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Step-by-step guide

Remote professional job for an international company: your step-by-step start

Full- or part-time remote employment (software, design, marketing, finance) paid in foreign currency or via an employer of record.

  • 20 lessons
  • 5 modules
  • about 1 hour in total

Is this guide for you?

Good fit if

  • Experienced professionals with strong portfolios.

Think twice if

  • You need money within the next two weeks: first income usually takes about 75 days.
  • You have no laptop or computer to work on.
  • You would rather not show your face on camera.

Honest expectations

  • First income usually takes about 75 days.
  • This can grow into a full income for people with strong skills and steady customers, but that usually takes months.
  • The main risk to plan for: contractor status means you handle your own tax.

What is inside

  1. Module 1

    Is this right for you?

    What it involves, who pays, and honest expectations.

    1. What remote professional job for an international company really involvesFree · 5 min
    2. Honest expectations4 min (in the full guide)
  2. Module 2

    Set up and price

    What you need and what to charge.

    1. Your startup kit, costs and skills5 min (in the full guide)
    2. What it pays and how you get paid5 min (in the full guide)
    3. Your numbers: what lands in your account5 min (in the full guide)
  3. Module 3

    Your first week

    The first steps, in order.

    1. Your first week, step by step6 min (in the full guide)
    2. Week one, step 2: Aim for offerZen profile3 min (in the full guide)
    3. Week one, step 3: Aim for 5 applications3 min (in the full guide)
    4. Where to find openings and what to send5 min (in the full guide)
    5. Messages to copy: applications and follow-ups5 min (in the full guide)
  4. Module 4

    Your first month

    A routine that brings in customers.

    1. Your first 30 days: build a routine4 min (in the full guide)
    2. Month one, task 1: Aim for 20 applications; interview prep3 min (in the full guide)
    3. Month one, task 2: Apply to five roles a week and track replies3 min (in the full guide)
    4. Month one, task 3: Tailor your CV to each advert3 min (in the full guide)
  5. Module 5

    Months two and three

    Repeat what works, grow and stay safe.

    1. Days 31 to 90: repeat what works and grow4 min (in the full guide)
    2. Months two and three, task 1: Offer or adjust targeting3 min (in the full guide)
    3. Months two and three, task 2: Ask for feedback after interviews3 min (in the full guide)
    4. Months two and three, task 3: Add a short course in a tool the adverts ask for3 min (in the full guide)
    5. Getting paid and spotting fake jobs4 min (in the full guide)
    6. Risks, rules, tax and staying safe5 min (in the full guide)

What it costs to start

R0 to R3 000 to get started, from our research

What you will use:

  • OfferZen
  • LinkedIn
  • A job tracker sheet

Prices change and differ by area, so check two places near you before you buy.

Try it before you buy

Lesson one is free. If it helps, the whole guide is R149 once-off.

Start the free lesson

Reviewed 24 October 2026 by the Earn Path team. Next review due 24 October 2027.