Freelance Radio, Episode 21: Working Remotely (Featuring Cyan!)
The twenty-first episode of Freelance Radio, the official FreelanceSwitch podcast, is now available! This episode, the panel (John Brougher, Kristen Fischer, Dickie Adams, Von Glitschka, and Cyan Ta’eed) talk about a number of topics, including working remotely (a la Andy Howard’s recent article and freelancing with a family and the responsibilities therein. Subscriptions to the podcast are available via iTunes and an archive of all podcasts will appear in the podcast section. We hope you enjoy it!
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You can subscribe on other podcast aggregators by using our podcast feed–it’s simply http://feeds.feedburner.com/FreelanceRadio. The Shownotes:
- Theme of the Episode: This episode’s theme is working remotely, with some insight from Cyan and the panel on how to work remotely and do our best to live the Tim Ferriss lifestyle.
- Mailbag: We talk about freelancing with a family and how to deal with the responsibilities therein.
- Freelance Radio Recommends:
- Cyan: Quick video creator Animoto
- Dickie: Twitter Adobe AIR app Tweetdeck
- John: The Parody Motivator Generator at http://diy.despair.com/motivator.php
- Kristen: Fun food-related blog thekitchn.com
- Von: Handy designer site designerstoolbox.com, with contracts, resources, and much more
Other links mentioned include Apple’s MobileMe service, the FON network service, and Boingo’s wireless service.
- Outro: This week’s song is by The Fallen and is called Our Lives from the album Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea. Check out The Fallen on MySpace and get their music from The Fallen’s download site.
And that’s the episode! If you like it, please feel free to rate it in iTunes or your favorite podcast aggregator (check us out on Digg at http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Freelance_Radio), and don’t forget to email your questions/comments via the Freelance Radio form. If you’d like to record a question/comment or submit an original outro song, you can upload them via this form!
FreelanceRadio won the People’s Choice for Best Blog Podcast of 2007. This placed FreelanceRadio ahead of such heavyweights as Jason Calacanis and OnThePod. As Performancing puts it:
"The guys at Freelance Switch put together a quality operation, topped off with a popular audio podcast."
Didn’t know FS has an audio show.
I’m enjoying more this community every day!
This was a short podcast, i enjoyed the working remotely part though.
Wow, Cyan is back, awesome
Another great podcast. Cyan makes a great point about finding a place that is already furnished. I have found that if you’re traveling around Southeast Asia (I’m currently in Viet Nam) and single, it’s easiest to find a hotel at a suitable rate. Typically they offer free breakfast, daily room cleaning, and tend to be close to cheap food outlets. Obviously places like Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong will be more expensive, but Bangkok, Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, or any place in that ilk are extremely affordable, even more so than relatively Western countries.
This one was shorter than others, but then again, people said those were too long for them.
Is it just me or does it feel like there’s a lot of wasted time and little useful content in these podcasts?
You listen for 30 minutes or so and there’s about 3-5 main points amongst a bunch of chatter. The points may be good, but they could be made in 5 or 10 minutes. It would be easier to listen to and allow for more real content. I feel like these suffer from a lack of focus and planning.
I have to say this was about 10x better than I expected it would be. This is worth a permanent place in your podcasting tackle box. The host really brought it all together tightly. Sounded like it was done in an expensive production studio, although I’m sure it was not, which is really cool.
Very informative show and a good blend of tips and Recommends.
Would like to see in the Podcasts or regular post some info on handling taxes when working remotely.
Understanding that there’s different tax structures and approaches, but how about software or online packages and how is working in a different country handled? Is there still a ‘home base’?
Cyan mentioned that she and Collis don’t have much in paperwork to carry in their travels. Great!
How have they or anyone handled the different documents it seems we’re required (at least in the States) to hold onto?
Thanks for this site and especially the really helpful Tuts on Envato!!
Anyone ever feel like Benek’s comments are a lot of wasted time and little useful content?
You read for 30 seconds or so and there’s about 1-2 main points amongst a bunch of chatter. The points may be good, but they could be made in 5 or 10 words. It would be easier to read and allow for more real content. I feel like these suffer from a lack of focus and planning. ;P
Thanks for the comments folks. Even the negative ones, which we shred and feed to the birds (while still trying to make them relevant).
So glad Cyan is back!
And I like the chatter.