Podcamp Pittsburgh 7: The Social Office
Channel: PodCamp Pittsburgh
Date: 2012-12-21

Work can be stressful and expensive with long commutes and limited personal time. Telecommuting is not for everyone but, what is it like to be an almost entirely remote employee? Gain a personal understanding of how we work for and run a web development company from our home offices. Get a feel for how much telecommuting (not just freelancing) is really happening around you. Learn and discuss how you can convince a traditional executive that productivity will not go down as a result of working from your office of choice. The social networking tools and free web applications we use to manage this are critical to telecommuting but, it began long before they became available to us.

What are three key takeaways attendees will learn from your session?
1.) The experience of working for a company where the primary work environment is that of a mobile office.
2.) The pros and cons of telecommuting
3.) How the web has changed the way companies communicate and the ways to convince your boss it's a good idea.

Lead by:
Greg Allan
@unjanigreg

Tags: small business, telecommuting