13/05/2024
20 Skills You Can Learn to Work Remotely and Build a Remote Career
At the end of 2024, I will be working remotely now for 10 years. What I didn’t realize about a year before I started, was that it was possible to actually build a respected, reputable, and successful career while working from anywhere (and not just something that is viewed as a “side hustle”). I’ll go over the most in-demand skills I’ve seen that are not just side hustle material, but very valuable skills you can really build a career with.
15 years ago after graduating from university, I was in searching for a job, after 3 years I was lucky to get a job in the bank, after one year of getting the bank Job, the job was so frustrating and the pay is not enough, I have to start looking for an alternative, luckily I saw an advert online about working remotely and doing online business. I paid for the course and started practicing while still working in the bank. I started trying to uplevel my skillset so I could land a higher paying job working in Tech remotely or start up an online business. I upgraded my skillset as web designer and developer to learn User Interface design and User Experience design for apps and web. With my social media marketing experience. I was able to start at as a freelancer, working for both local and international business. And also sell other company product and earn a lot from it. Since then making, have never been an issue for me again.
At the end of 2020, I will be working remotely now for 4 years. What I didn’t realize about a year before I started, was that it was possible to actually build a respected, reputable, and successful career while working from anywhere (and not just something that is viewed as a “side hustle”). I’ll go over the most in-demand skills I’ve seen that are not just side hustle material, but very valuable skills you can really build a career with.
5 years ago after graduating college, I had first started trying to uplevel my skillset so I could land a higher paying job working in Tech in New York City. I upgraded my skillset as web designer and developer to learn User Interface design and User Experience design for apps and web. Not only did I learn these skills from my laptop, but I then landed a new job doubling my current salary at the time.
In Demand Skills to Land a Remote Job and Work from Anywhere
I realized two things: all of the information was available online and I was learning from talented individuals who also didn’t necessarily work in an office. That opened my eyes that to expand your career or build authority in an industry, you didn’t just have to be in a big city; you could be anywhere you wanted as long as you could work from your laptop.
So here I am going on 10 years of working remotely and its expanded my career more than ever. I have worked remotely full time as an employee at tech companies, I have freelanced/contracted remotely for tech companies and small businesses, and I have started my own online business. I’ve worked remotely both in the corporate world, startup world, and small business world, so I’ve learned first hand some trends of which skills are more valuable, profitable, or in demand.
Why Work Remotely?
Working remotely is the future. It cuts costs for business owners and employers and expands their pool of talent to choose from, while opening up options for your career and job more than ever before.
Reasons to work remotely:
Work from anywhere in the world
Avoid wasting time commuting
Potential to set your own working hours
Have more time to dedicate to your own projects or passions
Build a career without having to be in an office
Be able to work independently to focus and work more efficiently
Travel the world while making money
Be able to spend more time with family
More job opportunities internationally
Work in any clothes you want
Work for yourself / work on your own schedule
You can dive right into preparing for a full time remote job, or you can start working remotely on the side. The bottom line is, even if you don’t know yet what you want to do as a career or job, start by learning in demand skills that can be done just from your laptop. Digital skills enable you to get a remote job or work for yourself remotely, so you can work from anywhere. So whether you want to start this as a side hustle or want this to be your full career, these 20 in demand skills will give you an an idea of some directions to head in, as well as some resources for where you can get started learning.
Copywriting,
Social Media Marketing and Management,
Content Creation,
Digital Marketing,
SEO,
Web Design,
Web Development/Front End Development,
IOS/Android Development,
Graphic design, Affiliate Marketing,
UI/UX,
Photography,
digital sales,
teaching,
blogging,
VA, etc.
Have I inspired you to start a remote career?
I wanted to show you not only that going remote is much easier than you think, but also such a viable way to build a successful career.
The ability to take my career remote allowed me to not only have an impactful and financially stable career, but with the freedom to travel and do it from anywhere in the world.
Hopefully after reading through some of these industries and jobs you will feel inspired to learn and take the first step to a new location independent lifestyle.
