Remote Work Tips (from a Digital Nomad)

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The year 2020 crossed all the records for remote works.

Most of the employees had to work-from-home because of the covid19 pandemic who never thought about remote jobs in their dreams.Remote work has redefined the entire employee hiring and engagement process.

Basically, organizations and talent have become furthermore accessible across the globe.So, now you can hire any remote worker across the world at an affordable price.If you’re looking into work or hire remotely, you need to do timely research to pick the best from the global talent pool.Here are the top stats about remote work in 2021 which will help you gain better insights in remote work management.

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They satisfy their lust for traveling and mobility by exploring benefits of advanced technology.I hope that this will not sound like an overstatement, but for me they are somewhere in between Marco Polo and Bill Gates, although with much less wealth than Gates and ability to travel much further and quicker than Marco Polo did, in the time when horse carriage and feet were the only available means of transport.Digital nomads tend to do work on various positions and projects while traveling.

Although since their way of life also has a wide set of limitations they usually choose some of these occupations:Design- logos, websites, commercials, banners etc.Writing- travel writing, creative writing, content writing, copywriting etc.Digital marketing- running AdWords and Facebook campaigns, community management etc.Programming- building apps, writing code etc.Various entrepreneurship projects- selling various types of online services, founding startup companies around different tech gizmos, etc.Benefits of Leading a Digital Nomad LifestyleThe digital nomad lifestyle comes with many benefits.

Some of them are very obvious, like a chance to see exotic lands, while some others are known only to people who once in their life decided to say goodbye to their family and friends, and sail off with a laptop in their lap.

These are some of them:Flexible work hours- this is the same for most freelancers, but digital nomads are known for using their free time in much more creative ways.

They are earning Western salaries and living in countries with much lower prices;Coworking SpacesAlthough it sounds like digital nomads are working from buses, trains, tops of desserts dunes and jungles, they have much more comfortable work spaces.

This trend grew so big recently that there is a special kind of accommodation called a coworking hostel, made to satisfy all digital nomads’ needs.You can find these establishments in many big cities across popular digital nomad destinations, like Thailand, Indonesia, and India and in some places like Amsterdam, there are whole neighborhoods inhabited by digital nomads.Digital Nomads and EntrepreneurshipAlthough all other types of online work bring appreciable income and leave you with more time to explore places you visit, after working your 4, 6 or 8-hour shift, I somehow got caught up with nomad entrepreneurship.

It wasn’t until the pandemic that it went from optional to a necessity, and it’s sped up digital transformations in a drastic way.Rapidly employers had to consider evolution as far as their IT infrastructure, how employees could access the resources they needed to do their jobs, even when working from unsecured Wi-Fi networks, and how to create policies conducive to this new way of doing business.Employers and IT teams have lost much of their centralized visibility to see what’s happening on their network.

Employees are laxer about cybersecurity when they’re working from home.There’s also often a lack of clarity on remote work because there aren’t well-defined policies in place.With all of this in mind, the following is a guide to what businesses should know about transitioning to a more permanent version of remote work, or at least a hybrid environment.An Overview of Remote WorkNow that we’re significantly into the pandemic, both limitations and benefits of employees working remotely has become much clearer.

That could mean, if practice followed the estimation, that three to four times as many people would be working from home than they were before the pandemic.As was touched on above, there are challenges, including not just the technical considerations but also how to coach employees, ensure there’s recognition and maintain a cultural connection to the company.Specific business considerations stemming from remote work include:Fraud—there’s the potential for fraud to become a more significant risk when employees work from home.

You want to make sure that leadership is regularly communicating with them, sharing goals, and reinforcing your corporate vision.

Employees may not know how to work securely when they’re remote, or they may be less vigilant when they’re not in the office environment.

It’s also hard for employees to discern what’s a phishing scam because they’re highly sophisticated in many cases.Passwords: Even when you’re utilizing VPNs, firewalls, and more traditional means of securing your network, if employees have weak passwords or reuse them, you’re at risk.

The fear of COVID-19 and attempts to try and slow down its spread across the globe has led to a situation where a lot of businesses shut down their operations and attempt with the telecommute working model.

Of course, there are a lot of businesses that had practised this model for years (and with a great success rate), nonetheless, for a lot of employees, entrepreneurs and organizations this is a brand new concept.

So, the big question is – after their employees can return to the office, is there really a need for such a thing?

A smaller on-spot staff means that you can get by with a smaller office, that you have to pay fewer commute benefits and avoid a lot of unnecessary expenses.

In other words, the existing structure of business work may forever change.Online businesses are boomingWhile it may seem like the industry is in shambles (or will be very soon), the truth is that online streaming services, apps and e-commerce are probably doing better than ever before.

Keep in mind, nonetheless, that while these businesses exist online, they are usually focused on the local market in order to offer quick deliveries.

I’m Julie, The Fit Gypsy.

I am a passionate health enthusiast who is now living the Digital Nomad lifestyle!That means that I work remotely from my computer while traveling this beautiful world that we live in!How it all came to be:I have worked various exciting jobs and careers up until now, including running my own fitness business for nearly 13 years.

I loved working with people and transforming their lives to be healthier and happier.

As much as I am grateful for that experience, every single client and job had me needing to be there in person, which was not allowing me to do the thing I absolutely love-Travel!I would save up my money, then travel for long periods of time with a specific budget, limiting me to certain activities and having to live the “hostel life” to save money.

Every single time!The last adventure I went on, (New Zealand, Australia, Bali, Vietnam) got me really thinking… How do I continue traveling WHILE making money.

Where I do not have to take on little traveling jobs such as picking fruit near deadly spiders, or bartending for peanuts in South East Asian countries.I noticed people working from their computers in every single coffee shop I would stop in (trust me, that’s a LOT of coffee shops!)

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If you’ve been working from home, you might feel like all of the days are running together, and you don’t have a good handle on time anymore.

Here’s a question for you: When’s the last time you took time off work?Taking a break to unplug and recharge can give us the strength and resilience we need to manage all that we have.Taking time off to focus on something more creative or physical, for example, can give you a sense of work-life balance.It’s not enough to just take time off, you want to make sure your time off is truly refreshing.

Try these tips to help you get as much as you can out of your vacation—even if you’re not going anywhere.- Make sure you take the amount of time you need.

If you don’t feel like you fully wind down from your job on the weekends, then taking two or three days off might not be long enough to rejuvenate you.- Before your vacation, look at the work that’ll need to be done while you’re gone.

Can any of it be done ahead of time?

If so, do it—but slowly so as not to overwhelm yourself.- Set an out-of-office message for your email so people know they shouldn’t expect to hear from you.