Working on your projects and earning a living while sipping a delicious cocktail in a natural environment exuding tranquility... This is how we can summarize teleworking. It’s indeed a dream! We are going to provide you with good ideas for becoming a teleworker.
Digital nomad: what is it?
The concept is rather recent. It simply refers to a person who has the opportunity to work and achieve his or her goals. in places other than his business. There are four main types of professionals that can be included in the world of digital nomads. We find self-employed people, employees, freelancers and self-employed people.
Flexibility and flexibility
The consultants can also be considered digital nomads, but only if their profession involves travel outside the headquarters of the company in which they work.
To summarize the idea for you, a digital nomad benefits with flexibility in the execution of its tasks. This flexibility therefore allows him to practice his profession anywhere. He can even opt for working from home, which was very widespread during the health crisis.
Becoming a digital nomad: an update on the most suitable professions
Teleworking is not suitable for all sectors of activity. For example, if you work in ready-to-wear or public administration, you will have a lot of difficulty teleworking. Your presence is, in fact, required to receive customers or citizens in the case of an administration. On the other hand, if you work in the following professions, you will be able to telework perfectly.
Web designers and video editors
A large majority of digital nomads work on the Web. Whatever the profession, the principle is almost the same. You pick up contracts with clients to provide them with digital services according to their requirements and deadlines. These could be, for example, web designers or video editors.
Community Management and SEO
This job involves not only mastery of social media tools, but also that of image editing software and, as a bonus, videos. Indeed, a Community Manager may be required to produce posters or promotional videos.
Web writing and SEO (search engine optimization) specialists can also be classified as nomadic workers. The nature of their work allows them to carry out their tasks anywhere: at home, in coworking spaces and even on vacation!
Self-employed and self-employed
The latter benefit from the flexibility of nomadic work. If you're one of those digital nomads, you'll just need a computer, a good internet connection, and a space to work.
What qualities are required to become a teleworker?
To be able to telework, certain qualities are required.
The organization
Time management is at the heart of teleworking. You must create your own schedule. If you have a little trouble, set yourself goals. For example, you will dedicate Monday to such a project, Tuesday to complete a specific task, etc.
Concentration
Your ability to concentrate must be at its maximum. Whether you are at home or elsewhere, you will be surrounded many distractions. To improve their concentration, nomadic workers say they mute social media notifications. They also claim to work listening to their music favorites.
Autonomy
Being a teleworker means that you will work like a free electron. It is you who will choose your projects and the tasks to be carried out. It is you, above all, who will develop the processes that will allow you to carry out these tasks. There will therefore be no manager or supervisor. You must be completely independent.
Being a digital nomad doesn’t mean “doing nothing”
This is a preconceived idea that is often mentioned. We wrongly think that a digital nomad does nothing all day except accomplish a few tasks remotely. Far from there ! To become one, you must be a workaholic. In fact, such a profile tends to lead to a series of projects. Freelancers, for example, can work with 2 or 3 customers at the same time. Certainly, they have the possibility to work anywhere and to freely manage their time, but they also have deadlines to respect and obligations fill.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of teleworking?
The professional life you are about to experience as a teleworker has many advantages.
Better skills
No matter what field you work in (development, design, SEO), each client provides its own requirements. In many cases and with returns – believe us, there will be some! -, you will be able to improve your skills. It’s a lifelong learning process.
Flexibility
We have already mentioned this undeniable advantage. Time management is free for a digital nomad, as long as they respect deadlines.
And the disadvantages?
Nomadic work offers freedom of movement and a significant gain in skills, but it nonetheless remains restrictive in certain respects. This increased mobility can prevent some people from having a family life.
It is therefore a life choice that you are going to make. You have to carefully weigh the pros and cons. For our part, we will always be there to provide you with our advice and to guide you in your project!