Author: Ahmed
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7 excuses you’ll hear about remote working
When talking about remote working, you’ll certainly hear some excuses. The reasons for these are lack of trust, resistance, or sometimes misinformation. People and companies have seen one way of working: coming every day to an office. So it’s normal that they will push back if you start telling them they can do it differently…
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Dealing with Moroccan banks without losing your mind
Even after spending more than a year dealing with banks and international transfers, I still think it’s a hard game! In this post, I’ll share my process of finding the best bank in Morocco, how to accept international payments and what are the fees. Banking is something that scares lot of people wanting to start…
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Organize your life with a personal assistant: Todoist
A typical day for all of us involves lot of things we should complete. Buying groceries, working, calling family, and more. Organizing all of this and keeping track of everything is not that easy, especially if you work remotely and your home is also your office! At least, that was the case before discovering Todoist.…
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What to expect from a company retreat when working remotely
When working remotely, you get used to communicate with your coworkers using audio, video, and text based chat. However, it’s always a good idea to see them in person once in a while. That’s why a lot of remote companies schedule a yearly meeting referred to as: the company retreat. This year, we had an…
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Q&A with Carlin Sack, Senior Product Marketer at Zapier
First of all, I’m a huge fan of Zapier. I’m a huge believer in the idea of automation and making computers do more work for us! Also, I want to thank Carlin for taking the time to respond to my questions and for all the feedback she shared with us: If you would like to…
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Understanding company taxation in Morocco
This article was updated on 7 March 2022. In prior articles, we covered what entity you need to work remotely. How you can get health insurance. And now we’ll talk about the taxes. To sum up, there are 4 different types of taxes you’ll need to declare/pay: TVA (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée) This is…
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How to get health insurance in Morocco when you work remotely
Last time, we talked about what type of company you need in order to work remotely from Morocco. This time, we’ll talk about health care as it’s an important subject for me and for lot of people. For more articles about the legal side of working remotely from Morocco, check the Legal category. In Morocco,…
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Q&A with Vincent Voyer, Engineering Manager at Algolia
This Q&A is for managers who are eager to know what managing remote teams looks like. I want to thank Vincent for taking the time to answer my questions and for his valuable feedback: Q: For people who do not know you, who is Vincent and what are you doing currently? I am a JavaScript…
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Creating the perfect legal entity to work remotely from Morocco
One of the most asked questions about working remotely is how you deal with all the legal paperwork. It was my first question when I started too. I’ll make sure to respond to all question around this topic. I guess it’s stopping a lot from starting in the remote world, so I’ll try to make…
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6 daily tips for remote workers after working remotely for one year
When working remotely. It’s a different mindset with different challenges. You can read more about this in my personal blog. After adapting to this new environment for one year, I developed some tips I use daily. Those tips are: 1. Avoid rush hours Given you have the possibility to avoid rush hours, please do. Lunching…