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There might be several reasons why you’re now a remote worker. Maybe the global pandemic has forced you to work from home. Or your current employer is cutting back and saving money by having staff work remotely. Or, maybe you’re currently trying to live the laptop lifestyle and decided now is the right time to set yourself up at home.
Whatever the reason, you need to make sure that you can be productive, creative, organized, and inspired each and every day to get through those tasks, hit your deadlines, and enjoy your new role as a remote home worker.
And that’s what we can help you with right now. Here are 8 tips for remote working for beginners:
#1 – Make Yourself Known
Now that you’re not going to see your boss and co-workers each day, it’s more important that you use every way to communicate you can. You want to check in regularly, schedule online calls with team members, and make sure people know that you’re still working hard on your job.
Let your manager see the work you have completed and be open to taking on whatever they provide. The last thing you want to do is let everyone forget about you because those people are often the ones that are let go first.
#2 – Have A Reliable Set Up
Now that you’re working remotely, you need to make sure that you can do just that. Having a reliable internet connection and computer should be your top priority.
You need to be able to do video calls if necessary, so will need high-speed internet and a computer capable of streaming video.
The good news is these won’t cost you an arm and a leg. Internet is available and affordable in most countries of the world now and the price of laptops and desktop computers are also very affordable.
If you’re trying to get by using an old computer and struggling to complete your tasks, then it’s time to take your new job seriously and invest in your future.
#3 – Network With Other Remote Workers
Now that you don’t have the morning commute or co-workers to chat to, you want to make sure that the job isn’t a lonely one.
Therefore, it’s a great idea to network with fellow remote workers to share tips and help each other stay connected to the real world.
You can find people in online forums, Facebook groups, and even have group chats where you can all talk together and help each other out.
#4 – Find Your Ideal Workspace
If you’re able to complete all your work from a laptop, then there’s no need to be stuck in one place.
If you’re happy to work from home and have a dedicated place to work from, then great. You can continue to work there each day.
But if you like to broaden your horizons, then you might want to head to your local coffee shop or even look at co-working spaces and shared offices in your local area.
Having a different place to work from can keep you motivated and also expand your mind to new ideas too.
#5 – Work At Your Optimal Times
Each one of us is different. Some people prefer to work in the mornings, whereas others get their best work done in the afternoon.
Whichever type of person you are, that’s when to schedule your work for. You can often get a lot more work done in a shorter period of time when you’re fully focused. Otherwise, you might take longer to do tasks because you get easily distracted.
This also ties in with tip #4, you can choose the best surroundings also. If you can only work in silence, then you can buy some noise-canceling headphones, which means you can still go to the local coffee shop.
By choosing the best surroundings and ideal time to work, you can make sure that you get all your tasks done and even enjoy doing them.
#6 – Treat It Like A Job
And finally, you should treat your new remote job as a real job, because that’s basically what it is.
You need to set boundaries, time frames, goals, and tasks within your new job. When you should be working, then you should be working. When it’s time to log off, then log off.
It can be easy to blend in with your personal home life, with your new work life. And that’s probably not going to help you to keep focus.
Set blocks of time where you are doing your work and others for when you take breaks. Stick to those blocks of time.
You now have the flexibility to schedule your work and personal time, so use it wisely and you’ll become a remote worker that any business would want to hire.
Summary
We hope these 6 tips for remote working for beginners help you to ease into your new position easily. It’s going to take a little while to get used to your new position and the surroundings you choose.
If you hit a bump along the way, just learn from it and make sure it doesn’t happen again. It’s all part of the new and exciting journey you have begun. Enjoy it!
