How I Got My Remote Job

Last updated on March 18th, 2026 at 09:05 am

I refer to my job as a unicorn job. I work remotely, I have complete flexibility, and I can stay home with my kids all day without needing to pay for daycare. Is it difficult to balance a full-time job with childcare? Absolutely. But there are so many pros to my job that it’s worth it. And there are other unicorn jobs out there. They just might take a bit to find. So, I wanted to share my story of how I found my remote job.

Starting With Research

When I got out of graduate school, I was determined to make my way as a writer. My primary goal was to write for a living. On top of that, I had a specific interest in weddings. I had just gotten married, and I was a little obsessed, especially since I had spent so much time learning about weddings in order to plan my own. So, I had this idea that I was going to write about weddings, specifically write wedding tips that wedding pros could post on their blogs to help attract clients.

I convinced my wedding coordinator from my own wedding to let me write some blog posts for her, which gave me some samples to work with. Then, I did a bunch of research into what I wanted to do. I knew it would be hard to find clients on my own, and I wanted to give myself some wiggle room by finding an actual job and/or contract work. Surely, there were other people out there doing something similar to what I wanted to do. Turns out there were.  

Through my research, I found a couple of small companies that were doing exactly what I wanted to do: blogging for wedding professionals.

Moving to a Cold Pitch

I decided that it was worth a try to cold pitch these companies. Tell them about my experience, send them my samples, and tell them how I could help them. But the first thing I did was do even more research. I dug into their websites, I went through their social media, and I even signed up for their freebies. My goal was to make sure I understood exactly what their vibe was, what they offered, and how I could help them.

Then, I crafted a cold pitch for each of them, ensuring they were personalized. I addressed them specifically, made it clear that I knew what their business was, provided my samples, and told them I would love to work with them and write for their clients. I got exactly one response, and that response turned into my full-time job. She said she was actually looking for a writer and asked if I would be able to start next month. Obviously, my answer was a resounding yes, and I started writing blogs for her and her clients.

Starting as a Contractor and Going Full Time

It’s funny to me now because when I started, I didn’t really know what I was doing. I didn’t know how to write a real wedding blog or cull photos for an engagement session. But I looked through her examples, I Googled stuff, and I figured it out.

I learned how to write brand voices, how to craft a story, and how to really apply SEO to a blog post. I did the best job I possibly could, so if she ever needed more work done, she would know I could do it.

Eventually, I got some steadier jobs, but I kept working for her as a contractor. After about a year of doing this, she was growing enough that she needed an account manager to take care of all the clients. Around this time, I also got pregnant with my first son, and I needed a more flexible job than the one I was working.

When I applied, I was able to say that I knew her clients, I knew her business model, and I knew I could do a great job for her. For these very reasons, she ended up hiring me as a part-time contractor to manage her clients. From there, I worked to make myself indispensable. On top of being successful with my regular client work, I tried to be as helpful as possible. I made SOPs and standardized her Asana boards. I checked and double-checked everything. After a few months, she moved me into a full-time employee role, which was amazing considering my son had just been born, and we needed the steady, full-time income.

My Overall Journey

So, obviously, this took some time, partly because I was really starting at the ground level. When I cold-pitched her, she wasn’t quite ready yet for a full-time employee, but I worked hard so that when she was ready, I was the obvious choice. However, there are jobs out there with similar types of companies that are already ready for part-time or full-time employees.

There are benefits to both journeys. As someone who was there from the beginning, I have more job security, I make more money overall than someone just coming in, and I’m higher in the company. Obviously, if you come in later, you’re able to start making more money immediately, it’s more immediately stable, and you don’t have to worry about your time and effort leading to nothing.

Takeaways

Ultimately, I think there are a couple of big takeaways from my remote work journey.

One is that you should always do your research. I found companies that were doing what I wanted to do, and then I studied them. My current boss responded to my cold pitch because I personalized it, I clearly knew her company, and I provided all the information she needed. I could do this because of all the research I had done.

The second takeaway is that finding a remote job that works for you is possible, but it could take some time. This is especially true because not all remote jobs are set up in a way that can accommodate children. Just because you have a remote job doesn’t mean that you can also be a work-from-home mom. Even if you don’t want to be a work-from-home mom and you want to put your kids into daycare, you still might have them home with you once in a while, so your job probably needs to be friendly towards children.

Because I went specifically searching for this job, I was able to find something flexible, permanently remote, and within an adjacent field. I know for a fact that there are more jobs like this out there. I see them all the time in my Facebook groups – small businesses looking to expand and add a flexible, remote position. So, best of luck because it is possible.