Infographic: The World of Telecommuting

By |2013-10-07T08:00:32-07:00October 7th, 2013|Smarter Working|

According to a new infographic, people who work from home are less stressed, but also less likely to be promoted. Here, at WorkSnug, we’re not crazy about the term ‘telecommuting’, as it’s pretty old fashioned (you know it comes from the 1970s? )

5 Essential Tools for the Digital Nomad

By |2013-09-30T08:00:25-07:00September 30th, 2013|Smarter Working|

It’s no question that telecommuting is on the rise. The new road warriors, the digital nomads, are in coffee shops, libraries or simply working from their home offices, utilizing a plethora of digital devices and applications to stay connected and productive while on the go.

Infographic: The Strangest Meeting Places in the World

By |2013-09-23T08:00:16-07:00September 23rd, 2013|Smarter Working|

A maggot farm, a navy warship, a supermarket checkout – just some of the weird places survey respondents said they’d had meetings. Find out more in this infographic from flexible workspace provider Regus – and let us know, how far would you go to secure a deal…? Find out more: www.regus.co.uk Photo Credit: David Blackwell

7 Best Collaboration Tools for Virtual Teams

By |2013-09-16T08:00:35-07:00September 16th, 2013|Smarter Working|

Whether you work from home or with a team that’s on the move or in different places, good collaboration tools should be a major part of your workflow. As members of virtual teams ourselves, we’ve used a number of different apps and services. Here are some of our favourites: 1

How to digitally sign documents (without having to print, scan or fax)

By |2013-05-23T08:00:51-07:00May 23rd, 2013|Smarter Working|

With a simple connection to ‘the Cloud’, we can find a place to work from our smartphones , hold a virtual meeting with our webcams, manage our teams from afar … But when it comes to signing contracts, the Cloud suddenly bursts – we’re asked to print off pages, sign dotted lines, and fax things back, like it’s 1989… If you recognize that scenario, forget the fax, follow these steps and return to sender – signed, sealed, delivered – and all from your laptop or mobile device. 1.

How Coworking Spaces Deliver on the Work-Life Balance Equation

By |2013-05-21T17:03:59-07:00May 21st, 2013|Smarter Working|

For an increasing number of mobile professionals, teleworkers, SMBs and start-ups, coworking spaces are a more attractive option than the coffee shop or a full office space lease. Coworking spaces marry the infrastructure of an office with the flexible options that teleworkers crave and are often also hotbeds of networking and innovation

How to Have a Crazy Good Meeting from Anywhere: 5 Tech Tools You Need Today

By |2013-04-23T08:00:05-07:00April 23rd, 2013|Smarter Working|

If you’re anything like me, “meeting from anywhere” means dialing an phone number into a conference bridge, toggling awkwardly on your smartphone for the 10-digit passcode and hitting the mute button so the other attendees don’t hear the airport background noise. But for us telecommuters and road warriors , you can end the insanity and have a crazy good, crazy productive meeting from anywhere. Here are five tech tools you need today to make it happen: 1.