cameron, a designer who works remotely at a WordPress agency

I'm currently working as Creative Lead at WebDevStudios, a WordPress agency which serves a wide range of clients such as enterprise media companies, corporate blogs, startups and small businesses.

My current position means I focus on both the internal design for Sales and Marketing as well as leading design efforts for clients around User Experience and User Interface Design.

During client projects, I also act as a bridge between the engineering team and the client, helping convey the business needs and technical requirements through several Discovery sessions.

Learn how Cameron started full-time remote work after trying freelancing and starting a digital agency.

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Interview with Andrew, co-founder and CEO of Insured Nomads

A lot of my energy is going into the launch of our international medical plans, keeping up with the rebrand/relaunch of our web presence, and building our broker and brand ambassador/influencer network. I am also handling the family aspects of life, such as school sports and beach time.

Andrew, co-founder, and CEO of Insured Nomads talks traveling while working, productivity tools, and the best advice he has received.

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Interview with Patryk, a Front-end Developer & UI Designer

For the past year and half, I have been co-leading the front-end development of PRNCPL, a database system tailored for art shows 🎨 .

The project is owned by MCH Group, but we're working in more of a startup environment.

My journey with PRNCPL is ending soon, and I'm switching back to being freelance from the beginning of October 2018.

Patryk has learned that there is no reason to wait for the flow - once you start working, it will happen naturally.

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Interview with Alaina, a nonprofit program state director

I’m currently planning a re-launch of our Atlanta and Columbus chapters. Spread The Vote is currently in nine states, but Georgia was one of the first states, so I am excited to re-introduce our work in those cities that helped build STV in the state.

Our volunteer-led chapters allow us to operate around the state and reach clients in every community. In preparation for the chapter launches, I have been making phone calls to recruit new partners and sending emails to find and plug in volunteers.

I am also managing our social media page, doing publicity and engagement. Another important and ongoing task is fundraising for specific efforts in the state including the chapter launches, purchasing swag and most importantly paying for the IDs and supporting documents for clients.

It takes a minute to find your rhythm in a new remote position—hear how Alaina organizes her time to hit the ground running in a new remote work job.

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Interview with Dane, a freelance writer and author with 7 published books

I tend to have quite a lot of work on at any given time, so today I’ve worked on maybe a half dozen different projects.

I started the day by writing an article on the biggest myths about digital marketing strategy before moving on to some work I do on a retainer for a US-based company that specializes in lead generation. They build niche lead generation websites for companies in the Boston area, so I work on the website copy for each of the sites they build.

It basically involves researching and writing about the different services that they offer – whether that’s water damage repair or whether it’s for a party bus company – as well as each of the physical areas that they cover.

One of the biggest projects that I’m currently working on is a book that I’ve ghostwritten for a client in the medical field. We’ve been working on it for the best part of a year now and we’re just going through the final few stages ahead of publication. At the moment, it’s on hold while we wait for his proof copy to arrive as we’ve been making a few last minute tweaks to the cover with his cover designer.

Another project I’ve just had the go-ahead for involves taking the transcriptions of some how-to/tutorial videos about some live-streaming software and turning it into an instruction manual.

I also have a few other one-off articles to do for people on the subject of digital marketing, and then there’s some more retained work for a client who’s a bestselling author and who outsources some of her writing work to me. She works as a consultant with a number of other clients and often gets me to help with that, so for example I recently had to create a 20-page “blueprint” out of a 200-page book that just included the most important information.

Dane is a freelance writer and author who works remotely, and balances client work with writing his own books.

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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 Chloe, a customer support freelancer and multi-project expert

Currently, I have four contracts that are active.

I am a self-motivated person, so the ability to have a variety of projects is something that is important to me.

I work for a wide range of clients:

• Pet medication website: strictly email support, order processing, and shipping orders from inventory that is sent to me.

• Electric scooter website: email and minimal phone support, training new team members, operations manager

• Tech support website: strictly email support

• Focus App website: strictly email support, social media management

My days off are pretty full with trying to gain personal growth, either by learning how to code Ruby on Rails, reading inspiring articles or trying a new recipe.

Chloe uses the flexibility of freelancing to her advantage—see how she successfully manages multiple projects at one time.

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Interview with Melissa, a co-founder and remote work champion

Right now, we are spending 20 percent of our time on business development, 50 percent working with clients, and 30 percent on mostly operational tasks to keep us going.

The client work today is mostly individual women like us seeking more flexibility. This can take on many shapes. Every person we speak with has a different story, and it's why we love what we do.

They may want help setting clear expectations with their boss for when they leave the office. They may want out of their job completely and are seeking a 100% virtual team, or they simply want the option to vary up their location based on the task at hand.

We have coaching sessions and give them some tough love helping identify potential blind spots they may not be aware of. As an example, one of our sessions is a mock video interview where we are completely in character the entire session. We give comprehensive feedback after on what they did well and where they need to optimize.

Melissa started Work Well Wherever to help individuals & companies embrace remote work—see how she balances entrepreneurship, parenthood, & self-care.

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Interview with Vivek, an entrepreneur building a virtual office for remote teams

After working at the acquiring company for a couple of years, I built a virtual office for remote teams called Pragli.

The product enables remote workers to frictionlessly dive into impromptu conversations with audio channels and direct conversations, similar to a walkie talkie.

Pragli also allows you to feel more present with your team by helping you craft a unique digital identity with live avatars.

The long San Francisco commute sent Vivek into remote work—hear about his three strategies for eliminating distractions & his must-have tools.

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Interview with Henry, a consultant who found remote work by saying No

After working from home for seven years, and going through desk after desk and software tool after software tool, I started Buildremote. It's a resource for people who run remote companies.

You can find resources like this one on remote work tools.

Sometimes a "no" can lead to an exceptional opportunity. For Henry, that answer led to an ideal remote work career. In this interview, Henry shares his remote work tool stack, and essential tip for remote employees and managers.

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