Times are changing. So too are the way businesses and employees operate. In no way is this transformation more apparent than the sharp rise in remote working, or telecommuting, among certain job sectors. According to a 2015 Gallup poll, nearly 40% of the U.S. workforce has telecommuted—up from just 9% only a decade prior. As businesses streamline and younger, tech-savvy people continue to join the ranks of the working, this figure is only likely to increase. In today’s blog, we will be taking a look at the unique advantages and challenges associated with telecommuting and how technologies such as free screen sharing and conference calling facilitate communication among remote teams.
The ability for professionals to work remotely has some obvious advantages for both employees and employers. One of the most significant benefits for small businesses and startups is the savings on overhead expenses by virtue of not having to house employees in an office. Without being confined to hiring workers located within commuting distance to a physical workspace, employing virtual teams also allows businesses to expand their talent pool outside their geographic proximity in order to find the best workers and services for their money.
Being a remote worker has its perks too. If you’ve ever had a job where you’ve had to actually be at work each day, you can surely appreciate the flexibility telecommuting affords. The freedom to stay at home—or to travel the world—without having to take time off of work is definitely an enviable aspect of working remotely. So much so, in fact, that many professionals such as web designers, writers, and online marketers opt to work as freelancers or remote employees in order to work from home or while travelling.
For all its advantages, telecommuting is not without its own set of challenges—particularly when it comes to collaboration, teamwork, and a shared sense of company identity. Without the benefit of being under the same roof and seeing each other everyday ( in person, anyways), telecommuters and the enterprises that hire them can struggle with maintaining the same level of cohesion as in-house teams. In recent years, however, the emergence of technologies such as free screen sharing and video conference calling has helped bridge the communication gap for telecommuters and remote teams.
If you’re a small business owner or manager, the following scenario shouldn't be too hard to imagine: you’re based in Toronto, most of your customer service team is in Los Angeles, and you also employ a couple freelancers working remotely from various parts of the world. How do you manage to get everybody together and on the same page? What tools do you use?
Well, the scenario described above isn’t hypothetical or made-up.This is how the FreeConference team operates every day. Despite our geographic separation, we manage to communicate and collaborate as a tight-knit team thanks to our proprietary free conference call screen sharing platform — the very same product we offer to customers like you! From impromptu video conference calls and screen sharing sessions to scheduled weekly meetings, free conference call with screen sharing provides a practical and ( very) affordable solution for remote teams and telecommuting employees alike.
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