Anyone who reads this blog regularly will know that I am always promoting the benefits of remote working. Freedom to live and work where you want to and the ability to do something that you love while seeing the world at the same time are just a couple of the benefits of working remotely.

Online meeting software has come a long way over the last few years, and I regularly use it when talking to clients and team members. I thought I’d provide a short guide here to some of the most useful online meeting solutions to help you out if you decide that you want to experiment with them yourself.

After moving to London from San Diego, California, Caitlin fell in love not only with London but also with a nice British boy.

The recent decision by Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer to insist that all employees work in the office has led to an outcry from remote workers, and companies that use remote workers, around the world. She has been criticised as being out of touch, failing to get with the times and missing out on all the benefits that remote working provides.

Judy started out working from her spare bedroom to save costs when she was starting her own business, now 20 years on she has a flourishing business and still works from the comfort of her own home.

When you are working in a traditional work setting, relationship building – whether with your customers or team mates – is easy.

Lisette has travelled the world. Living out of a van whilst on tour Lisette has travelled through Europe and Hollywood as a remote worker and now lives in the lovely small town of Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

I was recently reading an article on a large expat website about a woman who is working for a large American firm that thinks she is living in another part of the USA – when in fact she is living in South America. She suggested that the company was happy for her to work remotely, but probably would not have hired her if she was based in another country.

Writing a novel is a dream for many people. I recently broke my wrist and, looking for something to do whilst housebound, I decided to sign up for NaNoWriMo. I’ve always wanted to write a novel myself, so I thought that this would be a good opportunity.

Working from anywhere, discovering new countries while you work, doing something that you love and having the freedom to plan your life around your work are all strong motivations for people who want to leave the office and start working remotely. However, there are also a number of benefits to be had for companies that decide to allow their staff to work remotely, so much so that remote working is set to become far more common over the coming years for companies all over the world. Here are a few things that companies can expect to get from allowing their staff to work remotely.