Guides

We read thousands of remote job ads to decide which are really 100% remote and where you can live while doing them. These guides are what that reading has taught us, written for the person on the other side of the ad.

• Remote, but from where? Reading the location line in a remote job ad
  A remote job ad can mean anywhere on Earth or one country only, and the location line, plus a few telltale phrases, tells you which.
• How to spot a job that is not really remote
  Many ads say remote and mean something else, and a handful of wording patterns in the ad give them away before you apply.
• Applying to remote jobs from outside the usual countries
  If you live outside the countries most remote employers know best, a little preparation turns a long shot into a credible application.
• Working across timezones: what overlap really costs you
  A remote job that is open to your country can still ask for hours that do not suit your day, so learn to read the overlap clause and answer it well.
• Employee, contractor or employer of record: how remote employers pay people abroad
  A company with no legal presence in your country has a few ways to pay you, and each one changes your rights, your tax position and your risk.