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Have you done your research and decided that remote work is the perfect opportunity for you?

You may be looking to spend more time with your family, juggle a side hustle, or shift your time from a commute to more enjoyable tasks.

Whatever your reasons are for making the change to remote work, you probably recognize that you’ll need the proper tools before you start your new role.

Top 10 Things You Need to Start Working Remotely

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While it’s easy to drool over the gorgeous, magazine-worthy home offices you find online, realistically, you only need a few essential things to start working remotely.

To help you get started, we’ve rounded up a list of the top 10 must-haves.

1. A Reliable Computer

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You’ll find this is pretty much nonnegotiable. If you’re working from home, you will need a computer with a fast processor and enough random-access memory (RAM) for multitasking.

Smartphones have come a long way over the past decade, but they can’t substitute for a…

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