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• Penulis artikel: Sribulancer, UpWork, TextBroker
• Blogger/Social media influencer
• Asisten virtual: editing, copywriting, translasi, transkrip, input data, dll.
• Desainer grafis
• Konsultan keuangan/perencana keuangan
• Akuntan virtual
• Pengelola media social: membangun kesadaran brand, membuat dan membagikan konten, berinteraksi
dengan fans/follower, meningkatkan traffic ke website melalui media sosial.

• Programmer/backend developer
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• Sediakan lembar kontrak untuk setiap proyek dan catat dengan teliti.
• Meminta Down Payment (DP) dan menyusun ketentuan yang jelas.
• Jangan takut menolak sebuah proyek apabila tidak sesuai dengan
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• Atur keuangan dan alokasikan penghasilan dengan baik.
• Myth #1: It’s easier than working at an office Yes, it does get easier in
terms of far less distractions and being able to take much more relaxing
and fun breaks whenever you want. But those perks are dwarfed by how
big of a challenge maintaining self discipline and keeping yourself
accountable actually is.
• With nobody being there and watching you, you’re going to have to resist
the urges to take breaks all day long. So before you decide you want to
work from home, decide whether you have enough self discipline to pull it
off. Solution: Self-discipline is exactly like muscles. You build it gradually
over time. The moment you stop practicing it, you actually fall behind.
Become a hardcore devotee of self-discipline. This is powerful and once
you do manage to improve this critical life skill, it’ll immediately translate
into all the other aspects of your life.
• Myth #2: It’s better for your work-life balance This one actually might be true in
some cases, but often it is not. Especially if you are/want to become a freelancer
or you want to start your own business. When you work a 9-5 in an office, your
job usually stays at the office. When you leave at 5, you can relax now that your
work is over. Upon arriving home, you change the environment and you change
your state of mind.
• What this can often lead to is your life and work mixing together. Since now
you’re at your home office most of the time, you have that ability to shift your
work past 5 PM or whatever the finishing time you’ve intended. It’s very easy to
end up having your work pile up at the end of the day because you’ve taken that
extra long lunch break or went to the gym in the middle of the day. Solution:
Learn where and when to draw the line between life and work. The ability to
draw the line between work and play will allow you to be more effective at work
and enjoy your time off more thoroughly. But when your home is your workplace,
this distinction is no longer there. Your mind starts associating particular areas
and items at your home with work.
• Myth #3: There are too many distractions at home While offices are often
notorious for distractions like phone calls, people interrupting you in every
possible way, unnecessary meetings and others, working from home comes
with its own set of other distractions. (so it’s difficult to work efficiently)
• Think kids, pets, family members, and household chores piling up. There’s
almost always an errand to run, some stuff to fix around the house, or a
garage to re-organize. It’s very easy to ignore your job when your house is
messy. ‘I’ll get back to work. Right after I make the kitchen perfectly
organized’. Solution: This goes back to Myth #1 and working on your self-
discipline. If you can also tame your perfectionist’s incentives and focus on
simply getting the work done at the cost of your home not being
thoroughly organized, you’ll be golden.
• Myth #4: You can do whatever you want, whenever you want Depending
on your type of job, your schedule will become more flexible. To some
extent. You will still most likely be required to work certain hours – this way
your boss and your colleagues know when they can contact you.
• You’ll most likely have to interact with some customers too. Unless they’re
in a different time zone, you’ll want to contact them during the usual daily
business hours. So while yes, you’ll be able to pop out for that doctor’s
appointment or a visit to the bank, you’ll still be tied by the boundaries of a
9-5 job world. (Unless your services are intercontinental or exceptionally
none time sensitive. Then you’ll certainly have more freedom!) Solution:
Don’t let your midday periods off-work affect your responsibilities. Become
a proactive and avid scheduler and plan in advance to make up for any time
off work during business hours.
• Myth #5: You’ll miss out on networking There usually isn’t a busy watercooler at
your home, and even if there is one, none of your colleagues would be swarming
around it. But so what? It’s not the ‘90s anymore. Face-to-face networking is
becoming less and less important and people are increasingly more active on
social media. Heck, there’s a separate social media service for everybody’s needs
now. Facebook – for family, classmates and general purposes; LinkedIn – for your
professional network; and Instagram – for anyone interested in snippets about
your life. As well as Twitter – for keeping up-to-date with all the buzz in your
industry and social circles. The list goes on and on.
• Start a blog, either a personal one or on some specific topic. You probably already
have a personal brand on the Internet whether you want it or not. Develop it
consciously. Follow people you like, get introduced to friends of friends. You’ll be
surprised how small the world nowadays is. As to face-to-face networking? Join
local events related to your field and hobbies. The results are quality networking
opportunities; you’ll get to meet new people and see people you don’t have the
chance to see everyday.
• Myth #6: Since you’ll be home, you won’t need childcare Sounds like the
most natural consequence, right? Wrong. Yes, you’ll be closer to your kids,
but you’re still going to be working. And it’ll be much harder to be
completely distraction-free in this regard. You’ll probably be trying hard to
get focused and get a good deal of work done while your kid will be crying
for attention.
• Life shows that most successful people who do end up working from home
9 times out of 10 spend money on childcare anyway (or have some family
member take care of their kids). Solution: Put your child in daycare, hire a
sitter, ask a relative to help or do a babysitting swap with a friend. You can
certainly try to balance being closer to your offspring and getting work
done efficiently; however, you’re probably going to need some major help
anyway, just like you would if you were working at an office.