1. Choose a career/specialty that allows you to work remotely. Physicians can't, SW Devs can. 2. Embrace occasional travel, invest in relationships when you

1. Choose a career/specialty that allows you to work remotely. Physicians can't, SW Devs can. 2. Embrace occasional travel, invest in relationships when you travel. Spend time at their office(s), take people out for lunch and dinner 3. Actively invest in relationships online with slack/hipchat 4. Be at work before people and leave after them, make yourself visible. If folks see your emails and messages, they'll know you exist; if you are quiet, out of sight, out of mind 5. Choose a company that supports remote workers; or as we call it "employees." Whether it's remote first, or remote supported, make sure they really embrace it 6. Be top 5% of your profession or higher. Many will argue that being remote encumbers communication causing a handicap; overcome any perception of this handicap by being excellent at your job 7. Be excellent at your chosen specialty. Make your indispensable by not pissing people off while still being known as an independently minded principled thinker. Do things that benefit the business - add tangible value that is measurable. Don't be a sheep in a team - that makes you indispensable. Be the innovator and efficiency improver. I worked on-site the first 10 years of my career, then at a remote office of a company, then remotely. I think the first 10 years allowed me to build the experience, skills, and relationships to allow me to work remotely.