Gadget Blog

Obviously not everyone can work remotely as some vocations require people to go to their place of work or travel to undertake their duties in person. But for those of us who are able to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share my experiences and give some practical directions by distributing it on the web in the hope that I could give others helpful timesavers for adapting to remote working or supervising remote workers.

I can tell you that there are a substantial number of so called ’experts’ on the net who will try and persuade you to purchase courses for big sums of cash, trust me you don’t have to do this.

I am blessed to be allowed to work anywhere I choose and just about everybody who asks me what work I do wants to get an idea of how I am able to work remotely. Don’t misinterpret me I am still perfecting the art of remote working as all of the time I discover people on the web who tell me about new methods and I am constantly uncovering new systems and approaches that make my life simpler and improve my productivity.

During the past 7 years I have slowly but surely adapted my working processes to enable me to do most of my work remotely with a collection of internet tools and rigid self management. One afternoon whilst searching the web I unearthed Quickbooks online and this made me aware of what just might be possible. My encounter with web based ‘on demand’ small business accounting software was a significant event for me and the launch pad of my ‘remote working career.

I should inform you up front that productively working remotely is as much about the tools as it is about self discipline. Working remotely also means teaching your colleagues, supervisors and customers as to what they can expect and how they will maintain contact with you.

In ‘Remote Working Part 2 – Why self discipline is important’ I show you how to focus.