Any tips on someone who wants to start working remotely?

I started remote work about 1.5 years into being a developer. Networking, building cool projects, and getting your street cred up is key. I've found that meeting who's hiring me in person goes a long way for remote relationships.

If you haven't started blogging I would do that now and then build cool projects that showcase your skills. The more original the better and one of them may just catch on!

As for finding remote work I built an app for myself and it tosses a bunch of opportunities my way based on what I am targeting. I'm currently building it into a platform that'll launch next month if you'd like to sign up to the waitlist!

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1 year is not much so my first recommendation is to sharpen your ax (continue to refine your skills) while working for your current employer. But while working full-time you can start creating your online persona. You can start writing tech articles or recording videos to teach others. Build your rep on stackoverflow and other tech communities. Remote positions are easy to acquire once you've established yourself as a go to resource in your field of expertise. Best of luck.

Video Chat has gotten a lot better and that makes remote work a lot easier.
Isolation can be very challenging - a strong goal setting plan and routine helps.
For example I go for a walk most mornings after breakfast. When I get back from the walk I treat it as if I am "stepping in the office", it helps form a strong mental line to start the day.

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I work remotely as a full-time data engineer. The transition from being in office everyday to being remote was a lot easier than I expected, but I think a lot of that had to do with the office environment itself. Everyone on my current team is 100% remote, so therefore it's required for us to use live webcams whenever we have meetings (unless the wifi sucks, then audio will work). We also have virtual happy hours every now and then in additional to in-person Team Days once or twice a year. Additionally, I spent about 1.5 months finding an apartment when I moved to Mexico City (which was the start of my remote job), so I decided to use WeWork for that time period so that I had some sort of consistency with my work environment. Once I got settled into my apartment, I was able to transition working out of it 100% of the time (and save some big bucks).

As for tips on finding remote work, sometimes that can be achieved from a current in-office job (assuming you've developed a strong rapport with your boss and coworkers). Otherwise, I generally see a lot of remote jobs geared towards those with more experience for obvious reasons. Don't let this discourage you though; you should keep looking (LinkedIn is a good resource).