FIRST TIME WORKING REMOTELY, WHAT TO PREPARE?
Way before Covid-19 attack, many freelancers practiced remote work. This methodology has become the new worm, with numbers of benefit, and you can start too.
Although, switching to work from anywhere can be hard if you are not used to it. This also could lead to reduced productivity as you lose interest in the work you do. Do not worry, there are plenty of ways to avoid that.
How To Switching to Remote Work Smoothly
If you are used to working in an office, then you have to work alone in a new atmosphere and an unfamiliar system, it can be a challenge in itself. However, that doesn't mean this is a bad thing. These changes can be smoothed out with the right steps.
Check few ways how to switching to remote work as efficiently as possible:
1. Customize your workspace
If you decide to work remotely from home, try to create a personal office at home.
Make sure you are well-equipped if you work while traveling, such as a computer, a wifi hotspot that can be used anywhere, and meeting-supporting headphones, monitor.
2. Update the utilize technology
For starters, having a really good internet connection could boost the experience of working remotely. Also adding some powerful apps or software can make a huge difference to handle all the scheduling, meeting, and other aspects that can be done with apps.
Communication: Notion, Monday.com, Slack
Social Media Scheduling: Later, Meta Creator, Instagram scheduler, Hootsuite
Tracking: Notion, Clockfy
Project management: Asana, Jira
Time and meeting management: Calendly
Content: Loom, Canva
and more
3. Effective communication
Communication between colleague and the team leader should be done correctly. By doing this, a lot of time and effort can be saved.
4. Start with part time remotely
You can start part time remotely to get used to it. Start by put minimum work hours as a target and then take a break. By this way, you can start feeling motivated to get things done.
5. Taking course
One of the easy steps to working remotely is learning new skills. Since working remotely is new work, you should take action to develop yourself. There are plenty of free courses such as Udemy, Coursera, etc that can be utilized.