I got into the web industry about 25 years ago, just after the birth of my son. It was just when the Internet was beginning to spread, so there were a lot of jobs available. Having said that, finding a job was challenging when I had a child under a year old. I applied to over ten companies, but only one of them called me back for an interview. Luckily, they hired me, and I worked there for five years. Initially, I was hired as a designer, but with time, I began writing more and more frontend code, which was much easier back then than it is today. What a great time that was! I wish I could go back.

Anyway, I eventually left that company and started working freelance, taking on a variety of assignments. I was sometimes assigned as an engineer on large projects, but what I enjoyed most was developing modest websites for small businesses on my own. I've built websites for nurseries, farms, college curricula, tax firms, literature festivals, and more. I used WordPress as a CMS (Content Management System) to develop the majority of them, but after discovering a superior CMS made in Japan, I switched to it.

Meanwhile, the company that developed the CMS encouraged me to join their staff, and I accepted. That's how I started working remotely. I currently work eight hours a day for the company, but next year I'm going to reduce it to six hours. I'll be doing work on the side, but I don't want to be a workaholic, so I'll keep it to a minimum. I like my job as long as I can work at my own pace.