Digital Nomad 101: Your Guide to Working Outside the Office

By |2012-01-11T09:00:05-08:00January 11th, 2012|Smarter Working|

Whether you have the itch to travel or are just looking to mix it up at work, setting up shop outside the office can be as exciting (and demanding) as starting a new job.  Cora Rodenbusch ( @corasauras ) is a senior communications manager at PGi ( @PGiMeetTweet ), a virtual meetings company, providing audio, web and video conferencing solutions to over 75% of Fortune 100. Six months ago, I left my office in Austin, Texas, to become a Digital Nomad, traveling through Europe and Asia Pacific with my husband and visiting PGi’s 30+ global offices along the way. With visions of French cafés and ocean-front offices dancing through my head, I set off on my yearlong journey abroad

What kind of insurance do I need as a mobile worker?

By |2012-01-05T09:00:00-08:00January 5th, 2012|Smarter Working|

(Ed. note: We’re having a bit of a ‘freelancers focus’ this January for those of who whose New Years’ Resolution is to become your own boss! If you do it, make sure you’ve got the essentials in place. You may want to think about insurance, as this guest post from Vicky Pont of PolicyBee points out.) Supported by Plantronics