Job that can be done remotely

2jzzzz on 11/05/2019 - 08:25
Last edited 11/05/2019 - 08:28

This isn't the normal side hustle discussion.

What I'm asking if anyone here currently does not have to travel to a place of work and can do everything from a computer that has Internet access?

For me, alot of jobs of the future will be done remotely. Yes there will still be bricks and mortar, but I think alot will move with the technology advances.

My ideal picture is being able to travel around Australia, pull up to a nice location, out comes the computer and away you go. It could be within set times, but ideally whenever you wanted.

I've got 2 years where I can very comfortably transition into something like this.

Drop shipping, writing books, proof reading writing, Skype coaching, website design, stock investing or coding. None of these I have great experience in, but each somewhat appeal to me.

Education & Work

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      • TheCutter on 11/05/2019 - 22:40

        i am naive to this BUT
        my kids have instagram but many big tit "influencers" make money from offering themselves doing porn for their premium service

        essentially instagram is for (profanity)

        • Ahbal on 11/05/2019 - 22:41

          Yes that too, insta influences and social medi sponsorship in general (youtube etc)

      • filfa on 13/05/2019 - 12:26
        +1

        Twitch streamer

        $3-$3.50 USD per subscriber, per month (say 5,000+ Subs for an average higher-tier full-time streamer - currently the top subscribed to streamer has 46k subs)
        Constant donations, people love to just throw money at streamers just so they can hear their message/get the streamers attention
        Sponsorships, paid promotion, affiliate gigs ect…
        Private Snapchats for that side hustle

        You'd clear 300-400k/year easily.

  • ihbh on 11/05/2019 - 19:54
    +3

    Do you look like Eugenie Bouchard?

  • jedimaster on 11/05/2019 - 20:35

    I work in technical support for an IT company and work remotely twice a week. Will be doing full time from home soon but work hours cant be molded to my liking especially if I am travelling overseas. Work has to be done between 9 am to 5 pm Sydney time. Can try getting into IT but there is a big learning curve if you have no experience in IT.

    • serpserpserp on 12/05/2019 - 13:45

      Big learning curve for technical support? hmm.

      • antigrate on 13/05/2019 - 09:28
        +1

        "if you have no experience in IT" which is correct.

    • Geekomatic on 12/05/2019 - 15:22

      I'd love to know your co. and if they're hiring atm?

      I have 20 years of IT experience and currently WFH as a residential repair service. Would love to add some remote and get a few more dollars!

      • jedimaster on 13/05/2019 - 09:00
        +1

        Well the work from home option is not available right away and is not 100% work from home if you in Sydney. This would be the case at most IT companies if you are a new joinee. I have given 3 years here and am able to work independently without any help. Since I am moving to another state soon, I requested for 100% WFH and they obliged. Exception case I guess for technical support.

  • Slippage on 11/05/2019 - 22:54
    +2

    While many jobs CAN be done remotely, the employer does not want that and mandates on site working.

    I can think of no reason we would employ a remote coder located in Australia, over one in India/Bangladesh, hell even the USA is cheaper.

    • Donaldhump on 12/05/2019 - 12:51
      +1

      local coder = better quality of work, able to communicate

      outsourcing overseas the quality of work is hit and miss, more miss

  • Powlie85 on 11/05/2019 - 23:15

    Digital Advertising jobs can be done remotely as well. There are free courses out there as well.

  • happirt on 11/05/2019 - 23:46
    +1

    i already do this

  • Save Medicare on 12/05/2019 - 07:06
    +2

    Radiologist.

    You can sit on a beach anywhere in the world with a laptop and get paid $300k+

    • T1OOO on 14/05/2019 - 18:07

      That or on site foreman- remotely.

  • love2buy on 12/05/2019 - 07:52

    Phone sex

  • reactor-au on 12/05/2019 - 08:40

    I work remotely, from anywhere in the world 24/7. It's more an exception to the general rule though. Analytics. I think the only reason I'm actually allowed to do so is more than a decade of history with unsaid company.

  • Baa on 12/05/2019 - 09:01

    I work in software consulting, when I work for clients outside of WA and do not need to travel to the client I work entirely from home.

