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There’s more than one way to get paid in USD, and each one comes with tradeoffs.

Broadly speaking, there are about 5-6 categories of remote work you can fill with your capabilities and skills. I’ve developed a simple framework to help you understand what the stakes are in each category.

When you don’t know the game you’re playing, you won’t know if it’s for you, or how you can best play it. We are what we permit, after all.

Categories

  1. Contracts
  2. Consulting
  3. Employment
  4. Partnerships
  5. Coaching
  6. Vending
  7. Products

Framework

  1. Free Time: How much time do you have to rest?
  2. Stability: How regular is your income?