Remote Jobs are like 9-5 without the office.

The world got harangued into remote working over the last few years. A little known Coronavirus made sure of that. Economies, countries and continents we’re under threat of coming to a grinding halt and, for many, the only option to prevent this was to work from home.

Many founders, freelancers, designers, developers, writers and more are eyeing up the increasing the opportunities on the swathes of remote job boards in pursuit of work or supplemental income

For all the wrong reasons.

On the upside there's no traditional office environment and no managers to oversee progress, but remote working goes hand in hand with:

• Longer, more intensive working hours

• Blurred lines of between and personal life

• Time differences that result in odd working or reporting hours

• Being forced to being full-time which sacrifices that ability to take on other work

Freelancing remains King for all the right reasons:

• Negotiable project budgets

• Much higher pay on contract basis

• No management to answer to

• Working at your own pace

• Shorter term projects grant increased flexibility

Where to find freelance opportunities?

Well, remote job boards is a good start.

90% of remote boards cater to full time openings - but if you dig down hard enough you can strike the gold of short term contracts or out and out freelance gigs.

Social Media

Over 70% of businesses rely on social media for customer engagement, so it makes sense that they also ask or declare to their captive audiences about freelance work and opportunities. Which they do, every… single…day.

Applicant Tracking Systems

Advertising remote jobs is expensive. You'll only see a select few of openings from potential clients for that reason.

Now they also publish openings on applicant tracking systems and recruiting software.

Though they're hidden, a lot of contain freelance and contract roles so it pays to be tap into them. Note you don't have to become a hacker to access them but it takes a little, perfectly legal, Google magic!

Communities

Those offering freelance work are not always employers.They can be entrepreneurs, indemakers and small to medium to large business owners.

Even if a project is a one shot deal they can be extremely well paid.

Prospects gather in specific subreddits, Facebook Groups, Hacker News, and in hundreds of little corners of the internet, Wherever they go its a good idea to keep your ear to the ground to capitalize on the opportunities that spring up in these collectives.

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