HOW TO FIND REMOTE SIDE JOBS

WHAT ARE REMOTE SIDE JOBS AND WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

Over the last ten years there has been a rise in people searching for online remote part time jobs. This may included, working as a professional, online marketing, network marketing, or simply running a business or working from home that also allows you to work remotely.

I had my personal motivations to work remotely, but most seemed to enjoy the freedom and flexibility of working outside an office environment. In many ways, remote working has become more mainstream through the reliability of the internet globally and even cheap international travel. So, if your job or business can be done online in theory you can work remotely.

Just imagine sitting in a beach side cafe with your laptop and coffee, working on a project. Once you have completed your daily goals the rest of the day is your own. It took me a long time for me to realize how possible a remote lifestyle could be until I was having my own lunch in a sea view restaurant in Spain. My wife was sitting opposite me and said, "What exactly do you do again?" It even took her some time to understand that I could work and be anywhere and still get paid.

The remote working lifestyle allows anyone with the right motivation and skills to work outside of the traditional work place. Like someone running a home based business the owner has decided to build their business from home or anywhere else outside the traditional office. I believe that working remotely is about choices and deciding what type of lifestyle you really want. For me the 9 to 5 work structure was killing me and so something needed to change.

Consider this, instead of driving to work you design your life around your work or business. This means when you have a project or goal that needs to be achieved, you can decide how and where you execute that work. This means the remote worker has the flexibility to set out their day however they want. This creates a relaxed and peaceful environment to achieve the goals you want while integrating other activates such as a trip to the gym, a dental appointment or a late lunch.

The total freedom to react to a phone call or an email makes life so much easier and stress free. I am not saying that work is not stressful in itself because when something is important to us we care if it is achieved to the level we expect from ourselves.

HOW DO PEOPLE DO ONLINE REMOTE PART TIME JOBS AND BUSINESSES?

The flexibility and choice for those running a business or doing a job remotely is vast. Clearly this is the way forward in the 21st century, where we can work in a place or environment that makes complete sense to us. Recently, I was contacted by a online marketer from Sweden living in a small island in the Pacific Ocean, when I asked him why their, he said, "Because I can". Finally, he pointed to the reason why most of us love the idea of remote opportunities, because we are in many cases waiting for our lives adventure to begin. Remote working means it can start today and everyday.

For people like myself who enjoy the freedom of building a business and a lifestyle in an alternative way, working remotely is an option. I can still attend online meeting if I am in New York, London, Helsinki or Málaga because the technology allows for that freedom. On a typical day I will walk the dog before breakfast, make some WhatsApp calls to customers and business partners and then decide weather I worked in my home office or use a local cafe to do whatever I need to do that day.

The reality is that everything I need will be in my online back office, laptop or somewhere online. However, some of my partners enjoy using a cospace unit for the social aspect which I fully understand. I personally think the office share option is too expensive and I am not willing to pay for them. I simply change my cafe or work from home to mix things up, which is far cheaper and much more interesting.

In my opinion, the main reason why people decide to start a remote business is the remote working lifestyle. This means they can set their own schedule so they can be the most productive and creative as possible. When I am sitting in the airport waiting for my flight I am still surprised the amount of young remote workers on their laptops. Where they are going I cannot be sure, but during a few conversations I have had, they see no difference between working in their own homes or elsewhere in the world. In some cases, they see their remote lifestyle experience as personal development and widening their understanding of the world as well as building a worldwide network in different countries.

Why do people want to work remotely and take jobs working from home on computer?

I know I have already mentioned why I do, but my story is unique to me. Some people cannot work with an authority figure in their office, others may have some kind of psychical disability and some maybe at home with the kids or caring for a loved one. Regardless, why they are working remotely, they all have one thing in common, they are interested in being a productive individual in society. Also, it has been found that people working or running remote businesses are more productive as well as happier and healthier.

BELOW I HAVE PUT A LIST OF REASONS WHY JOBS WORKING FROM HOME ON COMPUTER AND OTHER ONLINE BUSINESSES ARE WORTH CONSIDERING:

The freedom Lifestyle

There is no doubt in my mind why people want to work remotely regardless if it is with an employer or working for themselves online. Having the flexibility to work or not and create your own timetable is addictive. I can recall when our daughter was ill and the arguments on who had the most important job because someone needed to be at home. Or the seminar I wanted to attend, but my company wanted me to stay in work.

There are many other situations that a free timetable gives the remote worker. One of the major advantages is integrating your work or business around your life rather than the other way.

The healthier lifestyle

Being less stressed is always a benefit in life. So, being outside the conflicts and stresses of office politics or in-house relationships are on the whole a healthier existence. Research has shown that 55% of people traveling to work were already stressed before arriving at their office. Simply by removing the drive to and from work increased the health and wellness of the worker. What is even more amazing is that 69% of remote workers or home business owners took less time off work through illness compared to traditional staff.

