About Remote Workflow
We're a small editorial team that has worked remotely — across time zones, across tools, across the full spectrum of "this is great" to "this is broken" — for the better part of a decade.
Remote Workflow started because we kept having the same conversation: someone would ask how we handle async standups, or how we onboard new hires without an office, or how we keep Slack from eating the entire workday. And the answer was always longer and more specific than the blog posts we'd find online.
Most remote work content falls into two buckets. There's the aspirational stuff — "the future of work is here!" — which is useless if you're already doing it and trying to fix your broken notification settings. And there's the listicle stuff — "17 tools for remote teams!" — which tells you what exists but not how to set it up so it actually works.
We wanted something in between. Practical guides written by people who've run the experiments and can tell you what stuck. Specific enough to be useful on Monday morning, honest enough to say when something didn't work.
What we cover
We write about four areas, all rooted in how distributed teams actually function:
- Async systems — structuring communication, documentation, and decisions so your team doesn't need to be online at the same time.
- Tool workflows — not reviews or rankings, but how to set up and use tools effectively. The Notion page structure that actually works. The Slack channel setup that doesn't become chaos.
- Team operations — onboarding, meetings, culture, time zone management. The operational side of running a team without a shared office.
- Personal remote productivity — workspace, focus systems, boundaries. The individual habits that make remote work sustainable.
What we don't cover
We're not a news site, a job board, or a digital nomad blog. We don't do affiliate roundups, we don't rank tools by pricing tier, and we don't publish "the future of work" think-pieces. If you're looking for co-working space reviews or freelancing advice, we're not the right site.
Our editorial approach
Every article we publish comes from real experience or well-sourced research. We name specific tools, specific settings, specific configurations — because vague advice doesn't help anyone set up their Monday.
We link freely to official documentation, respected publications, and primary sources. We don't gate information behind newsletter sign-ups, and we don't soften our opinions to avoid offending a potential sponsor. If something doesn't work, we'll say so.
If you have a question, a correction, or a topic you'd like us to cover, we'd genuinely like to hear it. Reach out at [email protected].