Remote work is gaining popularity as internet and enhanced technology services make it possible to do many day-to-day tasks from anywhere in the world, particularly office jobs. You can improve productivity by avoiding distracting conversations with colleagues, save money on transportation, reduce emissions from the lack of transportation involved, prevent working parents from needing to find child care, and help those with mobility impairments stay in the workforce. With the advent of remote work, many platforms allow you to find jobs that are specifically hiring remote employees.

FlexJobs

FlexJobs offers flexible jobs, including full-time, part-time, and freelance options—all listings are pre-screened and designed for remote work. The screening system prevents you from wasting time, since we all know a job search can go on longer than we'd like. FlexJobs has been around for more than 10 years and it offers many additional resources, such as skill tests and checklists.

Remote OK

Remote OK is another remote-work platform that, in order to reduce scams, requires companies to pay for listings. When searching for a job, you can browse by category, such as software development, marketing, design, non-tech, and on-line teaching. There are also filters to help narrow down your search.

UpWork

UpWork is a big name in the world of remote jobs and freelancing—offering positions for recurring projects, short-term tasks, and full-time jobs. There are dozens of job categories to choose from, divided into major headings, like web, mobile, and software development; IT and networking; data science and analytics; engineering and architecture; design and creative; writing; translation; legal; admin support; customer service; sales and marketing; and accounting and consulting. UpWork has it all.

Virtual Vocations

Virtual Vocations only lists telecommute jobs, all of which are screened by a real person for validity. There are more than 40 job categories to explore on this platform, with professional job leads and a range of additional downloads and resources.

We Work Remotely

We Work Remotely prides itself on being the largest web community for remote work job listings. Since there's a fee for listing jobs, you can count on them to be real, and the website claims to weed out scams. This website focuses on job listings in the fields of marketing, design, devops and sysadmin, programming, customer support, and business/executives and management, but it also includes other listings.

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Tips for Remote Workers

Those considering remote work will get the benefit of working where they want, and can improve their experience with a few simple steps. For example, consider using a coworking space for your daily work or on occasion. All major cities now have several coworking space options. Coworking spaces typically have a range of workspaces, coffee, fast internet, and snacks waiting to improve your productivity.

If you are concerned about staying on task while working remotely, you should consider using task management or time management software. Some of the most popular options include:

• Centrallo
• Easynote.io
• Pintask
• Trello
• Asana

Those who plan to work remotely with a series of part-time or freelance jobs will also want to take advantage of invoicing software, some great choices include:

• Intuit QuickBooks Self-Employed
• And Co by Fiverr
• Due
• Handdy

To ensure effective remote work, don’t forget to give yourself assigned hours to work so you have time for a personal life and to remove distractions. If you cannot remove those distractions yourself, consider using a coworking space instead of working at home.