Creating a great company culture takes work. Creating a great remote company culture takes creativity. How do you engage in small talk with your co-workers without the proverbial water cooler? How do you celebrate success, commiserate over struggles, enjoy birthdays, anniversaries or...
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How a Remote Work Company Can Still Be Successful When Slack Goes Down
As a 100% distributed company with remote work employees across the US (and one in Canada!), WebDevStudios (WDS) relies on Slack as our main internal communication tool. So when Slack goes down, as it did yesterday, our team is directly affected, but...
Read More How a Remote Work Company Can Still Be Successful When Slack Goes DownHow WDS Growth Calls Inspire a Productive and Passionate Remote Work Environment
At the start of 2018, Lead Backend Developer, Ben Lobaugh, announced that he was starting a new daily call that anybody on the WebDevStudios (WDS) team was welcomed to join. It would be a quick 15-minute call to chat about personal growth,...
Read More How WDS Growth Calls Inspire a Productive and Passionate Remote Work EnvironmentWhy Company Retreats Are Important for Remote Companies
It’s no surprise that remote companies are growing in popularity. There are several perks to both the company and employee in working this way: low company overhead, hand-picking your team from anywhere in the world, no commuting, no one microwaving fish in...
Read More Why Company Retreats Are Important for Remote CompaniesCommunications in a Remote Work Company
As most of you know, WebDevStudios (WDS) is a 100% distributed company. We don’t have a brick and mortar office and we all call part of our homes our office. While this is great for a number of reasons, such as reduced overhead for...
Read More Communications in a Remote Work CompanyWorking Remotely
One of the benefits of working for WebDevStudios is that we all work remotely. The “remote” in remote work, to me, has always seemed equal parts freedom and challenge. There are numerous articles about how to work remotely, offering advice like: establish...
Read More Working RemotelyPromoting Wellness for Remote Workers
A rising issue in the tech field and remote working world is mental health and stress. Remote working is a relatively new way to conduct business and employment. With it comes challenges that are a bit different from the average workplace stress. While remote workers don’t...
Read More Promoting Wellness for Remote Workers5 Steps to Planning the Ultimate Workcation
When you started your journey as a freelancer or remote worker, I’m sure you imagined working on a beach with your laptop and a Piña Colada. Maybe you imagined taking a road trip to a new city and working out of a...
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