It is believed that the home based worker has less reason to be away from work because they felt completely involved with their work. At the same time less stressed, happier, healthier and more committed to what they were doing.

The passionate lifestyle

Since I have been running my business remotely, I feel a passion in what I do which gives me the inspiration to continue. Working in a environment that I love with people that inspire me everyday creates a sense of accomplishment. When I realize what my life would have been if I did not have the opportunity to be wherever I want to be, I understood how lucky I am to be able to make money from home as a remote business owner.

The productive lifestyle

The biggest argument for remote working comes from the industries that have been at the circle of it before it was even called remote working and that is the home based business concept. The direct sales and network marketing industry have used the remote working concept for over fifty years. They realized as companies are today that the increased productivity comes from the flexibility of the industry.

Someone who is working from home is more likely to put a lot more effort into their job. Research has shown that 65% of full time workers believe that working from home remotely would be more productive than in the office. When a survey was completed, 70% of the managers reported an increase in productivity by home based workers.

The cost effective lifestyle

As a home business and remote business owner the idea that something is cost effective always interest me. I hate spending more than I need to, so the bottom line makes so much sense. One of the major savings comes in the cost of housing a worker in a office. Housing a worker means they need furniture, a parking place and the area they are going to work. It has been shown that an employer and even some running his own business can save as much a $20,000 per home based worker.

I have found myself having the same advantages working for myself. Regardless if I am running my business from home or even more remotely in another country, I am saving money. My business is simply a laptop with a online presence, so office space is not needed.

The engaged lifestyle

What I am surprised about is that people that become engaged as a online remote part time jobs as well as full time find it very difficult to return to a office life. I have felt the same thing since working remotely with my own business. In fact the research shows 75% would rather find another job or go self employed than work in a traditional work place again.

ARE YOU MISUNDERSTANDING REMOTE SIDE JOBS FROM HOME?

Before I started working remotely for myself I had a list of things I truly did not understand, so I have listed some of my favorites:

We don't like speaking to others

Well, I don't know about others, but I have a massive team globally so I have to speak to them all the time. In addition, I am running a weekly podcast that discusses home and remote business topics including ones about online remote part time jobs. This means I do not need to fly all over the world for a personal meet up, because video conferencing and WhatsApp are so easy to use. On a weekly basis I arrange a weekly webinar and for quick answers to questions people can text or call me via WhatsApp.

I don't believe remote workers are any less communicative than anyone else, but the relationship is surely different. I have been personally working with a woman for over five years that I have never physically met.  We have built over the years a very deep virtual relationships that benefits both of us.

The only area which the remote business owner and worker maybe seen as introverted and hard to communicate with is with their self starting mindset. To work remotely, you need to be confident and self assured but most of all personally empowered to the existent that you kick start your day rather than others. So, the trivia of speaking to others about what you have already achieved seems senseless and unneeded. Nevertheless, I feel that building relationships even in a remote business is via to achieve the success we want.

We work 24 / 7

There is that danger, but I think it is few and far between of those who work all the time. While I am writing the content for this page, I am within a few days of going on a trip with my wife and some friends. Considering I work for myself, I still need to check a few things while I am away. This entails a 10 minute browse of my emails and if my sites are working properly. After that the rest of the time is enjoying whatever is on offer.

The whole point of working from home as a remote worker is to have the freedom and flexibility to enjoy life not to sit in front of a screen all day and most of the night. I personally love my relationships with friends and taking my wife somewhere nice eat and drink. So, if it is an issue for some people, they are missing the point of working remotely.

We are all lazy good for nothings

I am sure there are some that pretend they are working, but as I mentioned in an earlier section, to be a remote worker you need to be a self starter. Also, the evidence shows that this argument for remote worker being lazy is simply untrue. The fact is remote or home based worker work even harder and for consistently than traditional worker. I think this is propaganda put around by people who could not work remotely because they would be in bed all day.

The self starter, like myself, rises at the same time every working day and commits himself or herself to the job or the project in hand. It is even more imperative if you are working for yourself. There is not the possibility to slack off as a remote worker.

HOW TO FIND JOBS WORKING FROM HOME ON COMPUTER?

The question you need to ask yourself before considering any type of online remote part time jobs.

Does this lifestyle tick all the boxes for me?

I found it very interesting and appealing when a very good friend of mine offer me the opportunity to become a remote worker and start my own online business. I love the idea of waking and working at home today and maybe tomorrow somewhere else. Strangely, the nicest part is being able to work remotely is taking my wife to lunch once in a while as a surprise. Or booking a weekend away, last minute.

As you may have noticed that money element was not mentioned almost at all. Don't get me wrong, the money is one of the most important element of living a comfortable life and more so if you wish to take full advantage of remove working.

I am freelance or self employed so my earning possibilities are limitless which is a massive motivator. Yes, the more I work the more I make, but finally, it is not about the money, it is about the lifestyle that is possible for me and my family and where we will be next in our global adventure.