Category: Freelancing

I am a web developer. Some times, I must use my smartphone as part of my work. No matter how I hate or don’t want to use it, I must accept it as part of my life. It’s a fact. So, how I treat my phone to improve my productivity, instead of deteriorating it? While many people will argue that they can live without their phone, it’s easier to be said than done.

I began to work remotely in 2012. It’s one of the biggest challenges in my life. This biggest challenge turns out to make my life much better. At least I am not following the 9-5 life now. I can work when I have time as long as I can deliver the result on time. It’s been seven years now. I’ve been working remotely for almost seven years. Here are how I manage my works as remote web developer.

With such condition now, working remotely is a must. Here’s how to choose payment methods for a remote worker like you and me. Before you continue to read, please note that these guides are for a remote worker to accept a single payment for an individual. These guides are not covering the topic for the site owner who’s looking for payment gateway services to receive payment from their site. I’ll write such guides on another post.

It’s started in 1997 when I was still in elementary school. This is the first time, as I remembered, I used a personal computer for the first time. It’s one of my elementary school program: every child there should be introduced to a personal computer. I still remember it very well. The PC had a huge monitor, a huge CPU, with a mouse and keyboard. Of course, no internet for us.

This post was inspired by someone on Reddit. Click here to see his profile. I started to work remotely on 2012, and up until now, still working remotely as full-stack Ruby on Rails developer When I started it, I had no idea what is it like to work for someone or company far-away (in fact, most of my employers now were on the other side of the earth). So, let’s see how to start working remotely as a web developer, based on my story below.

If you’re planning to switch to a remote worker, or you’re just starting to work remotely, here are recommended payment methods for freelancer based on my own, first hand experience using them. Or if you’re just starting or planning to do the freelance jobs for employers at the other side of the globe, these payment methods will work for you too. No matter what’s jobs you’re taking, as long as you work for someone who lives on the other side of the world, these recommendations are for you.