What are you working on?

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 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 Marian, a nomadic social media manager and day trader

Right now, I am building my marketing skills, and I work for a few clients. I also work as a Day trader on binary, which allows me to work from anywhere.

Day trading & virtual assisting has allowed Marian to see the world—in this interview, she lays out her routine and priorities for those thinking of traveling while working.

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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 Tyler, a director of customer success models how to start a remote work career

Hubstaff is a time tracking, project management, and proof of work solution tool built to accelerate remote work and empower more kinds of work to go remote. As director of customer experience, I lead the customer success and customer support functions.

From networking to land a remote work gig, to building out an exceptional remote work tool stack, Tyler has quickly figured out how to thrive in remote work. See his tips for starting strong.

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Interview with Patric, a UX designer and usability engineer that works from home

Currently I split my time between own (side) projects and freelance UX consulting for medium sized software companies. As a UX freelancer I am defining specifications, wireframes and new products while reviewing old applications for usability issues.

The other part of my time goes into our side projects like digital hiking guides, How to hire the perfect UX Designer, WhatsApp Memo-Bot for notes and ideas and a german DIY blog where I support my wife on the tech side (as well as a few Android Apps which have been running since 2008 now...)

Patric works on his own projects while also consulting for medium sized software companies, learn how he works remotely.

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Interview with Kay, an independent software consultant who found freedom in remote work

At the moment I'm writing a book on learning React, one of those opportunities I would have to ask my employer, before I could do (and sell) it. Also some companies showed interest in hiring me for some projects in the next months.

Learn how Kay made the jump from full-time employee to full-time remote consultant

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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 Pamela, a travel writer adjusting to freelancing

I’ve worked on some website copy, as well as editing websites and an e-book. I’ve been working on building out a communications plan for a major university in Atlanta.

I’ve also found some steady work writing blogs for a previous employer. This has been a great confidence builder, and it’s helping me build a portfolio in travel, hospitality, and tourism, which is where I want to focus my efforts.

Pamela is new to the world of freelancing. In this interview, she shares the ups and downs of adjusting to the gig economy.

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