    Not while in theory I could pack up and do it from anywhere I still have local commitments in Perth that require me to travel on site to local clients. I go into my actual office once a quarter for team days.

    I know a few programmers who work remotely, this mainly comes from knowing people who get them to complete small pieces of work, but not usually long term employment - they are very good at what they do and have many contacts in the industry.

  • axwalk on 12/05/2019 - 09:48

    https://remoteok.io
    I have not taken a job through this site, but it's pretty well known to software developers who work remotely/distributed.

  • Capo93 on 12/05/2019 - 10:51

    I work remotely, I am a state technical rep for a appliance manufacture. I handle all technical service questions/issues for my NSW service agents and also travel NSW to visit them. I work from home, have a laptop and phone. Our head office is in Brisbane. My colleague in VIC is also in the same boat as me and works remotely.

  • Scrooge McDuck on 12/05/2019 - 10:58
    +3

    Poker shark, grammar nazi, internet comedian.

    These aren't suggestions by the way, I'm just drafting my curriculum vitae. 2 out of 3 of these don't actually pay very well.

    • ihbh on 12/05/2019 - 16:18
      +1

      And the third only pays well for the select top few.

  • CalmLemons on 12/05/2019 - 12:27
    +1

    You're going to get sick of it after a while.

    Humans are normally built to settle and not be nomads - you'll find the lifestyle can become quite annoying long term, especially without a set schedule as doing work on your own accord requires a fair bit of discipline, a big transition.

    That said do what you want, if you really want to do it, just start and get it done. Plenty on the internet in this respect, ozbargain will be pure speculation.

    Workers work most productively at the office though, not exactly talking about creative work. Many distractions on the road and at home.

    For disclosure sake, I probably spend 2-3 hours a day in an office setting and the rest I'm travelling and on the laptop.

    If you want decent pay though if you are working for a company, you need to be trusted/been there for a long time/highly skilled. Or go the entrepreneur route.

    That said, as with anything in life, even if you want to be a freelancer, you need sufficient training/skill/knowledge.

    Training, skill, knowledge.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/05/2019 - 13:41
    +1

    I've been working remotely as a consultant / software architect / developer for getting on 15 years now. I have two main clients, one I've been working with since 2005 and another since 2011. They are based in different countries and hemispheres, and my wife and I spend time in both countries (and soon will have to return to Australia to keep her PR / re-entry rights). In some ways this is cool and exciting, in other ways it sucks. We are not exactly poor but certainly not well-off, that's for sure. I've been through working in an office environment for over a decade before making a change, and owned a couple of houses, was married (to first wife) … it just didn't suit me, I hated office crap and also have a health condition that interferes with attending an office reliably.

    Now - not everyone can be a 'coder', so unless you've got some actual ability in this area this is a non-starter. The world has enough crappy coders already, it doesn't need any more. Also, being a 'coder' is not enough - is this is all you can do you'll be competing against people with more experience and who are more capable than you and who work for $5/hr. With no connections through which to get work, this is not realistic. The only way to survive being just a 'coder' is to take crappy upwork etc jobs for $/5hr until you build a reputation, and then slowly raise your rates. Two years might be enough time to do this, if - IF - you can actually program in the first place. But it will be a hard slog, and not one that I've been willing to do (or have had to do, thank goodness).

    Proof reader? Well, 'a lot' isn't one word, for one thing.

    One aspect people haven't touched on - go to Telstra and examine a service coverage map. You'll seen discover that if you want to be connected all of the time there is a lot of Australia you won't be able to visit. This might still work if your employment can tolerate being offline for a while, and then delivering a batch of work. However, a lot of working with people online is being available and responsive. If you are lacking one of these characteristics, you may be deemed untrustworthy and not employable.

    I've looked into the same plan - travelling around Australia while working - and am not sure it's viable for me (and one of my gigs involves royalties that are paid if I'm online or not, although I do need to be available in a day or so if there are some problems). I wouldn't want to be restricted to Telstra coverage areas, otherwise there's no point in starting such an adventure, IMO. An Australian travel experience shouldn't be defined by internet access, the whole point is to go somewhere off the beaten track and remote. However, if you want to stick to coverage areas rather than not do it all, that also makes sense.

