Freelance and Remote Working

Business News

I Live and Work Remotely From a Cruise Ship 300 Days a Year. It's Helped My Social Life and Costs Just as Much as an Apartment — Here's How I Do It.

"I've been told I'm crazy for trying to live full-time on a cruise ship, but it's not just for retired people."

Employee Experience & Recruiting

4 Attributes To Look For When Hiring Remote Workers

While adoption rates vary by country, industry and company size, the remote working trend continues to gather momentum as more employees demand flexible working arrangements and many organizations recognize the potential benefits, such as increased productivity, reduced overhead costs and access to a larger talent pool.

Business Culture

How to Build a Thriving Organizational Culture in a Remote Workplace

Remote work allows hiring top talent from anywhere in the world without geographical restrictions.

Business Culture

3 Inclusive Workplace Practices For Your Remote Team

In today's interconnected world, organizations often face the challenge of managing multicultural and geographically dispersed teams. Here are some tips on how to encourage inclusion.

Management

The Rise of Self-Employed in the Global Workforce and What Business Owners Need to Know

Exploring the pros and cons of hiring self-employed and freelancers across borders, the legal considerations, the correct classification of employees and independent contractors, and more.

Management

5 Things I Learned as the CEO of a Fully Remote Company

As the CEO of a company that was an early adopter of a fully distributed workplace model, here are five important lessons I've learned from the experience.

Collaboration

An Asynchronous Workforce Is The Future. Are You Ready For It?

The benefit of "remote work" is that it should enable greater freedom and flexibility — yet for many, it's led to be even more inundated with communications, back-to-back meetings and extended working hours. To realize the potential of remote work as a path to greater productivity and freedom, we need to move toward asynchronous work. Here's how to do it.

Management

Why Elon Musk and Other Tech Leaders Are Right to Ban Remote Work

While Elon Musk is right to question the effectiveness of fully remote teams, his solution to return to the office full-time is misguided. Here's one remote CEO's take on why his concerns are right, but his solution is wrong — and how to make remote work functional.

Marketing

The Case for a 4-Day Work Week

A four-day workweek leads to more satisfied workers, narrows the gender gap and the return on investment is better than expected.

Culture

Why Appearance in Business Is Everything, Even in Remote Work

Appearance is business is still important, even when working from home. Here are some tips on how to present yourself in the best way.

Thought Leaders

9 Daily Habits That Will Make You More Productive Working From Home

Use these tips to save time, money, boost productivity and otherwise get the most from your home work environment.

Leadership

How the Changing Labor Market Is Impacting Digital Transformation

The future of work is changing. Are you ready to change with it?

Thought Leaders

7 Must-Know Tips for Transitioning from a Remote Job to Freelance Work

To be successful at freelancing, you need to make sure you are good at controlling your own time.

Growing a Business

6 Ways to Convince Your Boss to Continue Working From Home

You can still continue to work from home if you approach the conversation with your boss the right way.