What apps or websites can't you work remotely without?

Going Remote

How and why did you start working remotely? What advice would you give someone considering a remote job? How did you convince your company to let you work remotely? What are the biggest benefits to working remotely? What are the greatest challenges to working remotely?

Working Remote

Do you keep a regular remote work schedule? What is it? How do you avoid becoming distracted when working remotely? What is a remote work pain point, and how do you address it? Do you use coworking spaces? What are the best ones? What gear can't you work remotely without? What apps or websites can't you work remotely without? Do you work from a home office? How is it organized? How do you stay in touch with virtual teammates? Do you have tips for saving money while working remotely? What’s the hardest part about working with a traditional team while you’re remote?

Remote Career

What’s the best way to find a remote job? What does your remote company do? Would you consider returning to a traditional office job, or are you remote for life? How has working remotely impacted your career plans? How do you stay connected with your local community? How do you stay connected to your professional community virtually? What's the best way to develop professional contacts while working remotely?

Remote Life

How has your remote job impacted your life outside of work? How has working remotely impacted your family life? How do you manage work life integration? How do you stay physically active while working remotely? How does working remotely impact your diet? How do you cope with feeling lonely while working remotely?

Digital Nomads

How do you stay in touch with friends and family while traveling? What are your tips for making friends while working as a digital nomad? Did you have to address concerns from family when starting out as a digital nomad? What are your favorite cities in which to work remotely?

What apps or websites can’t you work remotely without?

At Appirio, we use the products that we implement (Salesforce, Google, Workday)—all of which are invaluable. In addition, I’m a heavy user of Smartsheet and GoToMeeting. In a past life where I also worked remotely, I used Slack on a daily basis.

Colin Wright

WordPress
MailChimp

Conni Biesalski

Scrivener
Evernote

David Daniel

Two must-have virtual tools: cloud-based collaboration environments like Google Drive, etc., as well as Airbnb. Airbnb has made finding accommodations anywhere in the world easy and affordable. We use it for almost all of our longer-term stays.

Harald Johnsen

Evernote
Skype

Hillary Heinz

Speedtest.net – Internet speed testing
Yelp – gotta go to the good spots!
HipChat – the epicenter of our team’s communication
Google Hangouts – video calls are a must!

James Clark

Evernote
TripIt

Jan Lindborg

Skype (messenger and call as opposed to video)
SharePoint

Jay Meistrich

Moo.do
Adobe Lightroom
Google Photos
TripMode
Duet Display
RescueTime
Arq
VPN (I use both Cloak and ExpressVPN)
Dash

Jen Hubley Luckwaldt

Google Docs
Asana
Hootsuite

Jenn Leaver

Slack
GitHub

Jennifer Bird

Skype

Jodi Ettenberg

Trello
Canva
Dropbox
Smugmug

Jonathan Kalan

Squarespace
New York Times news app
Slack

Karen LaGraff

Softphone

Kat Christofer

Slack
WhatsApp/Viber

Kelli Neely

VPN
Wi-Fi
WhatsApp (messaging with folks in other countries)

Kristen Marano

Trello
Uber
iTalk

Lauren Antonian

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Chrome browser
Web-based CMS
Skype/Lync (instant messaging)
Sticky Notes app

Lisette Sutherland

Zoom.us (for video conferencing)
Toodledo (my to-do list)

Liz McGrory

Hootsuite
My online scheduling calendar, Timetrade

Mike & Anne Howard

CamScanner: This smart phone app can scan and fax your documents for contracts or other formal paperwork.
Prosper Daily: View all your bank and credit card accounts in one place, get alerted of fraudulent charges, and keep an eye on your credit score.