I've starting Upwork more and more and I think it would be interesting to include interviews with freelancers who are mainly earning from Upwork (and similar sites)
@sarabcole Same here. I've been doing Upwork full time since last 6 months. I had a pretty interesting start and once I got the confidence, I just left my job and became freelancer.
This is a great idea. Despite the opportunities a remote workforce offers for both companies and employees, there is a lot of apprehension in the industry to embrace remote-friendly cultures. I field regular requests to learn more about how I make remote work for me and my employer. Hopefully, more transparency will encourage companies (and proponents within those companies) to embrace a distributed team.
Great name! As a remote worker I'm keen to see more interviews. I'm growingly increasingly concerned that remote work takes away from the human aspect of work. I'm so incredibly productive while working remotely, it's addictive. But, as soon as someone else decides to come work with me I'm finding myself frustrated by their presence. I wonder what impact this will have on future management if I'm to re-enter into the office world.
@bergjosh I'm the same! Remote work makes my productivity sky-rocket but for others it's a hindrance. I find it fascinating how everyone's style of work differs.
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Really a good idea, and the first interview was well done. I'm wondering if there are going to be more stories like Ben who built his own site/service (Ekko) or more general freelancers. If it focuses on people who float from project to project without their own product/service I feel like the idea could get stale. Or maybe as a remote person running my company it just wouldn't interest me as much.
@paulprins Hey Paul! I'm aiming to cover all different types of freelance and remote workers. E.g, people who travel the world freelancing, people who run remote companies, people who work remotely for companies and so on.
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@dandgough sounds like a good mix. Looking forward to it
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I run a freelance business too and hire a lot of freelancers.. this is really great. I feel that many people just need a little nudge to get started and this could definitely help them do that!
@alex_kranenburg That's the aim - to inspire people to work on their own terms.
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That is an interesting idea. I run a remote first team (half full time remote, half closest to the office so they choose when to be there or not).
I've been doing so for the past 4 years as we grew the team. And, from the management point of few there are certainly challenges.
Would love to hear more from that front!
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