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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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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 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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Interview with Michael about being an entrepreneur and freelancer

I am currently freelance writing for individual blogs, large websites, and producing content for my blog, Inspire Your Success.

Some clients I'm given the outline while others I have free reign on creating articles around topics they want.

I write anywhere from 8-15+ articles per week. Some are short 500 word posts while others are more comprehensive, research based posts up to 4,000 words.

Michael is an online entrepreneur, author, and freelance writer who specializes in self-improvement and personal finance.

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Interview with Andrew, a freelance writer who works remotely

Right now, I’m working for an addiction and substance abuse blog.

I write various articles about the different types of drugs that are out on the market as well as write about the negative effects that they have on people’s minds and bodies.

It’s a pretty great gig, my client uses a content management system to create a workflow for the writers. I can take on as much or as little work as I like in any given week.

All I have to do is select the topics that are available to me and then I get to writing. It’s an easy and no-frills way of getting down to the business of actually writing.

Andrew became a full-time freelance writer after experimenting with freelance marketplaces. After the first month, he was already earning more than his full-time job.

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