Ask HN: Tips for Moving into a Remote Position?

A bit of info about me: Developer for about 10 - 12 years professionally, C# and JS mostly, self-taught

Recently I have been looking to take back some of the time I spend on my commute. It's about two hours a day and my company doesn't support remote work unless you are an off-shore developer (for obvious reasons, the flights add up quickly from a daily commute).

I've been keeping an eye on WWR but I feel like I am getting analysis paralysis on what tech to learn or what to do to make myself stand out to employers.

For the people that have moved from on-site to a remote position recently, how did you stand out? Did you learning new languages / frameworks? What made you more appealing than others candidates from your view point?