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The life of a remote workerCharis Rafailidis #SKGTech
Personal Experience
Jan 2013 start
Mar 2015
What is remote
Why work remotely?
Why work remotely II?
Why work remotely III?
Immigrate?
There must be a better way
Working remotely is easy
Work remotely
Key-phrase:
“There is always someone out there in need of the skill you possess”
and he is willing to pay for it…
Key-phrase:
Advantage #1: Work from home
…or anywhere in the world
#2: Set your own schedule
#3: Do what you love
#4: Opportunities
• Experiences
• People you meet
• Companies/Projects you work on
Too good to be true?
Disadvantage #1: Keeping yourself accountable
#2: Work-Life balance
#3: Blur legal structure
• Health insurance
• Pension
• Paid vacation
• Tax/legal
#4: Loneliness
How to get started
1.What’s your goal?
How to get started
1.What’s your goal?
2.What’s your current state?
How to get started
1.What’s your goal?
2.What’s your current state?
3.What resources do you have (time, experience, skills)?
How to get started
1.What’s your goal?
2.What’s your current state?
3.What resources do you have (time, experience, skills etc)?
4.How bad do you want it?
Big vs Small projects
Small: • Easy to start • Big overhead • Small margins • No stability
Big vs Small projects II
Big: • Expertise required • Stability • Bigger earnings • May require more than 1 person
Big vs Small projects III
Start small
And Scale
Start Now !
What is your passion?
Go for it !
• Make money super fast
• Big upfront investments
• Pyramid schemes
• Work without being paid
Stay out of trouble
Thank you!(Big applause)
Now start the remote work!
by Charis Rafailidis @hrafailidis