    Some of your other ideas I've looked into - drop-shipping etc - and don't seem viable or interesting enough to me. Certainly, there's no easy route to achieve what you want to do, unless you can somehow transform your current abilities and network into functioning remotely.

  • serpserpserp on 12/05/2019 - 13:42
    +3

    Social Media Influencer.

    A bit like jv on OZB.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/05/2019 - 13:51
    +3

    I work remotely from home (which is overseas). I do programming mostly. I have worked with the company for several years so I have built trust and proved work ethic. While I only need a laptop and decent internet I only work from home. I wouldn't particularly like to travel around while having to work. It is better to keep working and traveling separate.

    Positives:
    + Don't have to travel anywhere so save transport money, physical energy and mental stress of battling traffic if you drive or shitty public transport in Australia.
    + If I am really busy I can easily work longer hours without impacting on other duties I need to do.
    + I can be far more productive because I can work in silence and don't have interruptions.
    + I can increase my personal weekend time by doing chores during my lunch break.

    Negatives:
    - Can't further your career because you can't manage other people and can't meet with clients.
    - Have to rely on yourself to make sure that there are good communication channels between colleagues.
    - Depending on how social you are you may sometimes feel bored with not being able to interact with people face to face.
    - Getting paid in $AUD while living O/S and the AUD tanks and suddenly your buying power drops overnight.

    Overall, the positives far outweigh the negatives IMO.

    • [Deactivated] on 12/05/2019 - 14:13
      +1

      All these things, positive and negative. Not having to travel everywhere is a huge plus, one can save 1-2hrs a day compared to office workers.

      Tax residency can be another complicating matter… ;)

  • brendongl on 12/05/2019 - 19:38

    Ive been working online and living abroad for the last 3 years, check out my course to location freedom….www.yourAidiot.com

    haha…no but seriously i have been dropshipping,dabbling in marketing, and just odd online jobs for the last 3 years. The problem with Australia is there are not many communities with like-minded people who are digital nomads. I scored a job in bangkok doing marketing for a ICO with basically no real experience purely through contacts and friends i met at meetups in chiang mai thailand. I successfully have been doing dropshipping for the last 3 years on eBay to help pay for living expenses in SEA.

    If you want to live and work remotely, go on holiday to a digital nomad hotspot and go to a meetup and meet people and listen and learn. Will change your mindset completely.

    • ihbh on 13/05/2019 - 07:19

      Do you also provide grammar courses?

  • brad1-8tsi on 13/05/2019 - 09:15

    I have a friend who is a coach, coach (sorry, can't explain it better - she teaches people how to be coaches). She travels 9 months of the year. She does a lot of teaching / training overseas and always combines tourism with work. It's a fantastic lifestyle.

    She also has individual client and a lot of that work is via Skype video or the telephone.

    Wherever she unpacks her bag is her office.

  • peterpeterpumpkin on 13/05/2019 - 09:34
    +2

    I was hoping to get a prediction list of "remote jobs of the future" :(

    One thing I learnt in life is that people are generally mediocre at what they do. The person that served you at the bank. The operator that took your call. The dude that programmed your fast food ordering app. Myself. Collectively we've achieved a lot but individually we're mostly an unimpressive bunch. People say you need to upskill to stay relevant in the workplace, but that doesn't mean you'll be good at what you do.

    One day we'll reminisce about the 9-to-5 office job, where you worked your way in with a piece of paper, some networking skills and a deceptive resume, and had spent every day rubbing shoulders with other mediocre people that never appreciated how untalented they really were.

    Vive la médiocrité!

    • T1OOO on 13/05/2019 - 19:52
      +1

      It’s either give everyone a job even the bottom 30% of ur high school class that failed every subject … or expect crime to sky rocket.

      • peterpeterpumpkin on 13/05/2019 - 20:22

        Exactly.

        Many people don't realise that the modern welfare state first enacted by Imperial Germany was intended to distract workers from unions and socialism, and were opposed by leftists.

        Today's model welfare states in Scandinavia have the highest levels of public sector employment.

        • T1OOO on 14/05/2019 - 18:01
          -1

          Oh no … what most people don’t realise would enrage them.

          Shall we discuss the Prussian scholastic system too while we’re at it.

          If your any good at anything your working for ur own company not someone else so yeah even those good “employees” are not that good. If your a bit better your a contractor. Which is still lower than your own company.

    • Blahness on 13/05/2019 - 23:03

      Gees you’re fun

    • T1OOO on 14/05/2019 - 18:05

      Ps. I made a good living as a contractor. Being called in to fix or finish software done by regular employees who picked the new tech trend and had no idea about weighing up the pros and cons of actual doing it or not that way.

      I was marginally better as I chose s risk adverse approach. They don’t call it bleeding and cutting edge for nothing.

      I’m seing a lot of it now with angular.

  • Zbhatt on 13/05/2019 - 14:04

    If you are in IT industry then most of companies allow work from home.

  • Carmen Sandiego on 13/05/2019 - 15:34

    My work (Commercial Insurance Brokerage) is surprisingly very open about working from different states' offices which, I guess, is our version of working remotely?

    We have one colleague who has jumped on the opportunity to work in Melbourne but, still be able to talk to her clients in Sydney.

    We also have a "Working from Home" benefit thing after 10 years of working here which also allows for a great deal of flexibility.

  • T1OOO on 13/05/2019 - 19:50

    “Coding” I assume means software engineering/development of which the programming accounts for 10% of the job - yes an important part , never the less an import one. I’d first start a few years in a proper company onsite so you learn how it’s done right and wrong before you take it on.

    Building a house is more than stacking bricks ? Right ?

  • [Deactivated] on 13/05/2019 - 20:29

    Nope , can't work remotely:( But my wife wants to move overseas ( or as she calls it, "home"). So I'll be retiring in a couple of years when I turn 40. Not too sure what I'll do with all my spare time in paradise. It's a bit daunting :(

    • [Deactivated] on 14/05/2019 - 22:28

      Hey, You! Stop whingeing.
      Whatever happens, you will find your feet.

      Others allowed to enjoy the music, and the OzBargain orange.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIe4qmwcBVU

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLUYhREEDM0

      • [Deactivated] on 14/05/2019 - 23:07
        +1

        I've found out that I had a hidden talent today : arm-kitting! Yep! That's a thing! And I was the best at it : both the fastest and the knittest neatest. I got to keep the blanketty-thingy I've made :) HR was so proud of me 😊

        • [Deactivated] on 14/05/2019 - 23:15

          I must try that…
          Goodnight Jar Jar Binks :)

          • [Deactivated] on 14/05/2019 - 23:20

            @[Deactivated]: Bonne nuit Dne . That's how you say 'Goodnight' on Paradise Island :)

        • [Deactivated] on 15/05/2019 - 22:23
          +1

          Early-on at least, he was famously known for his beanie-wearing. Inspiration for when you graduate to direct head-knitting, for all those frozen Melbourne Winter noggin needs -
          https://youtu.be/NS1u7lBKDAo

          Non-beanie great -
          https://youtu.be/RPVAipmV7jY
          Clip most-likely to rankle thevofa great -
          https://youtu.be/r-LjfgFmTDA
          Late-night Wednesday great -
          https://youtu.be/ez9DjW7Ssvk

          P.S. Hamza has been very remotely moonlighting.
          :) Don't tell Scotty!

  • MagicMushroom on 13/05/2019 - 20:42

    Become first ozbargain youtuber?

  • Cgiclinic on 14/05/2019 - 00:08
    +1

    I am a child psychiatrist specialising in video game addiction. Considering many of my patients no longer leave the home or go to school I see them online through a secure video chat service. I use medical dictation software to type my reports. It is not the same as a face to face consult but these are mainly kids living in rural areas who would otherwise have no access to a psychiatrist or wait many months for a service. It is also bulk billed by Medicare so they don’t have to pay anything out of pocket. All they need is a smartphone and a decent internet connection. I’m also going to be on A Current Affair this week speaking about esports and violent video games. Many of the kids are 13 yo and playing MA15+ games. Happy to answer your questions.

    • T1OOO on 14/05/2019 - 18:02

      Is that even a Thing ?

      God what a world we live in.

      • mini2 on 30/05/2019 - 11:56

        Yeah, plenty of gaming addict rehabs overseas.

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